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Something for the Weekend – Purity Pure UBU
In addition to adoring lots of types of beer, I’m a complete foodie as well. I’m willing to try anything once, perhaps...
CAMRA warns storm brewing for pubs unless Government acts soon
AMRA is calling for a new deal for pubs in response to fresh data which reveals 18...
Wolf Brewery wins top Cask Prize at SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2018
olf Brewery and North Brewing Co have taken home Overall Champion Gold in the Cask and...
Beer Week Battle Off
ive of England’s best brewing cities are set to face this summer as part of an...
SIBA Business Awards 2018
he UK’s top craft beer and brewing businesses have been revealed at the SIBA Business...
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...
News
Greene King raises £100k
reene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has raised £100k for Global’s Make Some Noise charity. As part of its partnership with national broadcaster Radio X, Greene King released a limited edition ale for the...
BBPA’s #cutbeertax social media assets go live
he BBPA has launched an infographics campaign #cutbeertax via social media, to engage industry staff, customers, and the wider public to support a cut in beer duty in the Budget on 22nd November. The BBPA is urging everyone to get...
Wandering Brewer Project launches with XT
ome of Britain’s best breweries have joined The Wandering Brewer Project in a bid to show beer fans what can happen when passionate and talented brewers come together. The project, led by Charles Wells’ Head Brewer Ian Jones,...
New Stout Collaboration by St Austell and New Riga’s Brewery
t Austell Brewery’s latest collaboration ale, Black Square Russian Imperial Stout comes in from the cold and into the cooler this week, following time spent maturing in oak barrels to bring the authentic brew to its very best condition....
Price of a pint no longer deemed to be affordable
he tradition of going to the pub is becoming an unaffordable luxury for the majority of Brits as new research shows that just 15% of UK beer drinkers now think that the price of a pint in the UK is either very or fairly affordable....
Robinsons Brewery Reports Turnover and Profit Growth
obinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West, owning over 280 pubs, has increased its turnover during the year ending 31 December 2016 by 7.9%, to £68.3m. Profit before tax was also...
Ale Trail
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...
Greene King raises £100k
reene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has raised £100k for Global’s Make Some Noise charity. As part of its partnership with national broadcaster Radio X, Greene King released a limited edition ale for the...
BBPA’s #cutbeertax social media assets go live
he BBPA has launched an infographics campaign #cutbeertax via social media, to engage industry staff, customers, and the wider public to support a cut in beer duty in the Budget on 22nd November. The BBPA is urging everyone to get...
Wandering Brewer Project launches with XT
ome of Britain’s best breweries have joined The Wandering Brewer Project in a bid to show beer fans what can happen when passionate and talented brewers come together. The project, led by Charles Wells’ Head Brewer Ian Jones,...
Cask Ale
Beer Sales fall in Q3
eer sales in Britain’s pubs suffered a worrying 3.6% drop in the third quarter, the worst Q3 performance for five years. The news has prompted urgent calls for a halt to yet more beer tax rises in the Budget on 22nd November. The...
The best place to own a brewery?
The best place to own a brewery? East Sussex microbreweries experienced a 1,500 per cent growth year on year, outperforming every other UK county. A study, by business finance specialist Rangewell, found that the craft beer...
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...
Beer and Food
Beer sales increase
S ales of British beer rose by 0.7 per cent in 2017, with a positive end to the year supported with a welcome freeze in beer duty in the November Budget. This increase in sales means that fifty-five million more pints of beer were sold in 2017, compared with...
Bath Ales’ new brewery nearing completion
ath Ales’ new multi-million pound brewery has reached its latest milestone ahead of opening in the spring. 12 new fermenting vessels have now been lifted into place as work constructing the south west’s most sophisticated and...
Gluten-free beer available at Great British Beer Festival Winter
AMRA has confirmed that there will be a range of gluten-free beers available for festival-goers at its upcoming Great British Beer Festival Winter, taking place from 20-24 February in the Halls, Norwich. There will...
Local Breweries star at Great British Beer Festival Winter
reweries from across East Anglia will be taking centre stage at the Great British Beer Festival Winter 2018, taking place from the 20th-24th February in Norwich. The local breweries will showcase a range of their finest beers to...
Jenning’s Celebrates 190 Years of Brewing
ennings Brewery is celebrating 190 years of brewing in 2018 with a limited edition commemorative pump clip for their flagship beer, Cumberland Ale and a programme of events and promotions throughout the year. In 1828, George IV...
MPs learn about importance of beer and cheese
he National Farmers Union (NFU) teamed up with the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group to highlight the importance of two great national products – British beer and cheese - to the UK economy. The two organisations hosted a beer and...
Insight
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 Sales fall in Q3
eer sales in Britain’s pubs suffered a worrying 3.6% drop in the third quarter, the worst Q3 performance for five years. The news has prompted urgent calls for a halt to yet more beer tax rises in the Budget on 22nd November. The...
The best place to own a brewery?
The best place to own a brewery? East Sussex microbreweries experienced a 1,500 per cent growth year on year, outperforming every other UK county. A study, by business finance specialist Rangewell, found that the craft beer...
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...
Cask Reports
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...
Greene King raises £100k
reene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has raised £100k for Global’s Make Some Noise charity. As part of its partnership with national broadcaster Radio X, Greene King released a limited edition ale for the...
BBPA’s #cutbeertax social media assets go live
he BBPA has launched an infographics campaign #cutbeertax via social media, to engage industry staff, customers, and the wider public to support a cut in beer duty in the Budget on 22nd November. The BBPA is urging everyone to get...
Wandering Brewer Project launches with XT
ome of Britain’s best breweries have joined The Wandering Brewer Project in a bid to show beer fans what can happen when passionate and talented brewers come together. The project, led by Charles Wells’ Head Brewer Ian Jones,...
New Stout Collaboration by St Austell and New Riga’s Brewery
t Austell Brewery’s latest collaboration ale, Black Square Russian Imperial Stout comes in from the cold and into the cooler this week, following time spent maturing in oak barrels to bring the authentic brew to its very best condition....