Brewer

Snowflake takes GBBF Winter beer title

15-Feb-2024 By Gary Lloyd

Sarah Hughes Brewery’s Snowflake has taken the title of Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2024 at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) Winter.

Brew by Numbers enters administration

16-Jun-2023 By Ed Bedington

Craft beer darlings Brew by Numbers has gone into administration citing a combination of the pandemic and escalating prices.

'We are part of the community, and that's what we're at risk of losing'

19-Aug-2022 By Ed Bedington

The Morning Advertiser's Ed Bedington catches up with Isle of Wight operator Gav Young to discuss some of the key issues of the week from tax rebalancing, to price hikes and soaring energy costs.

St Austell Brewery launches Christmas cocktail menu

01-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

St Austell Brewery, the independent owner of more than 180 sites across the West Country, has launched its first-ever festive cocktail menu.

Brewers welcome Small Brewer Relief changes

01-Dec-2021 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Brewers and trade bodies have today welcomed the Government’s proposals to improve the current structure of Small Brewer Relief (SBR) to align more closely with economies of scale and remove barriers to growth.

Staycation boom set to stay

16-Aug-2021 By Michelle Perrett

The demand for UK staycations is set to continue into the Autumn, Cornwall-based brewery St Austell has revealed.

Opinion

‘Road to recovery for pubs and breweries stretches many years ahead’

13-May-2021 By James Calder, chief executive of the Society of Independent Brewers

We’ve all seen the pictures of people enjoying pub gardens and brewery tap yards across the UK. You might assume that everything for our industry is getting back to normal.

Brewers call for more support ahead of return to tiers 'disaster'

13-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Brewers have called tier three measures a “real disaster” and called for more evidence to justify the tough rules imposed on pubs.

Brewers financial support for pubs topped £20m

16-Jul-2020 By Emily Hawkins

More than £20m in financial support was provided to pub tenants by the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) during lockdown.

#Opinion

The real ‘wide area effect’

26-May-2020 By Tim Murphy, director of Luddite Brewing Company

We’re the Luddite Brewing Company, our brewpub has been closed due to coronavirus and there seems to be a problem with our business interruption insurance.

‘Drinkers love being able to enjoy a beer in the room it was brewed in’

29-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

There are many challenges and opportunities for those who run brewpubs. We look at what’s at stake and what can be gained from brewing close to home.

Signature Brew reveals rebrand and opens new £670k brewery

15-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Signature Brew has today announced the joint occasion of unveiling a significant rebrand as well as the opening of its new brewery.

Brewer cites family values for core range revamp

01-Oct-2019 By Alice Leader

Gipsy Hill has today unveiled a new core range line-up with a prime focus of “brewing for a better life”.

Brewhouse & Kitchen open market town's first brewpub

12-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Brewhouse & Kitchen has opened a site in Horsham, West Sussex, the first on-site brewpub and brewery for the town.

Seaside site for Brewhouse & Kitchen portfolio

24-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Brewhouse & Kitchen have purchased a site in Portsmouth for the latest addition to their brewpub portfolio.

Robinsons sets out future of Trooper beer

18-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Robinsons’ Iron Maiden Trooper beer brand has grown significantly since its launch in 2013, with plans afoot for a further sales boost in the years ahead, according to managing director Oliver Robinson.

BrewDog

BrewDog launches Wowcher pub deal

09-Dec-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Brewdog has launched an innovative way of driving trade at quiet times by using Wowcher. 

Sky's the limit for new Chef & Brewer menu

07-Nov-2007 By Lucy Britner

Chef & Brewer is to launch a new menu by releasing balloons with free meal tags attached.

Marston's profits hit by flooding costs

04-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ

Marston's, the Midlands-based brewer, has warned that its pre-tax profit will be "slightly below" original expectations as a result of the wet...

Adnams' Powell-Evans wins Brewer of the Year award

17-Jul-2003

Adnams' head brewer Dr Mike Powell-Evans has been named Brewer of the Year at the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group annual dinner. John Grogan MP,...