A watching brief at the Beer Oscars
Pete Brown samples the buzz, and some of the beers, at the International Brewing Awards
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A selection of articles I’ve written for other publications.
Feeling Down on the Up Escalator
It’s time for a little bit of politics, ladies & gentlemen. Pete Brown takes a look at the success – or not – of a petition in the UK against rising alcohol duty.
Find out moreWestminster Council are heartless morons
Only a heartless moron could hate the London pub. Pubs in London are grittier than the undeniably charming and cosy thatched roof country pub. They possess a faded glamour and an ‘I’ve still got it’ bravado that’s missing from other boozers in other town centres. Despite the inevitable creep of faceless chains run by people
Find out moreLondon 2012: The Lesson for Sponsors
Big companies draping their names over an event through sponsorship does not necessarily hold sway over increasingly savvy consumers, argues Hackney-dwelling Pete Brown. These days people want something in return.
Find out moreBrewpubs, pizzerias and graffiti
“IMAGINE IF YOU WOKE UP TOMORROW AND ALL MUSIC this s*it HAS DISAPPEARED.” The graffiti on the towpath beneath the road bridge has itself been graffitied.
Find out moreCraft Beer & Big Brewers: It Can Be Done
Using Pete Brown’s analogy – more of which follows – the craft brewers of this world are the Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci to Anheuser-Busch InBev’s U2, or the Ramona Falls to Carlsberg’s Coldplay. Confused? Pete, it’s over to you.
Find out moreNationalised vs Privatised
As a self-confessed left-leaner, Pete Brown isn’t the biggest fan of plc’s. This month, he looks at Budejovicky Budvar, a state-owned brewery that, surprise surprise, he’s quite a fan of.
Find out moreSeasonal beers
One of the best things about Christmas, the thing that defines it for me, is tradition. Of course there are the universal traditions, the ones that bind us together and make Christmas special: we know that an overwhelming majority of the population is sitting down at a similar time to a similar meal as we
Find out moreBeer: The Drink Tuscan Food Has Been Waiting For
Imagine you had to introduce beer to an environment where it was all but unknown. People don’t drink much, but when they do drink, it’s almost always wine. So there are few pubs or bars—not as we know them—and hardly any selling draft beer. There are restaurants and cafes, and coffee shops that arguably serve
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