Ben McFarland is the best beer writer in Britain. That's not just our opinion – Ben's twice been voted Beer Writer of the Year. See why in his regular Brewer's Scoop columns.
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(04-08-2008)
It's a love affair that will never be rivalled. This beer brings more joy than the company of..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-07-2008)
The TV gurus have finally tuned to ale, but will wine snobbery follow?
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-06-2008)
Apparently girls like beer. Even beer made for men. Luckily, the ad men aren't having any truck with..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-04-2008)
The land of beer drinking is a laid-back, lawless place. Unshackled by policy, political correctness or protocol, beer doesn't embroil itself in rituals the way other drinks do. But that's not to say you shouldn't savour..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-02-2008)
Small brewers face a tough year as elements conspire against..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-01-2008)
These are befuddling beer days we're drinking in. Is the future bright for the national drink, or it it really rather gloomy? You..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-11-2007)
Global beer market statistics may be rife with doom and gloom, but a witty
new report suggests that cask ale is primed for a renaissance in..
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-10-2007)
Froth is the thing to make your beer better. So says Heineken "draught ambassador" Franck Ever. But will the European way take off in the UK?
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Author: Wine & Spirit News Desk
(01-09-2007)
The meek do indeed inherit. For the first time in seven years, a mild has scooped top honours at the Great British Beer Festival, and microbreweries rule..
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Author: Ben McFarland
(23-07-2007)
Purists may not agree with the latest ploy to attract new drinkers to Honey Dew, but surely all efforts to broaden ale's appeal should be applauded.