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Emma McClarkin appointed as new Chief Executive of the BBPA
The BBPA has today announced the appointment of Emma McClarkin as its new Chief Executive. Emma will start in the role in early November and succeeds Brigid Simmonds, who steps down to become Chairman of the new Betting and Gaming Council.Emma has an impressive CV and...
Cask Report 2019: the Fight Back Begins Now with Premiumisation
There are more breweries in Britain than there have been for decades – around 2,300. They supply over 50,000 pubs, bars, hotels, restaurants and clubs with cask beers, making over 10,000 different beers available each year.“It’s not just the number of cask beers on...
CAMRA support for Cask Ale Week
CAMRA has thrown its support behind Cask Ale Week, with volunteers up and down the country organising events to celebrate the nation’s favourite drink, from meet the brewer events to educational presentations for the public.Throughout the week (19-29 September), pubs...
‘Tea-rific’ brew from St Austell
St Austell Brewery has collaborated with bloggers, the Two Thirsty Gardeners, on its upcoming Small Batch Brew. The limited-edition pale ale is brewed with hand-picked wild hedgerow hops and is infused with a blend of lemon verbena and gunpowder tea.The Thirsty...
Nicholson’s launches ale trails in Cask Ale Week
Tower Bridge. Soho. Oxford Street. Piccadilly. Westminster. Blackfriars. Theatreland. The Financial District. Names, areas, and locations all familiar to capital city dwellers.What Londoners may not be familiar with is the World’s Biggest Ale Trail – the country’s...
Hogs Back Hop Harvest Party
Hogs Back Brewery celebrated the first harvest of its new hop garden on Saturday (14th September), with a record 2,000 people joining the Hop Harvest Party at the brewery in Tongham near Farnham.Guests enjoyed the glorious sunshine as well as live music from five...
CAMRA calls for improvements to quality control in pubs
Quality control is one of the biggest threat facing today’s pubs, according to the Good Beer Guide 2020, CAMRA’s premier publication featuring the very best pubs to find a great pint in the UK.In a forward to this year’s Guide, CAMRA National Director Ben Wilkinson...
Q2 Beer Sales fall, espcially in the on trade
Total beer sales decreased by 2.2% in Q2 2019 on the same period in 2018In the on-trade (e.g. pubs), beer sales decreased by 2.8% on the same quarter in 2018Off-trade sales of beer decreased by 1.7% on the same quarter in 2018Beer sales in the second quarter of 2019...
Brakspear supports Literary Festival with Writer’s Block
A beer with your books, anyone? Literature lovers in Henley can enjoy a new ale from local brewer Brakspear, specially brewed to celebrate and support the town’s Literary Festival running later this month.The aptly-named Writer’s Block is brewed at the Bell Street...
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