A real loss

I suppose that this kind of thing is inevitable. The Independent has the story:

"When Humphrey Langridge began brewing ale 425 years ago in the Elizabethan village of Wandsworth, he chose the "pugnacity and bravery" of the ram as the symbol for his business.
But yesterday, the beer and pubs group Young & Co signalled a slightly less than pugnacious surrender to the realities of modern brewing by announcing the closure of the Ram Brewery and the oldest continuous beer-making site in Britain.
The London-based brewer, which made a profit of £13.6 million last year, said it was merging with rival Charles Wells and moving its brewing operation from south London to Bedford, with the loss of 90 jobs.
The announcement, which is the latest example of consolidation in an industry now dominated by a handful of brewing giants, was greeted with "disappointment and concern" from real ale campaigners."

You do not get it very often in Edinburgh but Young's Bitter was always a delight. I mourn its passing.