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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....
Mitchells & Butlers announces transatlantic brewing collaboration
Mitchells & Butlers is excited to announce a new transatlantic brewing collaboration with Rudgate Brewery and...
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...
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...
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...
Cask Ale Winners of International Brewing & Cider Awards
Brewers and cider makers from 21 countries have received accolades in the International Brewing & Cider Awards...
News
St Austell wins BBPA Beer Champion award
Awards for Palmers, St Austell, Waitrose and Joseph Holt’s, alongside a Chairman’s Award for The Rugby Football Union (RFU), were last night presented at the British Beer & Pub Association’s Annual Dinner in London, the annual celebration of Britain’s beer and pub...
Brexit – BBPA publishes manifesto for British beer and pubs
The British Beer & Pub Association has today published a manifesto for Britain’s exit from the European Union, which sets out how the beer and pub sector can be a force for growth and job creation as Britain leaves the EU. The manifesto urges the Government to...
Robinsons investing in pubs and seeing beer sales grow
Robinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West, has announced plans to continue their investment programme across their tenanted and managed pub estates; as part of their commitment to long term success in pub retailing...
New ‘March to Your Own Drum’ campaign for Bombardier
The UK’s largest independent brewer, Charles Wells, has launched a new campaign for their Bombardier brand focussing on the individuality of the beer range and its drinkers. With TV spots, video on demand and outdoor placements, the ads feature blind drummer, Roy...
Good Pub Guide shows price of a pint around the UK
Each year the Good Pub Guide editors carry out a national survey of beer prices. This year, for the first time ever, the survey shows a very low increase in the average price of a pint. The price increase is just 1p –from £3.46 to £3.47, compared to 15p for the...
Hogs Back Brewery embarks on £400,000 expansion programme
The arrival of three new fermenting and maturation vessels at Hogs Back Brewery has marked the start of a £400,000 expansion programme at the Surrey brewer. The installation of one 80-barrel and two 120-barrel dual purpose vessels also includes the infrastructure for...
Ale Trail
CAMRA extends revitalisation project
CAMRA is to extend its Revitalisation Project to ensure that its members have the necessary time to understand any proposed changes to the organisation’s positioning and purpose, before being asked to participate in a final vote on the outcome of its strategic review....
Marston’s establishes hop garden in Kent
A five-year investment project by Marston’s Beer Company to establish its own hop garden in Kent has meant Hayle Farm in Horsmonden in Kent can now plan to develop new hop varieties at its farm and expand its output. The Marston’s Hop Garden will grow Sovereign hops...
Greene King Leisure Tracker September 2016
This month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker highlights the importance of Halloween to youngsters aged 18-24 years old and their desire to celebrate the occasion at the pub. Almost a quarter of young adults respondents confirmed that they will celebrate Halloween...
St Austell wins BBPA Beer Champion award
Awards for Palmers, St Austell, Waitrose and Joseph Holt’s, alongside a Chairman’s Award for The Rugby Football Union (RFU), were last night presented at the British Beer & Pub Association’s Annual Dinner in London, the annual celebration of Britain’s beer and pub...
Brexit – BBPA publishes manifesto for British beer and pubs
The British Beer & Pub Association has today published a manifesto for Britain’s exit from the European Union, which sets out how the beer and pub sector can be a force for growth and job creation as Britain leaves the EU. The manifesto urges the Government to...
Robinsons investing in pubs and seeing beer sales grow
Robinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West, has announced plans to continue their investment programme across their tenanted and managed pub estates; as part of their commitment to long term success in pub retailing...
Cask Ale
Cask Marque Chronicle: The Ultimate Pub Quiz – Geeky Beer Facts #1
Cask Marque Chronicle: The Ultimate Pub Quiz – Geeky Beer Facts #1 This week's newsletter has a twist - it's the ultimate beer facts to astound your customers, test your staff with, or even include in your next pub quiz!...
CAMRA calls for a beer duty freeze ahead of the Autumn Statement
CAMRA is calling on the Government to protect the beer and pub sector by maintaining a freeze in beer duty in the upcoming Autumn Statement and consider an additional cut in next year’s Budget. CAMRA is concerned the effects of the beer duty escalator from 2008-2013,...
Cask Marque Chronicle: What’s Wrong With My Beer?
Cask Marque Chronicle: What's Wrong With My Beer? As part of Cask Marque's continued support for the cask ale industry, we have put together a series of guidelines on all aspects in the buying, storing and selling of cask ale to ensure it reaches customers in the...
Dea Latis Christmas Beer & Breakfast
The next Dea Latis event will take place on Friday 2nd December from 9.30 to 12 noon at the Kings Stores, 14 Widegate Street, London, E1 7HP. If you want to know what goes with a veggie sausage sandwich, avocado & bacon on sourdough and even granola and...
Story of Beer Duty published
The BBPA has today published ‘The Story of Beer Duty: 2008-2016’, detailing how the Government’s decision to abolish the Beer Duty Escalator helped to spark a major turnaround in the fortunes of the beer and pub sector. The report, published in partnership with SIBA...
