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Real ale lovers flock to Broughton Beer Festival NW Evening Mail Landlord and event organiser, Scott Varty, whose family have owned the Manor Arms in Broughton for more than 27 years, said a bus of real ale buffs had even travelled from as far away as Stockport. He said the event was as busy as ever but slowed down ...

Ahh, Autumn. You can tell it’s here when several things appear at once. Russet-coloured leaves. Advent calendars in M&S. The latest viewing-figure crisis for X-Factor. Yet, just as the latter always fails to finish off the bloated, pus-riddled Cowell cash cow, another Autumnal Arrival also returns, year after year, unfailingly. I am t ...

Last year, in honor of the NFL season kicking off, we took a stab at picking our local beer fantasy teams. It was a fun exercise and thought experiment, and it only got more difficult this year. The local beer fantasy draft answers the question: "Given the chance to pick up beers from area breweries to pack into one ultimate fictional brewery, ...

Many of today’s brewery stories start with homebrewing equipment in a college apartment or sips of craft beer on a road trip across the United States that inspired owners to dream up new beer recipes and contribute to the growing craft landscape in the U.S. Pleasant House Brewing Company started a little differently. In some ways, it st ...

NW Evening Mail Real ale lovers flock to the popular Broughton Beer Festival NW Evening Mail Proving a success for more than 15 years, this gathering of real ale lovers has drawn in people from all over. Landlord and event organiser, Scott Varty whose family has owned the Manor in Broughton for more than 27 years, said a bus of real al ...

Michael Kiser has a provocative post at Good Beer Hunting. It's a long piece and he makes a number of points, but the thrust is basically this: I’m arguing for a greater tolerance among consumers and retailers toward the costs associated with certain beers, or the revenue opportunities they legitimately represent for those breweries in ...

Leek Post & Times Two Leek pubs are featured in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2016 Leek Post & Times The Fountain Inn, which was reopened in 2013 after 18 months of closure, has been listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2016. The pub, which also offers two guest rooms, is owned by Caldmore Taverns Ltd which spent £200,000 on a ref ...

Beer Snob Rob and I sometimes travel for work and almost always…well make that always…carve out some time to check out the local craft beer scene. Following a recent meeting in Orlando, we decided to head to Tampa to visit Cigar City and check out a couple other places we had read about. After a flight or so of Cigar City beer (in ...

Hull Daily Mail Revellers flock to Beverley Real Ale Festival Hull Daily Mail BEER fans from across East Yorkshire have praised the "great" atmosphere and selection at this year's Beverley Real Ale Festival. This is the food and drink festival's third year at the Memorial Hall, and its fourth in total. Organiser James Harper, 37 ...

I've been continuing my beer dinner shenanigans this month, and I don't really need to bore you with the details, but I've noticed an interesting trend the last couple dinners I went to, where I've sat with a table of people who I don't know and aren't in the beer world. I had a great time talking to new people not only about the beer we're ...