Posts we’ve written in the Ale News category
If we spot something of interest in the news, we’ll post it in this category.
Note that the posts are ordered such that the more recent ones are shown first.
- A visit to Leeds Brewery
There is quite a large brewery in Leeds, you may have heard of it. It’s called Tetley’s and it is owned by Carlsberg. Until six months ago, Tetley’s was the only brewery in town. Spotting the gap in competition, Sam, Michael and Venkatesh moved in and set up The Leeds Brewery. Matt and I visited […]
10 Feb 2008 by Mike
» A visit to Leeds Brewery- Is this really a country pub or a branch of KFC?
A remote country pub gets a telling off from KFC for using the term “family feast” on its menu.
10 May 2007 by Mike
» Is this really a country pub or a branch of KFC?- Campaign for a full pint
CAMRA are campaigning to ensure that a “pint” contains a full pint of liquid. The current law allows for a pint to be only 90% of a pint and CAMRA reckon that 25% of pints are sold short and that this adds up to £1.3 million per day of missing beer!
17 Apr 2007 by Mike
They have set up an […]
» Campaign for a full pint- Beer Goggles
Scientists have identified the formula for the beer goggles effect!
7 Feb 2007 by Mike
» Beer Goggles- Urinal thief on the loos(e)
Man spends forty minutes stealing a urinal.
5 Jan 2007 by Mike
» Urinal thief on the loos(e)- Good Beer Guide 2007
The Good Beer Guide is out again!
9 Sep 2006 by Mike
» Good Beer Guide 2007- A new look
A “fresh new look” for Pint of Ale.
9 Apr 2006 by Barman
» A new look- The Directory of UK Real Ale Breweries
A link to a really useful website for looking up brewery information.
19 Mar 2006 by Mike
» The Directory of UK Real Ale Breweries- Domestic Disaster precedes Beer Festival
In a flurry of domesticity yesterday during my day off from work, I managed to wash and disintegrate my spare beer ticket which was still in my trouser pocket.
18 Mar 2006 by Mike
» Domestic Disaster precedes Beer Festival- Beer quite literally on tap
A woman in Norway found beer flowing from her kitchen taps when plumbers from the bar below connected a barrel to the water supply.
14 Mar 2006 by Mike
Why does that never happen to me!?
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4802928.stm
» Beer quite literally on tap
