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Cask over the water …controversy across the Atlantic
By: Roger Putman
01/07/2016
Cask conditioned beer is one of the oldest methods of presenting beer for sale and it is also the most straight forward. Ancient Sumerians and some modern Africans sit around a communal pot drinking it through a long straw but in 2016, Trading Standards and Environmental Health might take a dim view of that!
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Draught beer quality
By: David Quain, James Mallett
01/07/2016
George Orwell – the revered author of Animal Farm and 1984 – liked beer and pubs. In his 1946 essay, he described his fi ctional ‘favourite publichouse, the Moon Under Water’. Not surprisingly, his wish list for what a pub should and shouldn’t be only connects partly with today’s world.
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The dishwasher and the pint glass
By: Aaron Golston
01/07/2016
When a patron sits down at the bar and orders a pint, the aromas of their beer should be the only thing present. There should be no odours or taints present from the glassware as it will be detrimental to the patron’s experience.
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Taste the nature - A visit to Cornish Orchards
By: Simon Jackson
01/07/2016
Not only could one taste the nature at this stunningly beautiful Cornish farm – it was positively in the air! Whatever the weather South Cornwall is always a wonderful area to visit, but when the first proper hints of summer arrive it must be one of the best spots of all.
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Southern crop reports (part 1)
By: Doug Donelan, Jack King, Trevor Perryman
01/07/2016
From around the Southern Hemisphere, here are annual summaries of malting barley and hop crops from Australia, and New Zealand.
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Rerum cognoscere causas (to know the causes of things)
By: Shane McNamara
01/07/2016
April 21-23 saw the Young Scientists Symposium (YSS) at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, California. In the words of Professor Charlie Bamforth “…the delegates would not only have the opportunity of outstanding amenities for a meeting but would also be able to “drink-in” a location that is truly spectacular when it comes to doing things right.”