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2017 Predictions: CAMRA concerned at pub's 'high taxation' levels MorningAdvertiser.co.uk Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Colin Valentine has expressed his concern over high taxation differentials between pubs and supermarkets. In a look at the issues likely to affect the trade in the year ahead, Valentine claimed that the ongoin ...

BQ Live Real ale drinker tries his hand at wine BQ Live I really enjoy a glass of wine, which may surprise colleagues and friends who could be forgiven for writing me off as the archetypal real ale, or ever-so-trendy craft ale, drinker. After all, I have the beard, the skinny jeans, and I work in Birmingham ...

UK pubs try to revive ale-ing tradition - CCTV News - CCTV.com ... CCTV For years, the traditional British pub has been in decline. But now the boozers are fighting back, and have a new tool to revive the British cultural mainstay.

As sour beers grow in popularity, Hourglass Brewing announces the launch of a new Sourglass Brewing.  Hourglass Brewing says it best about the launch of their new sour brewing: December 10th was a historic day in Hourglass history as we … Continue reading → The post Hourglass Brewing has launched Sourglass Brewing appeared fir ...

Press Release: Big Storm Brewing Company is pleased to announce that Joel Moore has been promoted to Head Brewer of all brewing operations. Joel joined Big Storm in December of 2015 and spent much of the year focused on research and … Continue reading → The post Big Storm Brewing Company announces new head brewer appeared firs ...

In the wee hours US time, Asahi announced it had picked up one of the jewels of the brewing world: HONG KONG — Asahi Group, the Japanese beer giant, said on Tuesday that it would pay $7.8 billion to buy a group of Central and Eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev, in the latest brand shuffle for the rapidly consolidating bre ...

Head brewer Paul Mallory has settled into his role at the helm of Blue Corn. The last time I interviewed Paul Mallory, head brewer at Blue Corn, it was about his entrance into the New Mexico brewing scene. For this entry in the Look Back/Look Ahead series, Paul and I sat down to discuss some of his new creations and chat about how his first yea ...

Later this morning (12/13/16) at 11am 2 Row Brewing will officially put it's new Dark Alley Imperial Stout on sale. If you've haunted one of SLC's beer bars over the weekend, you may have already tried it. The nose has chocolate with a hint of cookie followed by a bit of roasted malt and mocha. The flavor is very intricate. As in the nose, ...

Oh, it’s that time of year, when just about everyone is doing some sort of year in review, like, um, us. But, in lieu of that today, we instead present some piping-hot beer notes for you all! Brewers Association issues annual report Yup, it was another good year for craft beer. (Courtesy of the Brewers Association) The good folks at the B ...

Boak and Bailey direct our attention to a spat  that, despite its ordinariness (these debates are hundreds of years old), captivated me. It's the classic little guy versus behemoth throw-down. Perhaps I've become more sensitive to truth and reality lately, for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with politics. In any case, the whole ...