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Tag Archives: real ale

The Real Ale vs Craft Beer Divide Could be Damaging Traditional Pubs

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Marc Henshall

On a recent Saturday shopping trip, I encountered what seems to be a growing phenomenon in the UK: a newly refurbished pub advertising craft beer and cask ale respectively. As someone who recently questioned if it was time to stop using the term “real ale”, this trend fascinates me greatly. In my article, I brought the Transatlantic

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Posted in Articles, Culture | Tags: CAMRA, craft beer definition, craft vs cask, old man pub, pub closures, real ale | 2 Comments |

Real Ale vs Craft Beer: Is it Time to Stop Using the Term Real Ale?

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Marc Henshall

Craft beer in North America is a relatively simple proposition. The term was created to differentiate mass-market American light lager, from the growing number of smaller brewers flying the flag for flavor, tradition, and relentless innovation. For the US, this made perfect sense; the market was dominated by three huge mega-corps that turned post-prohibition America into

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Posted in Articles, Culture | Tags: cask beer, Craft beer, definition, real ale | 13 Comments |

Is London brewing up a craft beer revolution or simply copying the USA?

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Marc Henshall

London’s craft brewing scene has exploded over the past few years. In-fact, the number of breweries inside the M25 has doubled over the past year or so. A very different picture to that of 2006, which saw just a handful of breweries left in London when Young’s vacated its brewery in Wandsworth for a partnership with

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Posted in Articles, Culture, Uncategorized | Tags: brewing, cask, Craft beer, keg, london, real ale, revolution | Leave a comment |

Is British beer warm & flat? – Cask vs Keg

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Marc Henshall

‘Warm & flat’ British beer is an interesting misconception, and a commonly asked question from North Americans. It is a myth, but it’s one that’s quite easy to see the origins of. British Beer is NOT warm, neither is it flat. However, many people from the US and Canada believe this to be the case. So where

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Posted in Articles, Culture, Uncategorized | Tags: cask, Craft beer, flat, is british beer warm, keg, myth, real ale | 4 Comments |

IPA (India Pale Ale) – An introduction to British & North American IPA’s

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Marc Henshall

IPA’s or India Pale Ales have been the focus of much press in recent years; mainly due to the revolutionary craft brewing scene in the US. The origins of this iconic beer style lay at the heart of the British Empire, and it was first brewed between 1780s and 1823 in London. India Pale Ale was the

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Posted in Learn, Uncategorized | Tags: ale, beer, beer history, beer styles, Bitter, Brew Dog, British Empire, burton-on-trent, Canada, Craft beer, Dog Fish Head, empire, Fullers, genre, Howe Sound, India Pale Ale, IPA, Meantime, Pale Ale, Phillips, R&B Brewing, real ale, Sierra Navada, Stone Brewing, Thornbridge, Trans Atlantic Brews, UK, USA England | Leave a comment |
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