Tag: real ale
Bags of history and good beer in heart of Kendal
Ye Olde Fleece Inn, 14 Highgate, Kendal LA9 4SX (tel: 01539 731115)This pub is rich in character and history as it is one of the oldest pubs in Kendal and records indicate that it was...
You can nominate in CAMRA celebration awards
The Campaign for Real Ale celebrates its 50th anniversary by announcing the Golden Awards to celebrate the people, pubs, clubs, breweries and cider producers who have changed the face of the industry over the...
Beer campaigners make new plea to the Government
Real ale campaigners have called on the Government to extend the support package to the hospitality industry.
Nik Antona, national chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), in response to the Prime Minister's statement...
New beer styles reflected in Champion Beer of Britain
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, will include new beer styles in its Champion Beer of Britain competition, the winner of which is announced each August at Great British Beer Festival in Olympia London.A...
Voting now under way for best British beer
Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) members have until 1 November to put their favourite beer forward for the UK’s most prestigious beer competitions, the Champion Beer of Britain.Judging for the competition takes around a...
New pubs join CAMRA voucher scheme
Over 100 new pubs have joined CAMRA’s new voucher scheme since it launched on 1 July, taking the overall number of pubs accepting the vouchers to over 1,500.Amber Taverns is the latest pub chain...
Campaigners plead for a cut in beer tax
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has marked 1 September as ‘Pub Tax Day’ and has used the occasion to call for reductions in the tax charged on draught beer to halt the decline...
Jolly Judge is top pub for cider
The Jolly Judge of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile is one of the top cider pubs in Britain according to members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
They have shared their recommendations as part of...
Thirsty work for Edinburgh volunteer at British Beer Festival
Colin Valentine (pictured) was pulling pints – hundreds of them - at the Great British Beer Festival this week at London’s Olympia and it was thirsty work.
Tens of thousands of real ale devotees poured...
Edinburgh pub recommended by CAMRA members
One Edinburgh pub has been recommended as a top brewpub as part of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) nationwide Summer of Pub initiative.The campaign is part of International Beer Day (2 August) which...
Pub design awards are now open
Entries are now being sought for CAMRA’s Pub Design Awards and anyone can submit a pub into the competition as long as it has a stunning design to showcase.
The Pub Design Awards showcase the...
Real ale festival comes to Edinburgh
Joe Crawford promises a showcase for 170 Scottish real ales, cider and perry when the 2018 Scottish Real Ale Festival comes to Edinburgh in July.It's at The Corn Exchange, Slateford, from Thursday, July 5...
Grey Horse hosting events
The award-winning Grey Horse in Balerno showcased a number of beers from the Stewart Brewing portfolio earlier this month.Among them were Jack Back (ABV 3.7%), a light session ale, Ka Pai (ABV 5.2%), a...
Bow Bar is Scotland’s Pub of the Year
Edinburgh's Bow Bar has been named Scotland's Pub of the Year at the AA Hospitality Awards.It is the AA’s ultimate accolade for pubs in the UK and winners stand out as excellent all-round pubs...
Students test their own beer
Four 'renaissance' real ale-loving postgrad brewing students from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University have been trialling and testing their own tipple at top Edinburgh brewer Stewart Brewing.The four students have left behind their careers in music,...
