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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,...
Fuller’s launches 2017 seasonals
Fuller, Smith & Turner, the London brewer and premium pub company, will be launching its new Seasonal Ale Calendar...
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...
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...
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...
Beer Now Speakers Announced
Beer Now is a new conference that focuses on marketing, tourism, and communications for today’s beer industry. The...
News
Over 100 million pints of independent craft-brewed beer sold
Over 100 million pints of beer have been sold through a scheme designed to get craft-brewed beer from some of the smallest brewers into the UK’s largest pub companies. Now in its 14th year, BeerFlex was setup by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) to get their...
Local Beer could beat Brexit Blues for Britain’s pubs and bars
As consumer confidence falls and experts predict negative consumer effects following the Brexit vote, a glimmer of positivity is coming from an unexpected source. SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, is predicting a boost in consumer passion for local beers from...
Great British Beer Festival 2016
This year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is set to be the best ever, with everything from limited edition brews and one-off specials from some of our best known real ale breweries, to award-winning favourites from microbreweries across the UK and even an...
Buoyant British beer sales up 31 million pints in Q2
Buoyant British beer sales in Q2 shows further signs of reversing a long period of decline, with sales up 1.5 per cent, it has been announced today. The rise means Britons enjoyed 31 million extra pints from April to June, compared with the same period in 2015. The...
Cask Marque key to Cask Ale Sales Growth in Pubs
A recent survey of Cask Marque pubs found that 81% of the pubs had positive growth in cask ale sales in 2015 and 79% said that the Cask Marque award had brought extra customers. An impressive 94% of pubs surveyed offered 'Try before you buy' at all times. When asked...
Greene King Leisure Tracker June 2016
Come rain or sun, this month’s Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker reveals that British consumers have specific eating and drinking preferences during the summer months. Just over half of those surveyed admit that they adapt their leisure habits from June to August in...
Ale Trail
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,...
Over 100 million pints of independent craft-brewed beer sold
Over 100 million pints of beer have been sold through a scheme designed to get craft-brewed beer from some of the smallest brewers into the UK’s largest pub companies. Now in its 14th year, BeerFlex was setup by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) to get their...
Local Beer could beat Brexit Blues for Britain’s pubs and bars
As consumer confidence falls and experts predict negative consumer effects following the Brexit vote, a glimmer of positivity is coming from an unexpected source. SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, is predicting a boost in consumer passion for local beers from...
Great British Beer Festival 2016
This year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is set to be the best ever, with everything from limited edition brews and one-off specials from some of our best known real ale breweries, to award-winning favourites from microbreweries across the UK and even an...
Cask Ale
Hawkshead Brewery shows good growth
Lake District brewer Hawkshead grew sales by 9% in the last year and profits before tax by 50%. The financial year 2015/16 saw sales of £2.4 million and an EBITDA of £300,000 with the brewery reaching full capacity. Alex Brodie, who founded Hawkshead in 2002 said:...
Cask Report 2016-17
he latest 2016-17 Cask Report is out and ready for reading. According to the Report's author, Sophie Atherton, “It is clear that it’s no longer enough to be able to pour a decent pint. Bar staff need to understand how cask ales are...
CAMRA names top 16 pubs
As its launches the latest edition of its Good Beer Guide, CAMRA has named the top 16 pubs in the country as part of its nationwide search for the National Pub of the Year. The top 16 features a wide range of different types of pubs, from community owned, to pubs...
Camerons to launch beer with Motörhead
Camerons Brewery have teamed up with legendary rock band Motörhead and Global Merchandising Services to create an exciting new collaboration beer. The North East brewer has been working alongside the band to develop the beer over the last few months and are looking to...
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...
Beer and Food
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...
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...
Insight
Hawkshead Brewery shows good growth
Lake District brewer Hawkshead grew sales by 9% in the last year and profits before tax by 50%. The financial year 2015/16 saw sales of £2.4 million and an EBITDA of £300,000 with the brewery reaching full capacity. Alex Brodie, who founded Hawkshead in 2002 said:...
Cask Report 2016-17
he latest 2016-17 Cask Report is out and ready for reading. According to the Report's author, Sophie Atherton, “It is clear that it’s no longer enough to be able to pour a decent pint. Bar staff need to understand how cask ales are...
CAMRA names top 16 pubs
As its launches the latest edition of its Good Beer Guide, CAMRA has named the top 16 pubs in the country as part of its nationwide search for the National Pub of the Year. The top 16 features a wide range of different types of pubs, from community owned, to pubs...
Camerons to launch beer with Motörhead
Camerons Brewery have teamed up with legendary rock band Motörhead and Global Merchandising Services to create an exciting new collaboration beer. The North East brewer has been working alongside the band to develop the beer over the last few months and are looking to...
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...
Cask Reports
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,...
Over 100 million pints of independent craft-brewed beer sold
Over 100 million pints of beer have been sold through a scheme designed to get craft-brewed beer from some of the smallest brewers into the UK’s largest pub companies. Now in its 14th year, BeerFlex was setup by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) to get their...
Local Beer could beat Brexit Blues for Britain’s pubs and bars
As consumer confidence falls and experts predict negative consumer effects following the Brexit vote, a glimmer of positivity is coming from an unexpected source. SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers, is predicting a boost in consumer passion for local beers from...
Great British Beer Festival 2016
This year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is set to be the best ever, with everything from limited edition brews and one-off specials from some of our best known real ale breweries, to award-winning favourites from microbreweries across the UK and even an...
Buoyant British beer sales up 31 million pints in Q2
Buoyant British beer sales in Q2 shows further signs of reversing a long period of decline, with sales up 1.5 per cent, it has been announced today. The rise means Britons enjoyed 31 million extra pints from April to June, compared with the same period in 2015. The...