Alton's Pride crowned Champion Beer of Britain
05-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
Alton's Pride has today been named the 2008 Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). The 3.8 per cent ABV beer, brewed by...
01-Aug-2008 By Roger Protz
Graham Trott's musically-themed brews are part of a major craft-brewing revolution, says MA beer expert Roger Protz.
CAMRA to protest at Great British Beer Festival
01-Aug-2008
The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) will get underway next week with a protest by scores of Alistair Darling impersonators. Members of the...
GBBF: Moving on up
21-Jul-2008
As a publication we can be somewhat critical and questioning of trade associations and industry bodies if they are perceived to be failing in their...
The Publican backs beer and brewing
25-Jun-2008
The Publican is underlining its support for beer and brewing by backing two of the major events in the real ale calendar. This summer's Great British...
Beers at your fingertips
29-Feb-2008
The Great British Beer Festival is normally a rather jolly occasion. Lots of excellent beer, good company and thousands of satisfied drinkers.But a...
Branded glassware can get your goatee
06-Sep-2007
On the way to the eagerly-awaited World Beard and Moustache Championships in Brighton last weekend (a bit similar to the Great British Beer...
CAMRA matches winning beers to great food
14-Aug-2007
The finest beers in the land have been matched with traditional food by CAMRA and Food from Britain following the Great British Beer Festival.The...
Beer nirvana
19-Jul-2007
Camra's 30th birthday celebrations are among highlights at this year's Great British Beer Festival. Adrian Tierney-Jones reports Forget high-season...
Thursday July 12: Toast your team
27-Jun-2007
The frontline of pub retailing the people who customers are most likely to deal with face-to-face are the nation¹s barstaff.That¹s why, on...
GBBF hits 30
18-Jun-2007
The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. The event, which this year will see the trade session sponsored by...
Drinks review of the year
14-Dec-2006
HitsDavid BremnerThere are colleagues and ex-colleagues of Mr Bremner who have ribbed him mercilessly following his rise to prominence in the trade...
10-Aug-2006 By Andrew Jefford
The Great British Beer Festival may have moved home, but
08-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The 2006 Great British Beer Festival has been hailed as a tremendous success by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). NEW COMMENT
Champion Beer of Britain 2006 announced
01-Aug-2006
Brewers Gold from Crouch Vale in Essex has been crowned the 2006 Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) for the second...
25-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
CAMRA has said it is disappointed London Underground has axed a series of spoof tube adverts for next month's Great British Beer Festival. The ads,...
Beer festivals - the US way
25-Jul-2006
For someone who just about earns a living penning beer-related tat for drinks magazines and newspapers, the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is a...
Great British beer pulls in the crowds
11-Aug-2005
The press office at Olympia, site of last week's Great British Beer Festival, has a balcony that is a first-floor eyrie, with a commanding view of...
Unite behind the GBBF... and London
28-Jul-2005
T here were many fine messages of support for London following the 7 July terrorist atrocity, but the most poignant was a one-sentence letter in The...
GBBF preview: Upmarket move
15-Jul-2005
Ben McFarland looks forward to a momentous change for the Great British Beer Festival.While many people head off for the sun in the first week of...
GBBF preview: It's show time
22-Jul-2004
The annual Great British Beer Festival, the biggest showcase for cask ale, takes place in London from August 3 to 7. Phil Mellows previews this...
Beer and food back on the menu at GBBF
13-Jul-2004
Beer and food is back on the menu this summer, with the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) showcasing the best of the trend.Britain's brewers have...
Viewpoint: CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival
13-Aug-2003
Marketing expert Jeremy Baker explains why he believes the Campaign for Real Ale's GBBF is a disaster for the trade.CAMRA's Great British Beer...
Scottish brew scoops CAMRA champion beer award
05-Aug-2003
A Scottish beer has won Champion Beer of Britain for the second year in a row at the Great British Beer Festival.Bitter & Twisted brewed by...
Battle
31-Jul-2003
of the beers Once again Britain's finest will enter the arena at Olympia for the Great British Beer Festival 2003. Who will take the crown this year?...
Great British Beer Festival preview
23-Jul-2003
Beer lovers will descend on Olympia in droves for the annual Great British Beer Festival starting on August 5. Phil Mellows gives a rundown of what's...
CAMRA launches campaign for Brakspear pubs to remain independent
05-Aug-2002
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is using this week's Great British Beer Festival to build support for its campaign to save Brakspear's pub...
It's all hands to the pumps - GBBF 2002 Preview
18-Jul-2002
The pub industry and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) rarely agree on anything. Licensees resent customers interfering in their business and...
GBBF preview: The event itself
18-Jul-2002
With over 400 different brews on show, the Great British Beer Festival at London's Olympia aims to be the biggest and best yet. By Clare O'Brien.What...
Threatened brewer scoops two awards at GBBF
02-Aug-2001
One of the largest brewpubs in Europe, which scooped two awards at this week's Great British Beer Festival, is continuing its fight against a...