Brewing

Drinks

Can drinks brands successfully embrace 'craft culture'?

10-Dec-2015 By Chris Walmsley

Drinks brands must be careful not to become a cliché when embracing 'craft culture'.

Beer

Meantime launches lager collaboration with Brompton Bicycles

08-Dec-2015 By James Evison

Meantime has launched a new limited edition Brompton Lager - a 'craft collaboration' with Brompton Bikes.

Awards

PMA columnists win at 2015 Guild of Beer Writers awards

04-Dec-2015 By James Evison

The Publican's Morning Advertiser's columnists Pete Brown and Roger Protz were both recognised at the British Guild of Beer Writers' annual awards last night.

AB InBev plans to sell Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime

03-Dec-2015 By M&C Allegra

AB InBev has confirmed it intends to explore the sale of a number of SABMiller’s premium brands, including Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime.

Operators

Family brewers: signs of hope in challenging market

02-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The latest survey from the Independent Family Brewers of Britain has revealed the number of customers looking to stay in pubs is on the rise and that the appetite for British beer is still strong.

Drygate Brewery celebrates SIBA Scotland 2015 awards haul

25-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Glasgow-based Drygate Brewery has won four awards at the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) Scotland Festival held earlier this month.

Beer sommelier award reachs landmark hundred

23-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

A landmark one hundred beer sommeliers are now accredited with the respected qualification from global beer education body, The Beer Academy.

MA300

Craft Beer Co heads into the City

18-Nov-2015 By James Evison

The Craft Beer Co. has opened its newest site on London’s Mitre Street, in the shadow of London’s landmark ‘Gherkin’ building.

Beer

Isinglass removal from Guinness is welcome news

18-Nov-2015 By Roger Protz

Removing isinglass finings from Guinness is welcome news for many. Roger Protz explains why.

Beer

BrewDog ditches second craft brewer after billion dollar buy-out

18-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

BrewDog co-founder James Watt has announced that his bars will no longer stock American craft beer brand Ballast Point after it was bought by Constellation Brands (which owns Corona) for a billion dollars.

Awards

PMA's Protz becomes Belgian Knight

16-Nov-2015 By James Evison

Two of the country’s best known beer writers have been honoured by the Belgium brewing industry.

News of the brews

06-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

Beer

How's life treating the small family brewers?

05-Nov-2015 By Roger Protz

Life is rarely easy for small family brewers but, as Roger Protz found out, that’s not the case at Elgood’s.

Nirvana Brewery starts crowdfunding campaign for non-alcoholic beer project

04-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Nirvana Brewery is crowdfunding for a new non-alcoholic beer project.

Beer

Purity celebrates 158% growth - and signals new beers

19-Oct-2015 By James Evison

Purity celebrates growth - and states new beer likely for 2016.

Down on the hop farm: celebrating Britain's beery harvest

12-Oct-2015 By Jane Peyton

Beer drinkers rejoice – it’s that time of year when hops are harvested in Britain.

Food and beer pairing: Top 50 Gastropubs matches

08-Oct-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Top 50 Gastropubs 2016, the PMA’s annual celebration of the very best in pub food, is approaching. To mark the event, Daniel Woolfson asked sommeliers from the There’s a Beer For That campaign to create special cask-ale pairings for dishes by some of...

Beer

Parliamentary Beer Group launches new Brew with Your MP scheme

28-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Parliamentary Beer Group chair Andrew Griffiths has launched a new initiative designed to boost MP's understanding of how beer is made and the crucial role brewing plays in the local economy.

Molson Coors

Iconic Burton beer gets new brewer - and saves historic town brewery

16-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Burton-based brewer Worthington to have two brands taken on by new company - following Molson Coors deal.

Industry blasted for lack of ethics in dealings with craft brewers

16-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Leading craft beer brewers have spoken of their frustration with pubs and bar chains who consistently fail to pay for beer on time.

Brewdog

Video: Brewdog & Crowdcube partnership rakes in £500k in 24 hours

03-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Brewdog’s partnership with Crowdcube has made £500,000 in just 24 hours.

Meantime

Meantime's London Lager criticised for using Dutch beer

24-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Meantime brewery has come under fire after it was revealed its London Lager sometimes contains beer brewed in Holland-not in London.

Shepherd Neame blamed for sewage-like stench upsetting Faversham locals

24-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Brewery Shepherd Neame is trying to get to the bottom of a persistent smell that is getting up the noses of Faversham locals.

What happens when you visit a 16th century pub and a modern brewery in one day...?

20-Aug-2015 By Roger Protz

The potential for time travel was reached when Roger Protz visited a 16th-century pub and a modern brewery close-by.

Training

Young brewer's ambitious plans

20-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

25-year-old brewer has bagged his dream job experimenting with small batches in a drive to create innovative beers, but still has ambitions to keep climbing the ladder.

Beer

Pub aims to be the 'home of brewing in Brighton'

19-Aug-2015 By Oli Gross

A pub and microbrewery offers beer tours, tasters and training in an aim to be the “home of brewing in Brighton”.

