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Beer sales down in 2016
Beer sales down in 2016: Beer sales down 1.0 per cent in 2016 (a decline of 78 million pints) Penny off a pint needed...
CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2017
A brewery owned by a Californian has scooped CAMRA's prestigious Champion Winter Beer of Britain award on the opening...
Buster Grant elected new SIBA Chairman
Buster Grant, owner and Head Brewer of Brecon Brewing in Wales, has been appointed the new Chairman of SIBA. Buster...
CAMRA’s 2017 AGM
CAMRA's Members’ Weekend, AGM and Conference will bring more than a thousand CAMRA members from across the UK to...
Cheltenham Motor Club wins CAMRA’s Club of the Year
A Cheltenham club which caters to motor enthusiasts has won the prestigious CAMRA Club of the Year award for a second...
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...
News
Greene King Leisure Tracker July 2016
This month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker reveals that many British households are worried about the economic impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Following the result in June, a third of respondents (33%) say they expect their household’s...
Cask Ale Week 2016
Cask Ale Week is fast approaching. Have you decided what you can do to celebrate this special event and sell more cask ale? Below you will find a selection of activity that will be taking place at pubs and breweries across the country. You can also search for the...
Cask Ale Week Interview with Paul Nunny
Q: What is Cask Ale Week? A: 10 days’ celebration of Britain’s national drink Q: Who can join in? A: All breweries who produce cask ale – and all pubs that sell it. All we ask is that you use the Cask Ale Week logo and inform us of your plans via the Cask Ale Week...
Champion Beer of Britain 2016
A speciality beer has won CAMRA’s Supreme Champion Beer of Britain for the first time. Bingham’s Vanilla Stout, brewed in Berkshire, was named the best beer of 2016 at the Champion Beer of Britain Awards Dinner held on Tuesday evening (9 August) at the Hilton Hotel,...
CAMRA calls for alcohol guidelines consultation as public disagree with advice
More than half the public disagree with official health guidelines on alcohol consumption, according to new figures released by the Campaign for Real Ale. Of 2,040 people surveyed by YouGov, 61 per cent agreed that moderate alcohol consumption could be part of a...
Independent Brewers take back Craft Beer
SIBA has today launched an initiative to promote ‘Assured Independent British Craft Breweries’ in an effort to provide greater clarity for consumers looking to purchase beer from genuinely independent craft breweries in the UK. With over 850 brewing members in the UK,...
Ale Trail
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,...
Greene King Leisure Tracker July 2016
This month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker reveals that many British households are worried about the economic impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Following the result in June, a third of respondents (33%) say they expect their household’s...
Cask Ale Week 2016
Cask Ale Week is fast approaching. Have you decided what you can do to celebrate this special event and sell more cask ale? Below you will find a selection of activity that will be taking place at pubs and breweries across the country. You can also search for the...
Cask Ale Week Interview with Paul Nunny
Q: What is Cask Ale Week? A: 10 days’ celebration of Britain’s national drink Q: Who can join in? A: All breweries who produce cask ale – and all pubs that sell it. All we ask is that you use the Cask Ale Week logo and inform us of your plans via the Cask Ale Week...
Cask Ale
New look for Shepherd Neame
A new corporate identity has been unveiled by Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame Ltd, Britain’s Oldest Brewer. The project impacts on all areas of the independent family business, including its historic Faversham brewery, pub signage on its 330 pubs and...
Hogs Back’s hop garden to feature on BBC’s Countryfile
The award winning Hogs Back Brewery hop garden is to feature on the BBC’s Countryfile programme. Presenter Anita Rani visited the garden and brewery in Tongham as part of a programme looking at the hop growing heritage of the Farnham area of Surrey, and the revival of...
BBPA’s Annual Statistical Handbook shows beer consumption below EU average
The BBPA has today published its Annual Statistical Handbook 2016, showing that overall UK consumption of alcohol per head remains stable, alongside a wealth of other data. The handbook is a ‘must read’ for anyone with a close interest in the UK drinks’ sector. Across...
Cask Report 2016-17 leaflet
The Cask Report 2016-17 Leaflet, which gives you the top line information about the Cask Report, is available to view here. Find out why cask pubs are successful and what makes a successful cask ale pub. You can also read about the 'cask conversation' and...
Greene King Leisure Tracker August 2016
This month's Greene King Leisure Tracker proves good news for the hospitality sector. Overall, average spending rose by 3% year-on-year to reach £229 for August as a whole. Both Eating Out and Drinking Out enjoyed month-on-month and year-on-year growth in the last...
How to get my beers listed on the CaskFinder App?
The latest version of Cask Marque's CaskFinder App was launched at the Cask Seminar in September 2016. The highlight of this version is the beer scanner feature which allows drinkers to hold their mobile device up to any pump clip (cask, keg, stout, cider) and it will...
Beer and Food
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...
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...
Insight
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...
New look for Shepherd Neame
A new corporate identity has been unveiled by Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame Ltd, Britain’s Oldest Brewer. The project impacts on all areas of the independent family business, including its historic Faversham brewery, pub signage on its 330 pubs and...
Hogs Back’s hop garden to feature on BBC’s Countryfile
The award winning Hogs Back Brewery hop garden is to feature on the BBC’s Countryfile programme. Presenter Anita Rani visited the garden and brewery in Tongham as part of a programme looking at the hop growing heritage of the Farnham area of Surrey, and the revival of...
BBPA’s Annual Statistical Handbook shows beer consumption below EU average
The BBPA has today published its Annual Statistical Handbook 2016, showing that overall UK consumption of alcohol per head remains stable, alongside a wealth of other data. The handbook is a ‘must read’ for anyone with a close interest in the UK drinks’ sector. Across...
Cask Report 2016-17 leaflet
The Cask Report 2016-17 Leaflet, which gives you the top line information about the Cask Report, is available to view here. Find out why cask pubs are successful and what makes a successful cask ale pub. You can also read about the 'cask conversation' and...
Greene King Leisure Tracker August 2016
This month's Greene King Leisure Tracker proves good news for the hospitality sector. Overall, average spending rose by 3% year-on-year to reach £229 for August as a whole. Both Eating Out and Drinking Out enjoyed month-on-month and year-on-year growth in the last...
Cask Reports
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,...
Greene King Leisure Tracker July 2016
This month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker reveals that many British households are worried about the economic impact of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. Following the result in June, a third of respondents (33%) say they expect their household’s...
Cask Ale Week 2016
Cask Ale Week is fast approaching. Have you decided what you can do to celebrate this special event and sell more cask ale? Below you will find a selection of activity that will be taking place at pubs and breweries across the country. You can also search for the...
Cask Ale Week Interview with Paul Nunny
Q: What is Cask Ale Week? A: 10 days’ celebration of Britain’s national drink Q: Who can join in? A: All breweries who produce cask ale – and all pubs that sell it. All we ask is that you use the Cask Ale Week logo and inform us of your plans via the Cask Ale Week...
Champion Beer of Britain 2016
A speciality beer has won CAMRA’s Supreme Champion Beer of Britain for the first time. Bingham’s Vanilla Stout, brewed in Berkshire, was named the best beer of 2016 at the Champion Beer of Britain Awards Dinner held on Tuesday evening (9 August) at the Hilton Hotel,...