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Former Grocer journalist and Carlsberg PR, turning lager historian

Castlemaine XXXX to be withdrawn

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Andrew

A slump in demand from British drinkers has led to brewers calling time on Australian lager Castlemaine XXXX.

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Why is British lager so weak?

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Andrew

Ron Pattinson over at his fantastically named blog asks the question about why British lager is so weak . Here’s an excerpt, you can read the rest on Ron’s blog: “In accordance with the announcement made in the House of … Continue reading →

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Just Another Beer? Not to Those in Laos – NYTimes.com

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Andrew

Just Another Beer? Not to Those in Laos – NYTimes.com – Mozilla Firefox. And people wonder about the power of word of mouth when it comes to lager? Have a look at this story from the New York Times.

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