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Why it’s fruitless to try to paint beer as the new wine

9th February 2010 | Uncategorised

Last year we were having the kitchen done and the house was a building site. The year before that I’d just got back from...

5th February 2010 | Uncategorised

We had a bit of fun yesterday over the latest hysterical media circus around the dangers of drinking. The Home Office have employed a...

4th February 2010 | Uncategorised

After last week’s report that beer sales are not quite as shit as they have been, there’s similar cautious optimism this week for pubs...

3rd February 2010 | Uncategorised

I’ve now agreed with Wikio to be their ‘beer blog monitor’. As such, I get sneak previews of the monthly rankings and keep a...

3rd February 2010 | Uncategorised

Dear Frank Dobson I’m just listening to you speak on Decision Time, Radio 4, broadcast on 27th January. You’ve just claimed – and I’m...

3rd February 2010 | Uncategorised

I’ve never been a fan of beer cocktails. When we have people round for parties I often make a cocktail for the start of...

28th January 2010 | Uncategorised

Look, I don’t want to keep banging this drum. But the media assault is now a constant bombardment. Today’s (or rather yesterday’s) villains are...

28th January 2010 | Uncategorised

Every quarter, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) releases a quarterly ‘beer barometer’ that gives you a snapshot of how beer sales are...

26th January 2010 | Uncategorised

Last week I asked for evidence of the infamous ‘dentist’s chair’ promotion – where one person lies back in a chair while others pour...