I recently finished reading Pete Brown's Man Walks Into A Pub: A Sociable History of Beer, which is a good and quite humorous introduction to the history of beer in Great Britain. I'd recommend it to anyone taking an initial interest in the subject. I've followed up by starting Brown's next book, Three Sheets To The Wind: One Man's Quest For The Meaning Of Beer.
Since the start of lock-down in mid-March, I'm now brewing my fourth batch of home brew. I recently purchased Durden Park Beer Circle's Old British Beers and How to Make Them[1] book. I'm looking forward to trying out a few of the old recipes.
I am also worried about the potential closure of a couple of good pubs serving craft beer in my location. I even contacted the owner of my local to suggest I support him by buying beer directly to take home, but he said regulations prevent him and he didn't want to risk his licence. Hopefully they'll be able to open again soon.
I'm a homebrewer myself. Used to use home-made fly-sparging kit but have moved to BIAB because it's so much less cleanup and still gives great results.
I have a Saison coming towards the end of its fermentation at the moment, to be kegged soon. I know it's not 'real ale' that way ... I've had some good results bottling stouts in the past but the preparation and cleanup is so much more than kegging, and my attempts at emulating a cask have been poor.
Since the start of lock-down in mid-March, I'm now brewing my fourth batch of home brew. I recently purchased Durden Park Beer Circle's Old British Beers and How to Make Them[1] book. I'm looking forward to trying out a few of the old recipes.
I am also worried about the potential closure of a couple of good pubs serving craft beer in my location. I even contacted the owner of my local to suggest I support him by buying beer directly to take home, but he said regulations prevent him and he didn't want to risk his licence. Hopefully they'll be able to open again soon.
[1] https://durdenparkbeer.org.uk/