Adam Croft

Another excellent beer-filled weekend. On Saturday, Jo and I visited the inaugural Harpenden Beer Festival. The festival proved to be extremely popular throughout the weekend with a fantastic array of beers kept in fine condition. Jo, who has recently started drinking bitter shandies after years of protesting a dislike of beer, did me proud and [...]

Just a quick update (before I pop down the pub!). I received an email from Andrea Briers, the CAMRA Regional Director for East Anglia, confirming my position as the new Regional Young Members’ Coordinator. Very excited — going to have to do a lot of research over the weekend which is already filled with family [...]

As my girlfriend has just completed her university degree, we decided to take a few days away in order to relax and unwind. We decided to visit the Peak District — a part of the country we’ve always wanted to see. Of course, it would give me the chance to sample some more beers, too! [...]

The biggest beer-related news stories over the past few days focus on the current downward trend in lager sales and the surge in popularity for real ale. On Sunday, The Mirror ran a story about Castlemaine XXX being withdrawn from sale in the UK. This followed an article from The Publican on Friday which told [...]

After taking down the previous (unused) blog a little while ago, I’ve since decided to relaunch the blog complete with a new look and focus. I’m going to be focusing on beer-related topics. As you may or may not be aware, I’m quite heavily involved with my local branch of CAMRA. I’ve been toying with [...]