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Something for the Weekend – Fullers London Pride
Each year, over 253,000 people enter a ballot to be picked to run the London Marathon, which takes place this Sunday....
Something for the Weekend – Hogs Back T.E.A
Did you know that beer is the most imbibed alcoholic beverage in the world, miles ahead of wine, cider, and spirits?...
Something for the Weekend – Tiny Rebel Cwtch
Last week, we took The Big Dog on his holidays to the Gower Peninsula in West Wales. Knowing it was going to be a very...
Something for the Weekend – Marston’s Old Empire
Running the risk of incurring wrath from beer producers all over the world, there does seem to be one particular beer...
Something for the Weekend – St Austell Proper Job
I’ve always admired people who have the dedication and patience to keep a diary. Not the kind of diary where you...
Something for the Weekend – Okell’s Dr Okell’s IPA
One of my friends is a staff nurse at a hospital in Liverpool. She holds down a senior role, has done her job for over...
News
Marston’s becomes official drinks supplier to Brakspear
arston’s Beer Company has signed a deal with pub operator Brakspear, which sees the company become the primary supplier of all wet-led products into the Brakspear pub estate through Marston’s Logistic Team. The...
Robinsons wins 20 awards
017 has been a successful year for independent family brewers, Robinsons Brewery, who have recently won no less than 20 esteemed awards for their range of excellent quality beers. From the liquids to the branding and design,...
New social media campaign for London Pride
uller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, has rebranded its most famous beer, London Pride. To help support the new-look London Pride, Fuller’s has launched a social media campaign, Confessions, and a country-wide...
New export strategy for British beer
new strategy to drive exports of the British beer, the UK’s third biggest food and drink export, by £100m over the next five years was launched today by the BBPA. The new export strategy launched at Fuller’s Griffin Brewery in...
Eight leading industry bodies call for decisive action from Chancellor
ight leading bodies representing the entire supply chain in Britain’s beer and pub industry have written to the Chancellor calling for decisive action to ease the burden of both Beer Duty and business rates in the Budget on...
BBPA Annual Dinner and Awards
wards for Black Sheep, Craft Union, the Co-op and Heineken UK, alongside a hugely popular Chairman’s Award for Steve Goodyear, were last night presented at the BBPA Annual Dinner at the Royal Garden Hotel in London. The winners...
Ale Trail
Tribute Seven Star Standard Competition
ornwall’s largest independent beer brand, Tribute, has launched a competition designed to celebrate and showcase quality beer standards across the industry. St Austell Brewery is inviting bar staff to upload a picture on social...
£4 million investment at Butcombe
utcombe Brewery has announced a new £4 million investment into the brewery. Investment is taking place into four new projects, including a new craft beer production unit, newly-installed packaging lines, alongside a beer...
SIBA offers free tickets to BeerX 2018
S IBA has today announced that all Full Brewing Members will receive a complimentary two-day delegate ticket for BeerX UK 2018, which takes place on the 14th & 15th March, at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. The trade association say the move is to encourage as...
Marston’s becomes official drinks supplier to Brakspear
arston’s Beer Company has signed a deal with pub operator Brakspear, which sees the company become the primary supplier of all wet-led products into the Brakspear pub estate through Marston’s Logistic Team. The...
Robinsons wins 20 awards
017 has been a successful year for independent family brewers, Robinsons Brewery, who have recently won no less than 20 esteemed awards for their range of excellent quality beers. From the liquids to the branding and design,...
New social media campaign for London Pride
uller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, has rebranded its most famous beer, London Pride. To help support the new-look London Pride, Fuller’s has launched a social media campaign, Confessions, and a country-wide...
Cask Ale
Good news for pubs, beer drinkers and brewers in Autumn Budget 2017
ood news for pubs, beer drinkers and brewers in Autumn Budget 2017 SIBA Response "SIBA’s 850 brewery members will be delighted by the Chancellor’s announcement that he will freeze beer duty in this Budget, recognising the important...
Brains confirms new brewery location
rains Brewery is delighted to announce the location of its new brewery and support centre as Courtney House, in the Pacific Business Park, Cardiff. Contracts have now been exchanged on the property, which is just 1.5 miles from...
Burton home brewer brews beer for Marston’s Race Day
A Burton home brewer has brewed a beer to go on sale this Saturday at the Marston’s annual Race Day, held each year at Uttoxeter Racecourse. Morgan Silk a renowned professional photographer is also an enthusiastic home brewer and has brewed a...
50 MPs urge the Chancellor to keep pubs afloat
W ith the Budget just days away, leading MPs have stepped up the pressure on the Government to deliver a Budget that will help keep pubs afloat. A letter signed by 50 MPs from all parties has been delivered to the Treasury to demonstrate the support for British pubs....
