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Cask Ale Week 2016
80% of drinkers are interested in going to beer tastings during Cask Ale Week. Many breweries already offer tours, so...
Cask Ale growing in popularity
According to research by Nicholson’s Pubs, Cask Ale is continuing to grow in popularity. This research has come to...
‘Raise Your Glass’
The untold story of Scotland’s brewing heritage is currently being portrayed in the exhibition – 'Raise Your Glass' in...
Collaborative brew heralds Manchester Beer Week
Manchester Beer Week is launching with news of a new beer being specially created to mark this event. Manchester’s...
SIBA’s New ‘Independent Beer Awards 2016’ launched
The South West will be the first to host SIBA’s new-look beer awards taking place in 2016, with the region’s best...
New logo for SIBA
SIBA has officially launched its new look logo following a re-brand designed to reflect the changing face of British...
News
SIBA launches new food safety and quality management programme
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is introducing a unique food safety and quality management programme for its members with a target to help at least 500 brewers gain the accreditation within two years. The SIBA Certificate is based around independent...
‘Beer Drinker of the Year’ is The Sun Newspaper!
The Sun Newspaper has been named the “Beer Drinker of the Year” by All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Chairman, Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton on Trent. The presentation was made at the Beer Group’s Annual Awards Dinner on the 8th July that attracted over 200 MPs,...
Great British Beer Festival
The UK’s biggest beer festival is back again, and this year the Great British Beer Festival has a ‘discovery’ theme. It takes place at Olympia in London from 11th-15th August. The Great British Beer Festival, which takes place annually and has been held in Olympia...
New guide to real ale in the capital
A new edition of ‘London’s Best Beer Pubs & Bars’ has been published, following a huge growth in the number of microbreweries and a renewed interest in real ale in the capital. From railway arches, to the back of pizza restaurants, it seems that London has got...
Champion Beer of Scotland 2015
The Campaign for Real Ale has announced that Black Gold, a traditional Scottish stout by Cairngorm Brewery from Aviemore, has won the CAMRA Champion Beer of Scotland. The aptly named Black Gold was chosen by a blind tasting panel at CAMRA's flagship event in Scotland,...
SIBA sets out strategy to build opportunity for small brewers from MRO legislation
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has set out its strategy in response to the market rent only aspects of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. As part of its vision to ‘deliver the future of British beer’ SIBA, which represents more than 800...
Ale Trail
Champion Beer of Britain 2015
After over a year of local tasting panels and regional heats leading up to the finals CAMRA has announced that today Tiny Rebel’s Cwtch has been crowned the Best Beer in Britain at the Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London. The Newport brewed real ale was named...
‘Knowledgeable, motivated bar staff’ essential to tap into UK beer boom
As brewers and beer drinkers converge at Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival, the Cask Matters group is urging everyone involved in serving cask beer in pubs and bars to sign up for its Cask Beer Uncovered e-learning programme. Some 60,000 drinkers are...
Robinsons investing for continued success
Robinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West with over 300 pubs, has reported annual results confirming its highest beer production in 15 years for the year to 31 December 2014, chiefly driven by Trooper and Dizzy...
SIBA launches new food safety and quality management programme
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is introducing a unique food safety and quality management programme for its members with a target to help at least 500 brewers gain the accreditation within two years. The SIBA Certificate is based around independent...
‘Beer Drinker of the Year’ is The Sun Newspaper!
The Sun Newspaper has been named the “Beer Drinker of the Year” by All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Chairman, Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton on Trent. The presentation was made at the Beer Group’s Annual Awards Dinner on the 8th July that attracted over 200 MPs,...
Great British Beer Festival
The UK’s biggest beer festival is back again, and this year the Great British Beer Festival has a ‘discovery’ theme. It takes place at Olympia in London from 11th-15th August. The Great British Beer Festival, which takes place annually and has been held in Olympia...
Cask Ale
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...
Beer and Food
Trade bodies urge MPs to back Beer Duty cut and sign Early Day Motion 919
The chief executives of the campaign coalition calling for a cut in beer duty this year (CAMRA, SIBA, and the BBPA), have written jointly to Members of Parliament this week, urging them to support a new Parliamentary motion calling for a one penny cut in beer duty in...
SIBA announces the 20 brewery bars selected for BeerX 2016
SIBA has today announced the 20 breweries from across the UK which will feature at their National trade show and beer festival next year. BeerX, which takes place from the 16th to the 19th of March 2016 in Sheffield, has gone from strength to strength in recent years...
Brewers Research & Education Fund open for applications for 2016
A major grants fund that provides funding for scientific research and education in the brewing industry has just begun inviting applications for funding in 2016/17 via the BBPA website. Applicants have three months to submit their bids, with a deadline for funding...
Everards awarded SALSA plus Beer
Based just south of Leicester, Everards Brewery Ltd is an independent family-owned business widely renowned for its flagship brand and award winning, Tiger Best Bitter. Brewing since 1849, the Company, under fifth generation chairman Richard Everard, firmly believes...
New alcohol guidelines show increased risk of cancer
New guidelines for alcohol consumption, produced by the UK Chief Medical Officers, warn that drinking any level of alcohol increases the risk of a range of cancers. This is supported by a new review from the Committee on Carcinogenicity (CoC) on alcohol and cancer...
Cyclops reaches key milestones
Cyclops Beer has accredited 100 keg and canned beers, as well as over 2,000 cask and bottled beers from 400 breweries around the UK. The number of accredited breweries has increased by 25% in the last 12 months. The accreditation scheme was originally set up for cask...
Insight
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...
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...
Cask Reports
‘Knowledgeable, motivated bar staff’ essential to tap into UK beer boom
As brewers and beer drinkers converge at Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival, the Cask Matters group is urging everyone involved in serving cask beer in pubs and bars to sign up for its Cask Beer Uncovered e-learning programme. Some 60,000 drinkers are...
Robinsons investing for continued success
Robinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West with over 300 pubs, has reported annual results confirming its highest beer production in 15 years for the year to 31 December 2014, chiefly driven by Trooper and Dizzy...
SIBA launches new food safety and quality management programme
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is introducing a unique food safety and quality management programme for its members with a target to help at least 500 brewers gain the accreditation within two years. The SIBA Certificate is based around independent...
‘Beer Drinker of the Year’ is The Sun Newspaper!
The Sun Newspaper has been named the “Beer Drinker of the Year” by All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Chairman, Andrew Griffiths, MP for Burton on Trent. The presentation was made at the Beer Group’s Annual Awards Dinner on the 8th July that attracted over 200 MPs,...
Great British Beer Festival
The UK’s biggest beer festival is back again, and this year the Great British Beer Festival has a ‘discovery’ theme. It takes place at Olympia in London from 11th-15th August. The Great British Beer Festival, which takes place annually and has been held in Olympia...
New guide to real ale in the capital
A new edition of ‘London’s Best Beer Pubs & Bars’ has been published, following a huge growth in the number of microbreweries and a renewed interest in real ale in the capital. From railway arches, to the back of pizza restaurants, it seems that London has got...