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How To Promote Your Beer And Pub On Social Media
ubs rely on word-of-mouth promotion to get people through the door and buying their...
Time For A Beer Spring Clean?
ost successful businesses give themselves a health check at least once a year to make...
Majority Of Consumers Prefer To Drink Local
he majority of real ale consumers value independently owned breweries, with nearly three out of...
Siren’s Broken Dream Breakfast Stout Is Named The Best In Britain
iren Brewery based in Berkshire has won the Campaign for Real Ale's prestigious Champion Beer of...
Majority of Britons find the price of a pint unaffordable
he majority of people in Britain could be struggling to afford drinking beer in pubs, with new...
Greene King Brings 5X to the Great British Beer Festival
reat British Beer Festival’s headline sponsor is set to bring its iconic 5X brew to...
News
Badger Beer relaunches
Badger Beer, from Hall & Woodhouse, brewed in Dorset since 1777, is unveiling a new brand identity across its entire business and range of products, marking one of the biggest branding changes in its 240-year history. Following extensive consumer and trade...
Robinsons marks 180 years with review of its beers
2018 marks a special milestone for Robinsons Brewery, 180 years of brewing beer and running pubs. In honour of their impressive lineage and as a sign of their commitment to the future, the Stockport-based family brewers have announced an exciting review of their beer...
Grand opening for Bath Ales’ new brewery
Bath Ales has officially opened the doors of its new state-of-the-art brew house. Hare Brewery, in Warmley, has doubled the west country brewer’s previous brewing capacity. The multi-million-pound investment project will enable Bath Ales to produce 50,000 brewers’...
Marston’s Brewery create beer flavoured ice cream
Marston’s Brewery has worked with Staffordshire ice cream producer, Needwood Ice Cream, to produce a Pedigree beer flavoured ice cream. The ice cream has been devised specially for the final of Beer Town Film Festival on Saturday 26th May 2018 and outdoor screening...
Three Hogs Beer to support England Football Team
Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery is supporting the England football team's bid for World Cup glory this summer with a specially-brewed cask ale. Three Hogs will be available throughout June, with the offer of a free pint if the team reaches the finals of the FIFA...
BBPA calls for clarity on descriptors used for low-strength alcoholic drinks
In response to the consultation from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the Government to revise how low and non-alcoholic drinks are described. BBPA is also calling for changes to the Advertising...
Ale Trail
BBPA welcomes proposed extension of the low alcohol threshold by the European Commission
The BBPA has welcomed the proposal by the European Commission to extend the threshold for low alcohol beers that can benefit from reduced duty rates from 2.8% ABV to 3.5% ABV. The proposal comes after detailed work from the BBPA and support from the British...
Star Pubs & Bars licensees now have access to additional 300 cask beers
Star Pubs & Bars is increasing its cask beer range to over 300, giving it one of the most comprehensive beer choices for licensees of any pub company. Rolling out to all 2,900 pubs, the bolstered cask beer range complements the SIBA deal agreed last year and will...
Alcohol-free beers to be served at GBBF
The Great British Beer Festival will be offering an alcohol-free beer range for the very first time from the Dutch-based Braxzz Brewery. The festival, which takes places from 7-11 August at Olympia London, is the premier destination for Britain’s beer enthusiasts...
Badger Beer relaunches
Badger Beer, from Hall & Woodhouse, brewed in Dorset since 1777, is unveiling a new brand identity across its entire business and range of products, marking one of the biggest branding changes in its 240-year history. Following extensive consumer and trade...
Robinsons marks 180 years with review of its beers
2018 marks a special milestone for Robinsons Brewery, 180 years of brewing beer and running pubs. In honour of their impressive lineage and as a sign of their commitment to the future, the Stockport-based family brewers have announced an exciting review of their beer...
Grand opening for Bath Ales’ new brewery
Bath Ales has officially opened the doors of its new state-of-the-art brew house. Hare Brewery, in Warmley, has doubled the west country brewer’s previous brewing capacity. The multi-million-pound investment project will enable Bath Ales to produce 50,000 brewers’...
Cask Ale
14 million pints set to be sold during World Cup Group stages
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted that England fans will drink 14 million extra pints at the pub during the World Cup group stages, as they cheer on the England squad in their games against Tunisia, Panama and Belgium. The extra number of pints...
Fuller’s announces results
Fuller's has announced its results for year ending 31st March. Financial Highlights As 2017/18 was a 52 week year and 2016/17 was a 53 week year, a number of alternative measures are shown below in addition to the various statutory measures. For details see the notes...
BII Winners Announced
The industry’s toughest competition came to a dramatic close on Tuesday the 5th of June, with Alex and Tanya Williams beating the five other finalists to the top spot and winning Licensee of the Year 2018 - sponsored by Sky. Alex and Tanya (pictured left), who run the...
Tim Page leaves CAMRA
It has been announced that Tim Page will be leaving CAMRA after three and a half years as Chief Executive. Page was appointed in 2014, succeeding Mike Benner – who moved across to the post of Managing Director of SIBA. Page will be seeking to return to the Charitable...
Head of Steam launches Beer Tasting Experiences
The Head of Steam has launched its new Beer Tasting Experiences, aimed at getting more people trying and talking about beer. The project, led by team member Kieran Cant, will see the bars offering two masterclasses, ‘An Introduction to Beer’ and ‘Around the World in...
