Brewing
Make mine mixed on VE day
It’s good news for our beleaguered pubs that they will be able to stay open until one in the morning on 8 May as the country celebrates VE Day – the 8...
Generation game
A couple of weeks ago my phone pinged as a press release dropped into my inbox. It told me the story of Steve Birch, the head brewer of Mauldons brewe...
Climate change threat to barley and hop harvests
Britain’s brewing heritage at risk from climate change, new research commissioned by British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and Zero Carbon Forum revea...
Must-visit Mild Meander
St Helens and Districts branch is raising a pint to one of Britain’s most historic beer styles with a Mild Meander on Saturday 10 May, kicking off at...
Warm welcome for Cold Town
An Edinburgh beer has been crowned UK Beer of the Year at the London Beer Competition. Cold Town Beer clinched the national accolade for its flagship...
Drinkers getting Indie Beer message
Do you know where your favourite beer is brewed? New research shows almost a third (31 per cent) of young beer drinkers surveyed now recognise the Ind...
New taproom signals way ahead for brewer
A 150-year-old signal box falling into disrepair could be transformed into a micropub if a Sussex brewery has its way. Three Acre brewery, based at Bl...
Women On Tap launches Changemaker community
Change is brewing in the beer world, and now there’s a way for everyone to be part of it. Women On Tap, a social enterprise and leading advocate for g...
Bodgers take centre stage
Chiltern brewery is doing me the great honour of making a special edition of one of its beers to thank me for my support for independent craft brewing...
Mild Magic weaves its spell again
The UK’s longest-running and largest mild ale promotion, the Mild Magic Trail, is back again for its 31st year with a record-breaking 102 pubs taking...
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