A selection of articles I’ve written for other publications.
Something is troubling me about my regular days in town when, between meetings, I need to find somewhere to sit and tap out emails for an hour or so. Increasingly, I’m finding that pubs are shut before 4pm or 5pm, says Pete Brown.
Find out moreWe’ve all propped up the bar of a pub somewhere in London that has a magnificent stone eagle perching above the door outside, or has the words ‘Truman, Hanbury & Buxton’ running under the eaves. Or we’ve looked at that magnificent chimney looming over the building still known as the Old Truman Brewery on Brick
Find out moreThe PMA’s feature on cider the other week reminded me of a conversation I had recently with one of the most talented bar managers I’ve ever met.
Find out morePete Brown samples the buzz, and some of the beers, at the International Brewing Awards
Find out moreIt’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 moreOnly 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 moreBig 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 more“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 moreUsing 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.
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