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Fans to drink Six Million pints in last 16 match against Colombia
he BBPA is predicting that home fans will drink six million extra pints at the pub during the last...
British Guild of Beer Writers Chair steps down
t the Guild's AGM, held this Wednesday (27 June), Tim Hampson stepped down after...
Greene King announces full year results
reene King has announced their preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 29 April...
Marston’s 2018 Beer Reports
his year’s Marston’s Beer Company’s annual On and Off Trade Reports have been...
GBBF chooses Charity Partner
he Great British Beer Festival, taking place from 7-11 August at Olympia London, has...
SIBA publishes its proposals for Small Breweries’ Relief
Today, Wednesday 27th June, SIBA has set out its proposals for how Small Breweries’ Relief (SBR) can be enhanced to...
News
Quality recognition for Saltaire Brewery
This month, Saltaire, one of Yorkshire’s favourite breweries, joined the small but growing group of SALSA plus Beer accredited breweries in our region in its first quality audit of this kind. SALSA plus Beer accreditation is supported by Cask Marque and gives buyers...
Fuller’s presents Shakespeare in the Garden
Returning for another year, Fuller’s Inns is delighted to announce Shakespeare in the Garden 2018, in association with Open Bar. Bigger and better than even before, this year sees Open Bar interpret two of Shakespeare’s funniest plays: Much Ado About Nothing and A...
Hooray Harry to celebrate Royal Wedding
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear is launching a range of Royal Wedding offers aimed at attracting people to visit its pubs in the run up to and on the day of this national celebration. The company's 11 managed pubs, along with a number of its tenanted and leased...
CAMRA votes for some change
Members of the Campaign for Real Ale have voted to approve all but one of its National Executive’s recommendations designed to take the organisation into the future. Almost 18,000 members voted online and at CAMRA’s AGM, held in Coventry on 21 April, to express their...
Wild Beer Co Cask Collaborations
The Wild Beer Co announces exciting collaboration projects for the year ahead. The first of these is called The Cellarman Project – Wild Beer Cask Collaborations. Subsequent projects including ‘Tales From The Wood’ and US projects will be announced over the next two...
BII Licensee of the Year 2018 Semi-Finalists Announced
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) - the leading professional body representing the UK’s licensees - is delighted to announce the twelve semi-finalists for this year’s Licensee of the Year competition have been selected. Sponsored by Sky, the Licensee of the...
Ale Trail
Charles Wells given green light for new £13m brewery complex
Bedford-based brewer, Charles Wells is a step closer to realising its ambition of a new £13 million brewery complex with the news that its planning application has been approved by Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee. Work will begin in August at the Fairhill...
Honey Bee Beer is back
Britain's under-threat bees are being offered a lifeline by Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear, whose Honey Bee beer, available throughout May, will raise money for Friends of the Earth's Bee Cause campaign. Honey Bee, a 4.4% honey beer, is back by popular...
DE14 ‘nano’ brewery hosts return collaboration with Midlands brewer
DE14, the 600-pint nano brewery, has hosted a return collaboration brew with a Coventry craft brewer to develop a limited-edition vegan beer. Ritchie Bosworth (pictured left), Head Brewer of Twisted Barrel Ale brewery joined brewer Jenny Hagyard to brew an...
Quality recognition for Saltaire Brewery
This month, Saltaire, one of Yorkshire’s favourite breweries, joined the small but growing group of SALSA plus Beer accredited breweries in our region in its first quality audit of this kind. SALSA plus Beer accreditation is supported by Cask Marque and gives buyers...
Fuller’s presents Shakespeare in the Garden
Returning for another year, Fuller’s Inns is delighted to announce Shakespeare in the Garden 2018, in association with Open Bar. Bigger and better than even before, this year sees Open Bar interpret two of Shakespeare’s funniest plays: Much Ado About Nothing and A...
