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Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery
Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery, Carlsberg UK has acquired London Fields Brewery and will operate the business in...
Greene King Annual Results
Greene King has released their annual results: Pub Company like-for-like (LFL) sales up 1.5%, ahead of the market,...
Beer Day Britain Round Up Plus New Research Revealed
Beer Day Britain 2017 has been heralded a resounding success with more people than ever getting behind the...
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'...
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...
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....
News
London Beer Week 2017
Now in its third year, there are more ways than ever to get involved in London Beer Week, which hits the capital from 13 – 19 March 2017. From pop-ups and parties, to pairing dinners and beer tours, here are just a few of the week’s best events to further your pursuit...
Robinsons Visitors Centre wins top award
Robinsons Visitors Centre has been named the North West Visitors Attraction of the Year in the Going Places UK Tourism Awards. Opening in 2013, Robinsons Visitors Centre has welcomed thousands of visitors to Stockport and through its doors to discover the history of...
Cask Ale Winners of International Brewing & Cider Awards
Brewers and cider makers from 21 countries have received accolades in the International Brewing & Cider Awards 2017, as the winners of 125 medals were announced after three days of judging in Burton-upon-Trent. Medals were awarded to beers and ciders from all over...
Sheffield Beer Week 2017
Sheffield Beer Week is a week-long festival celebrating the region’s brewing landscape – old and new. It’s also about highlighting the wonderful world of beer, taking and sharing inspiration from across the globe. Collaboration is key with Sheffield’s bars, pubs and...
Courage SE1 Project launched
To celebrate its 230th year of brewing beer, Courage is returning to its roots and will once again brew beer in London SE1, thanks to a new collaboration with Southwark Brewing Co. The Courage SE1 project will see a new limited edition range of cask ales released...
Tapster’s cask ale guide launched
The 2017 edition of Carlsberg UK’s Tapster’s cask ale guide has been launched featuring 82 of the UK’s leading British cask ales from the nation’s favourite brewers and small craft producers, including premium bottled ales and bag-in-box cider. Six new permanent...
Ale Trail
Fourpure is SIBA’s Brewery of the Year
London-based Fourpure have been named the UK’s Brewery of the Year 2017 by SIBA in their annual Business Awards 2017. The awards, which took place at SIBA’s BeerX event in Sheffield, seek to congratulate the top brewery businesses in the UK across a variety of...
Mitchells & Butlers announces transatlantic brewing collaboration
Mitchells & Butlers is excited to announce a new transatlantic brewing collaboration with Rudgate Brewery and Hogshead Brewery. The partnership will see Hogshead Etta’s Ale from Denver, Colorado brewed at Rudgate Brewery, York and exclusively served in a number of...
Small breweries benefit from resurgence in local authentic heritage products
The UK is seeing a resurgence of small businesses producing authentic, heritage products according to “Buying British in 2017”, a report from GS1 UK, the supply chain standards member organisation with a community of over 31,000 UK businesses. New GS1 UK membership...
London Beer Week 2017
Now in its third year, there are more ways than ever to get involved in London Beer Week, which hits the capital from 13 – 19 March 2017. From pop-ups and parties, to pairing dinners and beer tours, here are just a few of the week’s best events to further your pursuit...
Robinsons Visitors Centre wins top award
Robinsons Visitors Centre has been named the North West Visitors Attraction of the Year in the Going Places UK Tourism Awards. Opening in 2013, Robinsons Visitors Centre has welcomed thousands of visitors to Stockport and through its doors to discover the history of...
Cask Ale Winners of International Brewing & Cider Awards
Brewers and cider makers from 21 countries have received accolades in the International Brewing & Cider Awards 2017, as the winners of 125 medals were announced after three days of judging in Burton-upon-Trent. Medals were awarded to beers and ciders from all over...
Cask Ale
SIBA BeerX sees record attendance
SIBA has today announced that its BeerX 2017 event, which took place 16th-17th March at iceSheffield in Sheffield, recorded its biggest attendance since the event was launched in 2013. BeerX, SIBA's flagship event, hosts both SIBA's Trade Show, which consists of the...
Adnams Results
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer, distiller and retailer, has published its Report & Accounts for the 12 months to 31 December 2016, showing sales of £70.3m and a £3.9m operating profit. 2016 was a record brewing year for Adnams with volumes passing the 100,000 barrels...
Craft Beer and Ale is Number One Choice for Women
British attitudes towards pubs in 2017 have evolved to encompass current social trends whilst retaining classic British traditions, including the discovery that craft beer & ale is now the top tipple of choice amongst British women. When given the choice between...
Manchester Beer Week 2017
Manchester’s only city-wide beer festival returns this summer, providing an unrivalled celebration of the nation’s favourite drink across 10 event-filled days. Now entering its second year, Manchester Beer Week runs from Friday, June 23 to Sunday, July 2, and has...
BBPA’s response to low strength consultation
Commenting on the opening of a new consultation today, seeking views on “options to amend the structure of the alcohol duty system so that duty rates better correspond to alcoholic strength”, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds, said: “We will be responding, as we’ve...
