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Arkell’s brews Loaf of Beer
Wiltshire family brewery Arkell’s Brewery has teamed up with Stroud family baker, Hall’s Bakery to brew a special...
FEM.ALE Festival returns
Returning to Norwich 26th – 29th May 2017, and in Brighton 5th-7th May, FEM.ALE Festival continues its manifesto to...
Adnams AGM Statement
Adnams made the following comments at their AGM on the 27th April 2017. Underlying trading is encouraging with...
International Brewing & Cider Awards 2017
Brewers and cider makers from across the world gathered at London's Guildhall on 26 April for the unveiling of the...
ALMR begins annual search for best in licensed hospitality
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 ALMR Operations Managers Awards, the annual search to identify the...
London Craft Beer Festival
This August, London Craft Beer Festival will mark its 5th Birthday with a bigger, bolder celebration of modern beer,...
News
Alcohol harm statistics moving in the right direction
Commenting on today’s NHS Digital (formerly HSCIC) release of the latest findings from the Health Survey for England 2015, Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association said: “Many of the figures show a decline in the misuse of alcohol and it is...
CAMRA to broaden its role?
The leadership of one of Europe’s most successful consumer organisations is considering refocusing its future purpose after being presented with a wide-ranging review into its aims and activities - but is clear campaigning for real ale, pubs, clubs, cider and perry...
Dartmoor Brewery becomes corporate member of Cask Marque
Leading craft ale producer Dartmoor Brewery is the first Devon brewer to become a corporate member of Cask Marque, the prestigious national award scheme promoting top-quality beer. The brewery will be using the commercial advantages ...
Profits grow at Purity
After celebrating a decade in business throughout 2016, Purity Brewing Company is rounding off the year by announcing its financial results, highlighting further success and consistent growth. With continued expansion in the independent free trade, its national...
Fuller’s launches Wise Men
Fuller's has launched Wise Men – a seasonal beer that will also raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. The beer will be available during December in Fuller’s managed and tenanted pubs and independent free trade outlets. The beer is a 4.0% golden ale, with malty, tropical...
Brewindex launched
An exciting new consultancy project is delighted to announce the launch of its services. Brewindex is the brainchild of leading professionals – including former SIBA stalwarts Keith Bott and Julian Grocock – who have a breadth of knowledge and a wealth of experience...
Ale Trail
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...
Alcohol harm statistics moving in the right direction
Commenting on today’s NHS Digital (formerly HSCIC) release of the latest findings from the Health Survey for England 2015, Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association said: “Many of the figures show a decline in the misuse of alcohol and it is...
CAMRA to broaden its role?
The leadership of one of Europe’s most successful consumer organisations is considering refocusing its future purpose after being presented with a wide-ranging review into its aims and activities - but is clear campaigning for real ale, pubs, clubs, cider and perry...
Dartmoor Brewery becomes corporate member of Cask Marque
Leading craft ale producer Dartmoor Brewery is the first Devon brewer to become a corporate member of Cask Marque, the prestigious national award scheme promoting top-quality beer. The brewery will be using the commercial advantages ...
Cask Ale
Brewers’ Research & Education Fund call for applications
A major grants fund that provides funding for scientific research and education in the brewing industry has begun inviting applications for funding in 2017/18 via the BBPA website. Under the Brewers’ Research & Education Fund (BREF), applicants have just under...
Pub 17
Pub 17 is taking place at Olympia in London on 7-8 February and it is free to attend. The pub show was set up in 2015 to celebrate the UK pub industry's innovations, trends, products, services and people. Last year there were over 180 exhibitions, 24 seminars and...
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...
Beer and Food
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...
Dea Latis comes to Liverpool
Join beer-loving women for the first ever Dea Latis event in Liverpool! The tasting will take place on Thursday 13th April from 7-9pm. Tickets are £25 and include a tutored tasting by Annabel Smith, with six different beers and six delicious courses. Every guest will...
Greene King cuts emissions in half through industry-leading cooling systems
Greene King, the UK’s largest pub retailer and brewer, has cut the energy used by its beer cooling systems by more than 50% through investing in Cornelius’ ecoFLO® Smart Pump System. The new system will be rolled out across Greene King’s entire managed estate. In...
Insight
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....
Brewers’ Research & Education Fund call for applications
A major grants fund that provides funding for scientific research and education in the brewing industry has begun inviting applications for funding in 2017/18 via the BBPA website. Under the Brewers’ Research & Education Fund (BREF), applicants have just under...
Pub 17
Pub 17 is taking place at Olympia in London on 7-8 February and it is free to attend. The pub show was set up in 2015 to celebrate the UK pub industry's innovations, trends, products, services and people. Last year there were over 180 exhibitions, 24 seminars and...
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,...
Cask Reports
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...
Alcohol harm statistics moving in the right direction
Commenting on today’s NHS Digital (formerly HSCIC) release of the latest findings from the Health Survey for England 2015, Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association said: “Many of the figures show a decline in the misuse of alcohol and it is...
CAMRA to broaden its role?
The leadership of one of Europe’s most successful consumer organisations is considering refocusing its future purpose after being presented with a wide-ranging review into its aims and activities - but is clear campaigning for real ale, pubs, clubs, cider and perry...
Dartmoor Brewery becomes corporate member of Cask Marque
Leading craft ale producer Dartmoor Brewery is the first Devon brewer to become a corporate member of Cask Marque, the prestigious national award scheme promoting top-quality beer. The brewery will be using the commercial advantages ...
Profits grow at Purity
After celebrating a decade in business throughout 2016, Purity Brewing Company is rounding off the year by announcing its financial results, highlighting further success and consistent growth. With continued expansion in the independent free trade, its national...