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What is craft?
Whilst craft drinks have revolutionised the alcoholic drinks industry over the past decade, it seems that many Brits...
Hopes high for British brewers
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) annual members’ survey, the results of which are being presented at SIBA’s...
Report warns that beer duty increase could be harmful
A new research report published today warns that if the Chancellor goes ahead with plans to increase beer duty in this...
SIBA calls for further cut in beer duty
In a detailed submission to Government, SIBA which represents over 840 British breweries, has called for a fourth...
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...
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...
News
Cask Beer Uncovered – the videos
Cask Beer Uncovered was launched in March and is free of charge to all pubs and their staff. Developed by the Cask Matters partnership, the e-learning programme is designed to inform, engage and enthuse bar staff about cask beer and help pubs to maximise the potential...
Brewology launches new products
Leeds based start-up, Brewology has launched a brand new range of machines developed for micro-breweries. In less than a year Brewology’s small team has not only completed a major brew-house project for brewing giant C&C group, but has worked with many of the...
Beer Day Britain on June 15th
June 15th is Beer Day Britain, the country’s first national beer day when breweries pubs and beer drinkers will be celebrating Britain’s national drink. A major activity on Beer Day Britain is the National Cheers to Beer starting at 12.15pm and going throughout the...
An update on Cask Beer Uncovered
A month after the launch of Cask Beer Uncovered, a growing number of pub operators are offering the new e-learning modules to their licensees, meaning that hundreds of bar staff are expected to complete the programme over the next couple of months. You can register...
Robinson’s Roadshow provides support to trade
Robinsons Brewery have heralded their April tradeshow, held at St. Helens RFC stadium, as the most successful in their brewery history. The tradeshow was headlined by the official launch of a brand new 3.7% ABV beer ‘Wizard’- the latest brew in the 177 year linage of...
SABMiller takes over Meantime Brewery
SABMiller is to become the new owner of London-based modern craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company (“Meantime”). Meantime is a pioneer in British modern craft beer, giving SABMiller an entry point into the fastest-growing segment of the UK beer market and complementing...
Ale Trail
Update on There’s a Beer for That
It's been six months since Britain's Beer Alliance launched the widely-anticipated There's A Beer For That and the campaign shows no signs of slowing in momentum. June will see the next phase of the campaign rolling out with a series of new marketing initiatives,...
Going for Gold
Nicholson's, the pub chain owned by Mitchells & Butlers, has revealed that golden and pale ales are increasingly popular with their customers. The latest research from Nicolson's which serves around 4.7 million pints of cask ale in its 80 pubs, shows that sales of...
Latest trends in pub going
Foodservice industry figures from global information provider The NPD Group show that pubs are increasingly more a place for eating and less a venue for ‘a quick pint’. Half of the British population now visits a pub at least once per month. This is a higher visitor...
Cask Beer Uncovered – the videos
Cask Beer Uncovered was launched in March and is free of charge to all pubs and their staff. Developed by the Cask Matters partnership, the e-learning programme is designed to inform, engage and enthuse bar staff about cask beer and help pubs to maximise the potential...
Brewology launches new products
Leeds based start-up, Brewology has launched a brand new range of machines developed for micro-breweries. In less than a year Brewology’s small team has not only completed a major brew-house project for brewing giant C&C group, but has worked with many of the...
Beer Day Britain on June 15th
June 15th is Beer Day Britain, the country’s first national beer day when breweries pubs and beer drinkers will be celebrating Britain’s national drink. A major activity on Beer Day Britain is the National Cheers to Beer starting at 12.15pm and going throughout the...
Cask Ale
‘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...
Beer and Food
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 Ale Week 2015 round up
According to the Cask Report, four new breweries are opening every week and cask ale sales are still increasing. The flip side, however, is that 29 pubs are closing every week which means the level of competition between pubs and other hospitality venues is...
Beer drinking becoming more popular with women
Over 9.2 million women (40%) over the age of 25 in the UK have enjoyed beer in the last month alone * In the last month beer was a more popular choice among UK women (40%) than Prosecco (36%), cocktails (28%) or gin (19%)** AB InBev has released insights from research...
Insight
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...
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,...
Cask Reports
Going for Gold
Nicholson's, the pub chain owned by Mitchells & Butlers, has revealed that golden and pale ales are increasingly popular with their customers. The latest research from Nicolson's which serves around 4.7 million pints of cask ale in its 80 pubs, shows that sales of...
Latest trends in pub going
Foodservice industry figures from global information provider The NPD Group show that pubs are increasingly more a place for eating and less a venue for ‘a quick pint’. Half of the British population now visits a pub at least once per month. This is a higher visitor...
Cask Beer Uncovered – the videos
Cask Beer Uncovered was launched in March and is free of charge to all pubs and their staff. Developed by the Cask Matters partnership, the e-learning programme is designed to inform, engage and enthuse bar staff about cask beer and help pubs to maximise the potential...
Brewology launches new products
Leeds based start-up, Brewology has launched a brand new range of machines developed for micro-breweries. In less than a year Brewology’s small team has not only completed a major brew-house project for brewing giant C&C group, but has worked with many of the...
Beer Day Britain on June 15th
June 15th is Beer Day Britain, the country’s first national beer day when breweries pubs and beer drinkers will be celebrating Britain’s national drink. A major activity on Beer Day Britain is the National Cheers to Beer starting at 12.15pm and going throughout the...
An update on Cask Beer Uncovered
A month after the launch of Cask Beer Uncovered, a growing number of pub operators are offering the new e-learning modules to their licensees, meaning that hundreds of bar staff are expected to complete the programme over the next couple of months. You can register...