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Roger Protz

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Brewing enigma dies

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By Roger Protz
| CAMRA - the Campaign for Real Ale Verified
45 minutes ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description The death of Humphrey Smith at the age of 81 sees the passing of the controversial owner of Samuel Smith’s brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. He leaves a legacy of closed and shuttered pubs, and often appalling treatment of both his publicans and customers. But he had a strong belief in traditional brewing methods that included the Yorkshire square fermenting system.
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Cumbrian homecoming

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By Roger Protz
| CAMRA - the Campaign for Real Ale Verified
2 minutes ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description Jennings brewery is back yam – that’s Cumbrian dialect for back home. The last weekend in June saw Jenningsfest, a celebration that marked the rescue of the brewery in Cockermouth and proof that it’s been saved for the local community.
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Comment: Rob Jones, craft beer pioneer

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By Roger Protz
| beerrepublic.ie
Rob Jones, who has died aged 69, had a remarkable career that helped put small independent breweries in the spotlight, challenging the power of big regional and national companies. Rob, famous for his Dark Star Brewery and its well-hopped ales, came to prominence at the dawn of the micro-brewery revolution when his Dark Star old ale (5 per cent) won the prestigious Champion Beer of Britain competition in 1987– the first micro-brewery to win the award.
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