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BrewDog reveals 660ml Dead Pony Club bottles on Snapchat

29-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog is now producing 660ml bottles of its hoppy Dead Pony Club brew, which it revealed to customers in a Snapchat exclusive, after rocking the trade earlier this week with the release of its first real ale.

Beer Barometer

On-trade beer sales decline despite buoyant off-trade during Euros

27-Jul-2016 By Oli Gross

Pubs failed to cash in on buoyant beer sales enjoyed by the off-trade during the Euros, with volumes down 1.9% on the same period in 2015.

BEER

BrewDog launches “real ale"

26-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Anarchic Scottish brewer BrewDog has announced the launch of a new, “live” key-keg version of its well-known Dead Pony Club ale.

Innis & Gunn’s ‘not to be opened for 100 years’ beer

26-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has gone to extreme lengths to ensure its latest limited edition beer Vintage remains in stock.

Comment

"Saisons were originally designed for farm workers not craft beer hipsters" - on beer flavour

25-Jul-2016 By Pete Brown

When I used to work for the marketers of big mainstream lagers such as Stella Artois and Heineken, we were often at loggerheads about what most drinkers wanted from beer.

BEER

Bedlam Brewery launches new pale ale

25-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Sussex craft brewer Bedlam has announced the launch of a new pale ale.

Technology

Robot Wars judge: ‘Bots will serve pints soon’

25-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Robots will pull and serve pints behind UK bars sooner than operators think, according to Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at Sheffield University.

Beer

Eden Brewery to explore Japanese market

22-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Cumbria-based brewer the Eden Brewery is to test the water for its beers in Japan, as well as further European markets, after doubling profits.

CAMRA

"We don’t believe every pub should remain open." - Interviewing CAMRA's Tim Page

21-Jul-2016 By James Evison

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is in the middle of one the biggest upheavals in its 45-year history, which could see it utterly transformed in scope and ambition. Chief executive Tim Page reveals all.

BEER

Theakston sorry for ‘cloudy and unsellable’ beer

21-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Yorkshire brewer Theakston has apologised to customers after supplying “cloudy and unsellable” cask beer. 

BEER

Theresa May-themed beer on draught at Berkshire pubs

20-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Two pubs in Theresa May’s constituency are marking their MP’s ascendance to the rank of Prime Minister with a beer named after the former Home Secretary. 

Beer

Tiny Rebel brewery to 'increase capacity five-fold'

19-Jul-2016 By James Evison

Champion Beer of Britain-winning Welsh brewery to rapidly expand - including community space, tap room, events space and a bottling and canning line.

BEER

Molson Coors & Sky launch new Premier League-inspired ale

18-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Molson Coors and Sky have announced the launch of ‘New Season’ ale to mark the beginning of the 2016-17 football season.

Brewery-operator

Castle Rock Brewery buys 22nd pub

18-Jul-2016 By James Evison

Castle Rock Brewery, the Nottingham-based brewer and pub company, has confirmed that it has bought the freehold of the Cricketers Rest in Kimberley.

City news

Laine Pub Co to take brewing operation "to the next level"

18-Jul-2016 By James Wallin

Laine Pub Company is to launch a full-scale brewery in Sussex as it “moves towards a more vertically integrated business”, MCA has learnt.

Pub barters for beer

14-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

A Leicester pub is giving local fruit and veg growers the opportunity to barter their produce for beer.

Beer

Tap into beer 'churn' as big brands lose hold

14-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs are taking advantage of the exploding craft and premium beer markets, as mainstream leading brands continue to lose market share.

Beer

They come for craft beer and stay for pilsner

14-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Craft beer drinkers are going to specialist pubs for the beer range, but are staying for less-challenging tasting beers like pilsners according to Veltins managing director of vertical drinks Steve Holt.

EU REFERENDUM

Brexit 'could benefit UK craft brewers'

13-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Leaving the EU could prove advantageous to the UK’s booming craft brewing industry, leading analysts have claimed. 

BrewDog: pledge your death to a good cause

12-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

BrewDog has launched a campaign encouraging drinkers to become organ donors alongside the launch of its new ‘temporary’ beer, Born to Die.

Beer

Bath-based Electric Bear Brewing expands capacity

12-Jul-2016 By James Evison

Bath-based Electric Bear Brewing has expanded it’s brewing capacity as it celebrates its first birthday.

Beer

South east winners of SIBA awards announced

12-Jul-2016 By James Evison

East Sussex’s Black Cat Brewery and Berkshire’s Windsor & Eton Brewery have won gold in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) South East Independent Beer Awards.

New drinks products

Picnic Gin is top new product

12-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

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Beer

CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival 2016: what you need to know

11-Jul-2016 By James Evison

This summer, the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) will once again return to London’s Olympia.

CAMRA

Champion Beer of Scotland crowned

11-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has crowned an IPA made by Tryst Brewery in Larbert, Falkirk, its Champion Beer of Scotland for 2016.

Beer

Camden Town to launch limited Strawberry Hells Forever lager

07-Jul-2016 By James Evison

AB InBev's Camden Town Brewery is due to launch its limited-edition summer lager, Strawberry Hells Forever, next month (August).

