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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
SIBA partner BevExpo
SIBA is pleased to announce they are one of the Founding Partners of the brewing industry event BevExpo, and as part...
News
Cask Report 2015-16
[Dropcap]T[/dropcap]he latest Cask Report 2015-16 is out now and you can download it here. Written by Pete Brown at a time when cask ale is in sustained volume growth, it contains up-to-date information and commentary on the state of the UK cask industry...
Rugby World Cup – 25 million extra pints to be sold
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says the tournament will give a big boost to locals across the UK. The association expects pubs to sell over 25 million extra pints, with over 2.5 million watching at least one game in...
‘Rising to the Challenge’
With Britain's brewer and pub operators committed to selling alcohol responsibly, the BBPA has today published a new report highlighting the huge number of projects and initiatives in responsible retailing from both the BBPA and its members ahead of the first ever...
50 years of Maris Otter
It may seem strange to note the anniversary of a cereal variety, but there’s good reason to celebrate the half century of one particular barley type. Particularly so given the tale of domination, decline, rescue and revival that spans its extraordinary 50 year...
70% of pubs serve cask ale
New research released to mark the launch of the Good Beer Guide 2016, shows 70% of all pubs now serve real ale*, compared to just a third when the book was first published in 1975. Rather than just traditional pubs going back to their roots though, it seems a...
CAMRA says there are now 1,424 British breweries
The number of breweries in the UK has increased by over 10% for the third consecutive year bringing a huge increase in the choice and availability of cask beer to drinkers across the UK. 10% net growth in British breweries for third consecutive year Now 1,424...
Ale Trail
Cask Ale Week 2015
Cask Ale Week is in full swing. All over the country breweries and pubs are running events and promotions to celebrate Britain’s national drink. From beer festivals and tutored tastings to new brews and free pint offers, there is a wide array of activities. This year...
Cask Drinkers More Valuable To Pubs Than Any Other Drinkers
Brewers of cask beer are forever telling pub companies and licensees how important real ale is to the pub. Now there is research to back up the claims. The 2015 Cask Report (download it here) by renowned beer writer and industry commentator Pete Brown, shows that cask...
Cask Report 2015-16 Summary
This four page leaflet contains a summary of the Cask Report 2015-16. Find out why you should want to attract the cask ale drinker and why cask is a source for profit.
Cask Report 2015-16
[Dropcap]T[/dropcap]he latest Cask Report 2015-16 is out now and you can download it here. Written by Pete Brown at a time when cask ale is in sustained volume growth, it contains up-to-date information and commentary on the state of the UK cask industry...
Rugby World Cup – 25 million extra pints to be sold
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says the tournament will give a big boost to locals across the UK. The association expects pubs to sell over 25 million extra pints, with over 2.5 million watching at least one game in...
‘Rising to the Challenge’
With Britain's brewer and pub operators committed to selling alcohol responsibly, the BBPA has today published a new report highlighting the huge number of projects and initiatives in responsible retailing from both the BBPA and its members ahead of the first ever...
Cask Ale
Industry bodies join forces in call for fairer deal for pubs in Autumn Statement
With the Chancellor due to deliver his Autumn Statement on 25th November, key pub industry bodies have written jointly to George Osborne, calling for further action to secure a fairer deal for pubs. The letter, from the BBPA, ALMR, FLVA, BII, SIBA, BFBI, BSDA, and...
Small Batch Brewery will serve up innovative brews for St Austell
St Austell Brewery has established a new Small Batch Brewery to create its latest collection of innovative beers. Famous for its award-winning cask and bottled ales, the company is set to offer a range of new and exciting brews as it continues to deliver more choice...
Cask continues to shine
The latest figures from the BBPA show that cask ale sales are continuing to grow. Sales figures recently released to include September 2015, show sales of cask up by 1% in September compared to September 2014. Surprisingly most of the increase is accounted for by good...
BBPA announces big bounce in beer sales in Q3
UK beer sales rebounded strongly in quarter three, with a 3.9 per cent improvement on the same quarter in 2014, according to the latest figures from the British Beer & Pub Association’s quarterly Beer Barometer, published today. Boosted by retailers stocking up in...
New name and new look for champion Scottish brewery
Orkney’s award winning Highland Brewing Company has been reborn as ‘Swannay Brewery’ with a striking new look as it is gears up for growth. The roll out is key to the Swannay based brewer’s ambitious plans – backed by Highland and Islands Enterprise - to treble...
Industry-leading training now available for hospitality businesses across the South West
The award-winning St Austell Brewery is expanding its industry-leading staff training to benefit other hospitality businesses across the South West. A refurbished training and development centre called Academy 1851 has opened at St Austell Brewery’s base in Cornwall...
