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First edition in 1974. The content of the Guide is decided upon by volunteers in CAMRA's local branches. [2] Throughout the preceding year, CAMRA members anonymously rate the quality of the cellarmanship of beer in venues using CAMRA's National Beer Scoring System (NBSS) through either WhatPub or the Good Beer Guide app. [3] These scores are then reviewed by local volunteers in the spring, who ...
Cask conditioned ale remains popular within the UK, particularly in traditional pubs. In 2019, 420 million pints were sold in the UK, 13.5% of total pint sales. [3] Described as 'Britain's National Drink', cask ale's 'Britishness' is an important factor in its promotion and consumption. [4]
CAMRA members may join the CAMRA Members' Investment Club which, since 1989, has invested in real ale breweries and pub chains. [20] As of January 2021 the club had over 3,000 members and owned investments worth over £17 million. Although all investors must be CAMRA members, [21] the CAMRA Members' Investment Club is not part of CAMRA Ltd.
A consumer organisation, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), was founded in 1971 to protect unpressurised beer. The group devised the term real ale to differentiate between beer served from the cask and beer served under pressure and to differentiate both from lager. "Ale" now meant a top-fermented beer, not an unhopped beer. CAMRA was to become ...
The National Inventory was begun by (and was maintained by) the Campaign for Real Ale as part of that organisation's mission to protect Britain's pub heritage as well as good beer. CAMRA is an independent, voluntary , consumer organisation based in the UK whose main aims are promoting live beer ( real ale ), cider and perry and thriving pubs ...
This is a partial list of breweries in England. Beer in England pre-dates other alcoholic drinks produced in England , and has been brewed continuously since prehistoric times. [ 1 ] As a beer brewing country , England is known for its top fermented cask beer (also called real ale ) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than ...
A year later CAMRA announced that 'Micropubs leading the way for better beer as new research shows 70% of pubs now serve real ale'. There being 53,444 pubs in the UK, of which 37,356 serve real ale. [12] Much of the growth in microbreweries can be put down to reductions in Excise Duty, an idea which began in 2002. Currently, a single producer ...
The North TransPennine Ale Trail from Stalybridge to Batley features 9 Real Ale pubs, all of which located within short walking distance from the stations. [10] This trail was featured on the BBC2 programme, Oz and James Drink to Britain. In 2013 the trail impacted national headlines after the trail was hijacked by stag/hen dos and people in ...