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Introducing “Shakespeare’s Local” – my next book!

12th April 2011 | Uncategorised

The George Inn, Southwark, Late nineteenth century So, at the end of last week, my agent shook hands on a very nice offer from...

Bombardier Beer Writing Prize – ladies and gentlemen, the winner!

11th April 2011 | Uncategorised

At the beginning of March I announced a major new beer writing competition, for which I’d been asked to be a judge. The incredibly...

Wikio beer and wine blog rankings: March

2nd April 2011 | Uncategorised

Another month of all change – at least outside the top five. This table is virtually unrecognisable from what it was a few months...

AB-Inbev hearts Goose Island. So now what do we do?

30th March 2011 | Uncategorised

I know I’m probably the last beer blogger on earth to weigh in with a comment on the news that AB-Inbev has bought Goose...

Brew Dog hires rank amateurs to create its latest beer

29th March 2011 | Uncategorised

Entering the revolutionary spirit Well, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. Especially when, with their trade mark hyperbole, Brew Dog publicly referred to...

Beer duty: the facts, presented handily

24th March 2011 | Uncategorised

Not going to go on about this again but I just received a very useful press release from the BBPA. The trade body is...

Chancellor punches beer and pubs in the face with one hand – but gives us a clever gift with the other

23rd March 2011 | Uncategorised

I have no plans to kick this oleaginous, deceitful, dishonest, callous multi-millionaire (inherited) repeatedly in the face* Today’s budget has been called many things....