A cross-industry initiative to modernise the cask beer sector and attract younger drinkers to the product is well underway, with a pilot launch scheduled for 13 February 2023.    The Drink Cask Fresh campaign is an opportunity for brewers, publicans, and industry...

SIBA appoints Andy Slee as Chief Executive as he bids to ‘create an environment in which independent breweries of all sizes can thrive’.  Former Black Sheep Chairman, Andy Slee, will bring a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to the role.   “I am of the...

Greene King, the Suffolk-based pub company and brewer, will be bringing back Rocking Rudolph ale for the festive season, but this year will see the introduction of a donation from every pint going to Macmillan Cancer Support. For each pint sold of the popular Rocking...

Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery is offering drinkers a free pint of Three Hogs, its beer specially brewed for football-watching, if the England squad reaches the World Cup final in December.   The brewer is ready for a bonanza beer giveaway, after it made the same...

CAMRA has named the best four pubs in the country as part of its Pub of the Year 2022 competition, one of the most respected and well-known pub awards in the UK.    The finalists are the Station House in Durham, the Horse & Jockey in Stapleford, the King’s...

Fuller, Smith & Turner has announced that The Mayfly in Stockbridge is the 2022 winner of its annual Pub of the Year competition – the Griffin Trophy. The Griffin Trophy is open to all Fuller’s 208 Managed Pubs and Hotels and 178 Tenanted Inns – with the winner...

CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide – the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide – is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.    The Guide, which surveys 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK, is the definitive beer drinker’s guide to the very best pints in the most...

Discover recommendations for Beer & Travel with British Beer Breaks.   The latest feature, 'Through a glass, darkly' by Phil Mellow can be found here: Through a glass, darkly - British Beer Breaks (substack.com)

PubAid has extended the deadline for its Community Pub Hero Awards to 21st November, giving another four weeks for pubs to enter, and for MPs to nominate pubs in their constituencies.   The annual competition is sponsored by Matthew Clark and supported by...