Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign for Real Ale (English, Campaign for Real Ale , abbreviated to CAMRA) is an advocacy group for friends of traditional British beers and pubs .
CAMRA was founded in 1971 to curb the increasing loss of quality in British beers due to highly industrialized manufacturing and sales techniques. With over 150,000 members, the organization actively promotes traditionally brewed and draft beers (but also ciders and perries ) as well as traditional pub culture. Among other things, it publishes the Good Beer Guide (also available for Germany) and organizes beer festivals in the United Kingdom . Beer enthusiasts can find detailed information on the types of beer available in Great Britain and pub culture on their website. CAMRA understands "real ale" to be a non-pasteurized, non-carbonated (or tapped without CO 2 addition) draft or bottled beer without the addition of artificial flavorings or preservatives.
CAMRA publishes the monthly What's Brewing newspaper and the quarterly magazine BEER . A well-known member is former UK Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke .
There are local branches or members of CAMRA outside the UK in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Kenya, South Africa, Switzerland and the USA.
The club is based in St Albans , Hertfordshire, England. The Good Beer Guide is one of the regular publications . CAMRA is a founding member of the European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU).
