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Beer, brewing, big business and microbreweries
Anyone with half a brain will have seen this coming. A small brewery develops a decent ale, a large company guys them, are interested in the ‘brand’ than the beer. Cue disappointment
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Beer, brewing, big business and microbreweries
Anyone with half a brain will have seen this coming. A small brewery develops a decent ale, a large company guys them, are interested in the ‘brand’ than the beer. Cue disappointment
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CAMRA's new report on the state of beer, brewing and hospitality in the UK is essential reading; not just for beer drinkers, but consumers in general as well as critics of globalisation
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CAMRA's new report on the state of beer, brewing and hospitality in the UK is essential reading; not just for beer drinkers, but consumers in general as well as critics of globalisation
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I've just been mugged on Hampstead Heath! Either that or I ordered a pint of London Pride in The Spaniards Inn! Nice pub at the top of a steep hill, with prices to match!
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I am having a pint - or two - down at The Old Bull and Bush if anyone fancies coming to make eyes at me!
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I wonder what will happen to the pubs now. Will they keep their distinctive character and idiosyncratic rules, or change in an attempt to attract more customers?
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Samuel Smith’s Brewery owner Humphrey Smith dies aged 81
https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026/06/30/samuel-smiths-brewery-owner-humphrey-smith-dies-aged-81/ -
I wonder what will happen to the pubs now. Will they keep their distinctive character and idiosyncratic rules, or change in an attempt to attract more customers?
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Samuel Smith’s Brewery owner Humphrey Smith dies aged 81
https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2026/06/30/samuel-smiths-brewery-owner-humphrey-smith-dies-aged-81/ -
Drinking "Juggernaut", a 5.3% DDH pale from Vale Brewery on National Beer Day at the Thatched Cottage in Farnborough, Hampshire, UK. #CheerstoBeer #CAMRA #Beer
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Although the final session of the beer festival finished on Saturday evening, here is - belatedly - my final completed list from the five days of the event. As you can see, I only really drink the cask ales: I hold the key keg beers in contempt (although I did have a single sip of one from my friend’s glass!)
I have a very simple scoring system: I try to sample every beer, so only drink in half pints. Each time I try a beer, I tick it off (any further halves gain extra ticks accordingly) and this represents a default score of three stars. A cartoon ’thumbs up’ promotes this to a four star tasting, as a ‘thumbs down’ demotes to two stars. The word ‘Yuk!’ relegates a beer to a single star as ‘Yum’ allocates a full five star rating. The acronym ‘BOF’ signifies the beer that received my vote as the best of festival.
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Although the final session of the beer festival finished on Saturday evening, here is - belatedly - my final completed list from the five days of the event. As you can see, I only really drink the cask ales: I hold the key keg beers in contempt (although I did have a single sip of one from my friend’s glass!)
I have a very simple scoring system: I try to sample every beer, so only drink in half pints. Each time I try a beer, I tick it off (any further halves gain extra ticks accordingly) and this represents a default score of three stars. A cartoon ’thumbs up’ promotes this to a four star tasting, as a ‘thumbs down’ demotes to two stars. The word ‘Yuk!’ relegates a beer to a single star as ‘Yum’ allocates a full five star rating. The acronym ‘BOF’ signifies the beer that received my vote as the best of festival.
