Shut up about Barclay Perkins

The most hated of breweries amongst the CAMRA faithful. For the simple reason that they had moved aggressively into keg beer. Some of their ...

It may be hard to believe now, but the Big Six, in their prime during the 1970s, were some of the largest brewing groups in the world. But, ...

I’ve only just twigged what this beer is. I can be so dumb sometimes. The big clue is that Drybrough was taken over by Watney Mann in 1965...

The first article in Beer in Britain contains a very handy overview of the brewing industry. First, the number of people employed direct...

Brown Ale was extremely popular – and gaining popularity – in the 1950’s. Which explains why it was advertised so much. There was a grow...

Had you told me 30 years ago that I’d be writing in detail about how to brew Red Barrel, I’d have called you a twat. After I’d finished la...

So here we are. At the end of a marathon series of posts about London Mild Ale quality in the 1920's. I've laughed, you've cri...