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New products

Wine, beer and pumpkin-spiced Baileys

21-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Top shelf: Pour a glass of Kleine Zalze Bush Vine’s South African Chenin Blanc and be prepared for a ripe pineapple and guava smack in the nose.

Cask Report

Cask Report: Category now worth £1.7bn a year

20-Sep-2016 By Sara Hussein

This year's Cask Report reveals how the category has grown over the past decade, now worth £1.7bn a year.

SIBA

SIBA boss: more brewers are jumping on the ‘craft’ bandwagon

19-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) managing director Mike Benner has said that although great beer can be brewed by all kinds of brewers, consumers want to know where and from whom their beer comes from.

Beer

Shepherd Neame adds fresh pumpkin to Halloween beer

15-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Shepherd Neame has announced it will incorporate spiced fresh pumpkin into its seasonal Spooks Ale.

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CAMRA’s rumoured isinglass ban troubles brewers

15-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Brewers have received calls from agitated consumers, asking them to stop using the beer fining agent isinglass, after the national press falsely reported a ban by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Craft beer

Craft Beer Co's 'Craft 100' festival returns

15-Sep-2016 By James Evison

One of London's biggest pub beer festivals Craft100 has returned for a second year at The Craft Beer Co's Clapham site.

Exclusive

Molson Coors set to buy more beer brands

14-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer behemoth Molson Coors, owner of brews including Sharp’s and Cobra, will buy and develop more beer and cider brands in a bid to expand its recently launched premium Brew + Press range.

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Beer writers stage the Great British Pub Debate

14-Sep-2016 By James Evison

Brewers, licensees, journalists and marketeers came together to debate the future of the pub in Leeds as part of the city's beer festival.

Beer and cider

Molson Coors’ new premium beers and ciders

14-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer giant Molson Coors, the home of big names including Carling, has launched a premium collection of beers and ciders curated by specialists under its new Brew + Press brand.

Carlsberg

Carlsberg joins forces with Brooklyn Brewery

12-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Carlsberg UK is teaming up with Brooklyn Brewery to handle the exclusive distribution of the brewery’s beer portfolio in the UK after an agreement to transfer distribution rights from James Clay is made effective from 30 December this year.

Beer

Cyclops beer scheme celebrates milestone

12-Sep-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Beer-tasting notes scheme Cyclops has been used in more than 400 breweries since it started a decade ago, according to its latest figures.

Vintage Ales

Fuller's launches Vintage Ale 2016

08-Sep-2016 By Tom Lawson

Fuller's has released its 2016 edition of Vintage Ale to the public.

BEER BRANDING

Upset Hindus urge brewery to withdraw ‘offensive’ Ganesh beer branding

08-Sep-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Hindus upset by a Belgian brewery’s depiction of the god Ganesh on its beer branding have called for its removal.

Speaking up for beer

How the UK needs a Brewers Association - and food to match

07-Sep-2016 By Sophie Atherton

Beer may be enjoying a high-profile existence currently, but it needs promoting, and food matching certainly helps

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Tiny Rebel named UK Brewer of the Year at International Beer Challenge

07-Sep-2016 By James Evison

Welsh brewery wins top award as well as gold and bronze medals for beers.

Premium

Top-end tipples: premiumise your drinks offer

07-Sep-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

With the premium drinks category now worth more to the on-trade than ever before, here’s how you can take stock of your offer and navigate the busy waters of products on offer, Michelle Perrett reports

Awards

Beer Writing Awards deadline extended

06-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The deadline for this year’s Beer Writing Awards, which is run by the British Guild of Beer Writers, has been extended until Monday 19 September.

Carlsberg

Poretti sales up by 150%

01-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Italian beer brand Birrificio Angelo Poretti has experienced record sales growth, up by 150% this year to date.

CAMRA Revitalisation

Key members talk CAMRA Revitalisation

31-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

Key members of The Campaign for Real Ale’s Revitalisation Project have given an insight into its progress as the process approaches the halfway stage.

Beer

Defining the difference between craft and premium beer

30-Aug-2016 By Pete Brown

What’s in a name? Some cynics say calling a beer ‘craft’ is just marketing, but a closer look at what drinkers are looking for in a premium beer may tell us much more.

New products

Navy-strength Slingsby gin

26-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

TOP SHELF:Ignite your gunpowder even if it’s soaked in gin, says independent alcoholic drinks company Slingsby with its newly-launched 57% ABV navy-strength variant of its Artisan Gin.

Beer

Fuller's Frontier wins silver medal at International Beer Challenge

25-Aug-2016 By James Evison

A silver medal has been presented to Fuller's for its craft lager at the International Beer Challenge.

Event

New SIBA conference to follow BeerX in 2017

24-Aug-2016 By James Evison

A new event from The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), dubbed 'Beer Now' and an evolution of the European beer bloggers and writers conference, will immediately follow BeerX in Sheffield next year.

Beer

Brewery takes aim at Doom Bar with provocative advert

24-Aug-2016 By James Evison

One local brewery has taken to provocative advertising to stop the phenomenal growth of Sharp’s Doombar across the nation’s ale pumps.

Beer

Brewer creates 'truth serum' beer for Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump

24-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Scottish brewer has created a beer laced with 'truth serum', which has been delivered to US Presidential candidates, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump.

BEER

Fuller’s and Yeastie Boys collaborate on new beer

22-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Fuller’s has launched a new ale made in collaboration with New Zealand-based craft brewer Yeastie Boys.

