I was shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Martyn Cornell yesterday, announced by his brother, Norfolk brewer Dave. Photograph: via the British Guild of Beer...
Martyn Cornell: diligent and popular beer historian
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Mason’s celebrates first anniversary with festival
Mason's Brewing Co was my second stop on a Saturday route, proving admirably what a beautifully broad church the modern beer world is. Mike Mason, busy on the bar From the...
Magnificent milds at the Old Ale House
I've always found it curious that CAMRA promotes mild in May. If the urban myth is correct and it's simply about alliteration, why not do it March? Because, in Truro, on...
Exmoor Ales brewing moves to Hogs Back
While I was out and about for an appointment yesterday, the world of beer as I see it from my 60-year-old perspective was undergoing a significant change. It was revealed...
A Lacuna pale ale in Johns’ new St Ives bar
On a Saturday afternoon, Johns off-licence, in St Ives, is generally bustling, but now there's another reason to drop in with the opening of a cosy bar. Small but perfectly...
Sail We Must on the seafront in St Ives
It's St Patrick's Day, and across the world vast quantities of Guinness are being put away (stocks permitting), but this weekend I plumped for a local option. Last week,...
Blog: Get to the pub. There’s a penny off a pint
Remember the penny off a pint promised in the Budget last autumn? Well, today it comes into being as alcohol duty rates are re-aligned. It’s part of “a package of support to...
The Weekender: What future for individual pubs?
It's bad enough that we are losing our pubs at such a high rate, but will the ones which are left be devoid of any character? Photograph: Gerald England/Creative Commons I...
The Weekender: Jimmy Carter, estate pubs, and community pubs
Welcome to The Weekender, a round-up of items from around the web which have caught my eye, outside of the day-to-day beer business. How Jimmy Carter changed US brewing...