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hondo

12-09-2013, 06:46

"According to the Good Beer Guide 2014, published by the real ale group Camra, the number of UK breweries is at a 70-year high – with a total of 1,147. The guide lists breweries across the UK, including the 5,200-plus beers they produce, alongside more than 4,545 real ale pubs"
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/12/pubs-boosted-new-breweries-camra

Wittenden

12-09-2013, 07:16

Ordered mine from Ama*on. Probably out of date, but it's part of my annual routine.

Aqualung

12-09-2013, 20:13

"According to the Good Beer Guide 2014, published by the real ale group Camra, the number of UK breweries is at a 70-year high – with a total of 1,147. The guide lists breweries across the UK, including the 5,200-plus beers they produce, alongside more than 4,545 real ale pubs"
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/12/pubs-boosted-new-breweries-camra

The number of beers estimate is almost certainly low as some breweries (Brodie's and Welton spring to mind) produce a never ending list of new beers. The new guide lists Brodie's Californian as a regular beer even though I don't recall seeing it for some two years!