(Stock image courtesy Shutterstock) The English pub is much romanticised, even mythologised, which must leave some visitors disappointed when they
(Photo by Boak and Bailey) There is only one British beer in RateBeer’s top 50 chart—Old Chimneys Good King Henry
(Photo by Jon Page) People these days take beer too seriously, right? Caring about what you drink, talking about
(Photo by Jon Page) Guinness is a mighty global brand but there are signs that it is struggling to maintain
Mild ale, a quintessentially British beer style, has been in terminal decline since World War II. Now, despite a long-running
Some of the best beers being made in Britain today belong to a style that has no name. They are
In his 1949 book about the pubs of London, Back to the Local, journalist Maurice Gorham wrote of “that epic
The Nov./Dec. 1995 issue of The Grist From the 1970s, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) dominated the conversation around