Thornbridge started life as a tiny brewery in a barn, however now the company is in possession of a string of pubs, a range of award-winning beers, a £10m turnover and a growing reputation. Susanna Forbes meets founder Jim Harrison to talk tactics

Ben McFarland wins Beer Writer of the Year

Ilkley Brewery and Harrogate chef draw up beer and food-pairing chart

Will Beckett heads to the biker-metal-‘n’-goth institution, the Intrepid Fox, and rounds up a hardcore, tattooed panel to taste hardcore, high-strength beers. And yes, he is wearing a cardigan…

In the first of his new series of features aimed at helping you to improve your beer offering, Ben McFarland gives you the dos and don’ts of how to put together a balanced list

British pubs might be fighting for survival, but the beer scene is alive and kicking. With ever more inventive brews leading to ever more exciting food matching ideas, Susanna Forbes talks to five brewers making waves here and across the pond