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Swan in here
6:06am Saturday 4th September 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON comes over all misty-eyed at a vintage York local
Take it outside!
1:23pm Saturday 28th August 2010
Gavin Aitchison looks at ten top beer gardens for whiling away the holiday weekend.
York alcohol licensing views sought
11:29am Thursday 26th August 2010
RESIDENTS and owners of bars, clubs, pubs and restaurants in York are being asked for their views on potential changes to the licensing system.
Will eagles dare?
1:14pm Saturday 21st August 2010
Gavin Aitchison gets a feeling of déjà-vu, as a city-centre pub tries once more to spread its wings.
Black Sheep Brewery scoops two top awards
7:56am Monday 16th August 2010
A BREWERY in North Yorkshire is celebrating success in The Great Taste Awards.
Ales from the riverside
12:28pm Saturday 14th August 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON quenches his thirst after a bike ride to Naburn.
White Bear pub in Stillington wins CAMRA accolade
7:49am Tuesday 10th August 2010
The licensees of the White Bear pub in Stillington are celebrating being named the Campaign For Real Ale’s York region Country Pub Of The Season.
Beers to bring back the beach
11:56am Saturday 7th August 2010
RICHARD CATTON suggests three international beers to summon up warmer times abroad.
The ghost with the most
10:51am Saturday 31st July 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON raises a glass to Yorkshire.
Cellars market
9:23am Saturday 24th July 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON visits Lendal Cellars in the calm after the storm of an invasion of football fans.
York Camra Ale Trail
2:38pm Saturday 17th July 2010
HAVE you picked up the trail yet? If not, you’d better move quickly for the hunting season has begun. York Camra’s 2010 Ale Trail is in full swing, with 24 urban and rural pubs for drinkers to track down and conquer – and it seems to be proving a hit.
Back for seconds
11:38am Saturday 10th July 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON returns to a village pub in the city centre for some World Cup action and a spot of grub.
Wold class beer
11:11am Saturday 3rd July 2010
BEAUTY is in the eye of the beer-holder.... and never more so than in this part of the world. The Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding, are home not only to some of Yorkshire’s best countryside but also some of its most appetising.
York branch of Camra launch York’s annual Ale Trail
1:53pm Friday 2nd July 2010
BEER drinkers in York have been set a summer challenge, in the shape of York’s annual Ale Trail.
Beck to the future
11:26am Saturday 26th June 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON happily finds a charming pub that is almost untouched by time at Beck Hole.
It’s ‘beer we go’ at football club
4:07pm Tuesday 22nd June 2010
THE third annual Bootham Crescent Beer Festival will take place in York next weekend.
Beer good for you – it’s official
11:41am Monday 21st June 2010
The healthy properties of beer when consumed in moderation are not well understood, according to a new report.
Don’t pass it by
7:01am Saturday 19th June 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON enjoys the beer and the fittings at a Victorian original.
Ruby Mild ale delivered to The Golden Ball pub
12:35pm Monday 14th June 2010
DRINKERS at The Press’s pub of the year can enjoy champion ale with their champion surroundings from tonight.
Three beers in The Three Tuns
2:25pm Saturday 12th June 2010
GAVIN AITCHISON visits a pub where three is the number, even down to a novel way of trying a pint.
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