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The Scottish Real Ale Festival is almost upon us once again, with doors opening at noon tomorrow (the 10th) at the Corn Exchange out in Slateford. The all-important beer list is pretty much finalised; if everyone comes through with the casks, this time there will be 53 different breweries present at the Corn Exchange – ... The post Scotti ...

CAMRA investment club defends interest in pubcos MorningAdvertiser.co.uk Chris Bruton told the Publican's Morning Advertiser the CAMRA Members Investment Club kept small interests in Enterprise Inns, Punch Taverns and most recently New RiverRetail, in order to monitor the companies' actions. Earlier this year CAMRA rebels ...

Media ReleaseGlenn Cooper Retires As Coopers ExecutiveWell-known Adelaide businessman, Mr Glenn Cooper, has retired from his executive role at Coopers Brewery.Mr Cooper, 63, the Director of Sales at Premium Beverages, will continue as Chairman of Coopers, a position he has held since February 2002.Coopers Managing Director, Dr Tim Cooper, sa ...

Tuesday 8th of July is just a date. A Tuesday. In early July. Why is it significant? Well, it is significant because this particular Tuesday saw the opening of JD Wetherspoons first pub in the Republic of Ireland. They have several pubs in Northern Ireland but this is their first skirmish south of the border.Wetherspoons pubs have a certain ima ...

Sometimes it takes a particular beer to open you up to try and completely different brew. Case in point, I went on honeymoon in Maine and at one of the breweries we went to, Atlantic Brewing Company, had a Ginger … → ...read more The post BR: Honey Ginger, Ardent Craft Ales (Richmond, VA) appeared first on VA Beer Trail.

Hartlepool Mail 'Stop more Hartlepool pubs from closing' urges Campaign for Real Ale Hartlepool Mail REAL ale campaigners have urged councils to do more to save local pubs after revealing almost 30 bars a week are closing down. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) said the number of pubs closing every week, currently 28, could be reduced ...

Beer Trails: The Brewery in the Bohemian Forest [Kindle Edition] By Rail, E. 2014 PRICE $2.99 Evan Rail has done it again; he’s written an illuminating long-form nonfiction piece about our favorite subject. The author of Why Beer Matters, Triplebock, and Why We Fly, just released his newest title, Beer Trails: The ...

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review. Tonight’s featured beer is Against The Grain Brewery Kentucky Ryed Chiquen - Rye Beer Aged In Rye Whiskey Barrels. I acquired this bottle at Caps & Taps in Dublin. As I’ve said many times before, please visit local shops and support them.&nb ...

A few times every year I have that beer moment. It’s a moment that all of my fellow beer bloggers and enthusiasts know intimately…it’s the bloody reason we put the graft into seeking out and writing about new brews. It’s a … Continue reading →

Alltech Homebrew Champ to See Porter Released Around Lexington Business Lexington Lexington, KY – As a part of Alltech 8th Annual Kentucky Ale Pro-Am Brew-Off, a married Lexington couple will see their homebrew recipe sold on tap throughout Lexington. This year's champ, a robust porter described as “a dark, light-bodied, cho ...