Manchester Beer Week 2018
Beer lovers in Greater Manchester are in for a treat this summer, as a region-wide beer festival will pack an incredible 111 events into 10 days. The third edition of Manchester Beer Week, sponsored by Co-op and JW Lees, runs from Friday June 29 to Sunday July 8 and...
Beer and Food
Q1 BBPA Beer Barometer – Beer Sales See Drop
British beer sales in the first quarter of 2018 were 1.7% down on the same period in 2017, according to the latest Beer Barometer sales data from the British Beer & Pub Association. This compares with a 3.4% rise in Q1 of 2017 (the first time the industry had...
Where Next for Cask Ale and CAMRA?
Unless you've been on holiday somewhere really nice, you've probably seen the furore around CAMRA's AGM last month. After the two year-long regeneration project, members voted on modernising resolutions that would represent the most ambitious changes in the...
BBPA welcomes proposed extension of the low alcohol threshold by the European Commission
The BBPA has welcomed the proposal by the European Commission to extend the threshold for low alcohol beers that can benefit from reduced duty rates from 2.8% ABV to 3.5% ABV. The proposal comes after detailed work from the BBPA and support from the British...
Star Pubs & Bars licensees now have access to additional 300 cask beers
Star Pubs & Bars is increasing its cask beer range to over 300, giving it one of the most comprehensive beer choices for licensees of any pub company. Rolling out to all 2,900 pubs, the bolstered cask beer range complements the SIBA deal agreed last year and will...
Alcohol-free beers to be served at GBBF
The Great British Beer Festival will be offering an alcohol-free beer range for the very first time from the Dutch-based Braxzz Brewery. The festival, which takes places from 7-11 August at Olympia London, is the premier destination for Britain’s beer enthusiasts...
Badger Beer relaunches
Badger Beer, from Hall & Woodhouse, brewed in Dorset since 1777, is unveiling a new brand identity across its entire business and range of products, marking one of the biggest branding changes in its 240-year history. Following extensive consumer and trade...
Insight
Brighton & Hove Beer Week launching
Brighton & Hove is set to celebrate all things beer and brewing with the city’s first beer week. Brighton & Hove Beer Week will run from Friday 24thAugust – Sunday 2nd September 2018 and will showcase the very best that the city has to offer beer lovers. More...
14 million pints set to be sold during World Cup Group stages
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has predicted that England fans will drink 14 million extra pints at the pub during the World Cup group stages, as they cheer on the England squad in their games against Tunisia, Panama and Belgium. The extra number of pints...
Fuller’s announces results
Fuller's has announced its results for year ending 31st March. Financial Highlights As 2017/18 was a 52 week year and 2016/17 was a 53 week year, a number of alternative measures are shown below in addition to the various statutory measures. For details see the notes...
BII Winners Announced
The industry’s toughest competition came to a dramatic close on Tuesday the 5th of June, with Alex and Tanya Williams beating the five other finalists to the top spot and winning Licensee of the Year 2018 - sponsored by Sky. Alex and Tanya (pictured left), who run the...
Tim Page leaves CAMRA
It has been announced that Tim Page will be leaving CAMRA after three and a half years as Chief Executive. Page was appointed in 2014, succeeding Mike Benner – who moved across to the post of Managing Director of SIBA. Page will be seeking to return to the Charitable...
Head of Steam launches Beer Tasting Experiences
The Head of Steam has launched its new Beer Tasting Experiences, aimed at getting more people trying and talking about beer. The project, led by team member Kieran Cant, will see the bars offering two masterclasses, ‘An Introduction to Beer’ and ‘Around the World in...
Cask Reports
Star Pubs & Bars licensees now have access to additional 300 cask beers
Star Pubs & Bars is increasing its cask beer range to over 300, giving it one of the most comprehensive beer choices for licensees of any pub company. Rolling out to all 2,900 pubs, the bolstered cask beer range complements the SIBA deal agreed last year and will...
Alcohol-free beers to be served at GBBF
The Great British Beer Festival will be offering an alcohol-free beer range for the very first time from the Dutch-based Braxzz Brewery. The festival, which takes places from 7-11 August at Olympia London, is the premier destination for Britain’s beer enthusiasts...
Badger Beer relaunches
Badger Beer, from Hall & Woodhouse, brewed in Dorset since 1777, is unveiling a new brand identity across its entire business and range of products, marking one of the biggest branding changes in its 240-year history. Following extensive consumer and trade...
Robinsons marks 180 years with review of its beers
2018 marks a special milestone for Robinsons Brewery, 180 years of brewing beer and running pubs. In honour of their impressive lineage and as a sign of their commitment to the future, the Stockport-based family brewers have announced an exciting review of their beer...
Grand opening for Bath Ales’ new brewery
Bath Ales has officially opened the doors of its new state-of-the-art brew house. Hare Brewery, in Warmley, has doubled the west country brewer’s previous brewing capacity. The multi-million-pound investment project will enable Bath Ales to produce 50,000 brewers’...
Marston’s Brewery create beer flavoured ice cream
Marston’s Brewery has worked with Staffordshire ice cream producer, Needwood Ice Cream, to produce a Pedigree beer flavoured ice cream. The ice cream has been devised specially for the final of Beer Town Film Festival on Saturday 26th May 2018 and outdoor screening...