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Cask Ale Week: the Big Cask Comeback
Thursday, 23rd September to Sunday, 3rd October 2021 Industry bodies are making a call to pubs, bars, pubcos and breweries for this year’s Cask Ale Week, to be part of their comeback strategy. “It’s not enough for pubs to be the hot topic now as they re-open their doors,” says Paul Nunny of Cask Marque.…
First Release Lands from Moonwake Beer
Moonwake Beer, based in Leith, Edinburgh, has announced their 4.2% Pale Ale will be pouring at selected sites across the Scottish capital as the warm weather continues this weekend. The brewery, over a year in the making, was held back by numerous Brexit and Covid-19 delays, and the team can finally release their first beer today. Their Pale…
In Search of the Perfect Pils
by Robin Cowlyn Once upon a time, there was really only Urquell or Jever and that was only in bottles in small independent bottleshops, like the one round the corner from where we lived for a while in Mosely in Birmingham or the one we used to visit in Noth Shields. Then they were in…
Help Hops & Dots make #CraftForAll – last chance to support their Crowdfunder
Hops & Dots Brew Co. in County Durham have smashed their original target to raise £4,000 to bring more accessibility to the craft beer industry. The Crowdfunder campaign ends at 10.01 am on Tuesday 1st June, and has raised £6,333 already, thanks to the kind generosity of 91 supporters. Hops & Dots are an independent craft brewery, set…
Introducing: Swigpoint
by Andrew Mitchell I’ve been pretty much obsessed with beer for about twenty years, ever since I invested the best part of my student loan into the coffers of Rehill’s and The Head of Steam when they started selling Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in the early 2000s. Back in 2012 I set myself the morally…