Beer
A brief history of cask beer
Though many people assume cask beer ‘has existed from the time brewing was first instituted in this country,’ as a 1923 manual for licensees puts it,...
Fury over bulldozed pub
The loss of any pub saddens me. The destruction of a successful pub makes me boil with rage. The Bree Louise in Cobourg Street, North London, was just...
Barley wine takes top bottled beer award
Norfolk's real ale lovers are raising a glass to Lacons Audit Ale, an eight per cent barley wine, recently judged by local CAMRA branches as Norfolk’s...
Plan your February festival trips now!
There’s plenty of choice as the festival season gets back underway this month. To see all upcoming CAMRA events, visit https://events.camra.org.uk/
Shep’s cask club returns
Shepherd Neame has announced the return next month of its popular real ale initiative Cask Club next month, kicking off with Maverick (3.4 per cent)....
Historic hotels, strip mall chic and expansive brewpubs downunder
The last time I went to Australia was in 2004. I was a twenty something backpacker getting as far as I could on as little money as possible and tryin...
French beer competition gets seal of approval
The annual France Bière Challenge has secured approval from the European Beer Consumers Union. The competition sees the best French beers competing fo...
Brewing giant pins hopes for success on smaller casks
Greene King is rolling out cask pins — a four-and-a-half-gallon cask ale container — this summer following a seven-figure investment. In recent years...
Podcast explores Try or Dry January debate
The popular CAMRA podcast Pubs. Pints. People. has returned in 2023 with an episode featuring new beer resolutions, which highlights the impact that c...
Don’t miss CAMRA’s winter beer extravaganza
There’s less than four weeks to go to the start of CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival Winter, taking place in the spiritual home of the brewing indus...
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