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New export strategy for British beer
new strategy to drive exports of the British beer, the UK’s third biggest food and...
Eight leading industry bodies call for decisive action from Chancellor
ight leading bodies representing the entire supply chain in Britain’s beer and pub...
BBPA Annual Dinner and Awards
wards for Black Sheep, Craft Union, the Co-op and Heineken UK, alongside a hugely...
Greene King raises £100k
reene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has raised £100k for...
BBPA’s #cutbeertax social media assets go live
he BBPA has launched an infographics campaign #cutbeertax via social media, to engage...
Wandering Brewer Project launches with XT
ome of Britain’s best breweries have joined The Wandering Brewer Project in...
News
Hogs Back’s Biker – Le Tour de Hog
Hogs Back's Biker has been launched by Hogs Back Brewery as their new seasonal ale that celebrates the British love of riding a bike, as well as marking the Surrey-based brewer's support for the annual Farnham Bike Ride charity event. Biker is a light, refreshing...
‘Donate with Dizzy’ Fundraising Campaign
Robinsons Brewery, one of the UK’s largest and oldest independent family brewers, has announced that ‘Donate with Dizzy’ will return for a second year during June, July, and August, following the great success of last year’s campaign. Once again, Robinsons will pledge...
Champion Beer of Britain Awards to be Revealed during GBBF Trade Session
The announcement of the Champion Beer of Britain, one of the most prestigious real ale competitions in the world, will be an exclusive highlight of the trade session taking place at the Great British Beer Festival on Tuesday 8th August at Olympia London. Those...
Winner of BII’s Licensee of the Year announced
The industry’s toughest competition came to a dramatic close yesterday, with licensee Mark Higgs beating the five other finalists to the top spot and winning LOYA 2017- this year sponsored by Sky. Mark, a tenant of Hook Norton, runs the Castle at Edgehill near Banbury...
Purity wins hat trick of awards
Purity Brewing Company is celebrating another award hat-trick after picking up three honours at two different regional ceremonies. The eco-friendly brewery picked up winner’s gongs for both Small Business and Fast Growth Business of the Year at the West Midlands...
Number of new breweries has peaked
Extensive research undertaken for the 2017 edition of The Brewery Manual has found that the number of UK craft brewers has stabilised after years of growth. Researchers endeavoured to contact and interview virtually each and every brewer in the United Kingdom to...
Ale Trail
Robinsons host ‘Beer Club Live’
Robinsons Brewery have once again partnered with ‘There’s A Beer For That’ to bring their second ever ‘Beer Club Live’ event to the award-winning Visitors Centre in Stockport on Tuesday 27th June from 7pm. This year’s event follows on from the success of 2016’s Beer...
Five Go Through to IPA Challenge Final
Yorkshire takes on London and the south-west in the finals of The IPA Challenge, run in partnership with SIBA, M&B, There’s A Beer For That, and Fuller’s. Five finalists emerged from a tough first round held at Fuller’s Centre of Excellence, with Roosters and...
Coffer Peach Business Tracker, May 2017 trading figures
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant market experienced a dip in trading in May, with operators recording collective like-for-like sales down 0.4% compared to the same month last year, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. Groups trading in...
Hogs Back’s Biker – Le Tour de Hog
Hogs Back's Biker has been launched by Hogs Back Brewery as their new seasonal ale that celebrates the British love of riding a bike, as well as marking the Surrey-based brewer's support for the annual Farnham Bike Ride charity event. Biker is a light, refreshing...
‘Donate with Dizzy’ Fundraising Campaign
Robinsons Brewery, one of the UK’s largest and oldest independent family brewers, has announced that ‘Donate with Dizzy’ will return for a second year during June, July, and August, following the great success of last year’s campaign. Once again, Robinsons will pledge...
Champion Beer of Britain Awards to be Revealed during GBBF Trade Session
The announcement of the Champion Beer of Britain, one of the most prestigious real ale competitions in the world, will be an exclusive highlight of the trade session taking place at the Great British Beer Festival on Tuesday 8th August at Olympia London. Those...
Cask Ale
The Garibaldi named Fuller’s Master Cellarman of the Year 2017
Fuller's has named David and Caroline Beale from The Garibaldi, St Albans as winners of the Master Cellarman of the Year Award 2017. David and Caroline won this award due to the outstanding quality of beer in their pub. They impressed the judges with the care they put...
The Beer and Pub Story 2017
The BBPA has released ‘The Beer and Pub Story 2017’, setting out why beer and pubs matter so much to the UK economy. The new leaflet has been produced in association with CAMRA, SIBA, The ALMR and Hospitality Ulster. Members of Parliament returning to Westminster have...
New look for Hogs Back’s TEA
New look for Hogs Back's TEA, Hogs Back Brewery is launching a new design for its flagship TEA - or Traditional English Ale - with the aim of updating the brand while retaining the heritage which has made it one of the leading regional ales in the South East. The new...
SIBA’s BeerX moves to Liverpool
SIBA's BeerX moves to Liverpool after five hugely successful years in Sheffield, the UK’s biggest independent craft brewing trade show “SIBA's BeerX UK”, will move to Liverpool in March 2018. The event, which last year recorded its biggest attendance ever, has been...
Manchester Top for Cask?
