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In the second half of the 19th century a new type of beer appeared in the UK: Light Bitter. The early Pale Ales were all brewed in the B...

One of the things that drives me nuts are American home brew recipes for dark British styles, like Mild Ale, where roast malt is used to g...

Did I mention that I'm a deeply lazy person? I sometimes wonder what I could have achieved, had I not been such a lazy arse. This in...

As you would expect of a brewery based in Burton, Truman produced top-class Pale Ales. And pick of the bunch was P1. At 1064º, it had th...

I found this fascinating overview if booze in Australasia. Kicking off with some general stuff. "THE LIQUOR TRADE OF AUSTRALASIA...

I've just had it pointed out to me that a couple of recipes wer missing in Austerity!. My apologies. It's fixed now, but for those...

This is a beer that originally had me confused. I assumed that it was some sort of Burton Ale. But when I looked more closely at the hop...

I was back in Leeds recently. A city that was my home for seven years. For many of them, I had one true love: the Cardigan Arms. I can&#...

Some more pub numbers for you. I hope you enjoy them. " Number of Licensed Houses. A PARLIAMENTARY Return, giving the number of h...

Continuing the article about brewing beer for bott;ing, we've got to fermentation, cleansing and conditioning. Starting with primary...

Unusually for a provincial brewery, Crowley still produced a Porter in 1914. At 1050º, it’s a similar strength to London Porter. Though ...

on the chance to buy one of my excellent new books before I increase the price at Christmas. Between them they contain getting on for 1,000 ...

The contribution of large breweries to the science of brewing is often ignored by the geeky end of the beer world. Carlsberg is one of the...