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In search of a Black Country Legend

13th April 2012 | Uncategorised

“So you like beer then.” “Yes.” “What’s your favourite?” “I don’t really have one.” “Have you tried Bathams?” “No.” “Ah. Well then.” Some beers...

10th April 2012 | Uncategorised

The day I finally finished Shakespeare’s Local and pressed ‘send’ to the publishers, I was combining my final proof read with a few long...

5th April 2012 | Uncategorised

Real ale is about to burst onto our screens in a big way. The week before last, two of the UK’s biggest ale brands...

22nd March 2012 | Uncategorised

Gin Lane So the main beer-related headline this morning (given that George Osborne deliberately misled the nation over his 5% alcohol duty rise by...

5th March 2012 | Uncategorised

Soon he’ll be the only person the country who can afford a pint It’s nearly budget time again. On 23rd March, the Government will...

4th March 2012 | Uncategorised

The George Inn, Borough High St, SE1. A while ago. After a couple of false starts (or false endings I suppose) I’m back in...

8th February 2012 | Uncategorised

Almost a year ago now I went down to Otley Brewing in South Wales and did a brew with them. Unlike many collaborative brews,...

12th January 2012 | Uncategorised

As I emerge from the British Library, blinking like a mole in the winter sun, I see Martyn Cornell has been doing what he...

9th January 2012 | Uncategorised

There’s light at the end of the tunnel. Switching metaphors at the points, if it were a loaf of bread, you’d just be able...