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Since 1997 Cask Marque has been ensuring that the cask ale you drink in pubs in the UK is in perfect condition.
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New brew from Iron Maiden and Robinsons
Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery have announced ‘TROOPER Red ‘N’ Black – a new limited edition beer from their award-winning TROOPER range – which will be available worldwide from September 2016 in cask and bottle. TROOPER Red ‘N’ Black Porter is the third beer in...
St Austell Brewery announces opening time on new Small Batch Beer Club
As St Austell Brewery’s Small Batch Brewery gears up to maximum production, the pubs that will form the core of the newly established Small Batch Beer Club have been announced, giving ale lovers across the South West the chance to catch up on all of their innovative...
SIBA Cask Champion 2016
Scottish and Welsh breweries have beaten England in SIBA’s National Beer Awards competition. Loch Lomond Brewery’s Southern Summit took home Gold in the cask Supreme champion category of the competition, seen by many as the pinnacle of brewing excellence in these...
Drinkers’ quest for beer knowledge
A new study looking at British drinking habits has today thrown up some surprising results, with a clear trend towards consumers becoming more selective in the beer they drink, as discerning drinkers develop a thirst for beer knowledge following an explosion in...
Beer Quality Report 2016
Welcome to the first Beer Quality Report – the definitive assessment of draught beer quality in the on-trade. Consumers across the spectrum are demanding higher quality products, and nowhere is this more evident than in the beer sector where, as revealed in the recent...
Beer Duty Frozen
BBPA Commenting on the freeze in beer duty and business rates support for pubs announced in today’s Budget, BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: “This freeze means that beer duty is now 17 per cent lower than it would have been, had the Chancellor stuck with the...
What is craft?
Whilst craft drinks have revolutionised the alcoholic drinks industry over the past decade, it seems that many Brits are still unsure as to what the term ‘craft’ actually means. New research from Mintel highlights strong demand for alcoholic drink companies to create...
Hopes high for British brewers
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) annual members’ survey, the results of which are being presented at SIBA’s BeerX in Sheffield today, paints a confident picture for the brewing industry, with four out of five brewers expecting their turnover to increase in...
Report warns that beer duty increase could be harmful
A new research report published today warns that if the Chancellor goes ahead with plans to increase beer duty in this month’s budget (16 March), the consequences could severely damage the pub and brewing industry. The report by the Centre for Economics & Business...
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