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2 weeks ago | 
stalbansreview.co.uk | Roger Protz
As reported in this paper, the former Rats Castle on Hatfield Road shut for a few weeks for a major overhaul but has now reappeared as the Old Toll House. And the Sun Inn in Lemsford, an ancient coaching inn that closed last autumn, has also reopened to serve the local villagers and visitors. The Rats, as it was known for short, has a fascinating history.
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2 weeks ago | 
hertsad.co.uk | Roger Protz
As reported in this paper, the former Rats Castle on Hatfield Road shut for a few weeks for a major overhaul but has now reappeared as the Old Toll House. And the Sun Inn in Lemsford, an ancient coaching inn that closed last autumn, has also reopened to serve the local villagers and visitors. The Rats, as it was known for short, has a fascinating history.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Roger Protz
My colleague Ken Don, who has died aged 80, was a passionate real ale brewer who played a key role in saving Maris Otter, considered the finest variety of malting barley. He spent most of his career at the Young’s Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, south London, where the ruling Young family was committed to cask-conditioned beer. Ken was born in Alloa, in Clackmannanshire, the son of Ian Don, who worked in a local glass factory, and his wife, Margaret (nee Cook).
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3 weeks ago | 
wb.camra.org.uk | Roger Protz
1 minute ago I arrived at Round Corner Brewing in Melton Mowbray on the day another small independent brewery had pulled down the shutters. Northern Alchemy in Newcastle said it had called in the administrators as it was overwhelmed by the rising costs of making beer. It’s a sadly familiar story and I wondered whether Round Corner would still be operating in the town’s historic cattle market.
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3 weeks ago | 
beerrepublic.ie | Roger Protz
Martyn Cornell, the beer writer and acclaimed historian of brewing, has died suddenly at the age of 72 on the eve of the publication of his major study of the history of porter and stout. (He is pictured above, left in cap, with his brother Dave who runs the Poppyland Brewery in Norfolk.)Martyn had an international audience for his work. His books Beer: the Story of the Pint and Amber, Gold and Black, were translated into Italian, German, Danish and Spanish.
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3 weeks ago | 
thedrinksbusiness.com | Roger Protz
Award winning beer writer and author Roger Protz reveals why he had time for Young’s beer and why this will no longer be the case. My long love affair with Young’s beer has ended on a sad note with the news that Ken Don, the former head brewer, has died aged 80 while the cask ales he fashioned are heading to a town with quite different traditions and heritage.
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3 weeks ago | 
wb.camra.org.uk | Roger Protz
1 minute ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description Martyn Cornell, beer writer and acclaimed brewing historian, has died suddenly at the age of 72 on the eve of the publication of his major study of the history of porter and stout. Martyn had an international audience for his work. His books Beer: The Story of the Pint and Amber, Gold and Black, were translated into Italian, German, Danish and Spanish.
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3 weeks ago | 
camra.org.uk | Roger Protz
Ken Don, who has died aged 80, was a passionate brewer of traditional beer who also played an important role in saving Maris Otter, considered the finest British malting barley. He spent most of his career at Young’s, the revered brewery in Wandsworth, South London, which kept the flag flying for cask beer at a time when the industry was switching to keg and lager. Ken did his “pupillage” – apprenticeship – at Ind Coope’s brewery in Alloa where Skol lager was produced.
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3 weeks ago | 
beerrepublic.ie | Roger Protz
Ken Don, who has died aged 80, was a passionate brewer of traditional beer who also played an important role in saving Maris Otter, considered the finest British malting barley. He spent most of career at Young’s, the revered brewery in Wandsworth, South London, which kept the flag flying for cask ale at a time when the industry was switching to keg beer and lager. Ken did his “pupillage” – apprenticeship – at Ind Coope’s brewery in Alloa where Skol lager was produced.
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4 weeks ago | 
wb.camra.org.uk | Roger Protz
3 minutes ago Ken Don, who has died aged 80, was a passionate brewer of traditional beer who also played an important role in saving Maris Otter, considered the finest British malting barley. He spent most of career at Young’s, the revered brewery in Wandsworth, South London, which kept the flag flying for cask ale at a time when the industry was switching to keg beer and lager.
