Today we're handing out a Beer of the Day award we've never given before. Welcome to the Cask Ale Week Newcomer Award - and its first winner, Jiddler's Tipple. If you know Jacob Liddle, you'll know he's hardly a newcomer to great beer. He's a certified Beer Sommelier, beer judge and Channel 4 Sunday Brunch […]
If you like your pint with a real sense of where it comes from, Wye Valley Brewery is one to look out for. It started life in 1985 when former Guinness brewer Peter Amor set up a tiny brewery behind a Herefordshire pub. Forty-one years later, it's still independent and family-owned, but those humble beginnings […]
Imagine you've never tried cask ale before. You're on a historic pub tour around Shoreditch and you ask your guide: “So... what should I order?” Today's judge, Charo Havermans, knows exactly what she'd say. Charo is a public historian and tour guide specialising in pubs, particularly the often-overlooked role women have played in brewing and […]
