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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...
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...
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...
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...
CAMRA to broaden its role?
The leadership of one of Europe’s most successful consumer organisations is considering refocusing its future purpose...
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 ...
News
Greene King IPA changes to Greene Queen
To mark the official 90th birthday celebrations of HM Queen Elizabeth II this weekend, Greene King IPA is temporarily changing its name – to Greene Queen IPA. A limited edition Greene Queen IPA pump clip will appear on the bars of 90 hand-picked pubs to commemorate...
Expansion planned for West Berkshire Brewery
It has been a landmark week for West Berkshire Brewery. The multi-award winning beer maker has put pen to paper on a new £3m custom-built, cutting-edge brewery capable of increasing brewing capacity ten-fold – and secured its first urban pub, Shillibeer’s in...
SIBA partner BevExpo
SIBA is pleased to announce they are one of the Founding Partners of the brewing industry event BevExpo, and as part of the partnership, SIBA will be presenting an update on the launch of their recent Food Safety & Quality certificate. Organised by...
Charles Wells aim to show if Britain will be in or out of Europe!
With just four weeks to go, independent family brewer Charles Wells has given British drinkers a perfect opportunity to show how they want the forthcoming European referendum to go, over a pint of Bombardier. 400 pubs will have Bombardier’s traditional pump clip and a...
Greene King Leisure Trend Tracker May 2016
This month’s Greene King Leisure Tracker has found that over a third of British football fans intend to watch at least one game of the European Championships in a pub this summer, making it the preferred destination for those wanting to watch the drama unfold outside...
Female drinkers believe brewers are improving their approach to women
Beer and women forum Dea Latis has unveiled the findings of a new survey into the relationship between women and our national drink. The results were delivered to an audience at the new Brewing Equipment & Technology exhibition at the NEC. The online survey, which...
Ale Trail
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) –...
Greene King IPA changes to Greene Queen
To mark the official 90th birthday celebrations of HM Queen Elizabeth II this weekend, Greene King IPA is temporarily changing its name – to Greene Queen IPA. A limited edition Greene Queen IPA pump clip will appear on the bars of 90 hand-picked pubs to commemorate...
Expansion planned for West Berkshire Brewery
It has been a landmark week for West Berkshire Brewery. The multi-award winning beer maker has put pen to paper on a new £3m custom-built, cutting-edge brewery capable of increasing brewing capacity ten-fold – and secured its first urban pub, Shillibeer’s in...
SIBA partner BevExpo
SIBA is pleased to announce they are one of the Founding Partners of the brewing industry event BevExpo, and as part of the partnership, SIBA will be presenting an update on the launch of their recent Food Safety & Quality certificate. Organised by...
Cask Ale
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...
Good Beer Guide to be sponsored by Cask Marque
Cask Marque is sponsoring the 2017 Good Beer Guide. The 44th edition of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide will be published in September and will list the best 4,500 pubs in the country chosen by its 180,000-plus membership. The book also lists the...
Beer and Food matching – a short video
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to beer and food matching, but it helps to have a few guidelines. Beer sommelier Annabel Smith explains more in this new, short video from There's a Beer for That.
Tribute goes Up North
The taste of Cornwall is clearly going down well in the north of England, with growing demand from pub landlords leading St Austell Brewery to supply more of its flagship Tribute Cornish Pale Ale to the region. The brewery has teamed up with regional drinks...
Champion beer of Scotland crowned
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is proud to announce that 2016 Champion Beer of Scotland is Raj IPA from the Tryst Brewery in Larbert. Raj IPA, an India Pale Ale was chosen as Champion Beer of Scotland today (Thursday) in a blind tasting competition by a panel of...
Butcombe Brewery Lead The Way With Grain to Glass Salsa Accreditation
Butcombe Brewery has today been announced as the first brewery to be accredited with Grain to Glass quality assurance by Cask Marque. The Grain to Glass programme was developed by Cask Marque, and saw SALSA auditors assess the whole Butcombe beer making process right...
Beer and Food
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...
Something for the Weekend – Beer & Food Pairings
We've teamed up with our resident Beer Sommelier, Annabel Smith, and asked her to write about some of her favourite food and beer matches, exclusively for you. Every Friday Annabel will pick a cask ale of the week, tell you a few facts about it, and suggest some food...
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...
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...
Insight
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...
Good Beer Guide to be sponsored by Cask Marque
Cask Marque is sponsoring the 2017 Good Beer Guide. The 44th edition of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide will be published in September and will list the best 4,500 pubs in the country chosen by its 180,000-plus membership. The book also lists the...
Beer and Food matching – a short video
There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to beer and food matching, but it helps to have a few guidelines. Beer sommelier Annabel Smith explains more in this new, short video from There's a Beer for That.
Tribute goes Up North
The taste of Cornwall is clearly going down well in the north of England, with growing demand from pub landlords leading St Austell Brewery to supply more of its flagship Tribute Cornish Pale Ale to the region. The brewery has teamed up with regional drinks...
Champion beer of Scotland crowned
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is proud to announce that 2016 Champion Beer of Scotland is Raj IPA from the Tryst Brewery in Larbert. Raj IPA, an India Pale Ale was chosen as Champion Beer of Scotland today (Thursday) in a blind tasting competition by a panel of...
Butcombe Brewery Lead The Way With Grain to Glass Salsa Accreditation
Butcombe Brewery has today been announced as the first brewery to be accredited with Grain to Glass quality assurance by Cask Marque. The Grain to Glass programme was developed by Cask Marque, and saw SALSA auditors assess the whole Butcombe beer making process right...
Cask Reports
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) –...
Greene King IPA changes to Greene Queen
To mark the official 90th birthday celebrations of HM Queen Elizabeth II this weekend, Greene King IPA is temporarily changing its name – to Greene Queen IPA. A limited edition Greene Queen IPA pump clip will appear on the bars of 90 hand-picked pubs to commemorate...
Expansion planned for West Berkshire Brewery
It has been a landmark week for West Berkshire Brewery. The multi-award winning beer maker has put pen to paper on a new £3m custom-built, cutting-edge brewery capable of increasing brewing capacity ten-fold – and secured its first urban pub, Shillibeer’s in...
SIBA partner BevExpo
SIBA is pleased to announce they are one of the Founding Partners of the brewing industry event BevExpo, and as part of the partnership, SIBA will be presenting an update on the launch of their recent Food Safety & Quality certificate. Organised by...
Charles Wells aim to show if Britain will be in or out of Europe!
With just four weeks to go, independent family brewer Charles Wells has given British drinkers a perfect opportunity to show how they want the forthcoming European referendum to go, over a pint of Bombardier. 400 pubs will have Bombardier’s traditional pump clip and a...