During the set-up of A Hoppy Place, I was getting fairly regular email shots and calls from local breweries offering samples, trying to get their beer on the shelves in Windsor. For many of our breweries, what with the PubCo tie-ins meaning it’s basically impossible to sell their beer, even Read more…
In April 2018, CAMRA decided once again NOT to extend the scope of the organisation beyond real Ale. Unfortunately, for the relevance of our organisation I feel this was a huge mistake. The majority of members – as has been well publicised elsewhere, wanted the motion to go through. 72% Read more…
What is so exciting about opening up when we are is the astounding selection of fabulous local brewers in our area 15 years ago our most widely drunk local brewery would probably have been Brakspears. But the vast majority of local pubs would have given you the same thing. Fosters Read more…
Whilst exploring Southern California’s stunning Route 1 coastline back in May 2018, the differences in the way beer is sold in the USA and the UK could not have been more stark… I’ve been a beer drinker since the age of 15. In my early days, most commonly my pint Read more…
Whilst having a mostly friendly discussion with a Polish truck driver about #Brexit in a basement bar north of the Belfort in Bruge, I had possibly the best beer experience of my life to date. I think. Some of the details are fuzzy. Naomi and I had known for some Read more…