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Something for the Weekend – Titanic Plum Porter
This week’s beer has become somewhat iconic for a lot of cask ale drinkers. In fact, since I started writing these...
Something for the Weekend – Fullers Vintage Ale
Right, before I get any letters from “outraged from Onslow”, I know that Fullers Vintage Ale is in a bottle and yes, I...
Something for the Weekend – Moorhouse’s Pendle Witches Brew
Burnley in Lancashire gets something of a bad rap in the press. The media uses this small town in the Lancashire hills...
Something for the Weekend – Adnam’s Broadside
Right, for those of you might think I’ve got a bit of a thing about Adnam’s (yes, I wrote a piece about Ghostship back...
Something for the Weekend – Thornbridge Juipur
In 2002 I pulled my last pint as a licensee, waved goodbye to my cellar and set off on my travels into the ‘corporate’...
Something for the Weekend – Wadworth 6X
e are very, very lucky at the moment in the beer world. We now have more breweries in...
News
Greene King Interim Results
reene King has published its interim results for the 24 weeks to 15 October 2017. Business highlights Further outperformance from Local Pubs, Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands in a challenging first half Strong cost mitigation: on...
British Guild of Beer Writers’ Awards
A drian Tierney-Jones has been named Beer Writer of the Year 2017 at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards ceremony, staged on 29 November. Beer Writer of the Year is the top award in the Guild’s annual competition for writing about beer and pubs, which...
CAMRA and Drinkaware announce the first ever London low alcohol beer competition
AMRA North London will be hosting the first ever competition to find the best low alcohol beer brewed in London at the London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival in March in Camden. The competition is open to any beer of 3% ABV or lower...
Fuller’s Half Year Results
uller's have today published their half year results for the 26 weeks ended 30 September 2017. Financial Highlights • Adjusted profit before tax1¹ up 4% to £23.8 million (2016/17: £22.8 million) • Adjusted earnings per share² up 5% to...
Great British Beer Festival Winter 2018
he Great British Beer Festival Winter will take place from 20-24 February 2018 in The Halls, Norwich and tickets to the trade session are now available. Visitors can expect a huge range of beers on offer from light beers to dark,...
BII 2017 Winners Announced
he BII is delighted to unveil the eight overall category winners of the 2017 National Innovation in Training Awards, their national awards programme celebrating the very best in training excellence and innovation within the licensed...
Ale Trail
SIBA purchases majority shareholding in Flying Firkin Distribution
IBA has purchased a majority shareholding in Flying Firkin Distribution Ltd (FFD) as part of its commercial strategy to develop routes to market opportunities for its 850 craft brewery members. FFD has been a specialist distributor...
2018 will see new CAMRA Chairman
AMRA will be welcoming a new National Chairman next year, when Colin Valentine will hand over the mantle to Jackie Parker. After eight years in the role, Colin has announced that he will not be standing for re-election to the National...
Marston’s Preliminary Results for 52 weeks ended 30 September
arston's has announced its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 30th September 2017, describing the year in which it acquired the Charles Wells Beer Business as having been a "solid performance". Highlights: • Turnover up...
Greene King Interim Results
reene King has published its interim results for the 24 weeks to 15 October 2017. Business highlights Further outperformance from Local Pubs, Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands in a challenging first half Strong cost mitigation: on...
British Guild of Beer Writers’ Awards
A drian Tierney-Jones has been named Beer Writer of the Year 2017 at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards ceremony, staged on 29 November. Beer Writer of the Year is the top award in the Guild’s annual competition for writing about beer and pubs, which...
CAMRA and Drinkaware announce the first ever London low alcohol beer competition
AMRA North London will be hosting the first ever competition to find the best low alcohol beer brewed in London at the London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival in March in Camden. The competition is open to any beer of 3% ABV or lower...
Cask Ale
Thornbridge and Pivovar joining forces to open bars around the UK
hornbridge brewery, one of the largest independent craft brewers in the UK, is joining forces with craft beer distributor and pub company Pivovar to open new Thornbridge and Co. sites across the UK. The two companies are joining forces...
Admiral Taverns Provides Full Year Results
dmiral Taverns has hailed a "robust financial performance in a year which saw the introduction of sector regulation and growing macro-economic and political uncertainty". The results are for the year ending 3 June 2017. Turnover of...
John Keeling named as first Chairman of London Brewers’ Alliance
t a recent meeting of the London Brewers’ Alliance (LBA), a vote was held in favour of formalising the governing structure of the group. The LBA was formed in 2010 to unite those who make local beer with those that love it, and...
New BBPA Chairman is Simon Emeny
imon Emeny, Chief Executive of Fuller Smith & Turner plc, has become BBPA Chairman today, at the Association’s annual general meeting at Brewers’ Hall in London. He succeeds David Forde, Managing Director of HEINEKEN UK, who...
St Austell Challenge to Students
hird year Sustainable Product Design students at Falmouth University have been challenged by St Austell Brewery to create an innovative piece of pub furniture or the latest, essential piece of bar equipment as part of the company’s...
