CAMRA's tribute to controversial Samuel Smith’s Brewery owner in Tadcaster who has passed at age of 81
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CAMRA's tribute to controversial Samuel Smith’s Brewery owner in Tadcaster who has passed at age of 81
• A true titan of brewing who ran Samuel Smith's brewing business based in Tadcaster in a successful if controversial fashion for almost half a century has died at the age of 81 with a tribute from CAMRA.
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