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Profits grow at Purity
After celebrating a decade in business throughout 2016, Purity Brewing Company is rounding off the year by announcing...
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...
Brewindex launched
An exciting new consultancy project is delighted to announce the launch of its services. Brewindex is the brainchild...
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...
Cask Marque Chronicle: The Ultimate Pub Quiz – Geeky Beer Facts #2
ask Marque Chronicle: The Ultimate Pub Quiz - Geeky Beer Facts #2. Previously, I spoke about my...
Marston’s Preliminary Results
Positive news from Marston's today as they announced their preliminary results. Total revenue and total like for like...
News
Cheltenham to be the first town to stage a ‘Beer Week’
This September Cheltenham will become the first town (as opposed to city) in the UK to hold a dedicated ‘Beer Week’. Cheltenham Beer Week (CBW) will be a collection of events held across a ten-day period from 16th to 25th September. Its purpose is simple - to...
Lees and Cloudwater collaborate on new beer
Manchester’s oldest family brewer, JW Lees joins forces with Cloudwater Brew Co, one of the city’s most celebrated craft brewers to create a ground-breaking new beer for Manchester Beer Week, Mcr Fold. JW Lees Head Brewer, Michael Lees-Jones and Cloudwater Brew Co’s...
Punch back Cyclops Beer
Punch, one of the UK’s biggest pub groups with around 3,300 leased and tenanted pubs, have recently made accreditation by Cyclops Beer a condition of their Finest Cask Programme. Finest Cask is a scheme exclusively available to Punch Publicans, with over 800 Punch...
Winners announced of the SIBA Wales & West Beer Competition 2016
Winners from the ‘Wales & West’ beer competition, run by SIBA, have been announced, with Salopian Brewery taking home the much coveted overall Gold in the cask competition with ‘Hoptwister’ and Gloucester Brewery winning overall champion in the small pack (bottle...
Moorhouse’s launches 2 special event ales
Moorhouse's is rolling out a royal cask ale treat to toast HRH Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday celebrations next month. Special brew Ninety (3.9%abv) is a golden brew which brings together the Australian Summer hop for hints of apricot and melon and New Zealand...
Imbibe Live 4 & 5 July
Imbibe Live’s Wheat Beer Challenge is open for entries at live.imbibe.com/beer-challenge. Entrants have until 20 May to register their entry, with delivery of samples between 13-17 June to Fuller’s in Chiswick. The winner will not only score a seasonal listing with a...
Ale Trail
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...
Cheltenham to be the first town to stage a ‘Beer Week’
This September Cheltenham will become the first town (as opposed to city) in the UK to hold a dedicated ‘Beer Week’. Cheltenham Beer Week (CBW) will be a collection of events held across a ten-day period from 16th to 25th September. Its purpose is simple - to...
Lees and Cloudwater collaborate on new beer
Manchester’s oldest family brewer, JW Lees joins forces with Cloudwater Brew Co, one of the city’s most celebrated craft brewers to create a ground-breaking new beer for Manchester Beer Week, Mcr Fold. JW Lees Head Brewer, Michael Lees-Jones and Cloudwater Brew Co’s...
Punch back Cyclops Beer
Punch, one of the UK’s biggest pub groups with around 3,300 leased and tenanted pubs, have recently made accreditation by Cyclops Beer a condition of their Finest Cask Programme. Finest Cask is a scheme exclusively available to Punch Publicans, with over 800 Punch...
Cask Ale
St Austell buys Bath Ales
Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery Company Limited has this morning announced the acquisition of fellow West Country brewer and pub company, Bath Ales Limited. The deal, which has been completed for an undisclosed amount, includes: The Bath Ales brewery, situated...
Greene King Results
The following is taken from Greene King's press release for their preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 01 May 2016: In Brewing & Brands, our strategy is to drive growth and cash generation through building consumer loyalty to our core ale brands and our...
New author for the Cask Report
This year, the Cask Beer Report celebrates its 10th anniversary. The much heralded publication has a new author and a new look for 2016. Sophie Atherton, widely respected national journalist and Britain’s first female beer sommelier has been passed the authorship...
1st Beer Club Live to be held at Robinsons
Robinsons Brewery have partnered with There’s A Beer For That to bring the first ‘Beer Club Live’ event to their award-winning Visitors Centre in Stockport on Wednesday 13th July. The event will see six handpicked ales and beers matched against a six course taster...
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...
Beer and Food
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...
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...
Insight
St Austell buys Bath Ales
Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery Company Limited has this morning announced the acquisition of fellow West Country brewer and pub company, Bath Ales Limited. The deal, which has been completed for an undisclosed amount, includes: The Bath Ales brewery, situated...
Greene King Results
The following is taken from Greene King's press release for their preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 01 May 2016: In Brewing & Brands, our strategy is to drive growth and cash generation through building consumer loyalty to our core ale brands and our...
New author for the Cask Report
This year, the Cask Beer Report celebrates its 10th anniversary. The much heralded publication has a new author and a new look for 2016. Sophie Atherton, widely respected national journalist and Britain’s first female beer sommelier has been passed the authorship...
1st Beer Club Live to be held at Robinsons
Robinsons Brewery have partnered with There’s A Beer For That to bring the first ‘Beer Club Live’ event to their award-winning Visitors Centre in Stockport on Wednesday 13th July. The event will see six handpicked ales and beers matched against a six course taster...
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...
Cask Reports
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...
Cheltenham to be the first town to stage a ‘Beer Week’
This September Cheltenham will become the first town (as opposed to city) in the UK to hold a dedicated ‘Beer Week’. Cheltenham Beer Week (CBW) will be a collection of events held across a ten-day period from 16th to 25th September. Its purpose is simple - to...
Lees and Cloudwater collaborate on new beer
Manchester’s oldest family brewer, JW Lees joins forces with Cloudwater Brew Co, one of the city’s most celebrated craft brewers to create a ground-breaking new beer for Manchester Beer Week, Mcr Fold. JW Lees Head Brewer, Michael Lees-Jones and Cloudwater Brew Co’s...
Punch back Cyclops Beer
Punch, one of the UK’s biggest pub groups with around 3,300 leased and tenanted pubs, have recently made accreditation by Cyclops Beer a condition of their Finest Cask Programme. Finest Cask is a scheme exclusively available to Punch Publicans, with over 800 Punch...
Winners announced of the SIBA Wales & West Beer Competition 2016
Winners from the ‘Wales & West’ beer competition, run by SIBA, have been announced, with Salopian Brewery taking home the much coveted overall Gold in the cask competition with ‘Hoptwister’ and Gloucester Brewery winning overall champion in the small pack (bottle...