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SIBA responds to launch of Small Breweries’ Relief review
SIBA, which represents over 850 of Britain’s independent craft breweries, has responded to the launch of a review of...
St Austell reports record-breaking 2016
St. Austell Brewery Company Limited, the South West’s most successful independent brewer with 178 pubs and a portfolio...
Nicholson’s Pale Ale celebrates 5th anniversary
This week St Austell Brewery is celebrating five years of brewing Nicholson’s Pale Ale, and every Nicholson’s pub...
BBPA Publishes Manifesto
With the general election just weeks away, the BBPA has published a manifesto for the brewing and pub industry...
Small Brewers Duty Reform Coalition launches independent review
The Small Brewers Duty Reform Coalition gathers pace with respected consultancy Europe Economics chosen to undertake...
Manchester Beer Week to open with Brewery Open Day
A dozen breweries across Manchester are set to join forces this summer to host the city’s biggest ever brewery open...
News
Robinsons launches movie-themed beers
Beer and movies... surely the perfect mix? Well, Robinsons Brewery certainly think so. The 179-year-old Stockport-based brewer has revealed six new seasonal ales for 2017; each inspired by TV and the big screen. Brewers are notorious for ‘pun-y’ beer names and these...
BBPA call for beer duty cut following new Oxford Economics report
A new report by economic experts Oxford Economics (OE), commissioned by the BBPA, has found that the beer and pub industry in Britain employs almost 900,000 people, and contributes £23.1 billion to the British economy. The BBPA says the figures make clear the case for...
Benefits of social drinking
New research, which shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub may be linked to improved wellbeing, has been published in the journal Adaptive Human Behaviour and Physiology. While most studies warn of the health risks of alcohol consumption,...
2017 programme revealed by There’s a Beer for That
There's A Beer For That, the consumer campaign backed by Britain's Beer Alliance, is planning a full programme of activity, including a range of new initiatives, to change drinkers’ behaviour following confirmation of continued funding for 2017. The founding global...
Tickets onsale for BeerX
Tickets for the UK’s premiere beer and brewing trade event, organised and run by SIBA, have today gone on sale, with thousands from across the industry expected to attend. BeerX, taking place at iceSheffield on the March 2017, is back big and better than ever with a...
Greene King Leisure Tracker November 2016
It’s a time for tradition but many Brits are keen to try something different to the usual roast turkey and mulled wine this Christmas. Almost half of respondents to the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker say the Yuletide is a good time to try a different dish...
Ale Trail
Abbeydale updates its branding
Abbeydale Brewery is launching a rebrand for its renowned core range of cask ales. With the previous artwork having been in use since the brewery’s formation in 1996, the new look is intended to refresh the range whilst paying homage to Abbeydale’s rich history and...
2017 Budget
The BBPA, CAMRA and SIBA have written to MPs urging them to write to the Chancellor to support their call for a cut in beer duty in the Budget on 8thMarch. The letter, which launches the industry campaign for a duty cut in Budget 2017, highlights recent findings of a...
National Winter Ales Festival 22nd-25th February
Local brewers Woodforde, Norfolk Brewhouse, Lacons and Green Jack will run headline brewery bars at one of the UK’s largest beer festivals, the National Winter Ale Festival in Norwich. The festival, which is run by CAMRA and is home to more than 300 real ales, ciders,...
Robinsons launches movie-themed beers
Beer and movies... surely the perfect mix? Well, Robinsons Brewery certainly think so. The 179-year-old Stockport-based brewer has revealed six new seasonal ales for 2017; each inspired by TV and the big screen. Brewers are notorious for ‘pun-y’ beer names and these...
BBPA call for beer duty cut following new Oxford Economics report
A new report by economic experts Oxford Economics (OE), commissioned by the BBPA, has found that the beer and pub industry in Britain employs almost 900,000 people, and contributes £23.1 billion to the British economy. The BBPA says the figures make clear the case for...
Benefits of social drinking
New research, which shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub may be linked to improved wellbeing, has been published in the journal Adaptive Human Behaviour and Physiology. While most studies warn of the health risks of alcohol consumption,...
Cask Ale
Thwaites move to go ahead in 2018
Thwaites will be moving to a new home in 2018, after full planning consent was granted for a new brewery, stables and head office. Ribble Valley Council discussed the planning application last week and Thwaites has now been given the green light. Chief Executive...
SIBA opposes call from Small Brewers Duty Reform Coalition
SIBA, which represents 830 independent brewers, the majority of which are beneficiaries of Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR), has voiced concerns about calls from the newly formed Small Brewers’ Duty Reform Coalition for a review of SBR and called for any review to fully...
