Blog - Pete Brown

Why does the world’s biggest brewer of cask ale hate cask ale so much?

25th November 2024 | Beer, Cask ale, CMBC

Are they chronic liars or are they just shit at their jobs? 48 days after insisting that their decision to close one of their...

Drinkers can't tell craft from macro and feel deceived when they find out. They think that Spanish beer is great and that Britain can’t...

20th September 2024 | Beer, Cask ale, Pubs, Real Ale

It’s Cask Ale Week. Yay! Let’s all drink cask ale. But it’s also a good time to dig into some of the detail about...

28th August 2024 | Pubs

In 1946, George Orwell described the perfect urban pub in terms that still resonate today. He argued that the perfect country pub was different,...

2nd August 2024 | Beer, Beer tasting

“What’s your favourite beer?” It's the question I get asked more than any other. So to celebrate International Beer Day 2024, for the first...

It may look like the golden years of the craft beer boom are over. But this is not the time to give up. It's...

A Bank Holiday Monday seems an odd time for Carlsberg Marston's to announce a major story about Britain's brewing heritage. But we live in...

If you're a fan of my writing, you may be wondering where I've been for most of 2023. Here's what's been happening and what...

18th October 2023 | Beer

The Sheffield Beer City Report, first published in 2016, is now being revisited, revised and updated, to be launched at the 2024 Sheffield Beer...