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I'm at the final session of my local beer festival and I thought that the entertainment laid on was a rather superb Belgian jazz combo, but apparently, a 60s covers band was just doing a sound check
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It's the first session of the Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival. This year there are 67 different cask ales on offer; let's see how many we can sample this year
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It's the first session of the Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival. This year there are 67 different cask ales on offer; let's see how many we can sample this year
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Alas, the reality in Britain is so-called " #pub community " revolves around heavy #alcohol use (and is dominated by white males with centrist or right-wing political views), outside of towns Britain is heavily car dependent and society rightly no longer tolerates DUI - and in town if you aren't driving you have to get back home somehow - streets at night aren't always pleasant in town even for men (especially if you are also from any ethnic minority, marginalised group or neurodiverse) and are even worse for women / openly LGBT+
On top of cost of living, this adds to reasons why pub culture is dying ( and I say this as a member of #CAMRA )
We do need more #ThirdSpaces which open in the evening, but aren't dependent on alcohol dealing!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:givengz3gxb3hy4cncgifwe4/post/3mlbqk22yvc2x
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Alas, the reality in Britain is so-called " #pub community " revolves around heavy #alcohol use (and is dominated by white males with centrist or right-wing political views), outside of towns Britain is heavily car dependent and society rightly no longer tolerates DUI - and in town if you aren't driving you have to get back home somehow - streets at night aren't always pleasant in town even for men (especially if you are also from any ethnic minority, marginalised group or neurodiverse) and are even worse for women / openly LGBT+
On top of cost of living, this adds to reasons why pub culture is dying ( and I say this as a member of #CAMRA )
We do need more #ThirdSpaces which open in the evening, but aren't dependent on alcohol dealing!
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:givengz3gxb3hy4cncgifwe4/post/3mlbqk22yvc2x
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Last official pub on today's walk. Not a patch on what it used to be: still has an impressive selection of cask ales, but not kept as well as they were in the past. Trading on its past reputation, I think.
Fyne Ales - No Nonsense
The Boathouse Inn
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Last official pub on today's walk. Not a patch on what it used to be: still has an impressive selection of cask ales, but not kept as well as they were in the past. Trading on its past reputation, I think.
Fyne Ales - No Nonsense
The Boathouse Inn
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Starting pint for today's CAMRAmble. Great day for it (so far). Nice to see this old pub brought back to life and apparently doing well, and the beer's in good condition too.
#BrewToot #CAMRA #beer #Northumberland
Allendale Brewery - Golden Plover
Bridge End Inn
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Starting pint for today's CAMRAmble. Great day for it (so far). Nice to see this old pub brought back to life and apparently doing well, and the beer's in good condition too.
#BrewToot #CAMRA #beer #Northumberland
Allendale Brewery - Golden Plover
Bridge End Inn
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@vfrmedia @hisdeedsaredust @between_beyond
I'm a CAMRA member and occasional OSM editor. I've tried to interest the relevant people into working with OSM, but CAMRA is protective of the information gathered by it's volunteers.
It's also hard to explain OSM to volunteers who have only recently been persuaded in the benefits of collecting the data we do.
As a side note, WhatPub has now been retired in favour of the camera.org.uk, where all the pub information is now found.
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@vfrmedia @hisdeedsaredust @between_beyond
I'm a CAMRA member and occasional OSM editor. I've tried to interest the relevant people into working with OSM, but CAMRA is protective of the information gathered by it's volunteers.
It's also hard to explain OSM to volunteers who have only recently been persuaded in the benefits of collecting the data we do.
As a side note, WhatPub has now been retired in favour of the camera.org.uk, where all the pub information is now found.
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#CAMRA seem to be about to create confusion - their new strategy promotes "live beer", rather than "real ale". The two are the same thing, but their very name includes the words "Real Ale". I don't see how this rebranding helps consumers find real ale rather than "fresh beer"/"craft ale"/"nitrokeg". And then they also mention "cask beer". We need a single unifying term rather than three.
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#CAMRA seem to be about to create confusion - their new strategy promotes "live beer", rather than "real ale". The two are the same thing, but their very name includes the words "Real Ale". I don't see how this rebranding helps consumers find real ale rather than "fresh beer"/"craft ale"/"nitrokeg". And then they also mention "cask beer". We need a single unifying term rather than three.
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Looks like we've given up on our usual local¹ in favour of our previous local, because I don't go to the pub to be subjected to continuous TV in every room, even when there's nothing special on.
Hoping that if Stonegate (*spit*) ever find a permanent manager for that pub, they realise that not all customers are addicted to television.
1. In reality, they're both very local, but you probably know what I mean.
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@yvan Very impressive, I wish I was hiring. But I'm sure #Cambridge #CAMRA would appreciate any help.