Brewing

Wadworth to refocus on brewing and pub operations following review

23-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Wiltshire based brewer and pub company Wadworth is to improve its customer services and delivery network following a restructure aimed at refocusing the business on brewing and pub operations.

Five Points announces double charity partnership

22-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

The Five Points Brewing Company has announced details of the two local charities it will be supporting in 2018.

Anti-sexist beer campaigner and London brewer elected as SIBA director

18-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Jaega Wise, head brewer of London’s Wild Card Brewery, has been elected as a south-east director for the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), following an election at the organisation's regional AGM.

Hackney Wick bar to showcase UK and Ireland’s hottest breweries

18-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Mason & Company, the canal-side craft beer bar from The Five Points Brewing Company, is to showcase beers from some of the most exciting UK and Irish breweries next month.

Brighton Bier bids to help save famous seafront landmark with new brew

17-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Sussex brewery Brighton Bier is to launch a special beer to raise funds for the city’s Save Madeira Terrace campaign.

Marble head brewer departs to join Yeastie Boys

16-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Marble Beers head brewer James Kemp is to join Yeastie Boys this spring, the Manchester craft brewery has announced.

Sheffield Beer Week announces details of 2018 festival

15-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Sheffield Beer Week, a city-wide festival and multi-venue celebration of beer, is to return for its fourth year in March.

BrewDog extends Equity for Punks Five after hitting £10m crowdfunding goal

15-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

BrewDog has officially passed its £10m minimum target for its Equity for Punks Five (EFPV) crowdfunding scheme, the Scottish craft brewery has announced.

Brewdog to open Shaftesbury Avenue site

11-Jan-2018 By Stuart Stone

Multinational brewery and pub chain BrewDog will be taking over the former Ape & Bird pub at 142 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, after Venetian-inspired restaurant group Polpo closed its doors following four-years in operation.

Cloudwater criticised over collaboration with ‘sexist’ brewery

10-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Manchester craft beer brewery Cloudwater Brew Co has been criticised for collaborating with a US brewery that features “sexist branding” on its pumpclips and cans.

BrewDog closes in on £10m Equity for Punks crowdfunding target

09-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

BrewDog has raised 90% of its £10m minimum target for its Equity for Punks Five (EFPV) crowdfunding scheme, the Scottish craft brewery has announced.

100% of BrewDog staff achieve ‘Certified Beer Server’ Cicerone qualifications

08-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Scottish brewery BrewDog has announced that all 700 of its staff have achieved the Certified Beer Server qualification after passing the first stage of the Cicerone Certification Program.

Is this the shortest best before end (BBE) date on a beer ever?

08-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Craft Beer distributor EeBriaTrade and brewery Odyssey Brew Co have teamed up to exclusively offer the shortest dated beer ever produced in the UK.

Adnams reveals New England IPA and Sour beer in brewing schedule for 2018

08-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Adnams is to produce a New England IPA and a sour beer in 2018, the regional family brewer has revealed.

Former Beavertown and Dark Star brewer to set up ‘community-based’ brewery

03-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Former Beavertown head brewer Jenn Merrick has unveiled details of a brewery she plans to open in London later this year.

Marble brewery ‘Pint’ can debate rumbles on

02-Jan-2018 By James Beeson

Manchester brewery Marble continues to discuss the sale of its Pint beer in 500ml cans with trading standards.

Caledonian beers manager joins Sinclair Breweries

20-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Craig Steven, former beers manager for Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery, has joined Sinclair Breweries Ltd as commercial manager.

St Austell Brewery makes six-figure investment in new filtration technology

19-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

St Austell Brewery has made a major six-figure investment in a new beer filtration system, the Cornwall-based brewery has announced.

Bundobust plans to open own brewery

12-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Indian street food restaurant operator Bundobust is looking to open a brewing facility on the outskirts of Leeds.

Purity Brewing Company launches first sour beer

11-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Warwickshire brewery Purity has released a limited-edition luxury sour beer to both the on and off-trade.

Totnes breweries unite to oppose local development project

11-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Four Devon breweries have collaborated on a beer to support opposition to a proposed development project in the village of Darlington, near Totnes.

Moor Beer to open London venue

04-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Bristol-based brewery Moor Beer has acquired a new 2,000sq ft premises in London, in close vicinity to the area known as the ‘Bermondsey Beer Mile’.

Cloudwater Brew Co faces fight to find new home

30-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Manchester-based craft brewer Cloudwater has a 12-month notice period to move out of its brewery site, co-founder and managing director Paul Jones has revealed.

MA’s Beeson takes home coveted beer award

30-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) food and drink reporter James Beeson was awarded the prestigious title of Young Beer Writer of the Year at last night’s British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards.

Not all pubs must survive, says St Austell's brewing director

29-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Britain has been “over-pubbed” and not all pubs have the right to survive in a challenging marketplace, according to the brewing director of St Austell brewery.

