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CAN YOU HELP PROTECT OUR PUBS?
The Briton's Protection @BPManchester is an iconic Manchester pub currently under the threat of permanent closure because of the...
stevehobman
Jun 19, 2020
Confusion reigns for pubs restart - call to end the dithering
BEER AND PUB SECTOR DEMANDS A DEFINITIVE DATE FOR REOPENING FROM GOVERNMENT Pubs and brewers need certainty from Government to make...
stevehobman
Jun 17, 2020
Most of us are ready for a pint down the pub.....CAMRA discovers.... so it's looking good
PRESS RELEASE 15/06/2020 Majority ready to get back down the pub, survey finds Two thirds of pub goers and beer drinkers surveyed by...
stevehobman
Jun 15, 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...
stevehobman
May 21, 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...
stevehobman
May 7, 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...
stevehobman
May 5, 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...
stevehobman
Apr 17, 2020


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...
stevehobman
Nov 8, 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...
stevehobman
Nov 1, 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...
stevehobman
Oct 5, 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,...
stevehobman
Sep 12, 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...
stevehobman
Aug 9, 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...
stevehobman
Jul 24, 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...
stevehobman
Jun 12, 2019
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