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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...
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...
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...
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...
BeerX 2016 Preview
SIBA BeerX 2016, the leading annual showcase for independent brewers, will be held at the iceSheffield arena in...
Brakspear brings back mild
Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear is brewing Brakspear Mild at its Bell Street Brewery to the original recipe...
News
Maris Otter 50th anniversary festival
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. While Maris Otter might not be a household name, it is legendary among a group of craft brewers and beer-lovers. Once...
Manchester Brewery Expo
This new event provides the opportunity to meet some of Manchester's most exciting breweries during the last weekend in May. The Saturday Expo on May 23 showcases the Piccadilly breweries taking part in Manchester Brewery Expo. These breweries are Alphabet,...
Fuller’s #TweetAt12
Fuller's is building on the success of its recent #EmptyPint promotion with #TweetAt12. Drinkers are invited to take part in London’s biggest quality taste test by tweeting the hashtag #TweetAt12 to @London_Pride from 12 noon until 12.12 daily. All valid entries will...
Nicholson’s Beer Festival
Until 10th May Nicholson’s pubs across the nation will play host to a beer festival, showcasing the very best in cask ales and speciality beers. With an unrivalled selection of 14 Golden Ales to match the increasingly golden days of summer, the Nicholson’s Beer...
Interview with SIBA’s Mike Benner
Mike Benner has been SIBA’s Managing Director since June 2014, find out what he thinks the political parties have to offer the beer industry, his advice to new breweries, beer quality, SIBA membership and being part of SIBA. 1. Are there any election promises being...
CAMRA’s election manifesto gains momentum
More than 1,000 prospective MPs, and even the two top contenders for Prime Minister, can agree on one thing ahead of next week’s election – support for the Campaign for Real Ale’s calls to stand up for Britain’s pubs, breweries and beer drinkers. Less than one week...
Ale Trail
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...
Maris Otter 50th anniversary festival
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. While Maris Otter might not be a household name, it is legendary among a group of craft brewers and beer-lovers. Once...
Manchester Brewery Expo
This new event provides the opportunity to meet some of Manchester's most exciting breweries during the last weekend in May. The Saturday Expo on May 23 showcases the Piccadilly breweries taking part in Manchester Brewery Expo. These breweries are Alphabet,...
Fuller’s #TweetAt12
Fuller's is building on the success of its recent #EmptyPint promotion with #TweetAt12. Drinkers are invited to take part in London’s biggest quality taste test by tweeting the hashtag #TweetAt12 to @London_Pride from 12 noon until 12.12 daily. All valid entries will...
Cask Ale
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...
British Brewers’ confidence is at a high
Three beer duty cuts and a new spirit of entrepreneurship has led to more confidence in Britain’s brewing industry than at any time in the past 25 years; this was the message from BBPA Chairman, Jonathan Neame, when he addressed a seminar at the Milan Expo on ‘Working...
DDS becomes Beerflex
The Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) award winning Direct Delivery Scheme (DDS) is being renamed ‘Beerflex’ to reflect the organisation’s plans to grow the commercial opportunities for its members in a changing beer and pubs market. Launched in 2003, DDS has...
Cask ale continues to grow in 2015
New figures for the first quarter of 2015 obtained by Cask Matters show continued growth for cask ale, particularly premium cask ale. This comes on the back of figures for 2014 which revealed that cask ale was in growth despite the slow down in on-trade beer sales,...
BBPA New Chairman
The BBPA has announced that David Forde, Managing Director of Heineken UK, will be proposed as the next BBPA Chairman at its AGM in December as the successor to Jonathan Neame, Chief Executive of Shepherd Neame. Jonathan has been Chairman of the British Beer & Pub...
Beer and Food
BBPA 2015 Awards
Awards for Hogs Back Brewery, The Co-op, Timothy Taylor’s Charles Dent, and Andrew Griffiths MP, have been revealed at the British Beer & Pub Association’s Annual Dinner in London, showcasing some truly great innovations and achievements at the BBPA’s annual...
AB InBev set to take over SABMiller
The Boards of AB InBev and SABMiller have announced today that they have "reached agreement in principle" on the key terms of a takeover of SABMiller. SABMiller shareholders would be entitled to receive £44.00 per share. SABMiller has indicated that it will recommend...
Robinsons shows that top-quality pubs sell more beer
Robinsons pubs across the North West, Cumbria and North Wales have increased standards by 9% in just over 3 years according to data from the brewery’s ‘Perfect Pub’ mystery visitor programme. The programme, which is monitored by Robinsons’ third party partner Mystery...
Cask Beer Uncovered – find out what users are saying
"I have noticed that staff members show much more enthusiasm when selling cask ale to customers, as a result our sales of the product have increased." "It was surprising how many of our younger staff who had never tried cask ale before completing the course were keen...
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St Austell Brewery celebrates successful year
Employees, partners and friends joined the team at leading South West brewer St Austell Brewery for a huge beach party to celebrate the success of the company’s own brand beers over the past 18 months. In March this year the Brewery reached the landmark figure of...
Insight
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...
British Brewers’ confidence is at a high
Three beer duty cuts and a new spirit of entrepreneurship has led to more confidence in Britain’s brewing industry than at any time in the past 25 years; this was the message from BBPA Chairman, Jonathan Neame, when he addressed a seminar at the Milan Expo on ‘Working...
DDS becomes Beerflex
The Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) award winning Direct Delivery Scheme (DDS) is being renamed ‘Beerflex’ to reflect the organisation’s plans to grow the commercial opportunities for its members in a changing beer and pubs market. Launched in 2003, DDS has...
Cask ale continues to grow in 2015
New figures for the first quarter of 2015 obtained by Cask Matters show continued growth for cask ale, particularly premium cask ale. This comes on the back of figures for 2014 which revealed that cask ale was in growth despite the slow down in on-trade beer sales,...
BBPA New Chairman
The BBPA has announced that David Forde, Managing Director of Heineken UK, will be proposed as the next BBPA Chairman at its AGM in December as the successor to Jonathan Neame, Chief Executive of Shepherd Neame. Jonathan has been Chairman of the British Beer & Pub...
Operators rolling out Cask Beer Uncovered
Cask Beer Uncovered, the e-learning programme that builds bar staff’s knowledge of cask beer, is already being actively promoted by 18 pub and bar operators including Stonegate Pub Company, who are rolling the programme out to around 500 of their top cask beer pubs....
Cask Reports
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...
Maris Otter 50th anniversary festival
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. While Maris Otter might not be a household name, it is legendary among a group of craft brewers and beer-lovers. Once...
Manchester Brewery Expo
This new event provides the opportunity to meet some of Manchester's most exciting breweries during the last weekend in May. The Saturday Expo on May 23 showcases the Piccadilly breweries taking part in Manchester Brewery Expo. These breweries are Alphabet,...
Fuller’s #TweetAt12
Fuller's is building on the success of its recent #EmptyPint promotion with #TweetAt12. Drinkers are invited to take part in London’s biggest quality taste test by tweeting the hashtag #TweetAt12 to @London_Pride from 12 noon until 12.12 daily. All valid entries will...
Nicholson’s Beer Festival
Until 10th May Nicholson’s pubs across the nation will play host to a beer festival, showcasing the very best in cask ales and speciality beers. With an unrivalled selection of 14 Golden Ales to match the increasingly golden days of summer, the Nicholson’s Beer...