Pint by the River: McColl’s Petite, 4.1%
Ben McCormick takes a sip from a can, and is instantly transported to Flanders. Magnificent things, our senses. Each one...
9th June 2020
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Pint by the River: 20th Century Pub
20th Century Pub: From Beer House to Booze Bunker by Jessica Boak & Ray Bailey (The Homewood Press, paperback, 256...3rd October 2017
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Pint by the River: New year, new beer
It seems that January rather ran away with us. We've been overwhelmed with high-calibre content of late: that in mind,...13th February 2016
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Pint by the River: lager lager lager...
Words and pictures: Roger Clapham Almost twenty years ago, the British public did something they do less frequently these days,...31st August 2015
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Pint by the River: a springtime selection
Words and picture by Roger Clapham. At the risk of sounding like a half-arsed politician, it seems the fabled “green...14th April 2015
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Shadows and Reflections - Ben McCormick
Shadows and Reflections: the annual collection of postings where Caught by the River’s ever-reliable contributors and friends old and new...11th December 2014
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Pint by the River - Indy Man Beer Con
Words by Ben McCormick A little over two years ago, the people partly responsible for dragging the Manchester beer scene...19th September 2014
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Pint by the River Taff - Otley Brewing
By Roger Clapham. So it was another trip to Wales for me the other weekend, and that meant more Welsh...2nd September 2014
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Pint by the River Irwell
Simply perfect: First Chop brewery team up with Good Measure clothing to produce a special run of single hop craft...23rd July 2014
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Pint by the River - Brew Britannia
Brew Britannia: The Strange Rebirth of British Beer by Jessica Boak and Ray Bailey. (Aurum Press, June 2014). Review by...15th July 2014
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Pint by the River – Brew by Numbers 03/03 Traditional Porter
By Ben McCormick Magnus Magnusson would not approve. And I can’t put my finger on quite why either, but I’ve...24th June 2014
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Pint By The River - Brewdog V The World
If you're a beer drinker, you're bound to have an opinion on Brewdog. They famously had a spat with CAMRA...4th May 2014
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Pint by the River: Blackness…
by Roger Clapham It's complete darkness every morning when I get up these days, and similarly black when I come...17th January 2014
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Shadows and Reflections – Ben McCormick
In which, as the year comes to its end, our friends and collaborators look back and share their moments: As...14th December 2013
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Pint by the River
The best little brewery in South Wales… By Roger Clapham Good beer is increasingly easy to come by in Britain...31st August 2013
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Pint by the River – Kitchen Garden Brewery Traditional Ale – 3.4%
Drank by Ben McCormick. Something about the sign leaning against a tree outside the shut gate told me I'd come...11th August 2013
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Pint by the River: The simple pleasures of pale ale
By Roger Clapham Lately, I’m sorry to say that I’ve become incredibly bored by the craft brewer’s favourite beer, the...23rd May 2013
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Pint by the River - A Crafty Ale
by Ben McCormick As barometers go, it’s a fairly reliable one that you can pretty much guarantee once something happens...21st February 2013