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Craft beer

Seven Bro7hers Brewery to open first city bar

27-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Craft brewery Seven Bro7hers is to open its first Manchester city-centre bar, following a £245,000 investment through crowdfunding and a Government-backed loan.

CAMRA

CAMRA Revitalisation: survey for licensees released

26-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is asking for the opinions of licensees as it continues its Revitalisation process.

BEER

No animals were harmed in the making of these beers: 5 of the top vegan brews

26-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Vegans may not yet have the collective purchasing power that gluten-free customers now wield in the pub sector, but demand for beers totally devoid of animal products is steadily growing.

Beer

16 of the world’s best beers revealed

26-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

A staggering 16 beers have been recognised by the International Wine and Spirit Challenge (IWSC) group as the world’s best.

New Products

Charles Wells’ new Bombardier

25-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Charles Wells has produced a new lighter variant of its classic Bombardier Burning Gold and Glorious England cask variants, in an attempt to tap into craft ale drinkers and lighter, lower-ABV beer drinking consumers.

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Hook Norton launches craft ale for worthy cause

24-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

Family-owned brewery Hook Norton has announced the launch of its latest craft ale to raise funds for Warwick Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit, after one of its tenants gave birth to premature twins.

Carlsberg

Carlsberg adds gluten-free craft lager to premium portfolio

21-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

Carlsberg UK is adding its gluten-free Czech lager Celia to its premium beer portfolio next month (Tuesday 1 November) as part of a new collaboration with Žatecky Pivovar, one of the microbreweries owned by the company.

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CAMRA calls on member votes for Champion Beer of Britain

21-Oct-2016 By James Evison

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for its members to vote for their favourite local brews to win the jewel in the real ale crown, the Champion Beer of Britain.

Beer

CAMRA delays Revitalisation project

20-Oct-2016 By James Evison

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced it is delaying a final decision on its Revitalisation programme until potentially 2018 – a year later than planned.

Bellfield Brewery

Bellfield Brewery first in UK to experiment with new gluten-free barley

19-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

A Scottish microbrewery will be the first in the UK to test a new type gluten-free barley.

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BrewDog plans biggest festival yet with small-batch brewers

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Plans for Scottish brewery-operator BrewDog’s annual ‘collabfest’ have been announced with 19 cities taking part simultaneously

Beer

Green light for Tiny Rebel Brewery expansion

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel has had plans for a new brewery and community space approved by Newport City Council.

Ale guide

Ale guide highlights town’s pub success

18-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

An ale trail guide which has been updated and relaunched, has highlighted the success of the pubs in a Leeds village.

Opinion

Pete Brown: The pleasures of the great Northwest

18-Oct-2016 By Pete Brown

Beer writer Pete Brown offers his opinion on Oregon and Washington in the US, including why the British attitude to customer service is a self-defeating stance

Craft beer

181 new beer brands registered in the UK in 2015

17-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer trademark registrations in the UK have hit a record high, following the continued rise in the popularity of craft beer, according to City law firm RPC.

Beer

Fuller’s launches Instagram campaign to attract Millennial drinkers

17-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

London brewer Fuller’s has launched a unique campaign involving Instagram to attract craft beer-drinking Millennials.

Beer

Award-winning Beer Kitchen to open new site in St Andrews

13-Oct-2016 By Sara Hussein

Scottish independent brewer Innis & Gunn announced today its plans to open a third site of its bar-cum-restaurant concept, the Beer Kitchen.

Awards

Blackedge wins gold at SIBA north-west competition

13-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Greater Manchester-based Blackedge Brewing has won the overall cask beer category at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) north-west regional beer competition.

Competition

Pubs receive free beer garden equipment from Sharp's Brewery

12-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Sharp’s Brewery has given free beer garden equipment to 10 winning pubs as part of an exclusive competition for permanent free-trade stockists of Doom Bar.

MA Sport

MatchPint and Carlsberg to offer free pints to customers at 100 freehouses

12-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Pub-finder app MatchPint is reinvigorating its previously successful partnership with Carlsberg by launching a collaborative promotion with 100 freetrade pubs in Liverpool and Manchester.

Beer

Asahi completes acquisition of Miller Brands UK

12-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Asahi has completed the deal to acquire Miller Brands UK - creating Asahi UK.

Seasonal beer

Sophie Atherton: what does seasonal beer mean to you?

10-Oct-2016 By Sophie Atherton

Beer sommelier and writer, Sophie Atherton looked at what 'seasonal beer' means and how licensees can tap into it to make the most of the different times of the year.

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Delivering the best way to pour a pint

10-Oct-2016 By Oli Gross

Drinkers in the Czech Republic know a thing or two about beer, and delivering on the best ways to pour a pint is something UK bartenders are catching on to.

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Sussex brewer Harvey’s to bring back keg beers

07-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Sussex brewer Harvey’s is to reintroduce keg beer to its portfolio of products for the first time in 15 years.

