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London Ale Taster Embarks on 300 Pub Quest

Spitalfields, London, UK – The London Ale Taster, who was recently appointed in a ceremony at Old Spitalfields Market, London, has embarked on an epic year-long quest to visit over 300 London pubs in search of the very best ales, writing a blog about his experiences along the way. Steve Williams, a 49-year-old Chartered Accountant from South West London, took the coveted crown of ale taster in front of an assembled crowd at Old Spitalfields Market earlier this summer. He commented: "I am delighted to be the winner of this coveted role. The judges decided that my passion for beer was the

London Ale Taster Found in Ancient Role Revival

Spitalfields, London, UK, 18th June 2010 – The battle for the title of London Ale Taster 2010 reached it’s thrilling climax in an event that took place in the historic setting of Old Spitalfields Market, London. The competition was tough, but Steve Williams, a 48-year-old Chartered Accountant from South West London, took the coveted crown in front of the assembled crowd. Each of the six, short-listed contestants faced four rounds of ‘blind’ tastings, where they had to match four named beers to four samples. Each of the rounds covered a beer style, starting with Porters and Stouts, then

London Ale Taster - Battle for Ancient Role at Beer Market

Spitalfields, London, UK– Following last month’s call for applicants for the ancient position of London Ale Taster, on Wednesday 9th June, London’s historic Old Spitalfields Market will play host to an special beer event which will see six, short-listed candidates battle it out for the coveted role. The free event, which is open to the public, takes place at 1pm on the 9th June and will see the six contestants challenged with four tough rounds of ale tasting. They’ll have to correctly identify unmarked samples of different ales and match them to a list – earning points for each one

Ancient Ale Role to Return to City of London

Spitalfields, London, UK - 11th May 2010 – London’s historic Old Spitalfields Market has announced it’s looking for a candidate to resurrect the ancient (and coveted) role of Ale Taster, a position that will have disappeared in the early nineteenth century. In medieval times, ordinary citizens were appointed to oversee and inspect various aspects of everyday life, effectively doing the work of our modern Inspectors of Weights and Measures. Not surprisingly, one of the most popular offices to be held was that of the Ale Taster also known as Ale Conner. His duties involved visiting stalls and

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