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Tim Hampson

@beerhero

Editor: What’s Brewing & BEER. Author: World Beer, Haynes Beer Manual, 101 Beer Days Out, Whisky Manual, The Beer Book, London's Best Pubs

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Joined May 2009
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Women’s brew day returns with sustainability focus wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/14/w…
Women’s brew day returns with sustainability focus

Women’s brew day returns with sustainability focus

Women On Tap CIC International Women's Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) will be back in 2027 with the Unite Sustain theme. The campaign brings together...

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One pub a day shuts wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/12/o…
One pub a day shuts

One pub a day shuts

Approximately one pub a day will have closed by the end of 2026, according to the latest figures from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The...

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Lion roars again thanks to generous locals wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/05/l…
Lion roars again thanks to generous locals

Lion roars again thanks to generous locals

The village of Upper Basildon, Berkshire raised a staggering £450,000 to help new owners buy its local, the Red Lion, from pubco Stonegate. The commun...

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Bright young things wb.camra.org.uk/2026/09/30/b…
Bright young things

Bright young things

People are drinking less. But don’t just take my word for it, there’s plenty of data to back it up. According to a report published by the BBC in Janu...

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Cask weekender at The Mildmay Club, Stoke Newington this weekend, open until 9pm tonight. Everyone welcome! Great selection of cask ales available in members bar and upstairs bar. Brilliant day yesterday sampling all the amazing beers. #caskale #festival #caskweekender
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Image from CAMRANorthLondon (@NLondonCAMRA)
Image from CAMRANorthLondon (@NLondonCAMRA)
Image from CAMRANorthLondon (@NLondonCAMRA)
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Howzat for a Vintage return? wb.camra.org.uk/2026/09/28/h…
Howzat for a Vintage return?

Howzat for a Vintage return?

The launch of the latest Fuller’s Vintage Ale is one of the great beer moments of the year. Beer lovers await the new vintage with all the pent-up exc...

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Where are all the women? wb.camra.org.uk/2026/09/06/w…
Where are all the women?

Where are all the women?

One of the highlights of Sheffield CAMRA’s Steel City Beer Festival 2026 (SCBF50) promises to be a tutored beer tasting and discussion by Women On Tap...

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Who will be our next champion brewer? wb.camra.org.uk/2026/09/03/w…
Who will be our next champion brewer?

Who will be our next champion brewer?

Nominations are open for the fiercely independent Champion Beer of Britian 2028 CAMRA competition – and members are invited to have their say on which...

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Manchester loses the Pev matriarch wb.camra.org.uk/2026/08/11/m…
Manchester loses the Pev matriarch

Manchester loses the Pev matriarch

The Peveril of the Peak (pictured) has lost its matriarch and Manchester one of its great characters. Nancy Swanick, landlady of the Grade II-listed p...

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Where do you stand on white label beer? wb.camra.org.uk/2026/07/15/w…
Where do you stand on white label beer?

Where do you stand on white label beer?

CAMRA’s recent campaign to take on multinational beer masquerading as local craft is not only admirable but brave in its scope. Yes, most of us know t...

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How brewing is meeting the climate challenge wb.camra.org.uk/2026/07/14/h…
How brewing is meeting the climate challenge

How brewing is meeting the climate challenge

I’ve been tracking how breweries are making themselves more sustainable for five years. In 2021, it was already pretty standard for brewers to send th...

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Brewer backs road race anniversary wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/26/b…
Brewer backs road race anniversary

Brewer backs road race anniversary

Hook Norton is supporting the 40th anniversary of the Hooky Six Mile Road Race on Saturday 2 August. First held in 1986 by a handful of pioneering mem...

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Six of the best secures mild crown wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/08/s…
Six of the best secures mild crown

Six of the best secures mild crown

The Cask and Apple pub in Craig y Don, Llandudno is Abercolwyn CAMRA branch’s Mild Pub of the Year 2026. Run by John and Sharon Sumbland, the pub show...

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Beer Day Britain 2026 – say Cheers to Beer wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/04/b…
Beer Day Britain 2026 – say Cheers to Beer

Beer Day Britain 2026 – say Cheers to Beer

Beer Day Britain, the UK's annual national beer day happens on 15 June 2026 (and in Northern Ireland as Beer Day Northern Ireland). This year is the e...

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Is AI leaving a bad taste? wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/10/i…
Is AI leaving a bad taste?

Is AI leaving a bad taste?

Standing at the bar in Sheffield’s Rutland Arms, I scan the beer list before deciding what to order. Settling on a pint of pale ale from Derbyshire’s...

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Branch celebrates half century with 50-pub ale trail wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/05/b…
Branch celebrates half century with 50-pub ale trail

Branch celebrates half century with 50-pub ale trail

As part of the West Dorset’s branch’s 50th anniversary celebrations, a local ale trail was launched in early April which is encouraging people to visi...

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Members’ Weekend 2026 round up – marketing for growth wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/03/m…
Members’ Weekend 2026 round up – marketing for growth

Members’ Weekend 2026 round up – marketing for growth

What’s Brewing is highlighting key moments from Members’ Weekend 2026, in St Albans. Watch commercial director Dean Barrett lay out CAMRA’s marketing...

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‘Extraordinary’ women’s brew day growth wb.camra.org.uk/2026/06/02/e…
‘Extraordinary’ women’s brew day growth

‘Extraordinary’ women’s brew day growth

Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) delivered its biggest year yet with 88 brew days across the UK and abroad, bringing together 1,153 participants...

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Tring Toad tapped in Stranger’s bar wb.camra.org.uk/2026/05/27/t…
Tring Toad tapped in Strangers' Bar

Tring Toad tapped in Strangers' Bar

One of Hertfordshire’s best-selling beers has been served at Strangers’ Bar in the Houses of Parliament, with MPs raising glasses to the local brew. S...

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Brewer to open shipping container taproom wb.camra.org.uk/2026/05/13/b…
Brewer to open shipping container taproom

Brewer to open shipping container taproom

Derbyshire brewer Buxton is opening a new taproom at Bustler’s upcoming St James Yard development in Derby city centre. Dubbed Dukes, the venue will b...

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