Beer

AB InBev changes its name in the UK

25-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Global brewing giant AB InBev has changed the name of its UK business to Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, in a bid to “reaffirm its commitment” in the territories.

BrewDog unveils hot-desking initiative 'DeskDog'

21-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

Independent craft brewer and pub operator BrewDog has unveiled new hot-desking initiative DeskDog at four of its UK sites.

London leads the way in craft beer revolution

15-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Some 69% of London beer lovers have claimed craft beer is better than mainstream beers, according to new information.

Fuller’s head brewer quits post to join Bath Ales

14-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Bath Ales, which is owned by St Austell Brewery, has hired Georgina Young as its new head brewer to lead operations at its Bristol brewery.

98% of consumers say big brewers can’t make craft beer

14-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Global brewers such as AB InBev, Molson Coors and Heineken can’t make craft beer, 98% of consumers have said in a new report.

Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery launch sake-infused lager

11-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery have unveiled Sun and Steel lager, the sixth beer in their Trooper portfolio.

Timothy Taylor's adds two new independent directors

08-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

Family-owned brewer Timothy Taylor's has appointed John Walsh and James Simpson to its board.

International Women's Day

The women at the top of on-trade PR and marketing

07-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

Those in PR and marketing know everything about the businesses they support. The people who head a company's PR departments or own their own businesses are in enviable positions. Here six women at the top of the on-trade PR game tell their stories.

International Women’s Day

The women who are leading in beer

07-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Beer is not a man's world and is a drink of equals, able to break down barriers of all kinds. Here five women with high profile beer careers explain how they got to where they are, as well as the barriers they have encountered along the way.

SIBA blasts alcohol watchdog’s consumption guidelines

04-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

New guidance on alcohol consumption from The Portman Group has been criticised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) because it could “damage the market for speciality beers”.

BrewDog to hit 100 sites this summer

28-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

BrewDog will bolster its bar estate by up to 33 new sites this year, increasing the number of outlets from 84 to more than 100, said CEO of retail, David McDowall.

BrewDog takes to the skies on ‘world’s first craft beer flight’

27-Feb-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Brewer and operator BrewDog hosted more than 200 beer fans on the maiden flight for BrewDog Airlines to Columbus, Ohio, with an individual ticket price of £1,250.

Shepherd Neame to ‘update cask's old-fashioned image’

26-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

Kent-based brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has unveiled a new initiative to modernise its cask offer and clear away the category’s cobwebs.

Brewery invests £100k to gain national pub listings

26-Feb-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The duo behind Devon’s Stannary Brewing Company have pumped £100,000 into the business, increasing brewing capacity to 2,000 pints a day, in a bid to gain national listings.

Design rules shouldn’t stifle beer artwork

25-Feb-2019 By Stuart Stone

A panel discussion at the first trade session of Craft Beer Rising 2019 dissected rules governing can designs and why they don’t have to hamper creativity.