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How to taste cask beer
Tasting beer is just like tasting wine, but you don't need to spit out. The first step is to make sure the beer you are tasting is served at the right temperature. Too cold and real ale loses many of its complex flavours. Served too warm, it can develop some you don’t...
Number of adults who never visit the pub increasing says CAMRA
New research released in April 2014 by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, shows that 38% of British adults ‘never’ visit the pub and over a third (36%) of pub-goers visit the pub less often than they did just 12 months ago. The independent research, commissioned by...
CAMRA poll finds Britons wrongly assume that wine is healthier than beer
A poll carried out for CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, in Spring 2014 showed that people in the UK are five times more likely to believe that wine is healthier to drink than beer. A survey of 1000 people showed that 67% thought wine drinking is most healthy,...
How to make the most of the cask ale revival
Most people in our trade are now aware of the increased interest by the consumer in cask ale reflected by a strong revival in market share – 5% growth versus a 2% decline in beer. Cask beer now represents 45.3% of total ale volume and 16.4% of total draught beers. It...
BBPA Beer Story: Facts on Tap
Prior to the 2014 UK budget, the BBPA provided a compelling case as to why the Government should freeze Beer Duty. You can read all the facts here, and see the role that beer and pubs play to support the British economy. See for yourself how much beer duty Britons pay...
BBPA Code of Practice for Electrical Safety in Beer Dispense
The BBPA's Code provides guidance to all stakeholders involved in the design, manufacture, purchase, import, supply, installation and the maintenance of electrical equipment used for the storage and dispensing of draught beer in licensed premises, with the objective...
Cask Colour banding
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) & Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) maintain an informal container colour band registration scheme on behalf of UK brewers. The colour band combinations are created using colours and is a voluntary system with the...
Managing casks and kegs – good practice from the BBPA
Almost 50% of UK beer production is sold in kegs or casks which, when empty, are returned to the brewery for re-filling. The average life-span of a draught beer container is 15 years. Thus, the industry enjoys one of the most environmentally-friendly means of...
Beer Duty Guidelines
The BBPA has produced a series of guidelines which provide consistent advice to brewers and packers about the controls and records which are required in order to comply fully with Regulations and HMRC requirements. HMRC Notice 226 sets out the main features of the...
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