Beer

Big brewers, good or bad?

07-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Caledonian Brewery was close to going out of existence but its acquisition by giant Heineken has given it a new lease of life and a chance to create some innovative craft beers

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BrewDog founders change names to Elvis over legal action

06-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Plans by Elvis Presley's estate to sue Scottish brewery BrewDog over the naming of one of its drinks has resulted in founders changing their names.

Debate

Great British Pub Debate: Are traditional pubs losing relevance?

05-Oct-2016 By Matthew Curtis

According to the latest figures from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), 21 pubs are closing in the UK every week. But are these closures also a sign that the UK’s traditional pub culture is gradually being dismantled? And is the increasing prevalence of...

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Hogs Back Brewery expansion will boost beer output

04-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Hogs Back Brewery is set to pump almost half a million into a major expansion of its brewery that will increase production.

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Caledonian Brewery launches black lager

03-Oct-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Caledonian’s recently-launched black lager Dark Light is the latest example of the 150-year-old Scottish brewery’s innovative new craft beers but what’s next for Wee George, the pilot brewery that produced the liquid?

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Scotland names its ‘best beers’

30-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog, Caledonian Brewery and the Tempest Brewing Company have been named, among many other brewers, as producing some of Scotland’s top beers.

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Carlsberg 'rebrews' original 1883 lager

29-Sep-2016 By James Evison

Carlsberg has completed a three-year project to rebrew its original 1883 lager, and it is now available to UK consumers in bottled format.

Beer prices

The average cost of a pint in each county in Great Britain revealed

29-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

There is an 87p difference in the price of a pint of ale between the cheapest and most expensive regions of the country, according to the Good Pub Guide 2017.

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Brewery boss: Isinglass ban only if consumers demand

29-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Isinglass will only be banned in beer if consumers pressure breweries to eliminate the fish-based fining agent, a brewery boss has told The Morning Advertiser.

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Long Man Brewery scoops four medals at World Beer Awards

29-Sep-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Long Man Brewery snatched four coveted awards at the World Beer Awards this week.

Crowdfunding

Dark Star MD leaves to join Bedlam as brewer plans £500k crowdfunding

28-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Dark Star's managing director of sixteen years has left the company to join Sussex brewer Bedlam on the eve of Bedlam's campaign to crowdfund a new brewery.

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Craft beer’s rise pushing cask into ‘image change’

28-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Craft beer’s phenomenal success has played a part in pushing traditional cask ale brands to change their marketing activity and develop meaningful stories to engage with younger drinkers, Charles Wells’ marketing director Jason Wills has told The Morning...

Events

72 hours in London with The Morning Advertiser

28-Sep-2016 By Helen Gilbert

If you’re thinking about turning your country pub into an elite restaurant destination, are keen to adopt the latest trends or are simply looking for ways to generate extra income, then read on.

Research

For the first time ever, shops are selling more beer than the on-trade

28-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

The on-trade sold less beer than supermarkets and convenience stores for the first time on record last year.

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Shepherd Neame flaunts new corporate rebrand

28-Sep-2016 By Sara Hussein

Shepherd Neame, one of the country’s oldest brewers, is poised to flaunt its new branding after revealing the concept yesterday (Tuesday 27 September).

Brewdog

BrewDog pushes for new sour beer brewery

27-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

BrewDog plans to build a sour beer brewery in Scotland, just months after expanding into the spirits segment with a new distillery.

Cans

"Micro-canned" real ale wins CAMRA accreditation

26-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A "micro-canned" beer from a Bristol brewery has become the first winner of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA's) real ale accreditation.

Christmas

Molson Coors offers free Christmas makeovers worth £2,500

26-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Molson Coors’ wholesale and delivery arm will help a select group of lucky customers capitalise further on the 10% Christmas sales hike by offering free festive makeovers.

Beer

‘Tragic’ pub closures being replaced by unlikely venues

26-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pub closures are at their lowest in a decade, with the number of operations buoyed by a rise in micropub openings and “new breed” public houses, according to the Good Beer Guide.

Cask Report

Cask Report: Communication and beer quality are ‘paramount’ to drive sales

23-Sep-2016 By Sara Hussein

The author of the Cask Report 2017 has stated that bar staff need to be trained well to be able to talk about cask ale to customers.

Research

Research: Majority of pub staff are female

23-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

More than half of pub staff are female, and there are 1,380 more breweries than there were in 2010, according to latest figures published by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Beer finalist - Purecraft Bar & Kitchen, Birmingham

22-Sep-2016 By MA

Purecraft Bar & Kitchen describes itself as “a partnership of stand-out crafted beer, fresh, real food and top engaged people”. Last year’s Best Beer Pub wants to keep its crown.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Beer finalist - The Grove, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

22-Sep-2016 By MA

Former IT worker and antiques dealer Ian Hayes has created an oasis in a most unusual location; off the beaten track outside Huddersfield town centre and next to a leisure centre.