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SIBA British Craft Beer Report 2020
Highlights from new report show increase in women drinking beer more often, growth in ‘no and low alcohol’ beers, and...
Reaction to the Budget from the beer and pubs sector
Reaction has come in quickly from the beer and pubs sector for today's Budget. Highlights from the Budget to help...
Good Hare Day – supporting Brewgooder Global Gathering
Bath Ales and Blackpit Brewery have collaborated on a special limited-edition pale-ale, in support of Brewgooder’s...
Day in the Life: A Cask Marque Assessor
Tasting beer for a living has to be one of Britain’s best jobs. Getting paid to sample and test beer really fits the...
UKHospitality calls for Government support
Hospitality businesses need immediate and wide-ranging support to deal with the threat of the coronavirus, according...
BeerX to go ahead this week
Today the Government’s emergency COBRA committee met to discuss Coronavirus. The Chief Medical Officer (CMO)...
News
Beer sales grow in 2019 to over 8 BILLION pints
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to over 8 billion (8,059,495,997) pints This was growth on top of a strong 2018, which featured the biggest increase in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years A total of 87 million (86,738,882) more pints were sold in 2019 than...
CAMRA criticised for promoting cheap beer
110 brewers have signed an open letter calling on CAMRA to end its use of discount vouchers and criticising its refusal to debate the issue at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The signatories are from breweries all over the UK, and include many brewers of...
BBPA welcomes MPs’ report calling on Government to see pubs as solution not problem
The BBPA has today welcomed a new report, published by an influential group of MPs, calling on the Government to recognise pubs’ role in boosting Britain’s economic and social wellbeing. The report, titled “Unlocking Pubs’ Potential”, reveals the findings of an...
Great Welsh Beer Festival launches in April
Tickets are now on sale for the Great Welsh Beer Festival (GWBF), taking place in Cardiff from 22-25 April 2020 at Sophia Gardens. The Great Welsh Beer Festival will be celebrating the growing beer festival scene in Wales, with a highlight on Welsh beer, food...
New report identifies barriers to growth for women in hospitality
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, according to a new report launched today. The report, co-written by Jackie Moody-McNamara of BRILLIANT Women and John Higgins, research fellow at GameShift Consultancy, was sponsored by...
Hogs Back Brewery to bring a ‘bit of heaven’ to pub gardens
Pub gardens across the south east will be blooming with aromatic hops thanks to a giveaway of English Cascade plants from Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery this spring, to mark the relaunch of its Surrey Nirvana Session IPA. Hogs Back is supplying pubs with a Cascade...
Ale Trail
Beer sales grow in 2019 to over 8 BILLION pints
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to over 8 billion (8,059,495,997) pints This was growth on top of a strong 2018, which featured the biggest increase in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years A total of 87 million (86,738,882) more pints were sold in 2019 than...
CAMRA criticised for promoting cheap beer
110 brewers have signed an open letter calling on CAMRA to end its use of discount vouchers and criticising its refusal to debate the issue at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The signatories are from breweries all over the UK, and include many brewers of...
BBPA welcomes MPs’ report calling on Government to see pubs as solution not problem
The BBPA has today welcomed a new report, published by an influential group of MPs, calling on the Government to recognise pubs’ role in boosting Britain’s economic and social wellbeing. The report, titled “Unlocking Pubs’ Potential”, reveals the findings of an...
Great Welsh Beer Festival launches in April
Tickets are now on sale for the Great Welsh Beer Festival (GWBF), taking place in Cardiff from 22-25 April 2020 at Sophia Gardens. The Great Welsh Beer Festival will be celebrating the growing beer festival scene in Wales, with a highlight on Welsh beer, food...
New report identifies barriers to growth for women in hospitality
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, according to a new report launched today. The report, co-written by Jackie Moody-McNamara of BRILLIANT Women and John Higgins, research fellow at GameShift Consultancy, was sponsored by...
Hogs Back Brewery to bring a ‘bit of heaven’ to pub gardens
Pub gardens across the south east will be blooming with aromatic hops thanks to a giveaway of English Cascade plants from Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery this spring, to mark the relaunch of its Surrey Nirvana Session IPA. Hogs Back is supplying pubs with a Cascade...
Cask Ale
Beer sales grow in 2019 to over 8 BILLION pints
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to over 8 billion (8,059,495,997) pints This was growth on top of a strong 2018, which featured the biggest increase in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years A total of 87 million (86,738,882) more pints were sold in 2019 than...
CAMRA criticised for promoting cheap beer
110 brewers have signed an open letter calling on CAMRA to end its use of discount vouchers and criticising its refusal to debate the issue at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The signatories are from breweries all over the UK, and include many brewers of...
BBPA welcomes MPs’ report calling on Government to see pubs as solution not problem
The BBPA has today welcomed a new report, published by an influential group of MPs, calling on the Government to recognise pubs’ role in boosting Britain’s economic and social wellbeing. The report, titled “Unlocking Pubs’ Potential”, reveals the findings of an...
Great Welsh Beer Festival launches in April
Tickets are now on sale for the Great Welsh Beer Festival (GWBF), taking place in Cardiff from 22-25 April 2020 at Sophia Gardens. The Great Welsh Beer Festival will be celebrating the growing beer festival scene in Wales, with a highlight on Welsh beer, food...
