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Something for the Weekend – Fuller’s ESB
The Beer Husband and I are going on our hols this weekend so I’m super excited. During my 20’s and 30’s I was a ‘fly...
SIBA Business Awards 2018 Finalists revealed
he UK’s top craft beer and brewing businesses have been named as Finalists in the SIBA...
New Look for Cask Ale Week
o celebrate its 10th anniversary, Cask Ale Week 2018 has been launched with a new...
CAMRA’s Club of the Year
T he Flixton Conservative Club in Manchester has won the prestigious CAMRA Club of the Year award after a recent...
CAMRA Pub of the Year 2018
he Cricketers Arms in St Helens, Merseyside, has won the prestigious Pub of the Year...
SIBA to tackle sexist marketing
ollowing a recent Board meeting of independent brewers in Burton on Trent, SIBA...
News
News that one billion pints of British beer exported
ommenting on today’s figures from DEFRA showing one billion pints of British beer were shipped to beer lovers around the world last year, bringing a £600 million boost to the UK economy, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: ...
Marston’s Beertown Brewery Bash
M arston’s Brewery are throwing open their gates to Burton people for Beertown in honour of Cask Ale Week to celebrate all that is great about local beer, food, music and comedy. The Beertown Brewery Bash will take place on Saturday 23rd September from 4pm to 7pm in...
CAMRA Slams Big Beer
he choice for beer drinkers has never been better as the number of UK breweries soars to over 1,700 - CAMRA warns storm clouds are gathering as global brewers attempt to stifle that choice, according to the CAMRA's Good Beer Guide...
CAMRA names its top 16 pubs
s it releases the 45th edition of its Good Beer Guide, CAMRA has named the top 16 pubs in the country as part of its nationwide search for the National Pub of the Year. The top 16 contenders include a huge range of pubs from...
SIBA Beerflex Breweries All FSQ Enrolled
IBA has announced today that all SIBA brewing members trading on SIBA Beerflex* now hold a valid SIBA FSQ certificate or other professional accreditation commissioned themselves such as SALSA, NSF, STS or BRC....
BBPA’s warning to Chancellor on Beer Taxes
he BBPA has issued a warning that today's rocketing inflation rate should not be used to ratchet up beer taxes in the autumn Budget, as currently planned. If the Chancellor sticks to an inflation-based increase already pencilled in, the benefits of the Government’s...
Ale Trail
Pint of bitter reaches £3
he BBPA has today published its Annual Statistical Handbook 2017 - a ‘must read’ for anyone with a close interest in key trends in the UK drinks’ sector. Among thousands of fascinating new figures, the average price of a pint of bitter...
Shepherd Neame Results
hepherd Neame, Britain's Oldest Brewer and owner and operator of a 327 high quality pub estate, today announces results for the 52 weeks ended 24 June 2017. Financial performance: Turnover increased by +11.7% to £156.2m (2016: £139.9m)...
L Catterton Buys Stake in Innis & Gunn
he World’s leading consumer goods private equity firm L Catterton has made an offer to buy a stake in Innis & Gunn following outstanding business performance. Innis & Gunn, one of the UK’s most successful international...
News that one billion pints of British beer exported
ommenting on today’s figures from DEFRA showing one billion pints of British beer were shipped to beer lovers around the world last year, bringing a £600 million boost to the UK economy, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: ...
Marston’s Beertown Brewery Bash
M arston’s Brewery are throwing open their gates to Burton people for Beertown in honour of Cask Ale Week to celebrate all that is great about local beer, food, music and comedy. The Beertown Brewery Bash will take place on Saturday 23rd September from 4pm to 7pm in...
CAMRA Slams Big Beer
he choice for beer drinkers has never been better as the number of UK breweries soars to over 1,700 - CAMRA warns storm clouds are gathering as global brewers attempt to stifle that choice, according to the CAMRA's Good Beer Guide...
Cask Ale
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...
Beer Matters Trade Show and Conference
eer Matters, the new trade show and conference for the business of brewing takes place in Edinburgh next week and organisers are in the final stages of preparing for a full day of networking, discussion and debate. The conference...
Beer and Food
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...
Wise Men back to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK
uller, Smith & Turner, the London brewer and premium pub company, is bringing back Wise Men – a seasonal beer that will also raise money for leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK. This is following the success of the beer...
Insight
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...
Cask Reports
Shepherd Neame Results
hepherd Neame, Britain's Oldest Brewer and owner and operator of a 327 high quality pub estate, today announces results for the 52 weeks ended 24 June 2017. Financial performance: Turnover increased by +11.7% to £156.2m (2016: £139.9m)...
L Catterton Buys Stake in Innis & Gunn
he World’s leading consumer goods private equity firm L Catterton has made an offer to buy a stake in Innis & Gunn following outstanding business performance. Innis & Gunn, one of the UK’s most successful international...
News that one billion pints of British beer exported
ommenting on today’s figures from DEFRA showing one billion pints of British beer were shipped to beer lovers around the world last year, bringing a £600 million boost to the UK economy, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: ...
Marston’s Beertown Brewery Bash
M arston’s Brewery are throwing open their gates to Burton people for Beertown in honour of Cask Ale Week to celebrate all that is great about local beer, food, music and comedy. The Beertown Brewery Bash will take place on Saturday 23rd September from 4pm to 7pm in...
CAMRA Slams Big Beer
he choice for beer drinkers has never been better as the number of UK breweries soars to over 1,700 - CAMRA warns storm clouds are gathering as global brewers attempt to stifle that choice, according to the CAMRA's Good Beer Guide...
CAMRA names its top 16 pubs
s it releases the 45th edition of its Good Beer Guide, CAMRA has named the top 16 pubs in the country as part of its nationwide search for the National Pub of the Year. The top 16 contenders include a huge range of pubs from...