R.I.P. Martyn Cornell

Last Sunday, we lost one of the world's greatest beer writers, Martyn Cornell, who died suddenly aged 72. An esteemed historian on the history of brewing and an expert on beer styles, he was a fountain of knowledge. He wrote a vast number of books including such classics like Around the World 80 Beers, Amber, Black & Gold, Strange Tales of Ale and Beer: The Story of the Pint, and a long running blog page Zythophile which he established in the early 2000's, and was still writing up to a few days before his untimely passing. His contribution to the beer writing world will never be forgotten, and his collection of works live on, leaving a lasting legacy. Whenever you're down the pub next, lets raise a pint of Porter in his memory.

MARTYN CORNELL

1953 - 2025