Mine's a Pint - Winter 2019

From the Editor
Welcome to the latest issue of Mine’s a Pint.
After 13 years and over 50 issues I’m handing
over the reins to… well, I don’t know yet.
Maybe you?
It’s been tremendously satisfying for me and all
our contributors to be able to look back and
say “We did that”. Reading’s beer scene has
improved so much over the last decade and
a bit, and it’s been great fun to report on the
changes. I hope we’ve kept you entertained and
informed over the years, and that you continue
to enjoy reading the magazine.
Looking forward, I hope that a volunteer
comes forward to take the magazine and make
it even better. I’ll have that eager anticipation of
picking up the new issue and finding out what’s
inside. And I’ll be proud to have been a part of
it. I hope you will be too.
Here’s to real ale, and quality beer in all its
forms. Here’s to the Great British Pub. And
here’s to Mine’s a Pint and its loyal readers.
Thank you all, it’s been great!
Cheers!
Phil Gill
Editor, Mine’s a Pint
editor@readingcamra.org.uk
Contents
Branch Diary & Contacts: 3
From the Editor: 5
Pub News: 6 & 7
Gala Awards Evening: 9
Brewery News: 10 & 11
Small Beer: 12 & 13
Double-Barrelled Brewery: 15 - 19
Behind The Bar - The Retreat: 20
Beer Scoring: 22 & 23
The Promotion of
Lager in the UK: 25 - 27
Join CAMRA: 28 & 29
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