Posts About the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
I’ve been a member of CAMRA since January 1974 when I discovered the difference between Keg beer and Real Ale. I joined when I was eighteen years old, this post covers my discovery of CAMRA. This year, at the age of seventy I decided to leave, this post explains why.
Leaving the Campaign for Real Ale
I’ve been a member of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) for over 50 years, today I left.
1st February 2026
CAMRA's Good Beer Guide
About the Camra Good Beer Guide; and the Victoria Inn in Durham, a grade two listed pub with a historic interior. The interior of the pub is largely unchanged since it was opened in 1899.
30th June 2025
Joining the Campaign for Real Ale
In 1974 I discovered real ale and the campaign for real ale (CAMRA). I became a member in 1974; I’m still a member in 2025, over 50 years later.
7th June 2025