Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz

Jef Stelling, host of Sky Sports Soccer Saturday and former host of Countdown, has joined forces with brewer and pub retailer Greene King to boost draught cask beer.

Family brewer Arkells is celebrating 180 years of production this year with a series of events and special beers, such as Tradition.

Scottish brewer BrewDog has launched a new nitro stout, Black Heart, in a direct challenge to market leader Guinness.

Eylenbosch, one of Belgium's oldest lambic breweries that closed in the 1990s, has been brought back to life and is once again brewing spontaneously fermented lambic and gueuze beers.

It's possible to enjoy good beer and still give your liver a rest in January.

The Tamworth Tap, a brewpub opened just five years ago, has won CAMRA's coveted Pub of the Year award.

Suffolk-based brewer and retailer Greene King has invested heavily in 36-pint casks called pins for its seasonal ale.

A Hampshire pub dating from 1721 has been given the top Pub Savings Award by the Campaign for Real Ale.

Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool FC, is also the ambassador for the German wheat beer Erdinger in Britain.

It's time for Xmas beers with some splendid examples from regional and independent breweries, including Harvey's in Lewes, Sussex, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Christmas Ale.

Timothy Taylor's Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, has seen a big jump in sales of Landlord Best Bitter, which is now the second biggest selling cask beer in the country.

Dark Star Brewery in Sussex has launched a new edition of Gale's Prize Old Ale, a rare beer that's a blend of aged and fresh young beer.

The 26th edition of Fuller's Vintage Ale sold out as soon as bottles hit the shelves but it's due to be back in Waitrose on 26 October and is also available from the brewery's online shop.

Cask Ale Week runs from 21 September to 1 October and it has a special role this year to reverse the fall in sales as a result of the Covid pandemic and pub lockdowns.

Global lager giant Molson Coors plans to close the National Brewery Centre in Burton on Trent and turn it into offices for its staff.

Jennings Brewery in Cumbria is to close as a result of a decision by owners Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company.

Scott Wayland, pictured right in the taproom at the Sixpenny Brewery, brews on an former farm in Cranborne, Dorset, where the brewhouse is guarded by Daleks and K9 -- Scott is a former model maker who provided models for Dr Who.

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn, famous for its oak-aged beer, has aged its flagship Original in sherry casks bought from Pedro Ximinez in Spain, The beer cements the long love Scots have for sherry that was landed in the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Innis and

For the first time ever, a home brew championship has been staged at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival.

Flavourly, the online craft beer specialist, has launched Small Batch Originals, a range of new craft beers from Wiper and True, Brew by Numbers, Siren Craft Brew, Tempest, Anspach & Hobday and Wild Card, In Devon, Salcombe Brewery has launched its first…

A Victorian pub, the Boleyn Tavern, that once stood next to West Ham United's football ground, has won the prestigious Community Local award from CAMRA in its Pub Design Awards.

Brewers and consumer groups have acted angrily to a delay in a review of beer excise duty levels.

Roger Protz is one of eight leading beer writers who have combined to choose their favourite brews for the new book The World's Greatest Beers, published by CAMRA Books.

The Farriers Arms in St Albans, home to the first CAMRA branch in 1972, has been awarded an Asset of Community Value listing by the local council.

The Land of Liberty, Peace & Plenty is a pub of historic importance.

The Great British Beer Festival is back after a two-year break as a result of Covid.

Andy Hepworth, founder of the Horsham-based brewery, has dug deep to install an in-house canning line for his ales, lagers and stouts.

Yorkshire comedian Maisie Adam has joined forces with Black Sheep Brewery in Masham to promote cask ale.

In his new book, Pete Brown records the creation of working men's clubs by do-gooders in Victorian Britain who wanted to win people away from the "evils" of the pub.

Jonny Garrett has produced a superb book that covers the world's great beer styles in a refreshingly different fashion, breaking them down into the seasons of the year, discussing the way they are made and the best foods to enjoy with them.

St Austell Brewery in Cornwall has launched Anthem, a new pale ale that's brewed with all-British malts and hops.

Heineken is to close the Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh, ending 150 years of brewing at the historic site.

Two South London brewers, Anspach & Hobday and Orbit Beers, have joined forces to recreate a genuine Running Porter from the 19th century, using a recipe from Truman's brewery in Whitechapel.

The ground-breaking City of Ale in Norwich -- a roving festival based around the city's pubs -- is back after two years of lockdown.

Kelham Island Brewery, famous for its Pale Rider golden ale, is closing as a result of what owner Ed Wickett calls a "whirlwind" caused by Covid, lockdown and increases in fuel, grain and delivery charges.

Guinness is to invest £73 million in a new micro-brewery and visitor centre in Covent Garden in central London.

Adnams in Southwold, Suffolk, celebrates 150 years of brewing in 2022.

A book by Harry White on the history of Bass is written by an insider but it's disappointingly thin on the growth of the brewery in the 19th century and its vast export impact with IPA.

Alloa brewers Williams Brothers have added to their popular Joker IPAs with a ramped up version Juicy Joker, based on the New England NEIPA style

One of the world's top beer festivals, the Great British, returns to London Olympia this August following a two-year gap as a result of Covid and lockdowns.

Lovers of Draught Bass are urging drinkers and pubs to boost the beer on 16 April, Easter Saturday, which has been dubbed National Bass Day.

As Adnams celebrates 150 years of brewing in the Suffolk seaside town of Southwold, production director Fergus Fitzgerald has reshaped the beer range with such popular new ales as Mosaic and Ghost Ship.

Following a long battle with here landlords, Carol Ross is now the proud owner of the Roscoe Head in Liverpool, one of only five pubs to be listed in the Good Beer Guide for 50 years.

Mild Ale will be given a major boost in March and April with a Mild Magic campaign run by CAMRA branches in the region.

It's 10 years since Dave Wickett, landlord of the famous Fat Cat pub in Sheffield, died.

Charlene Lyons, chief executive of Black Sheep Brewery in Yorkshire, is spearheading a major campaign to boost cask beer.

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have appealed to Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his new tax rates for draught beer to include containers of less than 40 litres.

Global brewing giant Guinness plans to build a micro-plant in Covent Garden in the heart of London.

Mad Squirrel Brewery in Hertfordshire has developed a new system of serving fresh draught beer from a tank.

Sales of cask beer fell like a stone during the covid lockdowns but brewers feel confident that a revival is underway.