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Neo-Prohibitionism Update

15th May 2008 | Uncategorised

Some news headlines from the last seven days: Boris Johnson’s first policy announcement as London mayor: drinking to be illegal on public transport from...

The perfect pint – does it exist in an objective reality?

15th May 2008 | Uncategorised

I read two completely different things yesterday that together prompted the above question. I’ve just started reading Beer and Philosophy, edited by Steven D...

Meet the UK’s newest champion of cask ale

13th May 2008 | Uncategorised

Alright, so I’m generally quite liberal in my views towards beer appreciation and resistant of beer snobbery, but this has given me pause. In...

I am so having one of these…

8th May 2008 | Uncategorised

It’s my fortieth birthday in a couple of months and I want to go out with a bang. So imagine my delight when this...

The cask ale revival – a sample of one

24th April 2008 | Uncategorised

One of the best things ever written about pubs was George Orwell’s essay, the Moon Under Water. This was the name of his favourite...

What’s going on at The Guardian?

6th April 2008 | Uncategorised

It’s galling when the newspaper you read is one of the very worst of a bad bunch for beer (and Barnsley FC) coverage. Since...

Quaffing at Spitalfields market – for now at least

30th March 2008 | Uncategorised

Much as I adore everything about Utobeer at Borough Market, and shop there on a weekly basis whenever I’m home, it’s always nice to...

Good reasons to go to Wetherspoons

29th March 2008 | Uncategorised

Is this really a pub? If the beer’s good enough, does it matter? Wetherspoons fascinates me as a chain. It’s a car crash of...

Did you have a good weekend?

10th March 2008 | Uncategorised

I did. Here are some things I can remember about it: Kayo Odejaye taking the ball on his chest, turning and simply running at...