Campaign for Real Ale
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Oct 19, 2026
Jeffrey HouseGUEST
And, uh, when I was traveling to Berkeley, I saw all the beer stacked up high, and I said, "I've never seen so much beer in my life.
Jeffrey HouseGUEST
Perhaps we should be importing British beer." Uh, 'cause that was the time of the Campaign for Real Ale over there, and all the small breweries were, uh, being supported.
Jeffrey HouseGUEST
The large, big breweries, they, they thought were producing insipid pasteurized beers, and they weren't as good as the cask-conditioned beers.
Jeffrey HouseGUEST
And so you got a better crowd, better-looking ladies, and nicer pubs, so you went to those places.
DazHOST
Yeah.
DazHOST
Uh, CAMRA have called the decision an absolute disgrace.
DazHOST
Um, yeah, I mean, B- I've been down there, Burton on Trent.
DazHOST
It's a-
MattHOST
Okay, it's homogenized beer anyway, but that's a different matter.
EltonHOST
And, and, um, Fuller's won Camra, one of the first businesses to win Camra Champion Beer awards for all three-
MattHOST
Yeah
EltonHOST
... of their beers, right? With the-
EltonHOST
...
EltonHOST
I've said it, Chiswick, Chiswick Best, ESB, and, and London Pride.
EltonHOST
There's a real art to, to cask management and, and Camra and the number of pubs you get it wrong.
EltonHOST
And-
JimboHOST
Derby Heritage Beer Festival, this takes place between the 14th and 17th of October, takes place at Derby Market Hall with more than 100, uh, cask ales, keg beers, ciders, and perries to choose from.
JimboHOST
Uh, I believe that is a CAMRA event as well.
JimboHOST
Uh, next, the Weymouth Oktoberfest, uh, Festival, which obviously is, uh, down in Dorset to the 16th to the 17th of October.
JimboHOST
Camra's Seaside Beer Festival returns, showcasing more than 50 cask ales.
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JimboHOST
Anyway...
Liam GluglagerCORRESPONDENT
[upbeat music] Welcome to Brews Round, a roundup of the news in the world of beer.
JimboHOST
Four pubs from across England have been named as finalists for CAMRA's National Pub of the Year 2026.
JimboHOST
Battling it out for the prestigious title are the Turk's Head in St. Helens, Merseyside, The Countryman's Inn in Hunton, North Yorkshire, The Cockpit in Chislehurst, London, and the Tamworth Tap in Staffordshire.
Expat AndyHOST
The colors, despite everything that's happened to this building since, are still vivid.
Expat AndyHOST
Camera describes it as probably the largest W.B. Simpson tile panel surviving in any London pub.
Expat AndyHOST
You need to see this panel.
Expat AndyHOST
I'm telling you, people, go see it.
Expat AndyHOST
Peckham is a neighborhood where Victorian art, Shakespeare, William Blake, pioneer in transport, and remarkable pubs occupy the same few streets.
Expat AndyHOST
A neighborhood held together by people who refuse to let their community lose what made it distinctive.
Expat AndyHOST
That's why Camera has recognized this unassuming boozer as a one-star historic pub interior on its national inventory of historic pub interiors.
Expat AndyHOST
On the strength of its tiling alone.
JimboHOST
Popular brands including Hobgoblin, McEwans and Brooklyn will remain in its range, but the future of beers such as Marston's Pedigree, Bass, Wainwright and Old Empire IPA remains uncertain as the company looks for new homes for some of its traditional ales.
JimboHOST
The announcement has sparked anger among beer campaigners, with Camra calling it an absolute disgrace and another blow to Britain's brewing heritage.
JimboHOST
Carlsberg has already closed several historic breweries including Witchwood, Ringwood and Banks, despite previously investing £6 million in the Burton site.
JimboHOST
The company says it will support affected workers and explore opportunities for smaller beer brands to continue under new ownership.
Ria WindcallerHOST
Yeah.
Ria WindcallerHOST
Well, let, let's also share too, y- you write for CAMRA.
MartinGUEST
Yeah.
Ria WindcallerHOST
Uh, the Campaign for-
DavePANELIST
My, my Tamworth fact.
DavePANELIST
So apart from the fact that Tamworth has got the, uh, the best pub in the country, as voted by the, uh, the, the luminaries of CAMRA, um, the RNLI tins that you see, the collection tins that you see on the bars around the pubs and clubs of Tamworth, uh, they go to fund, um, a lifeboat called the Vision of Tamworth, which serves the good people of Barrow.
DavePANELIST
It's one of our inland rescue boats.
DavePANELIST
Uh, I think I've got that right.
MartinHOST
Um, so we're gonna go onto a bit about judging.
MartinHOST
You've, you've, you've judged competitions including the World Beer Cup, World Beer Awards, uh, you know, SI- SIBA and CAMRA competitions as well.
MartinHOST
How, how did you go from learning about beer to becoming a, a beer judge, and what's that route that you take?
Natalya WatsonGUEST
I really appreciate you asking this question, because I really like giving this answer.
Natalya WatsonGUEST
And then you build your confidence as you come back.
Natalya WatsonGUEST
So if you're interested in judging, often SIBA competitions are a great place to start.
Natalya WatsonGUEST
CAMRA competitions are a great place to start.
Natalya WatsonGUEST
With something like World Beer Cup, you do need three letters of reference.
Tristan StephensonHOST
to say.
Tristan StephensonHOST
Anyway, Camera redacted the award.
Tristan StephensonHOST
They pulled it back.
Tristan StephensonHOST
And I think maybe it then got re-awarded after there was a lot of uproar.
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