Beer

BrewDog launches homebrewing competition

07-Jul-2016 By James Evison

BrewDog launches amateur brewing competition with winner being offered a full-time brewing job with the firm.

Cask Marque AGM: new app technology and award for Butcombe Brewery

06-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Cask Marque has announced plans to upgrade its Caskfinder app with new pump clip recognition technology.

Breweries

Wadworth Brewery invests in hometown of Devizes

06-Jul-2016 By James Evison

Brewery-operator Wadworth has outlined plans to invest £500,000 into pubs within Devizes in Wiltshire, where the company is based.

Beer

Beer Hawk eyes on-trade with 'pick 'n mix" offer

05-Jul-2016 By James Evison

Online beer retailer BeerHawk.co.uk has launched a new trade service help pubs access a wide variety of craft beers. 

Beer

St Austell Brewery buys Bath Ales, creating a ‘force to be reckoned with’

01-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

St Austell Brewery Company has acquired fellow West Country brewer and pub company Bath Ales for an undisclosed sum.

Beer

How a Czech brewery with a war-torn history makes one of the world's best gluten-free beers

30-Jun-2016 By Pete Brown

Zatec brewery has a war-torn history, yet now goes way beyond the average in terms of care and attention it receives. It also has a great beer that happens to be gluten-free. Pete Brown reports 

Irish brewer Brú sets sights on UK on-trade

29-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Irish craft brewer Brú has announced plans to significantly grow its market share within the UK on-trade.

EU REFERENDUM

'What's wrong with EU?' Cloudwater brewer talks Brexit

29-Jun-2016 By Paul Jones, co-founder and managing director of Cloudwater Brew Co.

I’ve had a number of conversations during the past couple of years with folk about ideas and dreams for our respective breweries, and what we might like to work towards.

British Guild of Beer Writers elect new member

28-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Neil Walker from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has been elected to the British Guild of Beer Writers.

Five SIBA brewers make Imbibe Live beer final

28-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Five independent craft brewers from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) complete the line-up for this year's Imbibe Wheat Beer Challenge final.

Trade figures' advice on food and drink pairings

27-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

“We need to educate people to let them know that it is OK to drink beer and cider with your food” said drinks educator and beer sommelier Jane Peyton at Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s (PMA) Future Trends: Beer and Cider event.

Beer

New author for this year's Cask Report

27-Jun-2016 By Mike Berry

The Cask Report has a new author to mark its 10th anniversary.

Fuller’s announces Master Cellarman of the Year 2016

27-Jun-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

London pub company Fuller’s has crowned Kim Rennie from the Crystal Palace in Bath as Master Cellarman of the Year.

'Craft' means nothing, says Chapel Down CEO

24-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A ‘messianic’ approach to making drinks separates modern brewers and winemakers from their more traditional counterparts, according to the leading English wine producer. 

Protz

Manchester: A city united in brewing beer

24-Jun-2016 By Roger Protz

Manchester's most famous beer was the now much-missed Boddingtons, but the city is thriving with breweries news and old. Roger Protz investigates.

Beer

BrewDog: ‘Your friends must tell us in 30 seconds why we should hire you’

23-Jun-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog will hire graduates based on the content of 30-second videos created by wannabe candidates’ friends.

FUTURE TRENDS: BEER & CIDER

Adapt to fast-changing youth culture, pubs warned

22-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

‘Generation Z’ tends to get a rough ride in the press, being simultaneously branded as humourless tech-obsessives and shameless social media self-promoters. 

FUTURE TRENDS: BEER & CIDER

'Disloyal' and 'promiscuous' consumer drinking habits pose key challenge to licensees

22-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Licensees face a key challenge in keeping their beer and cider offer fresh in the face of ‘disloyal’ consumers and disruptive operators encroaching on their market share, according to a leading on-trade expert.

Opinion

Pete Brown: Not every failing pub is the fault of 'evil pubcos'

16-Jun-2016 By Pete Brown

Offering an ‘unbiased view’ can sometimes make those on each side of the debate assume you favour the opposition. Pete Brown tells us more.

Opinion

Have you got Beer Day Britain talent?

15-Jun-2016 By Jane Peyton

Beer Day Britain – the national day of recognition to beer – is today (15 June). Brewers, pubs, retailers, restaurants, bars and ale trails are participating in a variety of ways.

Beer

SABMiller boss calls for trade to support LGBT rights after Orlando shooting

15-Jun-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

SABMiller's gay rights group chair has paid tribute to the victims of the homophobic attack in Orlando and urged the industry to push for equality at the beer giant's annual pre-London Pride event.

New Belgian sour beers launched into UK on-trade

14-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

James Clay and Boutique Bar Brands have announced the launch of three sour beers from Belgian brewery De Brabandere in the UK.

Beer

BrewDog founders awarded MBEs

13-Jun-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

James Watt and Martin Dickie, founders of Scotland-based brewery and pub operator BrewDog, have been awarded MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

BEER

Brewdog re-releases ‘Bourbon Baby’ Scotch ale

10-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Brewdog has announced the re-launch of its spirit beer ‘Bourbon Baby’.