Bristol is not oversupplied with historic pubs and those it has have not generally been well preserved. The Kings Head on ...

Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got various reflections on the ...

Last month we sent out our final newsletter. But we know many people found it interesting and/or useful so here’s an experiment with what might replace it, with added sword dancing. As you get older ...

Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got London pubs, AI pushback, and Starkbier. First, some news about a famous pub in Burton upon Trent, The ...

Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got Leeds, Manchester, Chicago and more. First, some news: Molson Coors is closing the Sharp’s brewery in ...

In 1987, a pub-owning entrepreneur looked at British brewing and decided it wasn’t working. Stylishly packaged ranges of bottled beers trumpeting their purity and quality are easy to find these days.

This bumper #beerylongreads post is dedicated to the kind folks who have sponsored us via our Patreon page, like Chris France and Jon Urch — thanks! In 1988 the British government faced a now ...

You can’t have cops without robbers, or Batman without the Joker, and so the story of the revitalisation of British beer needs its bad guys too. Enter Watney’s. Watney’s (or Watney Mann, or Watney ...

The Expo in Brussels in 1958 was an opportunity for Britain to present its culture to the world so, of course, we sent a pub. At a press conference in 1957, it was announced that 500 British ‘concerns ...

Yesterday Tandleman (@tandleman) posted a load of pictures on Twitter from a 1960s Wilson’s brewery calendar. They’re great because (a) they show pub interiors, which is rare; and (b) they’re in ...