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SIBA Business Awards 2014
Butcombe Brewery beat intense competition to take the title of Overall Brewery Business of the Year, announced at the SIBA BeerX event in Sheffield. Padstow Brewing Company won the Best Total Design Concept Award, as well as three out of the four top prizes for bottle...
Craze for hoppy beers may cause hop shortage
New brewers hoping to tap into the burgeoning craft beer market could struggle to source hops in the States and should consider British varieties, the British Hops Association has claimed Spokeswoman Alison Capper made the recommendation in the wake of reports that a...
Great British Beer Festival 2014
2014 Great British Beer Festival London Olympia 12-16th August Britain’s Biggest Beer Festival The UK’s biggest beer festival, which this year has a circus theme complete with live action performers is now on at London Olympia. The winner of the Champion Beer of...
And all because the lady loves…beer
ICIP is feeling a little bit intimidated. Sitting on our table alone are a beer sommelier, an owner of a successful gastropub, an editor of an industry magazine and a brewer. And they are all women. “A group of us got together to try to regain our voice in the beer...
The Excitement of Live TV
Annabel Smith, Cask Marque Training Manager & Beer Sommelier talks about her appearance on TV on 'This Morning' to talk about matching stouts and food for St Patrick's Day. Live Beer Tasting on ITV’s This Morning The day before… The call came through on a Tuesday...
Cask Marque Calling
About the Author - Annabel Smith Annabel has multiple roles at Cask Marque, the beer quality watchdog. - She is the National Account Manager working with brewers and pub companies to ensure quality is the watchword when beer leaves their premises. - She is the UK...
What is Craft Beer?
You may have heard the term ‘craft beer’ bandied around a lot more recently, and as a cask ale drinker you may be thinking “What’s the difference between cask and craft?” So here’s a challenge for you: type ‘What is Craft Beer?’ into any search engine and you will...
What’s your favourite pub?
By Annabel Smith, Cask Marque Training Manager. I’m always a little wary of being asked the question “which is your favourite pub?” as it leads to lots of complications. If I name one particular pub, I risk offending a hundred others who inevitably demand to know why...
Cross party appreciation for beer by women MPs
In an evening designed to span political divisions, Dea Latis, the industry’s beer and women forum, this week hosted the first-ever beer tasting designed for women MPs at the House of Commons. A lively crowd of over 50 women (and some brave men) were guests of...
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