Fifteen years ago the British drinker took his pick from 3,000 different brews. Today the number is halved and purists insist the quality of the beer has declined.
Christopher Hutt , Chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale, and the Guardian's beer correspondent, Richard Boston , also claim that there is a deterioration in the service the brewers offer the public. Village pubs are closed and city houses destroyed by modernisation. In tonight's programme the oft-attacked brewers confront their critics.
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PETER CARR Boston 's bitter brew: page 4