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Brand names of lagers

Lager arrives after WW II

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Andrew

Still on the hiatus from blogging (is nearly three years still a hiatus?), there’s some great stuff being blogged about the origins of the lager boom in the UK. From the ever-excellent ‘Shut up about Barclay Perkins’: “In 1947 there … Continue reading →

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Reassuringly tasteless

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Andrew

Lovely piece from SVT via Pete Brown about the taste – or otherwise of Stella Artois. http://petebrown.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-mischievous-swede-and-truth-about.html

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How about a history lesson with that lager?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Andrew

Nineteenth century lager (and brewing) moguls were not backwards in coming forwards about their own role in the greatness of their beers. Whether by design or association, the pioneers of the new scientific brewing from the 1850s onwards were men … Continue reading →

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