Author: Tim Hampson

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  British Hops to Take on US Market

  May 5, 2015 - Tim Hampson Not only does he believe that hops are the rock stars of the beer world, but James Arkell, master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers and chairman of the 170-year-old family-owned Arkell’s brewery in Wiltshire, England, goes one step further, saying “they add romance to beer.” While the acreage for hops grown in the United... View Article
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  Pubs - Sidebars

  Getting a Handle on the English Pub

  September 1, 2000 - Tim Hampson Opening hours: Pubs used to shut tight in the afternoons but the law has been changed in recent years. Pubs can now open from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Sunday hours are 12 noon to 10:30 p.m. But publicans may choose to close to suit the demand of individual houses. While most... View Article
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  Full Pints - Pubs

  The Fate of The English Pub

  September 1, 2000 - Tim Hampson Other countries have bars, cafes and bier kellers. Only the English have the public house⎯pub for short⎯an institution so unique and indefinable that it can never be faithfully uprooted and transferred elsewhere. But while the English pub is alive and well, the industry is in the middle of change, transformed by social, economic and political... View Article