Organisations representing the UK’s independent brewers and beer consumers have called for urgent action on energy and support for the sector.   The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have jointly signed a letter to the...

CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide – the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide – is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.    To mark the occasion, CAMRA Books will be releasing a special collector’s hardback edition and have just officially announced that the foreword...

SIBA has called on the Government to introduce a new “Guest Beer right” which would allow every pub to serve at least one beer from a small local brewery.     Currently thousands of landlords across the UK are tied into contracts which force them to purchase all...

The BBPA has written to Conservative Party leadership hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to insist they convene a summit with business leaders to save pubs and other hospitality venues from closure should they become Prime Minister.   In the face of rising energy...

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today written to the Secretary of State for BEIS and the Chancellor, highlighting the devastating impact of the energy crisis on its members running independent pub businesses and calling for urgent, essential support from...

Filming for the feature film ‘Mother’s Pride’ will be taking place at the Great British Beer Festival on Friday, 5 August.    The film has been described as ‘a love letter’ to the British pub, with leading filmmakers taking inspiration from the near loss of their...

If you live in or around Farnham, the chances are that one of your first pints of beer was Hogs Back's Tongham TEA (Traditional English Ale). The ale was the first beer brewed at Hogs Back Brewery when it opened 30 years ago, and it enjoyed almost instant success,...

A survey of the UK public commissioned by the Campaign for Real Ale has found a 10% jump in the number of people who say the average price of a pint is unaffordable.    In 2019 42% of respondents to a YouGov survey for CAMRA said the cost of a pint at the bar was...

The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is making a triumphant return to London tomorrow, following an unplanned two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Taking place at Olympia London from 2-6 August 2022, its return is a hugely positive sign for the industry. With nearly a...