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Beer can chicken
I read this week we have had more hours of sunshine so far this year than the whole of last summer. I’m not sure how this is calculated but I can guar...
In a gadda da vida
As I write these words, the sky outside my window is the most vivid shade of blue. There is a handful of the laziest, fluffy clouds you can imagine fl...
Cask joins Bloomsbury group
The Perseverance (above) and the Lady Ottoline pubs will be hosting the first Bloomsbury Cask Social on Saturday 21 June, bringing local and national...
Kingfisher reigns supreme in Sheps’ competition
A stunning image of hungry kingfisher won Shepherd Neame’s latest photography competition. The top prize of a £150 Shepherd Neame gift card, went to J...
Champion Beer of Britain top six revealed
Finalists for CAMRA’s top beer award have been unveiled at Cambridge Beer Festival. The winners in the IPA, mild, bitter, blonde, pale and golden beer...
One night for Twelfth Night in Kent
Shepherd Neame is joining forces with Kent theatre company Changeling for a third year to stage a live performance, but this summer’s show will take p...
Tough times for independent brewers as numbers drop
The number of breweries in the UK has continued to drop, with 136 fewer at the end of March 2025 compared to the same time last year, continuing the d...
CAMRA’s guide to 50 years of beer festivals out now
Beer Festivals: A Great British Tradition by Laura Hadland is now available to buy. Laura, the award-winning author of 50 Years of CAMRA, has comprehe...
Campaigners save iconic beer
Draught Bass, a legendary Burton pale ale, has been saved from oblivion thanks to tireless campaigning by lovers of the beer. At its peak, Draught Bas...
Cat’s Cat got the cream
Norwich’s Fat Cat Brewery has just claimed the title of Champion Cask Ale of Norfolk 2025 with its Marmalade Cat. The zesty 5.5 per cent brew is descr...
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