Category: Hop Topics

Hop Topics Pub news

Prices up but real ale holds its own in city centre

November 14, 2025
Dave Richardson

Highest price for a pint hits over £7 for the first time

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“Pubs aren’t only about food, you know”

November 14, 2025
Editor

Rob Walters considers ways that define people’s experience of pubs

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Tipping Point

November 14, 2025
Editor

Paul Silcock tackles the thorny subject of tipping in pubs

Brewery news Guest columnists Hop Topics Profile

Beer Heroes: Gravitas and Growth

October 28, 2025
Editor

Pete Flynn goes inside the heart of Vale Brewery to meet MD Joe Brouder

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The true cost of a pint

September 25, 2025
Editor

Royal Blenheim landlord Steven Lyne considers the true cost of a pint

Hop Topics Pub news

Oxfordshire’s Top Four

June 5, 2025
Dave Richardson

Dave Richardson reviews the four pubs voted best in the county

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So when is a free house not a free house?

June 5, 2025
Dave Richardson

Dave Richardson considers the challenge facing all local breweries