The BII Licensee of the Year competition is widely regarded as the most rigorous and hard-fought award for individual licensee operators in the UK. Since January 2022, operators from across the UK have been whittled down from an exceptional field of over 300 entrants...

Cask Marque is urging it’s 80,000 ‘ale-trailers’ to make the Great British Beer Festival an “unmissable” stop in their beer exploration travels this summer.    The festival, which takes place at Olympia London from 2-6 August, will feature nearly a thousand...

Greene King is our Brewery of the Month and this week its pub division, Greene King Pub Partners, launches its tenth Hive Pub.   The Albert Tavern in South Norwood, London, has been transformed into a Hive Pub following a £100,000 investment. The new Hive Pub...

This Wednesday (15 June), thousands of beer lovers up and down the country will be raising a pint to celebrate the nation’s favourite drink for Beer Day Britain and Beer Day NI, which culminates with a national ‘cheers to beer’ at 7 pm.    The day is organised by...

Cask Marque has launched the new website for Cask Ale Week and set the dates for this year’s event.   Make sure that you put 22 September – 2 October 2022 in your diary and start thinking about how you can participate in Cask Ale Week to make this a fantastic...

A British-brewed beer created in support of Ukrainian refugees is being served in Parliament this week - giving MPs and Ministers the opportunity to help raise money for the relief effort.   White Crow, a 4.5% Blonde ale brewed by Bridgehouse Brewery in Keighley,...

The British Institute of Innkeeping has announced their six incredible finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year competition.   Sponsored by Sky, the Licensee of the Year competition is widely regarded as the most rigorous and hard-fought award for...

The Campaign for Real Ale is urging people to head down to their local over the extended bank holiday weekend to raise a glass to the Queen and each other as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.    The long weekend will boast extended licensing hours in...

Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery welcomed 200 guests to an official blessing of its hop garden in Tongham by local vicar Rev. Claire Holt, held on Ascension Day.   Blessing of crops is a tradition dating back centuries in rural communities, as a way of encouraging...