Traditional is the keyword this week, with the original lager beer, Pilsener, coming into the spotlight along with an interview with the ever-pleasant Jack Verhoek of the CBK - the Central Brewery Office - in the Netherlands. Our quick tastings are traditional English ales. And our "try before you die" is a traditional family micro brewery from Hartlepool.

A brand new year, and brand new beer, as we welcome the return of the worlds favourite beer podcast! We start the year gently, with a new set of beer festivals, a selection of lighter ales in quick tastings, a look at the rather pleasant Timothy Talyor's brewery, and cover the health benefits of stouts. (Yes, really!) As always, there's news, drinker diary, and "Try Before You Die".

A bumper festival edition! More news! More articles! More beer! We explain why beer is better than wine, discuss Black Sheep Brewery, have an exclusive interview with John Grogan MP. There's a seasonal quick tastings, and a very festival "Try Before You Die" section.

The news is really hotting up at the moment, with rants and accusations about the price of beer in supermarkets. (We try to sit on the fence!) The winner of BII NITA are announced. We put some traditional english ales under the microscope in quick tastings, and find a beer that's like London Pride, but turned up to 11, in our now famous "Try Before You Die" section.

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