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Brakspear Pub Trails launched
Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear is encouraging pubgoers to work up a thirst for their beer with the launch of...
New Partnerships for There’s A Beer For That
There’s A Beer For That has announced two major partnerships and details of its extensive marketing programme that...
BII announces semi-finalists for Licensee of the Year
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) - the leading professional body representing the UK’s licensees - is...
Lost profit to pub industry from beer quality issues tops £700m
At a time when operating costs are set to escalate significantly in the coming years, pubs are missing out on an...
Independent Brewers & Educators support Government’s development of new brewing apprenticeship standard
SIBA and the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) have pledged support for the Government’s intention to...
CAMRA to accept “craft beer”?
This week more than a thousand CAMRA members will descend on Bournemouth to discuss the organisation’s future...
News
CAMRA announces Club of the Year finalists
CAMRA today unveils its Club of the Year finalists, which includes four clubs that share a great commitment for quality real ale. The Albatross Club in Bexhill, Dartford Working Men’s Club, Cheltenham Motor Club and Leyton Orient FC Supporters Club all hold their own...
Marston’s Preliminary Results
Positive news from Marston's today as they announced their preliminary results. Total revenue and total like for like sales were up from 2015. Underlying operating profit of £172.7 million (2015: £165.4 million) was up 4.4% with profit growth in each of the trading...
New Bunny Hop cask beer from Purity
Award-winning craft brewer Purity Brewing Company is set to launch its first new permanent beer in seven years - an extra hoppy pale ale called Bunny Hop. With the industry increasingly moving towards keg, the brewery is unveiling its first year-round cask beer since...
Industry response to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association, has today responded to the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: “We understand action to help those on low pay, but given the current economic uncertainty there is a real need to...
Greene King Leisure Tracker October 2016
Almost 14 million people intend to visit the Great British pub during the festive period, making it the most popular place outside of the home to spend Christmas, the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker has revealed. 28% of Brits said they plan to visit the pub...
CAMRA announces Pub of the Year finalists
CAMRA has revealed the four finalists for its Pub of the Year competition, one of the most respected and well-known pub awards in the UK. Pubs are selected by CAMRA volunteers and judged on their atmosphere, decor, welcome, service, community focus and most...
Ale Trail
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...
CAMRA announces Club of the Year finalists
CAMRA today unveils its Club of the Year finalists, which includes four clubs that share a great commitment for quality real ale. The Albatross Club in Bexhill, Dartford Working Men’s Club, Cheltenham Motor Club and Leyton Orient FC Supporters Club all hold their own...
Marston’s Preliminary Results
Positive news from Marston's today as they announced their preliminary results. Total revenue and total like for like sales were up from 2015. Underlying operating profit of £172.7 million (2015: £165.4 million) was up 4.4% with profit growth in each of the trading...
New Bunny Hop cask beer from Purity
Award-winning craft brewer Purity Brewing Company is set to launch its first new permanent beer in seven years - an extra hoppy pale ale called Bunny Hop. With the industry increasingly moving towards keg, the brewery is unveiling its first year-round cask beer since...
Cask Ale
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...
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...
Beer and Food
BII delighted by Budget move on rate reform
Mike Clist CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Comments on Today’s Budget The Chancellor today made some positive moves to help businesses and we welcome short-term measures to reduce the burden on pubs being caused by the 2017 rating...
Beer duty should be cut not increased says SIBA
Mike Benner, SIBA Managing Director says "The £1000 reduction in business rates for pubs with a rateable value below £100,000 is welcome support for the sector, although much more needs to be done, but this contrasts sharply with the 2 pence increase on beer tax which...
BBPA welcomes Budget rates relief whilst criticising rise in beer duty
Commenting on today’s Budget, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simonds, said: “We very much welcome the specific help for pubs with rate relief; £1,000 off for all pubs with a rateable value less than £100,000. We campaigned very hard for this and it is vital that this is...
CAMRA condemns budget rise in beer duty
Drinkers have been let down by the Chancellor’s decision to increase beer and cider duty in today’s Budget - which will see the price of their pints rise. The announced two penny a pint increase in beer duty is the first rise in five years. It marks a U-turn by the...
ALMR Budget Reaction
ALMR welcomes Budget steps to ease business burdens and encourage investment Budget Statement delivers on key ALMR asks: Sector-specific relief – introduction of relief for pubs Help for businesses hardest hit - £300m pot for local authorities available to...
SIBA Business Awards Shortlist announced
SIBA has today revealed the shortlist for their much coveted SIBA Business & Industry Awards 2017, with breweries and businesses across the UK named as finalists. With a 20% increase in entries compared to last year, SIBA report the Business Awards 2017 to be...
Insight
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...
Cask Reports
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...
CAMRA announces Club of the Year finalists
CAMRA today unveils its Club of the Year finalists, which includes four clubs that share a great commitment for quality real ale. The Albatross Club in Bexhill, Dartford Working Men’s Club, Cheltenham Motor Club and Leyton Orient FC Supporters Club all hold their own...
Marston’s Preliminary Results
Positive news from Marston's today as they announced their preliminary results. Total revenue and total like for like sales were up from 2015. Underlying operating profit of £172.7 million (2015: £165.4 million) was up 4.4% with profit growth in each of the trading...
New Bunny Hop cask beer from Purity
Award-winning craft brewer Purity Brewing Company is set to launch its first new permanent beer in seven years - an extra hoppy pale ale called Bunny Hop. With the industry increasingly moving towards keg, the brewery is unveiling its first year-round cask beer since...
Industry response to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Brigid Simmonds, Chief Executive, British Beer & Pub Association, has today responded to the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: “We understand action to help those on low pay, but given the current economic uncertainty there is a real need to...