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In Brief...
The recently-published book Brewers of Hertfordshire
lists the brewers and breweries of Hertfordshire
(including Barnet since that was in Herts.
until the 1960s), and locations just across its border,
since some breweries had tied estates that straddled
the boundary. There is a general index, plus indexes of
'Places' & 'Public Houses'. Additionally, the entries for
individual breweries often include tables of their pub
estates at various times, plus plans and photographs.
Altogether, this is a comprehensive picture of Hertfordshire
brewing over the centuries. BREWERS OF HERTFORDSHIRE
by A. Whitaker, University of Hertfordshire
Press, 23 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 300 pages, £12.99. ISBN:
0954218973. Colin 'Inky' Hills, Enfield and Barnet Branch
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As a member of CAMRA (The Campaign for Real
Ale) for a number of years, your editor's eye
was caught by an item in the E-government
Bulletin edited by Dan Jellinek. Is the government
acting to settle arguments about the 'full pint' or
planning to reduce duty on beer to bring us in line with
European neighbours? Unfortunately neither, but it's not
all bad news. In this case CAMRA is an acronym for
Coastal and Marine Resource Atlas, an interactive web
site that draws together maps and wildlife data covering
the entire coastline of Great Britain for the first time.
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The winner this year of the London Drinker Beer &
Cider Festival beer of the festival was Dark Star’s
Hophead, which is from Ansty in West Sussex. The
brewer is Rob Jones who is the former brewer and
partner of Pitfield Brewery. The beer is light and hoppy
and at 3.8% ABV, makes an excellent session beer. The runner
up was Fuller's London Porter, the mild award went to
Waveney East Coast (Norfolk) and the cider/perry award
to Jean Nowell Rum Barrel.
Reproduced from the Full Pint, Issue 35.
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