Brewing
A festival for all?
There was a palpable sense of anticipation ahead of the announcement of this year's Champion Beer of Britain. As the clock ticked closer to 4pm, vario...
Shires take step back in time
Hook Norton is reviving a beloved tradition as it resumes beer deliveries by shire horse and dray. The brewery will be delivering to the Pear Tree, br...
Stout casts spell over homebrew judges
Matthew Winter with his Black Magic – Tropical Stout (7 per cent) beer has been crowned winner of the Champion Homebrewer of the Year 2025 competition...
Women top bottled beer contest
Two women-led brews have taken the top honours in CAMRA’s Champion Bottled Beer of Britain 2025 competition during the Great British Beer Festival at...
Brewers’ cultured celebration
Brewers in Rochdale are teaming up to create a beer celebrating its year as Greater Manchester Town of Culture. The cask ale will be in pubs and bars...
Top honour for St Austell brewer
St Austell’s brewing director has been named Brewer of the Year by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer (APPBG). Georgina Young, who has led the productio...
Stout legacy for Martyn Cornell
Porter and Stout: A Complete History by Martyn Cornell (McFarland, ÂŁ55.66). This is, without doubt, one of the great books about beer, standing proud...
Return of an old friend
The first time I drank Boddingtons Bitter I refused to leave the pub. I was in Hyde on the edge of Manchester, en route for a meeting with the graphic...
Oasis gets beer flowing in Manchester
Joseph Holt marked the Oasis reunion concerts in Manchester by brewing more beer and staging events at its pubs close to the venue. Three of the brewe...
Cream of Manchester heads home
The Cream of Manchester is heading back to the city as JW Lees is to brew and distribute it under licence from Budweiser Brewing Group (BBG). This par...
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