The Craft Beer Co

Craft Beer Co secures another London site

21-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

London-based pubco the Craft Beer Co has secured a new site in the city’s Limehouse.

Pilsner Urquell continues expansion of tank beer

19-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

Pilsner Urquell is continuing expansion of its tank beer, with the brewery delivering its unpasteurised product at the opening of Manchester Smokehouse & Cellar yesterday (18 August).

Virtual reality

Innis & Gunn brings virtual reality to UK pubs

18-Aug-2016 By Liam Coleman

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? It's hard to tell at 50 pubs dotted across the UK where Innis & Gunn is inviting drinkers to don a virtual reality headset when trying its beers.

Exclusive interview

Budweiser will have more ‘surprise’ campaigns and product innovation

15-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Budweiser will launch more “surprise” customer-focused campaigns as well as new liquid and packaging innovation after its Euro 2016 beer giveaway strategy increased sales in some pubs and bars by more than 100%.

Awards

Sharp’s Brewery wins eight awards at International Beer Challenge

12-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Cornish brewery Sharp’s has won eight medals at this year’s global International Beer Challenge including one gold, three silvers and four bronzes. 

GBBF

Real ale and craft beer ‘more alike than you’d like to think’

10-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Those who snub craft beer as a low-rent Americanised version of ‘real British ale’ are kidding themselves and should work with the brewers producing the unique liquids, argued beer writer Pete Brown at The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) Great British Beer...

GBBF 2016

Beer and food matching at the Great British Beer Festival gathers crowds

10-Aug-2016 By Sara Hussein

CAMRA’s Great British Beer Festival draws in drinkers with 900 beers, ciders, and perries on offer, but the festival also gives suppliers the chance to promote products with beer and food matching suggestions.

Beer

GBBF: Harvey's reveals new look

10-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

East Sussex brewery Harvey's unveiled its new look at the start of the Great British Beer Festival yesterday (9 August).

GBBF

GBBF: Best of social media as licensees plan 'vital research'

10-Aug-2016 By Oli Gross

After the Campaign for Real Ale's Great British Beer Festival got into full swing yesterday, The Morning Advertiser looks at the best from social media on the first day

GBBF

Binghams Vanilla Stout crowned Champion Beer of Britain

10-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Binghams Vanilla Stout is the first speciality beer to win Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival’s (GBBF) Champion Beer of Britain Awards.

BEER

Craft marque? SIBA launches accreditation to reclaim “craft” beer

09-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has launched a new accreditation scheme it says will reclaim the word “craft” for truly independent brewers.

Great British Beer Festival

CAMRA slams alcohol guidelines and calls for "common sense" approach

09-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following a survey in which more than half of respondents agreed that moderate alcohol consumption could be part of a healthy lifestyle, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on the Department of Health for a new consultation into the alcohol guidelines.

Beer

More than 100 million pints of craft-brewed beer sold thanks to Beerflex

08-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Beerflex delivery scheme, more than 100 million pints of independently craft-brewed beer have been sold.

Interview

"I’ve still got a great deal of energy for the role": BBPA's Brigid Simmonds

05-Aug-2016 By Mike Berry

She’s been in post since 2009, but for BBPA boss Brigid Simmonds there is no seven-year itch and still plenty of enthusiasm for a job which, at times, has seen her subjected to levels of abuse that would see most people ducking for cover. Mike Berry reports

Brexit

SIBA predicts Brexit will benefit pubs

05-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is predicting a hike in consumer passion for local beers from Britain’s craft breweries following past experience.

GBBF

Champion Beer of Britain winner Tiny Rebel makes triumphant return to GBBF

05-Aug-2016 By James Evison

Newport brewery, Tiny Rebel, returns to the Great British Beer Festival as the youngest business ever to be invited to the biggest event in the brewing calendar.

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Stancill Brewery launches 'city's first craft lager'

04-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

The first craft lager to come from Sheffield has been revealed by producer Stancill Brewery, following the success of its 5% ABV pilsner and the opening of its first pub.

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BrewDog to launch Irn Bru-inspired sour beer with North Brew Co

04-Aug-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Scottish brewer BrewDog has announced the launch of a new sour ale inspired by iconic Scottish drink Irn Bru.

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Carlsberg launches new craft beer and cider offer

03-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Carlsberg has launched its 2016-17 craft beer and cider range, featuring brews from Hiver, Chapel Down and Rooster’s Brewing Co.

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CAMRA begins next stage of Revitalisation project

03-Aug-2016 By James Evison

A second survey has been launched by CAMRA as part of its Revitalisation project into the direction of the campaign group's future.

Football

Greene King launches Bobby Moore beer

02-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubco Greene King has launched a new beer to mark the 50th anniversary of England’s 1966 World Cup victory named after winning captain Bobby Moore.

New Products

Peanut Butter Milk Stout lands in the UK

01-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

TOP SHELF:This smooth (not crunchy) 5.8% ABV Peanut Butter Milk Stout has been imported into the UK for the first time by global drinks importer Heathwick from American craft brewery Tailgate Beer.

Beer

Vicar to perform “beer blessing” at pub

31-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A south London pub is playing host to the ancient tradition of a beer blessing in the cellar this Thursday (4 August).

Crime

Pub group backs anti-racism campaign, following Brexit

29-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

A Sussex brewery and pub chain is supporting an anti-hate campaign, after such crimes increased in the UK following the decision to leave the European Union.