{"id":60386,"date":"2025-01-31T17:21:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/allan-mclean-1946-2025-the-british-guild-of-beer-writers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:21:44","slug":"allan-mclean-1946-2025-the-british-guild-of-beer-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=60386","title":{"rendered":"Allan McLean 1946-2025 | The British Guild of Beer Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-112119\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail pull-left\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beerguild.co.uk\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/01\/Allan-McLean-320x316.jpg.webp\" class=\"post-thumbnail__image img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beerguild.co.uk\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/01\/Allan-McLean-320x316.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/www.beerguild.co.uk\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/01\/Allan-McLean-300x296.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.beerguild.co.uk\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/01\/Allan-McLean-100x100.jpg.webp 100w, https:\/\/www.beerguild.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Allan-McLean.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The board is very sad to have learned of the passing of former member, Allan McLean. Allan was the first ever winner of the Guild\u2019s Gold Tankard, presented to the Beer Writer of the Year. He was also the first member to win it three times, also receiving the award in 1990 and 1992 for his column in the Scotsman. He is fondly remembered by many members of the Guild, and all our thoughts are with his friends and family.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The board is very sad to have learned of the passing of former member, Allan McLean. Allan was the first ever winner of the Guild\u2019s Gold Tankard, presented to the Beer Writer of the Year. 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