Beer
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...
Never been a better time to shout about beer
It’s a common refrain in beer writing that there’s “never been a better time to drink beer”. But if 2022 is anything to go by, we may have to stop usi...
Brewpub named Campaign’s best local
A small microbrewery in a 16th-century shop within the shadow of Tamworth’s Norman castle has has scooped CAMRA’s prestigious National Pub of the Year...
Low alcohol treats
Like most people I look to kickstart a bit of a detox after the festive season. Who can forget all those epic Christmas ales with their punchy ABVs? S...
Long-running festival returns to boost mayor’s appeal
As it clocks up an remarkable 33 years the Oldham Beer and Cider Festival is set to roll into town for two days before Easter. Organised by CAMRA Roch...
Searching for prized old ale
An American friend, Julie Johnson, once told me the difference between our two countries is that the US has a past but Britain has history. As she wri...
Combine try and dry this January
The Dry January campaign is 10 years old this year. The idea of abstaining from booze after a December of decadence gains more traction annually. The...
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