Finance

Gower Brewery toasts £1m investment

10-Aug-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Allegra Foodservice

Gower Brewery in Swansea is to quadruple its capacity and create up to 20 jobs with a new brewery and bottling line following investment of almost £1m, and plans to add a visitor centre and develop international markets.

MRO

£130,000 salary for pubs code adjudicator

04-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Applications are now open for the pubs code adjudicator, with the chosen person set to rake in £130,000 a year.

Brewdog

Behind the scenes at Brewdog's latest bar, Two-Bit

21-Jul-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Scottish brewery BrewDog unveiled its first diversified venture Two-Bit this month, a new direction for the company’s bar division and a welcome sign the duo may finally be running out of dog-related puns.

Protz on London's brewery revival...'An astonishing story'

17-Jul-2015 By Roger Protz

Recalling his first pint and the subsequent fall and rise of breweries, Roger Protz is enthralled by this page-turner.

Brewers

Purity wins sustainability award for eco-brewery

14-Jul-2015 By James Evison

Purity’s eco-friendly brewing has gained national recognition after the Warwickshire brewery was named sustainable manufacturer of the year at the Made in the UK Awards.

Beer Special

Meantime brewer Hook wins Parliamentary brewer of year award

08-Jul-2015 By James Evison

Founder of Greenwich's Meantime, Alastair Hook, has been named brewer of the year by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group at its annual awards dinner.

Beer special

Wild beers: Pete Brown has tasted pickled gherkin beer...and was surprised

07-Jul-2015 By Pete Brown

They’ve tended to be regarded very much as niche and novelty beverages but, as Pete Brown found out, wild beers can also be surprisingly pleasant.

Beer special

Why is Maris Otter barley such a loved ingredient for beer aficionados?

07-Jul-2015 By PMA

Licensees and brewers may not be in the habit of noting the anniversaries of cereal varieties, but there’s good reason to celebrate the half century of one particular type of barley.

Brewdog announces site target list and work on new brewery

02-Jun-2015 By James Evison

Brewdog has announced its target locations for the next year, as work gets underway on the new brewery site.

Scottish brewery to open new gastropub

01-Jun-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Arran Brewery, which produces a range of ales, is to convert the site of the old Bower Bar in Kilbirnie to new gastropub the Weavers.

BrewDog offers IPA with 45-day shelf-life

22-May-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

BrewDog has launched a beer that is intended to ‘die’ if it isn’t drunk by its limited best-before date.

Opinion

Clear conscience at Purity brewery

11-May-2015 By Roger Protz

Re-establishing the balance with nature is important to a brewery like Purity. 

Brewdog announces details of new sites

27-Apr-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Scottish brewery and operator Brewdog has announced its latest site openings.

Sponsored Feature

Your prayers have been answered...

24-Apr-2015 By SA Brains

Have you heard the good news? One of the best kept secrets in brewing – The Rev. James – is getting ready to spread the word far and wide with a new look and two exciting new variants.

Greene King defends IPA cost rise after Budget duty cuts

08-Apr-2015 By Helen Gilbert

Greene King has defended its decision to increase the cost per barrel of its IPA at the same time as passing on beer duty cuts.

Marston’s buys Thwaites’ beer division

31-Mar-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Allegra Foodservice

Marston’s has agreed to buy the trading operation of Daniel Thwaites’ beer division for £25.1m.

SIBA Business Awards winners revealed

20-Mar-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Hawkshead Brewery has been named Brewery Business of the Year at the Society of Independent of Independent Brewers’ BeerX event in Sheffield.

SMALL TALK

Jasper Cuppaidge of Camden Town Brewery on crowdfunding and running 'awesome' pubs

20-Mar-2015 By Emma Eversham

Camden Town Brewery launched its Hells Raiser crowdfunding campaign to help finance a new brewery in February and has already over-reached its £1.5m target. Founder Jasper Cuppaidge talks about his reasons for going down the crowdfunding route and why...

Beer

Protz: In praise of beer with food

12-Mar-2015 By Roger Protz

Roger Protz and Melissa Cole conduct a symphony of tastes over a three course lunch.

SIBA publishes manifesto for beer

09-Mar-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has today launched a ‘Manifesto for British Beer’, calling on prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) to pledge their backing for the thriving local brewing sector and the thousands of jobs it supports.

Butcombe appoints new director of brewing

02-Mar-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Butcombe Brewery has appointed Stuart Howe as director of brewing – the first appointment since Liberation Group acquired the company at the end of last year.

Andrew Griffiths shortlisted for award for supporting brewing industry

25-Feb-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Andrew Griffiths MP has been shortlisted from over 100 candidates for the Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award for his extensive work with the brewing industry.

International Brewing and Cider Awards announce medal winners

16-Feb-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Beers and ciders from Northampton to New Zealand were recognised at the International Brewing Awards and International Cider Awards on Friday (13 February).

Progressive beer duty 'forcing family brewers out of business'

12-Feb-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Stuart Bateman, managing director of Batemans, has warned that the impact of progressive beer duty is forcing the family brewers to look at other revenue streams.