Hooray Harry to celebrate Royal Wedding
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear is launching a range of Royal Wedding offers aimed at attracting people to visit its pubs in the run up to and on the day of this national celebration. The company's 11 managed pubs, along with a number of its tenanted and leased...
Cask Ale
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...
Tetley’s No 3 Pale Ale to be brewed in Leeds
Joshua Tetley & Son, one of Britain’s oldest and best loved ale brands, is launching new Tetley’s No.3 Pale Ale. Available in cask only from May, the recipe for the brew has been inspired by the original recipe for Pale Ale which was initially brewed 150 years ago...
Beer and Food
Licensee of the Year finalists announced
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) are delighted to announce the six finalists for the Licensee of the Year (LOYA) competition 2018. The competition, sponsored by Sky, is now in its final stage leading up to the BII’s spectacular Summer Event at the HAC Gardens...
New report from Dea Latis
NEW report out today by Dea Latis: National survey into female attitudes and behaviours towards beer Despite brewing boom only 17% of women drink beer at least once a week Does beer need an image overhaul? Melissa Cole: The report unearths “the simple ways the beer...
Charles Wells given green light for new £13m brewery complex
Bedford-based brewer, Charles Wells is a step closer to realising its ambition of a new £13 million brewery complex with the news that its planning application has been approved by Bedford Borough Council’s planning committee. Work will begin in August at the Fairhill...
Honey Bee Beer is back
Britain's under-threat bees are being offered a lifeline by Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear, whose Honey Bee beer, available throughout May, will raise money for Friends of the Earth's Bee Cause campaign. Honey Bee, a 4.4% honey beer, is back by popular...
DE14 ‘nano’ brewery hosts return collaboration with Midlands brewer
DE14, the 600-pint nano brewery, has hosted a return collaboration brew with a Coventry craft brewer to develop a limited-edition vegan beer. Ritchie Bosworth (pictured left), Head Brewer of Twisted Barrel Ale brewery joined brewer Jenny Hagyard to brew an...
Quality recognition for Saltaire Brewery
This month, Saltaire, one of Yorkshire’s favourite breweries, joined the small but growing group of SALSA plus Beer accredited breweries in our region in its first quality audit of this kind. SALSA plus Beer accreditation is supported by Cask Marque and gives buyers...
Insight
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...
Cask Reports
Honey Bee Beer is back
Britain's under-threat bees are being offered a lifeline by Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear, whose Honey Bee beer, available throughout May, will raise money for Friends of the Earth's Bee Cause campaign. Honey Bee, a 4.4% honey beer, is back by popular...
DE14 ‘nano’ brewery hosts return collaboration with Midlands brewer
DE14, the 600-pint nano brewery, has hosted a return collaboration brew with a Coventry craft brewer to develop a limited-edition vegan beer. Ritchie Bosworth (pictured left), Head Brewer of Twisted Barrel Ale brewery joined brewer Jenny Hagyard to brew an...
Quality recognition for Saltaire Brewery
This month, Saltaire, one of Yorkshire’s favourite breweries, joined the small but growing group of SALSA plus Beer accredited breweries in our region in its first quality audit of this kind. SALSA plus Beer accreditation is supported by Cask Marque and gives buyers...
Fuller’s presents Shakespeare in the Garden
Returning for another year, Fuller’s Inns is delighted to announce Shakespeare in the Garden 2018, in association with Open Bar. Bigger and better than even before, this year sees Open Bar interpret two of Shakespeare’s funniest plays: Much Ado About Nothing and A...
Hooray Harry to celebrate Royal Wedding
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear is launching a range of Royal Wedding offers aimed at attracting people to visit its pubs in the run up to and on the day of this national celebration. The company's 11 managed pubs, along with a number of its tenanted and leased...
CAMRA votes for some change
Members of the Campaign for Real Ale have voted to approve all but one of its National Executive’s recommendations designed to take the organisation into the future. Almost 18,000 members voted online and at CAMRA’s AGM, held in Coventry on 21 April, to express their...





