Beer

Bedlam Brewery gains first listing with Mitchells and Butlers

14-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Sussex-based Bedlam Brewery has acquired its first listing with Mitchells and Butlers, with a special beer that will raise money for endangered sea turtles.

Little Interview

Busy drinkers leading low-ABV trend

14-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Co-founder of Small Beer Brewery, James Grundy, explains that low-alcohol beer has found a growing fanbase in modern pubgoers who are too busy to have a hangover the next day.

St Austell backs Long Live the Local with red brew

08-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Cornwall’s St Austell Brewery has put its support behind the Long Live the Local campaign with the release of a special-edition beer.

Real ale drinkers more likely to make friends in pub

08-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than half (56%) of real ale drinkers who go to pubs have made one or more friend there, compared to a third (35%) of the general pub-going public, new research has revealed.

CAMRA bans discriminatory beers at GBBF

07-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has banned beers with discriminatory names or designs at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).

Surrey Hills Shere Drop awarded Champion Beer of Britain 2019

06-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

This year’s Champion Beer of Britain has been announced as Surrey Hills Brewery’s Shere Drop at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).

Opinion

Great for beer, great for pubs – CAMRA is in festival mood

06-Aug-2019 By Tom Stainer

The Great British Beer Festival opens its doors this week for a five-day celebration of British beer, cider and perry. Tom Stainer, chief executive, Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) tells us more.

Opinion

Building trust in beer and pubs

06-Aug-2019 By Sophie Atherton

When the pub and beer industry is able to offer trust to customers, the payback is often seen through loyalty

Pub gardens are the nation's favourite place for a pint

06-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A beer garden is British drinkers' preferred place for pint away from home, according to a new opinion poll.

Little interview

Adoption of non-alcoholic craft has taken ‘surprisingly little education’

05-Aug-2019 By Stuart Stone

Based in New England, US, Athletic Brewing’s founder Bill Shufelt talks possible UK expansion and the positive impact of low-and-no alcohol beer.

Little interview

What trends are driving the ‘slow-moving’ beer category?

05-Aug-2019 By Stuart Stone

Marston’s head of consumer marketing Louise Fleming discusses what’s fuelling lager growth and how to entice younger drinkers to the cask category.

Beer still number one drink in pubs

01-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Beer is still the most popular alcohol drink in the on-trade despite a general decline in consumption, new research has found.

Carlsberg’s new on-trade boss sets out future plans

29-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

There’s been a lot of change at Carlsberg UK over the past few months, including a head office reshuffle and a brand relaunch, but what’s next?

Robinsons Brewery no and low-alcohol beer sales up 59%

24-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Robinsons Brewery experienced an increase of 59% in sales of no and low-alcoholic beers and ciders this year to date, compared to 2018.

Why the future is looking rosé

23-Jul-2019 By Pete Brown

Beer writer Pete Brown has done the research at a recent trade show and it seems pink is the way to go