BBPA responds to Article 50 Trigger Date
The BBPA’s Chief Executive, Brigid Simmonds, has commented on the Prime Minister's declaration that Article 50 will be triggered on March 29th, setting in motion the process for Britain to leave the European Union: “The Prime Minister has voiced support for...
Beer and Food
Food Producers Work with Brewers to Create Unique Brews for Manchester Beer Week
Six of Manchester’s finest independent food and drinks producers are teaming up with breweries to create a series of exclusive beers for this year’s Manchester Beer Week. The initiative is designed to shine a light on the city’s burgeoning indie scene and the six...
Decline of Global Beverage Alcohol Consumption Accelerates
According to the IWSR’s latest data release (2016 data), the consumption of alcoholic drinks is declining at an increasingly faster rate than has been previously reported by other data companies. For 2016, the IWSR reports that the global market for alcoholic drinks...
Greene King collaborates with Barmy Army to create a new beer
With the domestic cricket season and international cricketing summer underway, British brewer Greene King and cricket’s most passionate supporters’ club, the Barmy Army, have teamed up to launch a new partnership – and a new beer. The agreement will see Greene King...
Brains encourages Bale to score in Champions League Final
Wales’ biggest brewer and hospitality company, Brains, is offering customers a free pint if Gareth Bale scores in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final. Cardiff-born Bale is set to line up for Real Madrid against Juventus at the National Stadium of Wales this...
Bath Ales launches Prophecy as a permanent
Bath Ales has unveiled a new permanent beer. Initially launched as a limited-edition ale in Bath Ales’ pubs, Prophecy (3.8% ABV) is now readily available across the trade. Dubbed a ‘new World pale ale’, Prophecy’s flavour profile and ABV complements Bath Ales’...
Dea Latis announces new support from brewers
Beer and women group Dea Latis is stepping up its campaign to ‘bring beer to women' after securing support from five brewers, who have become the organisation's first corporate members. Marston's, Shepherd Neame, Harvey's, St Austell and Duvel Moortgat have all...
Insight
Star Pubs join SIBA’s Beerflex
Heineken-owned Star Pubs & Bars is to join SIBA’s Beerflex scheme offering licensees a wider choice of local cask ales. Under the agreement, Star licensees with Cask Marque accredited pubs will be able to order local cask ales brewed by Beerflex participants...
SIBA BeerX sees record attendance
SIBA has today announced that its BeerX 2017 event, which took place 16th-17th March at iceSheffield in Sheffield, recorded its biggest attendance since the event was launched in 2013. BeerX, SIBA's flagship event, hosts both SIBA's Trade Show, which consists of the...
Adnams Results
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer, distiller and retailer, has published its Report & Accounts for the 12 months to 31 December 2016, showing sales of £70.3m and a £3.9m operating profit. 2016 was a record brewing year for Adnams with volumes passing the 100,000 barrels...
Craft Beer and Ale is Number One Choice for Women
British attitudes towards pubs in 2017 have evolved to encompass current social trends whilst retaining classic British traditions, including the discovery that craft beer & ale is now the top tipple of choice amongst British women. When given the choice between...
Manchester Beer Week 2017
Manchester’s only city-wide beer festival returns this summer, providing an unrivalled celebration of the nation’s favourite drink across 10 event-filled days. Now entering its second year, Manchester Beer Week runs from Friday, June 23 to Sunday, July 2, and has...
BBPA’s response to low strength consultation
Commenting on the opening of a new consultation today, seeking views on “options to amend the structure of the alcohol duty system so that duty rates better correspond to alcoholic strength”, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds, said: “We will be responding, as we’ve...
Cask Reports
Mitchells & Butlers announces transatlantic brewing collaboration
Mitchells & Butlers is excited to announce a new transatlantic brewing collaboration with Rudgate Brewery and Hogshead Brewery. The partnership will see Hogshead Etta’s Ale from Denver, Colorado brewed at Rudgate Brewery, York and exclusively served in a number of...
Small breweries benefit from resurgence in local authentic heritage products
The UK is seeing a resurgence of small businesses producing authentic, heritage products according to “Buying British in 2017”, a report from GS1 UK, the supply chain standards member organisation with a community of over 31,000 UK businesses. New GS1 UK membership...
London Beer Week 2017
Now in its third year, there are more ways than ever to get involved in London Beer Week, which hits the capital from 13 – 19 March 2017. From pop-ups and parties, to pairing dinners and beer tours, here are just a few of the week’s best events to further your pursuit...
Robinsons Visitors Centre wins top award
Robinsons Visitors Centre has been named the North West Visitors Attraction of the Year in the Going Places UK Tourism Awards. Opening in 2013, Robinsons Visitors Centre has welcomed thousands of visitors to Stockport and through its doors to discover the history of...
Cask Ale Winners of International Brewing & Cider Awards
Brewers and cider makers from 21 countries have received accolades in the International Brewing & Cider Awards 2017, as the winners of 125 medals were announced after three days of judging in Burton-upon-Trent. Medals were awarded to beers and ciders from all over...
Sheffield Beer Week 2017
Sheffield Beer Week is a week-long festival celebrating the region’s brewing landscape – old and new. It’s also about highlighting the wonderful world of beer, taking and sharing inspiration from across the globe. Collaboration is key with Sheffield’s bars, pubs and...