Heineken UK takes minority stake in Brixton Brewery

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Brixton Brewery has announced a partnership with Heineken UK that will see the brewing giant take a minority stake in the south London business.

Cave Direct announces partners for Good Company Blendery

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Cave Direct has announced the names of the three British breweries that will be supplying wort for its blendery project at the soon-to-open Beer Merchants Tap in Hackney Wick.

Hawkshead Brewery unveils £3m expansion scheme plans

28-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Lake District-based brewery Hawkshead has agreed a deal with global German manufacturer Krones to build a new brewery as part of a two-site brewery expansion scheme.

West Berkshire Brewery opens new £6m facility

22-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

West Berkshire Brewery has officially unveiled its state-of-the-art brewing facility.

BrewDog Equity for Punks crowdfunding smashes £5m milestone

20-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Scottish craft brewer and operator BrewDog has passed the £5m mark in the latest round of its crowdfunding scheme, Equity for Punks.

HonestBrew launches investment fund for independent breweries

14-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Online craft beer retailer HonestBrew has launched the HonestBrew Brewery Investment Fund to provide financial support for independent craft breweries.

Hackney bar celebrates Living Wage Week with beer festival

07-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Mason & Company, the craft beer bar in Hackney Wick, east London, is celebrating Living Wage Week with a beer festival dedicated to breweries that pay their workers the national living wage.

Gluten-free beer brewery Autumn Brewing Co expands and improves distribution

06-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Autumn Brewing Co has increased capacity and added to its distribution network through a partnership with London-based distribution company Dam Tasty Beer.

Woodforde’s announces return of master brewer

06-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Norfolk brewer Woodforde’s is to be reunited with master brewer Neil Bain, who worked at the brewery for seven years until 2015.

Butcombe invests £4m in West Country brewing business

27-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Butcombe Brewing Company has made a £4 million investment in improving the capability, capacity and quality of its brewing business in the West Country.

Craft beer pushes UK breweries to a high of 2,000

24-Oct-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Independent craft brewers are fuelling the growth of the UK’s beer scene, which now hosts more than 2,000 breweries – a feat not achieved since the 1930s.

American brewery's new beer targets menopausal women

23-Oct-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

An American brewery has released a craft beer, brewed specifically for women experiencing menopausal symptoms.

Gipsy Hill embarks on journey to recreate historic IPA

18-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

A London craft brewery is attempting to create a modern interpretation of the classic IPA by ageing a version of the beer style in barrels on the river Thames.

Innis & Gunn faces backlash over ‘barrel-aged’ beer claims

17-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn has been criticised after unveiling a new brewing process that led it to claim 100% of its beers were barrel-aged.

Beer industry not receiving ‘clear message’ on Brexit

11-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

The brewing and pub industry is suffering from “a lot of uncertainty” over the issue of Brexit, according to one of the UK’s leading breweries.

Cask beer key to survival of pubs, says Purity Brewing

11-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Championing the “completely unique” experience of cask beer and focusing on “great service, great beer and great food” will help pubs survive challenging on-trade conditions, according to The Good Pub Guide’s brewery of the year.

Fourpure Brewing Co redesigns flagship beers

10-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

London-based craft brewer Fourpure Brewing Co has unveiled a new look for its core beers.

Powderkeg launches West Coast-style amber ale

06-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Devon craft brewery Powderkeg has released an autumn special in the form of an amber ale made in a similar fashion to those from the West Coast of the US.

New farmhouse brewery in Norfolk given go-ahead

03-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Duration Brewing has officially received planning and building consent to commence work on a 'UK destination farmhouse brewery'.

Independent Manchester Beer Convention: What are the top trends in craft beer?

02-Oct-2017 By James Beeson

Hazy, full-flavoured session beers and lager are just two of the trends to look out for in craft keg beer over the next 12 months, according to industry professionals at the Independent Manchester Beer Convention.

Fuller's opens new craft beer pub

28-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Fuller's has opened a new London pub after a four-week refurbishment, offering a wide range of craft beer, including some "exclusive, and often hard to find, brews".

Brewdog launches Oxford site with 'Punking"

28-Sep-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Six beer books to help educate your bar staff

19-Sep-2017 By James Beeson

Last week, the Campaign for Real Ale released its 45th edition of the Good Beer Guide. The guide contains 4,500 of the “best real ale pubs in the UK” and information on every real ale brewery currently operating and its key beers.

Could coffee be the next big trend in craft beer?

14-Sep-2017 By James Beeson

The image usually associated with coffee beer is that of a heavy, dark-coloured stout, with strong roasted malt aromas and harsh, bitter flavours. A niche product, enjoyable for those who want it, but not a mainstream drinks trend of any significance....

Big beer cannot emulate craft, says Sierra Nevada ambassador

11-Sep-2017 By James Beeson

Multinational drinks organisations attempting to buy up the craft beer market will never be able to lead the way in innovation, according to the world’s first craft-beer brewery.