Fuller’s names its Pub of the Year
uller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, is delighted to reveal that the winner of its annual Pub of the Year competition, The Griffin Trophy, is The Old Customs House, Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. The pub, run by Marc...
CAMRA Announces 2017 Pub of the Year Finalists
AMRA has today named the best four pubs in the country as part of its Pub of the Year 2017 competition, one of the most respected and well-known pub awards in the UK. Among the finalists is the Weavers Real Ale House in Kidderminster, a...
Beer and Food
SIBA to tackle sexist marketing
ollowing a recent Board meeting of independent brewers in Burton on Trent, SIBA is moving forward with plans to create a marketing ‘Code of Practice’ for its members. SIBA members and a panel of experts will be discussing the...
Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2018 Announced
ipper from Green Jack brewery has won CAMRA’s prestigious Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2018 award on the opening day of the Great British Beer Festival Winter in Norwich. Green Jack Brewery, which is local to the festival and based...
Fuller’s takes over Dark Star
ark Star, the renowned West Sussex craft brewer, has today joined forces with Fuller’s to grow the business and take the brewer’s brands to a wider audience. The deal, which sees Fuller’s take a 100% stake in the business, will give...
BeerX announces 2 big names at this year’s event
IBA has announced that BBC Radio 2 presenter Nigel Barden and famed beer writer Pete Brown will both play important roles at this year's BeerX, the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event. Mike Benner,...
Norwich Pubs Join Great British Beer Festival Winter
ubs across the city of Norwich are putting on a number of events for the Fringe Festival, a celebration of local beer and pubs throughout the month of February to coincide with the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Each of the...
ALMR calls for business rates reform
ommenting on the publication of beer sales figures today, ALMR CEO Kate Nicholls said: “The beer sales upturn reflects Government having listened to the united industry that lobbied on beer duty. However, the continued downturn of beer...
Insight
Stephen Crawley Back in the Brewing Business
ormer Caledonian Brewery Managing Director, Stephen Crawley, is back in brewing having masterminded the development of an exciting new brewery, distillery and retail space in his hometown, Liverpool, namely H1780. The multi-million...
Good news for pubs, beer drinkers and brewers in Autumn Budget 2017
ood news for pubs, beer drinkers and brewers in Autumn Budget 2017 SIBA Response "SIBA’s 850 brewery members will be delighted by the Chancellor’s announcement that he will freeze beer duty in this Budget, recognising the important...
Brains confirms new brewery location
rains Brewery is delighted to announce the location of its new brewery and support centre as Courtney House, in the Pacific Business Park, Cardiff. Contracts have now been exchanged on the property, which is just 1.5 miles from...
Burton home brewer brews beer for Marston’s Race Day
A Burton home brewer has brewed a beer to go on sale this Saturday at the Marston’s annual Race Day, held each year at Uttoxeter Racecourse. Morgan Silk a renowned professional photographer is also an enthusiastic home brewer and has brewed a...
50 MPs urge the Chancellor to keep pubs afloat
W ith the Budget just days away, leading MPs have stepped up the pressure on the Government to deliver a Budget that will help keep pubs afloat. A letter signed by 50 MPs from all parties has been delivered to the Treasury to demonstrate the support for British pubs....
Fuller’s names its Pub of the Year
uller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, is delighted to reveal that the winner of its annual Pub of the Year competition, The Griffin Trophy, is The Old Customs House, Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. The pub, run by Marc...
Cask Reports
£4 million investment at Butcombe
utcombe Brewery has announced a new £4 million investment into the brewery. Investment is taking place into four new projects, including a new craft beer production unit, newly-installed packaging lines, alongside a beer...
SIBA offers free tickets to BeerX 2018
S IBA has today announced that all Full Brewing Members will receive a complimentary two-day delegate ticket for BeerX UK 2018, which takes place on the 14th & 15th March, at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool. The trade association say the move is to encourage as...
Marston’s becomes official drinks supplier to Brakspear
arston’s Beer Company has signed a deal with pub operator Brakspear, which sees the company become the primary supplier of all wet-led products into the Brakspear pub estate through Marston’s Logistic Team. The...
Robinsons wins 20 awards
017 has been a successful year for independent family brewers, Robinsons Brewery, who have recently won no less than 20 esteemed awards for their range of excellent quality beers. From the liquids to the branding and design,...
New social media campaign for London Pride
uller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, has rebranded its most famous beer, London Pride. To help support the new-look London Pride, Fuller’s has launched a social media campaign, Confessions, and a country-wide...
New export strategy for British beer
new strategy to drive exports of the British beer, the UK’s third biggest food and drink export, by £100m over the next five years was launched today by the BBPA. The new export strategy launched at Fuller’s Griffin Brewery in...