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Pub landlord who felt ill for months discovers he is allergic to ale

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article-2308162-1941A205000005DC-226_306x733A pub landlord who tastes ales for a living  has discovered he is allergic to BEER.

Alastair Scott was the first in the UK to  qualify as a beer sommelier after it became a recognised qualification two years  ago.

However, after working in the pub industry  for more than 20 years, he was devastated to find out he couldn’t stomach beer  any longer.

Alistair took a home intolerance test after  feeling unwell for months but was shocked to find that this was all down to the  yeast in beer.

Alistair, 49, said: ‘I almost wanted to  double check it and get it changed!

‘I didn’t think it was right, I just didn’t  believe it.

‘I was coughing a lot and spluttering in the  mornings, and generally feeling tired and lethargic.

‘I wouldn’t have done anything about it if  other people hadn’t complained – it was my family that made me find out because  I had just accepted I wasn’t very well.

‘I was worried about what I wasn’t going to  be able to have but I never thought it would be beer.

The father-of-three earns a living by  travelling around the country, taste-testing beer.

He said: I’m in the pub for work three or  four days a week and it’s rare that I don’t have a drink for work purposes 3 or  4 times a week.

‘Sometimes I can drink up to six ales in a  pub.’

Alastair’s work involves reviewing beer and  matching specific ales to different foods. He added: ‘Beer is a big part of  my life and I just cant avoid it, I’m heavily involved in the pub industry, I  just love it.

‘It’s a great job – it’s hard work but I feel  I’m lucky to be able to visit pubs and help them through their beer.’



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