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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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
News
Norwich Pubs Join Great British Beer Festival Winter
ubs across the city of Norwich are putting on a number of events for the Fringe Festival, a celebration of local beer and pubs throughout the month of February to coincide with the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Each of the...
ALMR calls for business rates reform
ommenting on the publication of beer sales figures today, ALMR CEO Kate Nicholls said: “The beer sales upturn reflects Government having listened to the united industry that lobbied on beer duty. However, the continued downturn of beer...
Beer sales increase
S ales of British beer rose by 0.7 per cent in 2017, with a positive end to the year supported with a welcome freeze in beer duty in the November Budget. This increase in sales means that fifty-five million more pints of beer were sold in 2017, compared with...
Bath Ales’ new brewery nearing completion
ath Ales’ new multi-million pound brewery has reached its latest milestone ahead of opening in the spring. 12 new fermenting vessels have now been lifted into place as work constructing the south west’s most sophisticated and...
Gluten-free beer available at Great British Beer Festival Winter
AMRA has confirmed that there will be a range of gluten-free beers available for festival-goers at its upcoming Great British Beer Festival Winter, taking place from 20-24 February in the Halls, Norwich. There will...
Local Breweries star at Great British Beer Festival Winter
reweries from across East Anglia will be taking centre stage at the Great British Beer Festival Winter 2018, taking place from the 20th-24th February in Norwich. The local breweries will showcase a range of their finest beers to...
Ale Trail
Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2018 Announced
ipper from Green Jack brewery has won CAMRA’s prestigious Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2018 award on the opening day of the Great British Beer Festival Winter in Norwich. Green Jack Brewery, which is local to the festival and based...
Fuller’s takes over Dark Star
ark Star, the renowned West Sussex craft brewer, has today joined forces with Fuller’s to grow the business and take the brewer’s brands to a wider audience. The deal, which sees Fuller’s take a 100% stake in the business, will give...
BeerX announces 2 big names at this year’s event
IBA has announced that BBC Radio 2 presenter Nigel Barden and famed beer writer Pete Brown will both play important roles at this year's BeerX, the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event. Mike Benner,...
Norwich Pubs Join Great British Beer Festival Winter
ubs across the city of Norwich are putting on a number of events for the Fringe Festival, a celebration of local beer and pubs throughout the month of February to coincide with the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Each of the...
ALMR calls for business rates reform
ommenting on the publication of beer sales figures today, ALMR CEO Kate Nicholls said: “The beer sales upturn reflects Government having listened to the united industry that lobbied on beer duty. However, the continued downturn of beer...
Beer sales increase
S ales of British beer rose by 0.7 per cent in 2017, with a positive end to the year supported with a welcome freeze in beer duty in the November Budget. This increase in sales means that fifty-five million more pints of beer were sold in 2017, compared with...
Cask Ale
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...
CAMRA’s Club of the Year
T he Flixton Conservative Club in Manchester has won the prestigious CAMRA Club of the Year award after a recent transformation has seen an even wider range of real ales and ciders brought in. On top of a friendly atmosphere and good beer selection, the well...
Beer and Food
Something for the Weekend – Hook Norton Mild
I find it very hard to name my favourite brewery building, they are all special in their own way and most have individual charm. But off the record, if anyone says to me “I’m thinking of going to look round a brewery – where would you recommend?” I find it hard not to...
Something for the Weekend – Titanic Plum Porter
This week’s beer has become somewhat iconic for a lot of cask ale drinkers. In fact, since I started writing these articles, this is the most requested beer you’ve asked me to write about. Titanic Plum Porter. Now whilst a lot of purists turn their noses up at ‘fruit’...
Something for the Weekend – Fullers Vintage Ale
Right, before I get any letters from “outraged from Onslow”, I know that Fullers Vintage Ale is in a bottle and yes, I know you’re never going to see it on a handpull at your local. But consider this article a bit of investment advice from your friendly beer trader....
Something for the Weekend – Moorhouse’s Pendle Witches Brew
Burnley in Lancashire gets something of a bad rap in the press. The media uses this small town in the Lancashire hills as a lens on how diverse, and sometimes divided, our country has become. It’s a town which has gone through enormous change over a short period of...
Something for the Weekend – Adnam’s Broadside
Right, for those of you might think I’ve got a bit of a thing about Adnam’s (yes, I wrote a piece about Ghostship back in October) I want to reassure you that I’m not biased in any way, I’m not pressured by the powers above me to write about a particular brewery or...
Something for the Weekend – Thornbridge Juipur
In 2002 I pulled my last pint as a licensee, waved goodbye to my cellar and set off on my travels into the ‘corporate’ beer world. I’ve often mused since then which beers I wished had been around during my publican years so I could have had a natter with the regulars...
Insight
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...
Cask Reports
Fuller’s takes over Dark Star
ark Star, the renowned West Sussex craft brewer, has today joined forces with Fuller’s to grow the business and take the brewer’s brands to a wider audience. The deal, which sees Fuller’s take a 100% stake in the business, will give...
BeerX announces 2 big names at this year’s event
IBA has announced that BBC Radio 2 presenter Nigel Barden and famed beer writer Pete Brown will both play important roles at this year's BeerX, the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event. Mike Benner,...
Norwich Pubs Join Great British Beer Festival Winter
ubs across the city of Norwich are putting on a number of events for the Fringe Festival, a celebration of local beer and pubs throughout the month of February to coincide with the Great British Beer Festival Winter. Each of the...
ALMR calls for business rates reform
ommenting on the publication of beer sales figures today, ALMR CEO Kate Nicholls said: “The beer sales upturn reflects Government having listened to the united industry that lobbied on beer duty. However, the continued downturn of beer...
Beer sales increase
S ales of British beer rose by 0.7 per cent in 2017, with a positive end to the year supported with a welcome freeze in beer duty in the November Budget. This increase in sales means that fifty-five million more pints of beer were sold in 2017, compared with...
Bath Ales’ new brewery nearing completion
ath Ales’ new multi-million pound brewery has reached its latest milestone ahead of opening in the spring. 12 new fermenting vessels have now been lifted into place as work constructing the south west’s most sophisticated and...