Beer
Station cutbacks to hit disabled beer lovers
A disabled beer lover has called on the government to reconsider plans to shut ticket offices and remove platform staff at all train stations. Steven...
Expert help for women in brewing
The Scottish “women who beer” community, formerly known as Beers Without Beards, has launched a UK-wide mentorship programme. It will offer women who...
Whisky first for top fest
The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) has had a gin bar for many years but, this year, for the first time, it will be hosting a beer and whisky tasti...
The emperor’s new clothes?
Making my way to a table just in front of the bar at my new local, Stockport’s the Magnet, I take a seat and watch a near constant stream of people ap...
Brewery numbers up despite tough trading
A former Devon fire station could soon be turned into a new brewery and tap house. The building in Topsham closed in 2020 when the fire service was re...
A very Peculier Rebel
A new brewing collaboration is bringing the disruptors and establishment together to celebrate cask ale. T&R Theakston and Tiny Rebel have joined forc...
Beer Drinker of the Year named
Cask ale champion and MP for Dudley South, Mike Wood (left) has been named Beer Drinker of the Year by the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG).
Summer pins drop for Greene King
Greene King has announced two summer seasonal beers Ale Fresco and New Tricks, a collaboration with nearby Nethergate brewery. Ale Fresco is a 4.3 per...
Cockermouth brewing revival at the Bitter End
A new brewery is set to rise in Cockermouth from the ashes of the now closed Jennings. Last November, Carlsberg Marston’s shut the Jennings brewery, b...
A healthy respect for beer
What is it about the British that we treat beer, our national drink, with such lack of respect? I spent several days in Belgium last month on a work a...
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