Woodfordes ‘Free Beer for a Year’
ive lucky freetrade pubs will each win ‘Free Beer for a Year’ from Norfolk-based independent brewery, Woodforde’s. The new promotion is targeted to the brewery’s existing freetrade customers and is being promoted via its...
Beer and Food
Something for the Weekend – Timothy Taylor’s Boltmaker
Iwas browsing through the card selection in my local supermarket trying to find a suitable card for my Dad (it’s Father’s Day this weekend, a gentle nudge if you’ve all forgotten). The images on the cards neatly categorised fathers into a clearly defined set of...
Something for the Weekend – Greene King Abbot Ale
Regardless of your religious persuasion, there has always been a bond between religion and ale. Back in the far mists of time, when we didn’t really understand the role of yeast in fermenting grain into an intoxicating, thirst quenching liquid, we truly believed a bit...
Something for the Weekend – Ossett Silver King
I first started pulling pints behind a bar in a little market town called Ossett. What can I say about Ossett? Well, it’s mentioned in the KLF song “It’s Grim Up North”. The legendary pop duo Black Lace (yes, that’s Black Lace of ‘Agadoo’ fame) were born in Ossett, as...
Something for the Weekend – Wimbledon Special
This week saw the start of the Wimbledon Championships, when many people go bug eyed staring at the telly, listening to the thwack of the ball over a net. The breakfast news channels send reporters to broadcast the scenes of queues and crowds buzzing around the All...
Something for the Weekend – Exmoor Gold
This weekend I’m going to a Beer Festival at my old pub. The current owners run an astonishingly well organised Festival every August Bank Holiday, which put my own amateur attempts to shame. They rig up a long outside bar with cask, keg and cider available, all...
Something for the Weekend – Woodforde’s Wherry
I had a crisis of confidence a few weeks ago. I was in the middle of doing some technical beer training with a bunch of enthusiastic industry peeps and they started talking about brands I hadn’t tasted. Niche, small batch, experimental and one off brews. Double IPAs,...
Insight
SIBA Business Awards 2018
he SIBA Business Awards 2018 will take place during SIBA's flagship event ‘BeerX UK’, which will for the first time take place at the ‘Exhibition Centre Liverpool’ in March 2018. The awards, which have a fast approaching entry...
Thornbridge and Pivovar joining forces to open bars around the UK
hornbridge brewery, one of the largest independent craft brewers in the UK, is joining forces with craft beer distributor and pub company Pivovar to open new Thornbridge and Co. sites across the UK. The two companies are joining forces...
Admiral Taverns Provides Full Year Results
dmiral Taverns has hailed a "robust financial performance in a year which saw the introduction of sector regulation and growing macro-economic and political uncertainty". The results are for the year ending 3 June 2017. Turnover of...
John Keeling named as first Chairman of London Brewers’ Alliance
t a recent meeting of the London Brewers’ Alliance (LBA), a vote was held in favour of formalising the governing structure of the group. The LBA was formed in 2010 to unite those who make local beer with those that love it, and...
New BBPA Chairman is Simon Emeny
imon Emeny, Chief Executive of Fuller Smith & Turner plc, has become BBPA Chairman today, at the Association’s annual general meeting at Brewers’ Hall in London. He succeeds David Forde, Managing Director of HEINEKEN UK, who...
St Austell Challenge to Students
hird year Sustainable Product Design students at Falmouth University have been challenged by St Austell Brewery to create an innovative piece of pub furniture or the latest, essential piece of bar equipment as part of the company’s...
Cask Reports
2018 will see new CAMRA Chairman
AMRA will be welcoming a new National Chairman next year, when Colin Valentine will hand over the mantle to Jackie Parker. After eight years in the role, Colin has announced that he will not be standing for re-election to the National...
Marston’s Preliminary Results for 52 weeks ended 30 September
arston's has announced its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 30th September 2017, describing the year in which it acquired the Charles Wells Beer Business as having been a "solid performance". Highlights: • Turnover up...
Greene King Interim Results
reene King has published its interim results for the 24 weeks to 15 October 2017. Business highlights Further outperformance from Local Pubs, Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands in a challenging first half Strong cost mitigation: on...
British Guild of Beer Writers’ Awards
A drian Tierney-Jones has been named Beer Writer of the Year 2017 at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards ceremony, staged on 29 November. Beer Writer of the Year is the top award in the Guild’s annual competition for writing about beer and pubs, which...
CAMRA and Drinkaware announce the first ever London low alcohol beer competition
AMRA North London will be hosting the first ever competition to find the best low alcohol beer brewed in London at the London Drinker Beer & Cider Festival in March in Camden. The competition is open to any beer of 3% ABV or lower...
Fuller’s Half Year Results
uller's have today published their half year results for the 26 weeks ended 30 September 2017. Financial Highlights • Adjusted profit before tax1¹ up 4% to £23.8 million (2016/17: £22.8 million) • Adjusted earnings per share² up 5% to...