Beer

AB InBev announces new North Europe President

13-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Global drinks giant AB InBev has announced that Paula Lindenberg, currently vice-president of marketing for Brazil, will head up the UK & Ireland business from January 2019.

Carlsberg UK opens world’s first waterfall-powered pub

13-Aug-2018 By Stuart Stone

Carlsberg UK has launched the ‘Carlsberg Cabin’ pub at Kudhva, near Tintagel in Cornwall, using locally sourced sustainable materials and powered by hydro and solar technology.

Beer tourism app launches crowdfunding campaign

10-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Beer tourism software application Beer Adventures is to launch a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to raise up to £250,000 for development, new features and expanding its global team of staff.

Mikkeller and Rick Astley open bar together in London

09-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Danish cuckoo brewery Mikkeller is to team up with English singer, songwriter and radio personality Rick Astley to open a new craft beer bar in east London.

Inaugural Tunbridge Wells Beer Weekend to take place in September

09-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Royal Tunbridge Wells is to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Manchester, Leeds and Brighton to host its first ever ‘beer weekend’ this September.

Majority of Brits visit a pub in their spare time

09-Aug-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Time-poor UK adults are heading to the pub in their downtime, with 53% revealing the pub is where they prefer to spend their leisure time.

Alcohol-free beer producer ramps up production

09-Aug-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

St Peter’s Brewery, maker of alcohol-free beer Without, has ramped up its production with the opening of a new bottling line just two years after inception.

CAMRA backs SIBA initiative as new poll reveals majority of consumers prefer to drink independent

09-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has lent its support to The Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA’s) assured independent ‘seal’, after a new poll from YouGov revealed that majority of real ale consumers value independently owned breweries.

London Craft Beer Festival v GBBF: which came out on top?

08-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Traditionally, the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is London’s showcase beer event. Held at the start of August each year, the festival features more than 1,000 beers, ciders and perries from all across the world, and proclaims to be Britain’s biggest...

Which cities globally spend the most on beer?

08-Aug-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

London falls in second place when it comes to cities with the highest spend on beer, according to a new report that ranks how much consumers globally are splurging on the brew.

Opinion: beer, religion and politics

08-Aug-2018 By Sophie Atherton

Pondering recent examples of what can happen when the world of beer collides with religion and politics.

Siren Craft Brew Broken Dream named Champion Beer of Britain

08-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Broken Dream has been named the best beer in Britain at the 2018 Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).

Greene King man becomes the youngest master brewer

06-Aug-2018 By James Beeson

Greene King’s new product development brewer Ross O’Hara has qualified as a master brewer from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD), making him the youngest to hold the title globally.

Industrial action at ABI Budweiser brewery

06-Aug-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Workers at AB InBev’s (ABI) Lancashire Budweiser brewery have voted to take industrial action after claims a colleague was sacked after raising health concerns, but the move is not expected to affect supplies to pubs.

North Bar raises almost £30,000 for hospice

06-Aug-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Leeds-based operator North Bar has raised £27,711.50 for cancer charity St Gemma’s Hospice.