Two consecutive cuts in beer duty in the last two Budgets and the end of the Beer Duty Escalator have helped fuel sales growth, boosted employment and encouraged investment in the independent brewing sector as confidence rises according to SIBA’s British Beer...
At the Cask Seminar on 25th September 2014, held at Brew Wharf London, Pete Brown presented his 8th volume of the Cask Report to a selection of prominent brewers, pub companies and journalists. There’s a beer revolution going on in Britain – and cask ale is right at...
The Cask Report 2015, by beer writer Pete Brown, has just been launched with up-to-date data and commentary on the state of the UK cask industry. The Report also provides a six-point plan to help licensees get the most out of cask ale and ensure they take advantage...
New research from CAMRA shows that over a third of young people aged 18-24 have tried real ale and of those 87% would drink it again. The campaigning group says that interest in real ale is increasing year on year and more young people are being attracted to the joys...
UK alcohol consumption fell again in 2013, to the lowest level this century according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s Statistical Handbook 2014. In 2013, alcohol consumption per capita was down 1.7 per cent on 2012. The new Handbook shows a strong downward...
