Blog & News

May 21, 2020

Let's all do Beer Day Britain...and raise a glass to drinking a beer in the pub again

BEER LOVERS URGED TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL BEER DAY BRITAIN SAVE THE DATE – JUNE 15TH 2020 With pubs closed and social distancing measures in...

May 7, 2020

CAMRA unveils new buying app - helping to save us from lockdown beer madness

It was a moment of lockdown madness. Following a long, hot, and increasingly thirsty stagger across sun drenched fields I was passing my...

May 5, 2020

COVID-19 UPDATE - devastating for pubs says BBPA

The coronavirus has totally devastated beer sales and the British pub industry, as detailed below by the bleak report from trade body the...

Apr 17, 2020

REMEMBERING THE GREAT BRITISH PUB DURING LOCKDOWN - WITH A LITTLE HELP

Does anyone recall when we went down the pub? When we met with friends to sup beer, talk about it a bit maybe along with sorting out the...

Nov 8, 2019

Beer Tours UK at prayer - photo special

We have had some fairly unusual and quirky brewery visits over the past few years - from farmyard sheds to stately homes - but this was...

Nov 1, 2019

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY TO HARKERS

A somewhat nostalgic tribute to a splendid beer haven............ Some 25 per cent of British pubs have closed since 2001 and are still...

Oct 5, 2019

BEER IS KING - thank goodness... but tax is too high says news from the BBPA

BEER CONFIRMED AS BRITAIN’S MOST POPULAR ALCOHOLIC DRINK AFTER 8.5 BILLION PINTS WERE SOLD IN 2018 Beer has been confirmed as Britain’s...

Sep 12, 2019

Uniquely named historic British pubs for a unique beer experience

A report from this year's Good Beer Guide (GBG) reveals that the Red Lion has retained its title as the most popular pub name in Britain,...

Aug 9, 2019

Report from the frontline of the GBBF

Dateline London August: it’s muggy hot, it’s full of tourists and it’s near £5 a pint in most pubs.I love it. At least for a couple of...

Jul 24, 2019

SIX WONDERS OF BRITISH BITTER

Bitter is the foundation stone of contemporary British cask-conditioned ale. It developed from the pale ale style and became popular in...

Jun 12, 2019

Is British bitter being killed off? Long live British bitter.

Wherefore the future for our beloved national drink? British bitter is in crisis. It’s still about in the places I drink in. I sampled an...