Editorial

Inn Doctor is now giving you a platform to exchange all your unwanted, branded glassware. Licensees often find themselves in a position of having redundant collections of glasses, which is no longer of any use to their premises due to de-listing a product at their bar. Free up space in your cellar, recycle them...
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Us fellow geeks at Inn Doctor have become aware that we are having increased numbers of readers from around the world. Given that beer is the universal drink around the globe we are not surprised that people are surfing the net looking for information about their favourite tipple. There are probably a lot more different...
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With the World Cup about to kick off there is great potential to make some good profit for our pub businesses. Despite Tesco and Asda bashing out canned beer at below – cost prices there still might be money to be made by us lesser souls who run pubs for a living. Ensuring your beer...
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Well it is nice to know someone is reading these pages. CAMRA has launched its’ Mild in May campaign to help promote cask mild beer. We heartily endorse this campaign as we have highlighted the demise of mild ourselves. Remember this article, Mild an old man’s drink? I personally think mild is a great session...
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Wrote this before I realised it had already been covered,“Cask breather or Aspirator ” but never mind. The debate about using co2 as a top pressure on cask ale seems to polarize most drinkers. From a technical point of view and speaking as a technician of 40 years standing, I see the advantage of supplying...
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Well I ask this question,  because not for the first time, I have come unstuck whilst having a pint of local brew. First and foremost I enjoy cask beer or real ale, whatever you want to call it. If I visit a pub or bar and there is some on the bar I will...
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Some old habits die hard as they say. Since writing the odd article for Inn Doctor, odd perhaps being a good word to describe my humble offerings, I have become more aware of just what goes on behind the bar. I’m not referring to any inappropriate behaviour by the bar staff you understand, but...
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The extremely cold weather is likely to be with us for some time to come. So there are a couple of important items for you, the landlord to be aware of, that might affect your safety and your profits. 1.Keep a close eye on your remote cooler during the freeze. In particular if you...
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The growth in wine sales in the Uk is enormous. Gone are the days when having the odd bottle of Blue Nun or Bulls Blood on sale was enough to satisfy the great British drinker. The popularity and consumption of wine has grown enormously both in home and retail markets. The impact of this...
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There used to be a tradition amongst brewers of brewing cask Winter Ales especially for the Christmas market. One springs to mind that I remember was brewed by Walkers Brewery. It was called Winter Warmer. I recollect that it was great stuff, almost red in colour, very toffee flavoured and not for the faint...
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