Opinion
Topical articles and pieces from a personal point of view.
A new pub in a museum?
Well, yes. But that’s not the full story. The Black Country Living Museum has been a part of Dudley life since 1975. Documenting the Industrial Revol...
Christmas drinks and food pairing
I have learnt two important lessons while researching Christmas drink and food pairings. Number one, like all food and drink advice, remember it is ex...
Think local, drink local
It’s been a grim year for breweries, especially those owned by giant global producers. In short order, Heineken announced the closure of the Caledonia...
The Pull by Heather Wastie
CAMRA member and poet Heather Wastie has written as poem eulogising a pint of well-poured beer Instructions from the ale wife: The glass is the ke...
What is CAMRA to you?
CAMRA has been an integral part of my life for more than 20 years – since before I even knew it – and I’m hugely grateful. I’d been following Blackpoo...
Victory from the jaws of defeat?
It can be hard to feel positive about the UK sometimes. Prime ministers barely outlast the gestation of a ferret. The cost of, well, everything is spi...
‘Dialling up’ pressure on pubs
A memo to Ken Murphy, the boss of Tesco: “How many more pubs would you like to see close?” It’s a chilling statistic: 50 pubs a month are shutting. No...
US craft beer celebration returns
Beer festivals around the world come in many iterations but none push the borders of innovation and discovery quite like the Great American Craft Beer...
End of an era at guide treasure
One of the joys of upping sticks to an entirely new place is discovering the pubs and breweries on your new doorstep. Right at the top of my to-do lis...
Rising costs put pubs at risk
Twin crises are endangering pubs and breweries. Pubs face escalating costs that send the price of beer rocketing and lead to a loss of customers. The...
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