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Six ways to spot if anti-drink stories are trying to mislead you

20th February 2014 | Uncategorised

Our old friends, the media’s favourite ‘binge drinking’ shots. One of these is staged by an actor. The other two show what might well...

Eleven things I learned this Dry January

30th January 2014 | Alcohol, Dry January, Neo-prohibitionism, Social Trends

I can have a drink again the day after tomorrow. I might do, I might not. OK, I probably will. The lure of the...

If you aren’t spending this weekend in a muddy field shouting at a tree, why not?

16th January 2014 | Uncategorised

It’s wassail weekend. We covered Wassails in World’s Best Cider. I also wrote about different wassails for the now-defunct magazine Fire and Knives. Below...

If you love craft beer, set it free.

13th January 2014 | Uncategorised

1989. Thursday. We gathered in the hall of residence common room after gobbling down dinner quicker than usual for our weekly sneer at Top...

Think you, or someone you know, is the best drinks producer in Britain?

6th January 2014 | Uncategorised

Food and drink. It’s lovely. Are you frustrated by how the mainstream media always seems to ignore beer and cider? Are you a wine...

Dry January

5th January 2014 | Uncategorised

This is the strangest time of the year to be doing what I do. With grim inevitability, we are told that we should all...

Why it's OK to drink a lot this Christmas

24th December 2013 | Uncategorised

Ah, Christmas: the time for peace, love, laughter, and stern bollockings about how dangerous our socialising behaviour can be. Let’s get the essential disclaimers...

Golden Pints 2013

20th December 2013 | Uncategorised

I don’t normally join in this annual beer bloggers’ exercise in navel gazing because I’m too busy and I think I can do something...

Pubs do not “further the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community” – says who?

2nd December 2013 | Uncategorised

It’s bad form to post two blogs in the same day, especially if they’re about the same topic, especially if you normally struggle to...

Six ways to spot if anti-drink stories are trying to mislead you

If you aren’t spending this weekend in a muddy field shouting at a tree, why not?

If you love craft beer, set it free.

Think you, or someone you know, is the best drinks producer in Britain?

Dry January

Why it's OK to drink a lot this Christmas

Golden Pints 2013

Pubs do not “further the social wellbeing or social interests of the local community” – says who?

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