New report identifies barriers to growth for women in hospitality
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, according to a new report launched today. The report, co-written by Jackie Moody-McNamara of BRILLIANT Women and John Higgins, research fellow at GameShift Consultancy, was sponsored by...
Hogs Back Brewery to bring a ‘bit of heaven’ to pub gardens
Pub gardens across the south east will be blooming with aromatic hops thanks to a giveaway of English Cascade plants from Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery this spring, to mark the relaunch of its Surrey Nirvana Session IPA. Hogs Back is supplying pubs with a Cascade...
Beer and Food
New research shows the benefit of cutting tax on beer sold in pubs over supermarket
CAMRA has launched a new piece of research conducted by Europe Economics into the impact of introducing a preferential rate of duty for draught beer. The latest report highlights the benefits of such a measure – which is in place in Australia – as it would allow the...
Beer sales grow in 2019 to over 8 BILLION pints
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to over 8 billion (8,059,495,997) pints This was growth on top of a strong 2018, which featured the biggest increase in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years A total of 87 million (86,738,882) more pints were sold in 2019 than...
CAMRA criticised for promoting cheap beer
110 brewers have signed an open letter calling on CAMRA to end its use of discount vouchers and criticising its refusal to debate the issue at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The signatories are from breweries all over the UK, and include many brewers of...
BBPA welcomes MPs’ report calling on Government to see pubs as solution not problem
The BBPA has today welcomed a new report, published by an influential group of MPs, calling on the Government to recognise pubs’ role in boosting Britain’s economic and social wellbeing. The report, titled “Unlocking Pubs’ Potential”, reveals the findings of an...
Great Welsh Beer Festival launches in April
Tickets are now on sale for the Great Welsh Beer Festival (GWBF), taking place in Cardiff from 22-25 April 2020 at Sophia Gardens. The Great Welsh Beer Festival will be celebrating the growing beer festival scene in Wales, with a highlight on Welsh beer, food...
New report identifies barriers to growth for women in hospitality
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, according to a new report launched today. The report, co-written by Jackie Moody-McNamara of BRILLIANT Women and John Higgins, research fellow at GameShift Consultancy, was sponsored by...
Insight
Beer sales grow in 2019 to over 8 BILLION pints
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to over 8 billion (8,059,495,997) pints This was growth on top of a strong 2018, which featured the biggest increase in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years A total of 87 million (86,738,882) more pints were sold in 2019 than...
CAMRA criticised for promoting cheap beer
110 brewers have signed an open letter calling on CAMRA to end its use of discount vouchers and criticising its refusal to debate the issue at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The signatories are from breweries all over the UK, and include many brewers of...
BBPA welcomes MPs’ report calling on Government to see pubs as solution not problem
The BBPA has today welcomed a new report, published by an influential group of MPs, calling on the Government to recognise pubs’ role in boosting Britain’s economic and social wellbeing. The report, titled “Unlocking Pubs’ Potential”, reveals the findings of an...
Great Welsh Beer Festival launches in April
Tickets are now on sale for the Great Welsh Beer Festival (GWBF), taking place in Cardiff from 22-25 April 2020 at Sophia Gardens. The Great Welsh Beer Festival will be celebrating the growing beer festival scene in Wales, with a highlight on Welsh beer, food...
New report identifies barriers to growth for women in hospitality
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, according to a new report launched today. The report, co-written by Jackie Moody-McNamara of BRILLIANT Women and John Higgins, research fellow at GameShift Consultancy, was sponsored by...
Hogs Back Brewery to bring a ‘bit of heaven’ to pub gardens
Pub gardens across the south east will be blooming with aromatic hops thanks to a giveaway of English Cascade plants from Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery this spring, to mark the relaunch of its Surrey Nirvana Session IPA. Hogs Back is supplying pubs with a Cascade...
Cask Reports
Beer sales grow in 2019 to over 8 BILLION pints
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to over 8 billion (8,059,495,997) pints This was growth on top of a strong 2018, which featured the biggest increase in year-on-year beer sales for 45 years A total of 87 million (86,738,882) more pints were sold in 2019 than...
CAMRA criticised for promoting cheap beer
110 brewers have signed an open letter calling on CAMRA to end its use of discount vouchers and criticising its refusal to debate the issue at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The signatories are from breweries all over the UK, and include many brewers of...
BBPA welcomes MPs’ report calling on Government to see pubs as solution not problem
The BBPA has today welcomed a new report, published by an influential group of MPs, calling on the Government to recognise pubs’ role in boosting Britain’s economic and social wellbeing. The report, titled “Unlocking Pubs’ Potential”, reveals the findings of an...
Great Welsh Beer Festival launches in April
Tickets are now on sale for the Great Welsh Beer Festival (GWBF), taking place in Cardiff from 22-25 April 2020 at Sophia Gardens. The Great Welsh Beer Festival will be celebrating the growing beer festival scene in Wales, with a highlight on Welsh beer, food...
New report identifies barriers to growth for women in hospitality
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, according to a new report launched today. The report, co-written by Jackie Moody-McNamara of BRILLIANT Women and John Higgins, research fellow at GameShift Consultancy, was sponsored by...
Hogs Back Brewery to bring a ‘bit of heaven’ to pub gardens
Pub gardens across the south east will be blooming with aromatic hops thanks to a giveaway of English Cascade plants from Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery this spring, to mark the relaunch of its Surrey Nirvana Session IPA. Hogs Back is supplying pubs with a Cascade...












