NEWS & VIEWS – 5th November 2023
A Reading Institution
It has been a sad week in Rob’s home town of Reading, as the wonderful Bottle Shop, The Grumpy Goat has been forced to close. It seems like the perfect time to lead with a brilliant blog about another incomparable Reading institution, The Nag’s Head.
It has been a sad week in Rob’s home town of Reading, as the wonderful Bottle Shop, The Grumpy Goat has been forced to close. It seems like the perfect time to lead with a brilliant blog about another incomparable Reading institution, The Nag’s Head.
Watershed Beer Styles
Jeff Alworth at Beervana has been thinking about the styles that built the Craft Beer scene to where it is today. No great surprise that he concludes that Pale, IPA and NEIPA are the three (intertwined) styles that have built the industry, and it is a very well-written piece.
Jeff Alworth at Beervana has been thinking about the styles that built the Craft Beer scene to where it is today. No great surprise that he concludes that Pale, IPA and NEIPA are the three (intertwined) styles that have built the industry, and it is a very well-written piece.
Better Legal Protection For Pubs
The Pub Curmudgeon takes a look at calls to provide better legal protections for pubs, in the wake of the Crooked Pub affair. However he concludes that the obvious lack of demand for pubs these days is the root of a problem that is very hard to fix.
The Pub Curmudgeon takes a look at calls to provide better legal protections for pubs, in the wake of the Crooked Pub affair. However he concludes that the obvious lack of demand for pubs these days is the root of a problem that is very hard to fix.
Prone To Infection?
Finally this week, a word of warning for those producing and consuming Alcohol Free beers. It turns out that, absent the preservative qualities of the alcohol, they are much more prone to bacterial infection..
Finally this week, a word of warning for those producing and consuming Alcohol Free beers. It turns out that, absent the preservative qualities of the alcohol, they are much more prone to bacterial infection..
