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A social enterprise beer in a social enterprise bar
Located in a railway arch in Attercliffe, brewSocial is the newest Sheffield brewery. It is linked to Y2V, a locally-based social firm development age...
Black cloud refuses to shift
I’m grateful to Rupert Thompson, boss of Hogs Back brewery in Surrey, for lifting the large black cloud hovering over my head. Hard on the heels of th...
Let’s celebrate Jubilee Weekend in the pub
CAMRA is urging people to head to their local over the extended bank holiday weekend to raise a glass to the Queen and each other as part of the Plati...
First Belfast Beer Week kicks off
CAMRA Northern Ireland’s first Belfast Beer Week launches today to showcase the best local, small and independent breweries in the city and nearby. Th...
Heineken axes historic Callie
Edinburgh’s Caledonian brewery is to be axed by Heineken, ending more than 150 years of brewing that included winning Champion Beer of Britain with De...
Pioneering brewer to retire
Oakham Ales hop maestro and brewing legend John Bryan is to retire, after more than 26 years at the pioneering Peterborough-based brewery. And he cele...
City festival raises money for Mind
There’s a poignant reason for the Norwich City of Ale to be raising funds for Norfolk & Waveney Mind this year. Money is being raised in memory of wel...
Glasgow’s real ale festival is back
Glasgow’s Real Ale Festival will return in June after a three-year Covid hiatus at the Briggait in the Merchant City from 16-18 June. It is the sevent...
Ask the expert – cask breathers
Since 2018, CAMRA has adopted a neutral stance on the use of cask breathers, neither encouraging nor objecting to their use. A cask breather, also kno...
Winners to kick off City of Ale
The 10th Norwich City of Ale festival is almost here running from Thursday 26 May to Sunday 26 June. “During the two-year pandemic break from events,”...
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