Manchester has emerged as the cask beer capital of Britain, following a major new study into the beer sold in the city’s pubs and bars. The Manchester Beer Audit 2017 found 411 different cask ales on sale in venues throughout the Manchester City Council area, beating...
Everards Announcement
Everards Brewery MD, Stephen Gould, has confirmed some key points about the brewery move this summer in this following announcement: Castle Acres Shopping Park In February 2017 Everards, Next Plc and The Crown Estate (with Ginko Tree Investment Ltd – The Crown’s...
Beer and Food
Black Tor releases new beer for Cask Ale Week
lack Tor Brewery of Christow, Dartmoor National Park is celebrating Cask Ale Week 2017 with the release of a new limited edition beer Pale 4.4% ABV, which will be served in carefully chosen pubs across the south west. Cask Ale Week...
Bruce Dickinson to speak at BBPA Dinner
ith the 11th October date fast approaching, Bruce Dickinson has today been announced as the guest speaker at the BBPA’s Annual Dinner & Awards at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington London. As an entrepreneur, creative...
Thornbridge collaborates on new cask beer with Sheffield Wednesday
T hornbridge Brewery has, in partnership with Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, has produced a special “Wednesday Pale Ale” for match days at Hillsborough. The new cask beer was launched on the concourses and in hospitality lounges for the Championship clash...
St Austell Brewery Crowned West of England Business of the Year
t Austell Brewery Crowned West of England Business of the Year. The prestigious award - sponsored by PwC and run in association with Circle2Success, Devon and Cornwall Business Council and Bristol, Bath and Swindon Business News -...
Good Pub Guide Award Winners
he Good Pub Guide publishes award winners each year to coincide with publication of its latest edition. To compete in the Pub of the Year category a pub has to have unanimous enthusiasm from all readers on all aspects of its...
Pint is most expensive in Surrey
he Good Pub Guide's annual survey of national drink prices shows a whopping £1.09-a-pint difference between the cheapest and most expensive in the country, and for the first time, London isn’t the most expensive. The 2018 edition of...
Insight
Dea Latis Announces ‘Best of the West’ Dinner
Dea Latis, the group with a mission to bring beer to women is hosting an event in Clifton, called 'Best of the West' on 20 July. Guests will discover the delights of beer and food matching at this five-course dinner hosted in partnership with St Austell Brewery. Held...
The Garibaldi named Fuller’s Master Cellarman of the Year 2017
Fuller's has named David and Caroline Beale from The Garibaldi, St Albans as winners of the Master Cellarman of the Year Award 2017. David and Caroline won this award due to the outstanding quality of beer in their pub. They impressed the judges with the care they put...
The Beer and Pub Story 2017
The BBPA has released ‘The Beer and Pub Story 2017’, setting out why beer and pubs matter so much to the UK economy. The new leaflet has been produced in association with CAMRA, SIBA, The ALMR and Hospitality Ulster. Members of Parliament returning to Westminster have...
New look for Hogs Back’s TEA
New look for Hogs Back's TEA, Hogs Back Brewery is launching a new design for its flagship TEA - or Traditional English Ale - with the aim of updating the brand while retaining the heritage which has made it one of the leading regional ales in the South East. The new...
SIBA’s BeerX moves to Liverpool
SIBA's BeerX moves to Liverpool after five hugely successful years in Sheffield, the UK’s biggest independent craft brewing trade show “SIBA's BeerX UK”, will move to Liverpool in March 2018. The event, which last year recorded its biggest attendance ever, has been...
Manchester Top for Cask?
Manchester has emerged as the cask beer capital of Britain, following a major new study into the beer sold in the city’s pubs and bars. The Manchester Beer Audit 2017 found 411 different cask ales on sale in venues throughout the Manchester City Council area, beating...
Cask Reports
Five Go Through to IPA Challenge Final
Yorkshire takes on London and the south-west in the finals of The IPA Challenge, run in partnership with SIBA, M&B, There’s A Beer For That, and Fuller’s. Five finalists emerged from a tough first round held at Fuller’s Centre of Excellence, with Roosters and...
Coffer Peach Business Tracker, May 2017 trading figures
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant market experienced a dip in trading in May, with operators recording collective like-for-like sales down 0.4% compared to the same month last year, latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker show. Groups trading in...
Hogs Back’s Biker – Le Tour de Hog
Hogs Back's Biker has been launched by Hogs Back Brewery as their new seasonal ale that celebrates the British love of riding a bike, as well as marking the Surrey-based brewer's support for the annual Farnham Bike Ride charity event. Biker is a light, refreshing...
‘Donate with Dizzy’ Fundraising Campaign
Robinsons Brewery, one of the UK’s largest and oldest independent family brewers, has announced that ‘Donate with Dizzy’ will return for a second year during June, July, and August, following the great success of last year’s campaign. Once again, Robinsons will pledge...
Champion Beer of Britain Awards to be Revealed during GBBF Trade Session
The announcement of the Champion Beer of Britain, one of the most prestigious real ale competitions in the world, will be an exclusive highlight of the trade session taking place at the Great British Beer Festival on Tuesday 8th August at Olympia London. Those...
Winner of BII’s Licensee of the Year announced
The industry’s toughest competition came to a dramatic close yesterday, with licensee Mark Higgs beating the five other finalists to the top spot and winning LOYA 2017- this year sponsored by Sky. Mark, a tenant of Hook Norton, runs the Castle at Edgehill near Banbury...