Beer and Food
Drinkers views on craft beer to be unveiled at SIBA’s BeerX
The results of a major research project looking at consumer drinking habits, in particular the growth in popularity of independently brewed craft beer, is due to be unveiled at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) flagship event, BeerX, in two weeks time. The...
Dea Latis pre Easter Beer and Chocolate tasting
Break any Lenten chocolate-fasting early and join Dea Latis for a pre-Easter Beer & Chocolate tasting that will be both enjoyable and educational. The tasting will take place on Tuesday, 22 March 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30 at the The Clarence, 53 Whitehall, SW1A 2HP...
CAMRA calls for fairly-priced halves
CAMRA is urging licensees to charge fairly for half pints of beer after a survey discovered almost 50 per cent of licensees who overcharge are adding between six and 20p to the cost of a half. CAMRA branches across the country responded to a request asking them to...
CAMRA National Pub of the Year 2015
Three years after being opened on the site of a former nightclub, the Sandford Park Alehouse in Cheltenham has been named CAMRA's National Pub of the Year. Pub owner Grant Cook put in an offer on the Grade II listed building while on holiday in Thailand - a decision...
72 per cent back cut or freeze in beer duty
Calls for more action to tackle Britain’s high rates of beer duty are popular with the general public, according to a poll from YouGov for the BBPA, – 72 per cent support either a cut or freeze in beer duty to support pubs, with just 18 per cent supporting a tax rise...
Enterprise works with Annabel Smith to maximise cask beer sales
Beer sommelier Annabel Smith is to provide expert advice to Enterprise Inns’ publicans as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to providing support and training across all key elements of running a pub. As part of her work with the industry-wide campaign There’s a...
Insight
Industry bodies join forces in call for fairer deal for pubs in Autumn Statement
With the Chancellor due to deliver his Autumn Statement on 25th November, key pub industry bodies have written jointly to George Osborne, calling for further action to secure a fairer deal for pubs. The letter, from the BBPA, ALMR, FLVA, BII, SIBA, BFBI, BSDA, and...
Small Batch Brewery will serve up innovative brews for St Austell
St Austell Brewery has established a new Small Batch Brewery to create its latest collection of innovative beers. Famous for its award-winning cask and bottled ales, the company is set to offer a range of new and exciting brews as it continues to deliver more choice...
Cask continues to shine
The latest figures from the BBPA show that cask ale sales are continuing to grow. Sales figures recently released to include September 2015, show sales of cask up by 1% in September compared to September 2014. Surprisingly most of the increase is accounted for by good...
BBPA announces big bounce in beer sales in Q3
UK beer sales rebounded strongly in quarter three, with a 3.9 per cent improvement on the same quarter in 2014, according to the latest figures from the British Beer & Pub Association’s quarterly Beer Barometer, published today. Boosted by retailers stocking up in...
New name and new look for champion Scottish brewery
Orkney’s award winning Highland Brewing Company has been reborn as ‘Swannay Brewery’ with a striking new look as it is gears up for growth. The roll out is key to the Swannay based brewer’s ambitious plans – backed by Highland and Islands Enterprise - to treble...
Industry-leading training now available for hospitality businesses across the South West
The award-winning St Austell Brewery is expanding its industry-leading staff training to benefit other hospitality businesses across the South West. A refurbished training and development centre called Academy 1851 has opened at St Austell Brewery’s base in Cornwall...
Cask Reports
Cask Drinkers More Valuable To Pubs Than Any Other Drinkers
Brewers of cask beer are forever telling pub companies and licensees how important real ale is to the pub. Now there is research to back up the claims. The 2015 Cask Report (download it here) by renowned beer writer and industry commentator Pete Brown, shows that cask...
Cask Report 2015-16 Summary
This four page leaflet contains a summary of the Cask Report 2015-16. Find out why you should want to attract the cask ale drinker and why cask is a source for profit.
Cask Report 2015-16
[Dropcap]T[/dropcap]he latest Cask Report 2015-16 is out now and you can download it here. Written by Pete Brown at a time when cask ale is in sustained volume growth, it contains up-to-date information and commentary on the state of the UK cask industry...
Rugby World Cup – 25 million extra pints to be sold
On the eve of the Rugby World Cup, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says the tournament will give a big boost to locals across the UK. The association expects pubs to sell over 25 million extra pints, with over 2.5 million watching at least one game in...
‘Rising to the Challenge’
With Britain's brewer and pub operators committed to selling alcohol responsibly, the BBPA has today published a new report highlighting the huge number of projects and initiatives in responsible retailing from both the BBPA and its members ahead of the first ever...
50 years of Maris Otter
It may seem strange to note the anniversary of a cereal variety, but there’s good reason to celebrate the half century of one particular barley type. Particularly so given the tale of domination, decline, rescue and revival that spans its extraordinary 50 year...