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St Austell announces multi-million investment in Bath Ales
St Austell Brewery has today announced its ambitious plans for Bath Ales which includes a multi-million pound...
Giant pint pledge card delivered ahead of budget
Seventy-One Members of Parliament have now signed a pledge card supporting the brewing and pubs sector ahead of the...
BBPA urges Chancellor to reduce duty on beer
British beer exports up - BBPA calls on Chancellor to back British beer in the Budget Six per cent rise in beer...
Co-operative pub takes CAMRA Pub of the Year crown
A small village pub which was saved from closure by the local community has won CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year award...
Great British Beer Festival celebrates 40 years
Beer lovers flocking to London this summer to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Great British Beer Festival will...
There’s A Beer For That #dinewithbeer
Pub and restaurant operators are being urged to engage with #dinewithbeer – a new initiative from There’s A Beer For...
News
Good Beer Guide warns global brewers threaten choice
Real ale may be the success story of British beer, but the new Good Beer Guide, published by CARMA, warns of possible threats posed by global brewers moving into the buoyant cask sector. The new edition of the Guide - this year sponsored by beer quality assessor Cask...
Brewers taking the fish out of beer
A growing number of brewers are looking at alternatives to isinglass as a clearing or “fining” agent in their beers, the 2017 Good Beer Guide(GBG), published by the Campaign for Real Ale, CAMRA, reports. Isinglass is made from the swim bladders of fish – and as more...
Andrew Griffiths to step down as Beer Group Chair
Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton, has announced that he will step down as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group following his appointment as a member of the Government Whips’ Office. Parliamentary rules mean members of the Government are not allowed to...
All Eyes on Cyclops
As Cyclops celebrates ten years, it’s time to take stock of this beer-tasting scheme and evaluate its success. Cyclops was the brainwave of David Bremner, now Marketing Director at Robinsons Brewery, and was an initiative to make it easier for consumers to taste and...
Trooper Red ‘N’ Black launched
TROOPER Red ‘N’ Black, the third beer from Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery, has been released worldwide through import partners and at selected Morrisons stores nationwide in the UK. The beer will also be available in cask from selected Robinsons pubs and through...
Beer Now Conference to follow BeerX
SIBA and Zephyr Conferences announced today the first-ever Beer Now Conference will take place next March 17-19 in Sheffield. The conference is focused on “marketing, tourism, and communications” in the modern beer industry. Beer Now will take place at ICE Sheffield,...
Ale Trail
BBPA relaunches campaign to help licensees & customers understand laws around serving drunks
The BBPA has today relaunched a poster campaign to help raise awareness and understanding of the law around serving drunks, to coincide with Global Beer Responsibility Day on Friday, 16th September. Partnering with Drinkaware and National Pubwatch, the poster campaign...
New ‘safe drinking’ limits are rocky road to prohibition
The 2017 Good Beer Guide says the move to restrict drinking to no more than 14 units a week for men and women is bad science. “This is the rocky road to Prohibition,” the Guide’s editor, Roger Protz, says. “I’m glad that in August the government rowed back on the...
London is Beer Boom City
The 2017 edition of the Good Beer Guide published by CAMRA charts the remarkable rebirth of brewing in London. The capital was dubbed a “beer desert” by the Campaign in the 1970s but now the guide lists 69 breweries, with five more due to open in the near future....
Good Beer Guide warns global brewers threaten choice
Real ale may be the success story of British beer, but the new Good Beer Guide, published by CARMA, warns of possible threats posed by global brewers moving into the buoyant cask sector. The new edition of the Guide - this year sponsored by beer quality assessor Cask...
Brewers taking the fish out of beer
A growing number of brewers are looking at alternatives to isinglass as a clearing or “fining” agent in their beers, the 2017 Good Beer Guide(GBG), published by the Campaign for Real Ale, CAMRA, reports. Isinglass is made from the swim bladders of fish – and as more...
Andrew Griffiths to step down as Beer Group Chair
Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton, has announced that he will step down as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group following his appointment as a member of the Government Whips’ Office. Parliamentary rules mean members of the Government are not allowed to...
Cask Ale
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...
Beer and Food
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...
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...
Insight
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...
Cask Marque Chronicle: Choosing The Right Cask Ale Range
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 perfect condition. These can be used as a guide for...
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...
Cask Reports
New ‘safe drinking’ limits are rocky road to prohibition
The 2017 Good Beer Guide says the move to restrict drinking to no more than 14 units a week for men and women is bad science. “This is the rocky road to Prohibition,” the Guide’s editor, Roger Protz, says. “I’m glad that in August the government rowed back on the...
London is Beer Boom City
The 2017 edition of the Good Beer Guide published by CAMRA charts the remarkable rebirth of brewing in London. The capital was dubbed a “beer desert” by the Campaign in the 1970s but now the guide lists 69 breweries, with five more due to open in the near future....
Good Beer Guide warns global brewers threaten choice
Real ale may be the success story of British beer, but the new Good Beer Guide, published by CARMA, warns of possible threats posed by global brewers moving into the buoyant cask sector. The new edition of the Guide - this year sponsored by beer quality assessor Cask...
Brewers taking the fish out of beer
A growing number of brewers are looking at alternatives to isinglass as a clearing or “fining” agent in their beers, the 2017 Good Beer Guide(GBG), published by the Campaign for Real Ale, CAMRA, reports. Isinglass is made from the swim bladders of fish – and as more...
Andrew Griffiths to step down as Beer Group Chair
Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton, has announced that he will step down as Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group following his appointment as a member of the Government Whips’ Office. Parliamentary rules mean members of the Government are not allowed to...
All Eyes on Cyclops
As Cyclops celebrates ten years, it’s time to take stock of this beer-tasting scheme and evaluate its success. Cyclops was the brainwave of David Bremner, now Marketing Director at Robinsons Brewery, and was an initiative to make it easier for consumers to taste and...