2024 Trend Report: Alcohol Free Drinks link.medium.com/SrrhEGw1iJb

As recently speculated on social media and in the press, Buxton Brewery are indeed looking at all options to secure the future of the business. A combination of low consumer confidence, lack of business support from the government and post COVID… (1/2)

Congratulations to Round Corner Brewing for winning the International Keg Ale Trophy at International Brewing & Cider Awards 2024 for Drovers.

Confirming everything we already knew about this great beer.

Drinks writer Laura Hadland has been awarded CAMRA’s top campaigning award at the organisation’s Members’ Weekend, AGM, and Conference in Dundee beertoday.co.uk/2024/05/03/lau… #beer #beer news #pubs #pubs news #beer writing CAMRA @morrighani Portrait by @lilywaite_

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We have Good Chemistry Brewing at The Rake! Always a lunchtime treat.

Someone just jogged past my house . What an enthusiastic time to be out.

Cranachan-inspired stout sounds drool. Plus I used to know a girl called Pudding. Lovely she was. Wonder where she is now.

Look what's just arrived! Congratulations Adam Wells - it looks fantastic.

Lost half of the weight required to get me back into the healthy weight range, even though my physio sessions have now drawn to a close.

Happy with that. And the sun is shining. Yay.

Today we are FIVE YEARS OLD! Blimey. Instead of a regular feature, here's a note from our editor-in-chief Matthew Curtis reflecting on our first five years, and (fingers crossed) the next five too. Thank you for all your support so far folks!

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Unbelievably, in one day, my book - Perry: A Drinker’s Guide - is now officially ‘out’ and Cider Review is 3. I reflect on the wonder I found and find in aspirational cider and perry and the longer, wider story of varied drinks writing that led to today. cider-review.com/2024/05/01/per…

Can everyone submit more work to the British Guild of Beer Writers members' newsletter please, cos it turned out to be mainly me this month and it's embarrassing🫥

In the Great Watching of all the terrible Nick Cage films (and there are *so* many) Drive Angry surely deserves an extremely high ranking in the canon.

Just found out another of my teenage-years buddies is no longer with us. So I have to once again remind you all that there is always someone out there listening, always someone who cares.

Please reach out if you need to. samaritans.org/how-we-can-hel…

Diamond painting. Not very creative.

Coasters look nice though?

I'm talking vine nutrition, featuring Astley Vineyard in this month's Vineyard Magazine.
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Strangely, the library is actually the loudest place I've ever tried to work. So time to find a new home, and possibly a coffee.

Adam Wells Jack Toye Laura Hadland Beatrix Swanson Oh, and here's a handy link to see all the articles published in April 2024 :) Did you miss any?

cider-review.com/2024/04/

Looking back, April was a really exciting month as we not only had pieces from Adam Wells, Jack Toye & little ol’ me, but pieces from two brilliant experienced writers, but new-to-CR contributors Laura Hadland & Beatrix Swanson. It’s great to have more voices singing for cider