Courage’s 1960s modernist pub building frenzy
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Courage built a lot of new pubs in the period of economic rejuvenation after World War II, as documented in a volume held at Bristol’s central library. A few weeks ago a special exhibition was laid on at the library on the subject of beer and pubs. Items from the reference collection were put on […] Courage’s 1960s modernist pub building frenzy originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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News, nuggets and longreads 8 February 2025: The Brutalist
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6d ago
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time we’ve got brewery revivals, ancient ales, Cleveleys, and more. First, a couple of bits of news: We’d lost track of what was going on at Burton Bridge Brewery, and with Emma Cole and Al Wall who we used to […] News, nuggets and longreads 8 February 2025: The Brutalist originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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Two decades in pursuit of perfect pints of ESB
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1w ago
At a Fuller’s pub in West London on Friday night we drank perfect ESB – one of life’s greatest pleasures. Despite takeovers (Fuller’s is part of Asahi these days) there’s a definite romance about its beers. When we first started to take a serious interest in beer, back in the mid noughties, ESB had a […] Two decades in pursuit of perfect pints of ESB originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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News, nuggets and longreads 1 February 2025: The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
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1w ago
Every Saturday we round-up the most interesting writing about beer from the past week. This time we’ve got French ale, perfect pubs and yodelling. First, another bit of data that suggests largish regional brewers are kind of doing OK despite the general air of doom around hospitality and brewing. Butcombe, one of our local breweries, […] News, nuggets and longreads 1 February 2025: The Life and Loves of a She-Devil originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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The Session January 2025: the best thing in beer since 2018
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2w ago
What’s the best thing to happen in beer since 2018? asks Alan McLeod, attempting to relaunch The Session. For us, it’s the genuine, meaningful resurrection of traditional beer styles. For years, the predicted revival of mild, stout and porter felt like wishful thinking. Sure, you could find those styles if you knew where to look, […] The Session January 2025: the best thing in beer since 2018 originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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Three pubs to visit before you die
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2w ago
If your demise was scheduled and you had time to make visits to three pubs, which would they be? This was the ridiculous high-stakes thought exercise we conducted on our return visit to The Barrels in Hereford on Saturday night. It was prompted by our wondering whether The Barrels might be (Martin Taylor style) a […] Three pubs to visit before you die originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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News, nuggets and longreads 25 January 2025: Ghost World
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2w ago
Every Saturday we share our favourite beer-related reading from the past week. This time we’ve got Kellerbier, booze-free beer, and pub renovations. First, more stats on the health of the hospitality trade in the closing weeks of 2024, via CGA: pubs in particular saw a 4.7% growth in sales compared to the same period in […] News, nuggets and longreads 25 January 2025: Ghost World originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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The ongoing demise of pub grub
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3w ago
“Can you recommend a pub near Bristol Temple Meads with good food?” Err, actually, we’re not sure we can – which is quite strange, really. A decade ago, it felt as if most pubs offered food, and a common grumble was that all pubs had become gastropubs. Our 2017 book 20th Century Pub has a […] The ongoing demise of pub grub originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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News, nuggets and longreads 18 January 2025: The Fifth Element
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3w ago
Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the preceding 7 days. This time we’ve got Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, and double Poland. First, some interesting numbers from pub company Fuller’s for trade in December and January, via Darren Norbury at Beer Today:  Like-for-like sales at pub company Fuller’s for the 41 weeks to […] News, nuggets and longreads 18 January 2025: The Fifth Element originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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Punks, pool and arty postcards – crawling the pubs of Easton
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We spent Saturday night exploring the pubs of Easton in Bristol, revisiting some we’ve not been to for a while, and one completely new to us. Easton is a couple of neighbourhoods across from ours. It’s got a reputation for alternative culture – anarchists, punks, hippies and graffiti. But, like most places in Bristol, it’s […] Punks, pool and arty postcards – crawling the pubs of Easton originally posted at Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog ..read more
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