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MPs say urgent help is needed to save UK breweries and pubs
A new report, issued by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) of MPs, has called on the Government to deliver urgent support to save pubs and breweries. The report is released during a review of alcohol duty at HM Treasury which is expected to be completed...
Industry to rally round Cask Ale Week 2021
Industry bodies are making a clarion call to pubs, bars, pubcos and breweries for this year’s Cask Ale Week, 23rd September to 3rd October, to be part of their comeback strategy. “It’s not enough for pubs to be the hot topic now as they re-open their doors,”...
New research highlights the social value publicans create by providing local services
The social value that pubs and publicans created by providing local services during the first Covid-19 lockdown has been unveiled in a new report from Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services....
Beer Day Britain June 15th 2021
With pubs and taprooms re-opening, the upcoming Beer Day Britain is another important occasion to celebrate and drink beer. Beer Day Britain (the annual national beer day) will happen again on June 15th. The focus of the day is the National Cheers To Beer...
Are independent brewery ‘tap yards’ the new ‘beer garden’?
New data shows that outdoor spaces at brewery taprooms across the UK, often referred to as ‘tap yards’, have beaten expectations and traded strongly since outdoor hospitality was allowed to resume across the UK. A survey by SIBA found that on average brewery taprooms...
Hogs Back Brewery redesigns beer for Euros
Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery is following the Football Association's lead and launching a new, ‘inclusive' badge for its popular Three Hogs beer, which is being brewed again for this summer's Euros. The new design replaces the original three hogs with a hog, a sow...
St Austell Brewery secures 100% renewable CO₂ supply
St Austell Brewery has taken another significant step in its commitment to become one of the UK’s greenest brewers. Both St Austell Brewery and its sister site, Hare Brewery – home of Bath Ales - have made the switch to a 100% renewable and sustainable CO₂ (carbon...
£285 million invested by pub operators ahead of reopening, as sector fights to recover
The BBPA has today revealed that pub operating businesses have invested more than £285 million in supporting their leased and tenanted publicans as they prepare to reopen once more from April 12th. The investment came in the form of rent and other costs waived...
“Cask is BACK, so back CASK” says new campaign
A new campaign launching today is calling on beer drinkers to back British brewing and pubs and opt for a pint of fresh cask beer from a local independent brewery when they return to pubs next week. Sales of hand-pulled cask beer, which can only be sold in pubs, have...
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