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Abbeydale updates its branding
Abbeydale Brewery is launching a rebrand for its renowned core range of cask ales. With the previous artwork having...
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...
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...
Robinsons launches movie-themed beers
Beer and movies... surely the perfect mix? Well, Robinsons Brewery certainly think so. The 179-year-old...
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...
Benefits of social drinking
New research, which shows that moderate alcohol consumption with friends at a local pub may be linked to improved...
News
Fuller’s Master Cellarman 2016
Fuller's has named Kim Rennie from The Crystal Palace in Bath as Master Cellarman of the Year 2016. Kim received the award after excelling in every area of quality control from cellar to glass. The pub impressed the judges, who included Fuller’s Head Brewer, John...
Euro 2016: impact on beer sales
Beer sales in sports pubs were up 41.63% on 11 June as England and Wales played their opening Euro 2016 matches, according to beer quality expert Vianet. The company has partnered with Propel to dig deeper into the impact sporting events have on sales. Vianet said...
Cask Marque launches Scores on the Cellar Doors
Cask Marque are launching a new scheme, Scores on the Cellar Doors, to address a number of problems which still persist with pub retailing of beer, namely around quality and beer yields. Cask Marque has identified the following areas which need to be addressed: 1 in...
Beer Day Britain is here!
Beer Day Britain, the day to celebrate beer, Britain’s national drink, is here! – and the BBPA is at the heart of the celebrations. Beer lovers across the country will join in raising a glass and saying ‘Cheers to Beer’ at 7pm on June 15th, the same date the Magna...
1st Golden Ale is 30 years old
Thirty years ago Exmoor Ales (then called Golden Hill), created a special one-off beer to celebrate its 1000th brew. That beer was Exmoor Gold and it has been brewed ever since, winning many of awards on the way and it has now become the company’s flagship. In a move...
CAMRA’s Champion Beer to be announced at a new event
CAMRA is to announce the winners of its Champion Beer of Britain competition at a new awards ceremony. This will take place at a grand dinner at the Hilton London Olympia Hotel on 9 August on the evening of the Trade Day of CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) –...
Ale Trail
Vianet shows impact of 3rd England match on beer sales
Vianet’s snapshot of the event from 11am to midnight on Monday 20th June, shows that for Euro sports pubs the day was a success, with volumes up 80% for pubs versus the same day last year with the average volume on the day being 178.72 pints, (an increase in volume on...
Wheat Beer Challenge Finalists announced
The breweries chosen as finalists in the 2016 Imbibe Wheat Beer Challenge have today been announced, with all five being independent craft brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Boss Brewing, Heavy Industry, West Berkshire Brewing, The Little Beer...
Greene King Leisure Tracker May 2016
Despite on-going economic and political uncertainty surrounding Britain’s membership of the European Union, this month’s Greene King Leisure Tracker indicates that British households are optimistic about their holiday plans for the rest of the year, with 71% of adults...
Fuller’s Master Cellarman 2016
Fuller's has named Kim Rennie from The Crystal Palace in Bath as Master Cellarman of the Year 2016. Kim received the award after excelling in every area of quality control from cellar to glass. The pub impressed the judges, who included Fuller’s Head Brewer, John...
Euro 2016: impact on beer sales
Beer sales in sports pubs were up 41.63% on 11 June as England and Wales played their opening Euro 2016 matches, according to beer quality expert Vianet. The company has partnered with Propel to dig deeper into the impact sporting events have on sales. Vianet said...
Cask Marque launches Scores on the Cellar Doors
Cask Marque are launching a new scheme, Scores on the Cellar Doors, to address a number of problems which still persist with pub retailing of beer, namely around quality and beer yields. Cask Marque has identified the following areas which need to be addressed: 1 in...
Cask Ale
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...
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...
Beer and Food
CAMRA members urged to feed back on final survey into the organisation’s future
Members of CAMRA are being given a final chance to influence the group charged with reviewing its future direction and purpose. CAMRA’s Revitalisation Project was launched in April and is the most fundamental review of the organisation’s purpose in its 45-year...
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...
Insight
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...
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...
Cask Reports
Wheat Beer Challenge Finalists announced
The breweries chosen as finalists in the 2016 Imbibe Wheat Beer Challenge have today been announced, with all five being independent craft brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Boss Brewing, Heavy Industry, West Berkshire Brewing, The Little Beer...
Greene King Leisure Tracker May 2016
Despite on-going economic and political uncertainty surrounding Britain’s membership of the European Union, this month’s Greene King Leisure Tracker indicates that British households are optimistic about their holiday plans for the rest of the year, with 71% of adults...
Fuller’s Master Cellarman 2016
Fuller's has named Kim Rennie from The Crystal Palace in Bath as Master Cellarman of the Year 2016. Kim received the award after excelling in every area of quality control from cellar to glass. The pub impressed the judges, who included Fuller’s Head Brewer, John...
Euro 2016: impact on beer sales
Beer sales in sports pubs were up 41.63% on 11 June as England and Wales played their opening Euro 2016 matches, according to beer quality expert Vianet. The company has partnered with Propel to dig deeper into the impact sporting events have on sales. Vianet said...
Cask Marque launches Scores on the Cellar Doors
Cask Marque are launching a new scheme, Scores on the Cellar Doors, to address a number of problems which still persist with pub retailing of beer, namely around quality and beer yields. Cask Marque has identified the following areas which need to be addressed: 1 in...
Beer Day Britain is here!
Beer Day Britain, the day to celebrate beer, Britain’s national drink, is here! – and the BBPA is at the heart of the celebrations. Beer lovers across the country will join in raising a glass and saying ‘Cheers to Beer’ at 7pm on June 15th, the same date the Magna...