Friday, 9 May 2025

Glug-a-Spoon, O Glug-a-Spoon, O grant thy faithful CAMRA's boon!

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Religion requires certain rituals and observances from the faithful and CAMRA is no exception . On a recent trip to London I was able to ful...
Saturday, 26 April 2025

Why should I care if a brewery is independent?

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Once again the stench of heresy assaults my nostrils . Our Mother Church has voted at its recent AGM in favour of this motion: "This C...
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Sunday, 23 March 2025

Finally: a wilt-tolerant Fuggle

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A very interesting article by the hop goddess Klara Hajdu in the CIBD magazine gives an update on the latest research from Wye Hops. Breedi...
Friday, 31 January 2025

The Session: What is the best thing to happen in good beer since 2018?

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Dates get hazy for me if I go back further than the last weekend . So what exactly has happened since 2018, rather than say 2017 or 1911, is...
Tuesday, 31 December 2024

Golden Pints 2024

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Feel that sun Like a great gold gong that's beating, Like a brass-bell fanfare greeting, Summoning the day.   Best UK Cask Beer: I was l...
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Thursday, 5 December 2024

Thomas Hardy: My Part in his Downfall

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I was going to use Return of the Native for the title of this post but I'm so slow other people have got there before me. I don't kn...
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Sunday, 15 September 2024

A visit to Teeling distillery

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The last stop of the Irish study tour for me was Teeling distillery. Most people went on to Whiplash brewery afterward but I had to meet my ...