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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Something for the Weekend – Mordue Workie Ticket
There was an article in the newspaper this week about British children starting to develop American inflections in...
News
Research shows natural ingredients in beer matter to 88% of consumers
esearch conducted by There’s A Beer For That has shown that consumers are more interested in knowing about the ingredients that go into their beer than other drinks or even their food. Poll results* revealed that whilst...
Hogs Back celebrates 25th birthday
ogs Back Brewery staged a double celebration at its brewery in Tongham, near Farnham recently, marking both its third annual hop harvest and its 25th birthday with a one-day festival attended by more than 1,000 local residents,...
Cask Report commended by BBPA
ommenting on the 2017/18 Cask Report, which highlights the role of real ale in pubs, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: “A great beer offering is of course vital for any pub. Cask remains extremely important, and has...
Cask Report 2017-18
he Cask Report 2017-18 is now available and contains a wealth of material to help you make a profit from cask beer. Download it here. For this year’s report we have undertaken a large consumer survey through YouGov as well as a similar online poll...
Catching up with friends No 1 reason for visiting the pub
t’s official – millions of Brits are happiest when they’re in the pub, a study has revealed. A poll of 2,000 Brits saw more than a quarter admit they feel happiest when enjoying time in their nearest watering hole. Despite many...
Beer and Cider Marketing Awards 2017
he winners of The Beer and Cider Marketing Awards 2017 have been announced at a packed Old Truman Brewery in London. The awards, in their third year, recognise the very best in beer and cider marketing and were boosted by a record number of...
Ale Trail
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...
Research shows natural ingredients in beer matter to 88% of consumers
esearch conducted by There’s A Beer For That has shown that consumers are more interested in knowing about the ingredients that go into their beer than other drinks or even their food. Poll results* revealed that whilst...
Hogs Back celebrates 25th birthday
ogs Back Brewery staged a double celebration at its brewery in Tongham, near Farnham recently, marking both its third annual hop harvest and its 25th birthday with a one-day festival attended by more than 1,000 local residents,...
Cask Report commended by BBPA
ommenting on the 2017/18 Cask Report, which highlights the role of real ale in pubs, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: “A great beer offering is of course vital for any pub. Cask remains extremely important, and has...
Cask Ale
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...
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...
Beer and Food
CAMRA set to campaign for quality beer not just cask
AMRA is set to widen its remit to represent drinkers of quality beers, ciders and perries of all types, as well as moving its focus beyond traditional pubs, if its members approve recommendations put before them in April. While...
Wild Card’s Jaega Wise joins SIBA as Director
rewer Jaega Wise of Wild Card Brewery in East London has been made a SIBA South East Elected Director, following an election at the organisations South East AGM. The SIBA South East Region, which includes Greater London and has around...
Castle Rock brews ale for a broadcasting legend
D ennis McCarthy, the London-born broadcaster who came to Nottingham as a wartime refugee and went on to become the city's best loved radio personality, is to be honoured in the pubs and bars of his adopted city with an ale brewed by Castle Rock in his memory. In the...
CAMRA’s new Good Beer Guide App contains 40,000 pubs
AMRA is launching an innovative new app that puts good pubs and great pints at people’s fingertips. The Good Beer Guide app collates data from over 40,000 pubs so that app users can search for local pubs based on their individual...
Brewers’ Research & Education Fund Opens for Applications
major grants fund that provides funding for scientific research and education in the brewing industry has begun inviting applications for funding in 2018/19. Under the Brewers Research & Education Fund (BREF), applicants have just under...
Hogs Back Brewery – as seen on TV
arnham brewer Hogs Back Brewery is set to reach an estimated 1.6 million TV viewers when it appears on BBC One Daytime series, The Farmers' Country Showdown, later this month. The episode featuring Hogs Back Brewery will be...
Insight
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...
Cask Reports
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...
Research shows natural ingredients in beer matter to 88% of consumers
esearch conducted by There’s A Beer For That has shown that consumers are more interested in knowing about the ingredients that go into their beer than other drinks or even their food. Poll results* revealed that whilst...
Hogs Back celebrates 25th birthday
ogs Back Brewery staged a double celebration at its brewery in Tongham, near Farnham recently, marking both its third annual hop harvest and its 25th birthday with a one-day festival attended by more than 1,000 local residents,...
Cask Report commended by BBPA
ommenting on the 2017/18 Cask Report, which highlights the role of real ale in pubs, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: “A great beer offering is of course vital for any pub. Cask remains extremely important, and has...
Cask Report 2017-18
he Cask Report 2017-18 is now available and contains a wealth of material to help you make a profit from cask beer. Download it here. For this year’s report we have undertaken a large consumer survey through YouGov as well as a similar online poll...