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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...
BII Winners Announced
The industry’s toughest competition came to a dramatic close on Tuesday the 5th of June, with Alex and Tanya Williams...
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...
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...
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...
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...
News
Beer Week Battle Off
ive of England’s best brewing cities are set to face this summer as part of an exciting new competition organised by Manchester Beer Week. Teams from Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, and London, as well as two from host city Manchester, will...
SIBA Business Awards 2018
he UK’s top craft beer and brewing businesses have been revealed at the SIBA Business Awards 2018, with East London’s Signature Brew taking the coveted top spot and being named SIBA Brewery Business of the Year 2018. Signature Brew,...
CAMRA members cast their vote on the organisation’s future
his week CAMRA members will be casting their votes on the future direction and purpose of the 47-year-old consumer organisation. Members will have the opportunity to decide whether CAMRA will widen its remit to represent drinkers...
Charles Wells planning for new brewery
amily brewer Charles Wells has submitted a planning application for a brand-new brewery and visitor centre that will lay the foundation for the future of Charles Wells as a brewing family and pub company. The planning application for...
SIBA Business Awards 2018 Finalists revealed
he UK’s top craft beer and brewing businesses have been named as Finalists in the SIBA Business Awards 2018, with winners due to be announced on the 14th March at BeerX in Liverpool. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of...
New Look for Cask Ale Week
o celebrate its 10th anniversary, Cask Ale Week 2018 has been launched with a new look. The new logo for the ‘Week’ incorporates the shape of the cask end and a pump handle. “The look feels more positive,” says Frances Brace, promoter...
Ale Trail
Beyond the Pales: How the UK’s independent craft brewers are embracing the thirst for hazy IPAs and Sour Beers
he consumer thirst for craft beer is showing no signs of wavering, with hazy New England style IPAs and tart, sour beers in the style of Belgian brews becoming commonplace not only in specialist craft beer bars, but pubs and even supermarkets...
CAMRA warns storm brewing for pubs unless Government acts soon
AMRA is calling for a new deal for pubs in response to fresh data which reveals 18 pubs are being lost each week. The consumer group says that urgent action is needed to cut the tax burden placed on pubs. Pubs are being hit hard by a...
Wolf Brewery wins top Cask Prize at SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2018
olf Brewery and North Brewing Co have taken home Overall Champion Gold in the Cask and Keg Awards at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2018, with Tring Brewery being named the best bottled or canned beer. Judged by brewers and industry...
Beer Week Battle Off
ive of England’s best brewing cities are set to face this summer as part of an exciting new competition organised by Manchester Beer Week. Teams from Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, and London, as well as two from host city Manchester, will...
SIBA Business Awards 2018
he UK’s top craft beer and brewing businesses have been revealed at the SIBA Business Awards 2018, with East London’s Signature Brew taking the coveted top spot and being named SIBA Brewery Business of the Year 2018. Signature Brew,...
CAMRA members cast their vote on the organisation’s future
his week CAMRA members will be casting their votes on the future direction and purpose of the 47-year-old consumer organisation. Members will have the opportunity to decide whether CAMRA will widen its remit to represent drinkers...
Cask Ale
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...
SIBA Chairman steps down
IBA has announced that Buster Grant has resigned as Chairman of the Society with immediate effect to dedicate more time to his business activities. Ian Fozard, Vice Chairman will provide leadership for the organisation until a new Chairman is...
Beer and Food
Greene King Pre-Close Trading Statement
reene King has issued a pre-close trading statement for the last 12 months. "Pub Company like-for-like (LFL) sales for the 49 weeks to 8th April were -1.8%. The weather over the last 12 weeks impacted trading, particularly in our destination...
SIBA responds to Cambridge University Study
C ommenting on today's Cambridge University Study into the dangers of moderate alcohol consumption, which asserts that as little as one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, James Calder, Head of Communications at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA)...
Beyond the Pales: How the UK’s independent craft brewers are embracing the thirst for hazy IPAs and Sour Beers
he consumer thirst for craft beer is showing no signs of wavering, with hazy New England style IPAs and tart, sour beers in the style of Belgian brews becoming commonplace not only in specialist craft beer bars, but pubs and even supermarkets...
Something for the Weekend – Timothy Taylor’s Landlord
I t seems like everyone in the world knows something about my first beer. Timothy Taylor’s Landlord from Keighley in West Yorkshire has won more awards than any other beer (it has won the Champion Beer of Britain a record four times) and is frequently cited by ale...
Something for the Weekend – St Austell Tribute
ard to believe, but before I started my work at Cask Marque at the ripe old age of 35, I had never visited Cornwall in my life. My first journey down to Cornwall in my line of work was blighted by the worst snow storm Cornwall had seen...
Something for the Weekend – Oakham Citra
ay, way before all these achingly fashionable, super hip craft brewers came along, a little brewery in Peterborough (I know, Peterborough!) was beavering away experimenting with new flavours and hop profiles. Oakham was founded in 1993...
Insight
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...
Cask Reports
CAMRA warns storm brewing for pubs unless Government acts soon
AMRA is calling for a new deal for pubs in response to fresh data which reveals 18 pubs are being lost each week. The consumer group says that urgent action is needed to cut the tax burden placed on pubs. Pubs are being hit hard by a...
Wolf Brewery wins top Cask Prize at SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2018
olf Brewery and North Brewing Co have taken home Overall Champion Gold in the Cask and Keg Awards at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2018, with Tring Brewery being named the best bottled or canned beer. Judged by brewers and industry...
Beer Week Battle Off
ive of England’s best brewing cities are set to face this summer as part of an exciting new competition organised by Manchester Beer Week. Teams from Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, and London, as well as two from host city Manchester, will...
SIBA Business Awards 2018
he UK’s top craft beer and brewing businesses have been revealed at the SIBA Business Awards 2018, with East London’s Signature Brew taking the coveted top spot and being named SIBA Brewery Business of the Year 2018. Signature Brew,...
CAMRA members cast their vote on the organisation’s future
his week CAMRA members will be casting their votes on the future direction and purpose of the 47-year-old consumer organisation. Members will have the opportunity to decide whether CAMRA will widen its remit to represent drinkers...
Charles Wells planning for new brewery
amily brewer Charles Wells has submitted a planning application for a brand-new brewery and visitor centre that will lay the foundation for the future of Charles Wells as a brewing family and pub company. The planning application for...