Fuller’s names its Pub of the Year
Fuller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, is delighted to reveal that the winner of its annual Pub of the Year competition, The Griffin Trophy, is The Hydrant, Monument. The pub, run by Alison Ross, won the top prize ahead of 400 other Fuller’s pubs for its...
Beer and Food
Small Brewer Duty Reform Coalition to commission independent review
Companies representing more than 50 breweries around the UK have now signed up to the Small Brewer Duty Reform Coalition (SBDRC) launched on 18th January, with the aim of asking the Treasury to review and improve Small Breweries Relief to ensure it supports a...
Annabel Smith wins Educator of the Year
Annabel Smith has been named Educator of the Year at the Imbibe Personality of the Year Awards. In an unusual twist, the judges awarded the accolade to two nominees, the other being Myles Cunliffe of the Mixology Group. Smith is a veteran of the beer industry, having...
Fuller’s launches 2017 seasonals
Fuller, Smith & Turner, the London brewer and premium pub company, will be launching its new Seasonal Ale Calendar for 2017 on Tuesday 21 February. In spring, summer, autumn and winter there will be one main cask ale available, two more cask ales both available...
Collaborative ale from Greene King and Wimbledon Brewery
Suffolk-based brewer Greene King has partnered with London-based Wimbledon Brewery for the first time to brew a new cask beer. The beer is part of Greene King’s on-going collaboration with regional breweries, now approaching its fourth year, and is the brewer’s first...
Norwich pubs to host fringe events around the National Winter Ales Festival
In a week of celebration, pubs across Norwich city centre will host fringe events, including special food, drink and music offerings to mark CAMRA’s National Winter Ales Festival, which takes place from the 21st-25th of February. The Fringe Festival will start on the...
CAMRA calls for a penny off your pint
With the Chancellor’s Budget just over a month away, CAMRA is ramping up its campaign to call on the government to keep the price of your pint down. CAMRA is leading the campaign by calling on the Treasury to reduce beer duty by 1p ahead of the Budget on the 8th...
Insight
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...
Cask Marque Chronicle: The Ultimate Pub Quiz – Geeky Beer Facts #1
Cask Marque Chronicle: The Ultimate Pub Quiz – Geeky Beer Facts #1 This week's newsletter has a twist - it's the ultimate beer facts to astound your customers, test your staff with, or even include in your next pub quiz!...
CAMRA calls for a beer duty freeze ahead of the Autumn Statement
CAMRA is calling on the Government to protect the beer and pub sector by maintaining a freeze in beer duty in the upcoming Autumn Statement and consider an additional cut in next year’s Budget. CAMRA is concerned the effects of the beer duty escalator from 2008-2013,...
Dea Latis Christmas Beer & Breakfast
The next Dea Latis event will take place on Friday 2nd December from 9.30 to 12 noon at the Kings Stores, 14 Widegate Street, London, E1 7HP. If you want to know what goes with a veggie sausage sandwich, avocado & bacon on sourdough and even granola and...
Story of Beer Duty published
The BBPA has today published ‘The Story of Beer Duty: 2008-2016’, detailing how the Government’s decision to abolish the Beer Duty Escalator helped to spark a major turnaround in the fortunes of the beer and pub sector. The report, published in partnership with SIBA...
Fuller’s names its Pub of the Year
Fuller's, the London brewer and premium pub company, is delighted to reveal that the winner of its annual Pub of the Year competition, The Griffin Trophy, is The Hydrant, Monument. The pub, run by Alison Ross, won the top prize ahead of 400 other Fuller’s pubs for its...
Cask Reports
Marston’s establishes hop garden in Kent
A five-year investment project by Marston’s Beer Company to establish its own hop garden in Kent has meant Hayle Farm in Horsmonden in Kent can now plan to develop new hop varieties at its farm and expand its output. The Marston’s Hop Garden will grow Sovereign hops...
Greene King Leisure Tracker September 2016
This month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker highlights the importance of Halloween to youngsters aged 18-24 years old and their desire to celebrate the occasion at the pub. Almost a quarter of young adults respondents confirmed that they will celebrate Halloween...
St Austell wins BBPA Beer Champion award
Awards for Palmers, St Austell, Waitrose and Joseph Holt’s, alongside a Chairman’s Award for The Rugby Football Union (RFU), were last night presented at the British Beer & Pub Association’s Annual Dinner in London, the annual celebration of Britain’s beer and pub...
Brexit – BBPA publishes manifesto for British beer and pubs
The British Beer & Pub Association has today published a manifesto for Britain’s exit from the European Union, which sets out how the beer and pub sector can be a force for growth and job creation as Britain leaves the EU. The manifesto urges the Government to...
Robinsons investing in pubs and seeing beer sales grow
Robinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West, has announced plans to continue their investment programme across their tenanted and managed pub estates; as part of their commitment to long term success in pub retailing...
New ‘March to Your Own Drum’ campaign for Bombardier
The UK’s largest independent brewer, Charles Wells, has launched a new campaign for their Bombardier brand focussing on the individuality of the beer range and its drinkers. With TV spots, video on demand and outdoor placements, the ads feature blind drummer, Roy...