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Former Grocer journalist and Carlsberg PR, turning lager historian

Letters from home to satisfy a brewer’s thirst

I’ve been digging into Carlsberg history again – more specifically the letters from J.C. Jacobsen to his son Carl. As a young man Carl was packed off to travel the breweries of Europe for four years as part of his … Continue reading

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Lager carries the can for loutish behaviour

On busy streets, in the subways below and amid the tight, after-work squeeze on commuter trains, a menacing, befuddled and reeling regiment is on the attack. Its young members, emboldened by alcohol and loosely allied by behavior, are known as ”lager … Continue reading

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A lager review a week

Adrian Tierney-Jones, secretary of the British Guild of Beer Writers and Editor of the forthcoming ‘1001 Beers to drink before you die’ , has set himself the task of writing a review of lager every week. What a fine idea. … Continue reading

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