Time certainly flies when you are adventuring in the world of drinking. It feels like only yesterday we were dispatching the cider issue to the far corners of the known drinking world amid the bleak UK winter. And here we are already

Americans are rediscovering the pleasures of their nation’s first drinking crush with a little help from their European friends

In the beery belly of The Cock Tavern, Hackney, brewer Ed Taylor produces the house ale line Howling Hops. Sister pub to the noble Southampton Arms, The Cock is a haven for those with a thirst for a fine beer,