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It takes all types of beer drinkers – but which are you? Why not take this simple beer quiz, and find out? Q2. Canned beer is… A – The Bud I drink at barbecues when the bottled Bud runs out? B – Starting to have a real impact in craft beer sales in the UK, ... The post Beer Quiz: What type of drinker are you? appeared f ...

They're at it again. Yesterday a cross-party committee of MPs (working with the professional liars at Alcohol Concern, natch) demanded that health warnings become mandatory on alcohol labels in order to combat what they described as an 'epidemic' of alcohol related harm. It claimed the costs of alcohol abuse to society are "ever increasin ...

A break is as good as a rest, as they say. I’ve had the best part of a month off from blogging, writing, Tweeting and even (to a certain extent) thinking about beer, in any major form. Well, that’s not strictly true, of course – even in the depths of sleep the brain flicks affectionately ... The post Eurolager: underpriced, un ...

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This time it's so blatant even the Daily Mail couldn't distort the truth: the number of school-age children drinking alcohol has fallen to the lowest level since records began.  The decline has been long, steady and consistent. In recent years, when the figures have been released most media coverage has stated the percentage of school chi ...

Imagine if the history of rock music was done in the style of beer writing: “Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division was recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, between 1stand 17th April 1979. It is 39 minutes and 24 seconds long and consists of ten songs, which contain drums, bass, guitar, synthesisers and vocals, with added special effect ...

For one very important reason, I am going offline for the next three weeks. So there won’t be any posting, tweeting or Edinburgh Beer Weeklies until the start of August. I’m sure you’ll survive… Normal service will be resumed next month; in the meantime, enjoy your beer! Cheers Richard The post See you in August… ...

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 ...

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At the end of last week, a press release plopped into my inbox from the team at Harvey’s Brewery in East Sussex, promoting the launch of their new beer, Harvey’s R. A teaser campaign has been running for a few weeks, apparently, to peak interest in the new product, which officially launched last Friday, the ... The post Moderation b ...