TROOPER branding is updated
Robinsons Brewery and Iron Maiden have unveiled a strong new look for their multi award-winning TROOPER beer ahead of an exciting year for the brand. The beer, created by Robinsons and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, has been a runaway success, selling over 15...
Greene King Leisure Tracker December 2016
British households enjoyed Eating and Drinking Out this Christmas, as leisure spend in these areas rose 2% compared to the previous year, according to this month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker. In contrast, Other Leisure, which includes cinema and gym...
Small Brewer Duty Reform Coalition formed
Over forty small and medium-sized breweries have today launched a coalition with the aim of persuading Government to review and improve Small Brewers Relief (SBR), the system that provides a discount on beer duty to small brewers. The scheme was introduced back in...
How to grow beer
As the clock struck midnight on 31st December most people chose an obvious New Years’ Resolution – stop smoking, lose weight, exercise more – but Beer Sommelier Ben Richards wanted a real challenge for 2017. Which is why he’s growing beer on his allotment in Devon....
Beer and Food
Williams Brothers wins SIBA’s Supreme Cask Gold Award
The SIBA National Independent Beer Awards, the biggest of their kind ever seen in the UK with hundreds of cask, keg, bottled and canned beers judged across 5 days, have been announced at SIBA’s BeerX event in Sheffield. Williams Brothers in Scotland took home the much...
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...
Insight
CAMRA membership reaches 185,000
CAMRA has just signed up its 185,000th member, reinforcing its place among some of the top membership organisations in the UK - and boasting numbers above all but one of the major political parties. The milestone member was one of hundreds signed up at the recent...
Thwaites move to go ahead in 2018
Thwaites will be moving to a new home in 2018, after full planning consent was granted for a new brewery, stables and head office. Ribble Valley Council discussed the planning application last week and Thwaites has now been given the green light. Chief Executive...
SIBA opposes call from Small Brewers Duty Reform Coalition
SIBA, which represents 830 independent brewers, the majority of which are beneficiaries of Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR), has voiced concerns about calls from the newly formed Small Brewers’ Duty Reform Coalition for a review of SBR and called for any review to fully...
TROOPER branding is updated
Robinsons Brewery and Iron Maiden have unveiled a strong new look for their multi award-winning TROOPER beer ahead of an exciting year for the brand. The beer, created by Robinsons and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, has been a runaway success, selling over 15...
Greene King Leisure Tracker December 2016
British households enjoyed Eating and Drinking Out this Christmas, as leisure spend in these areas rose 2% compared to the previous year, according to this month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker. In contrast, Other Leisure, which includes cinema and gym...
Small Brewer Duty Reform Coalition formed
Over forty small and medium-sized breweries have today launched a coalition with the aim of persuading Government to review and improve Small Brewers Relief (SBR), the system that provides a discount on beer duty to small brewers. The scheme was introduced back in...
Cask Reports
2017 Budget
The BBPA, CAMRA and SIBA have written to MPs urging them to write to the Chancellor to support their call for a cut in beer duty in the Budget on 8thMarch. The letter, which launches the industry campaign for a duty cut in Budget 2017, highlights recent findings of a...
National Winter Ales Festival 22nd-25th February
Local brewers Woodforde, Norfolk Brewhouse, Lacons and Green Jack will run headline brewery bars at one of the UK’s largest beer festivals, the National Winter Ale Festival in Norwich. The festival, which is run by CAMRA and is home to more than 300 real ales, ciders,...
Robinsons launches movie-themed beers
Beer and movies... surely the perfect mix? Well, Robinsons Brewery certainly think so. The 179-year-old Stockport-based brewer has revealed six new seasonal ales for 2017; each inspired by TV and the big screen. Brewers are notorious for ‘pun-y’ beer names and these...
BBPA call for beer duty cut following new Oxford Economics report
A new report by economic experts Oxford Economics (OE), commissioned by the BBPA, has found that the beer and pub industry in Britain employs almost 900,000 people, and contributes £23.1 billion to the British economy. The BBPA says the figures make clear the case for...
Benefits of social drinking
New research, which shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub may be linked to improved wellbeing, has been published in the journal Adaptive Human Behaviour and Physiology. While most studies warn of the health risks of alcohol consumption,...
2017 programme revealed by There’s a Beer for That
There's A Beer For That, the consumer campaign backed by Britain's Beer Alliance, is planning a full programme of activity, including a range of new initiatives, to change drinkers’ behaviour following confirmation of continued funding for 2017. The founding global...