Beer

Asahi buys AB InBev brands

Beer

Meantime, Peroni and Grolsch sold to Asahi

By Nicholas Robinson

Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime have been sold by AB InBev to Japanese beer giant Asahi less than a year after they were acquired by SABMiller.

Hope House 13 is for premium lager drinkers

Beer

Diageo pumps big bucks into Hop House 13 marketing campaign

By Nicholas Robinson

Diageo will pump a seven-figure sum into a major television advertising campaign to promote its Hop House 13 brand and boost sales of the beer in the on-trade, which is brewed using Guinness yeast, Irish barley and Australian and US hops.

How Tap Takeovers are disrupting the UK beer scene

Craft beer

How Tap Takeovers are disrupting the UK beer scene

By Pete Brown

The idea of taking the beer festival to a new level, to involve whole cities, is an idea that could easily be embraced by freehouses and small groups across the country, argues Pete Brown.

25 draught lines at BrewDog's new Norwich site

New opening

BrewDog offers 365 craft beers at new Norwich pub

By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog's new pub in Norwich will stock over 365 different craft beers – one for every day of the year – the Scottish craft beer giant recently announced after revealing plans to increase pubs and capacity in its annual results earlier.

Meantime's first beers from the small-batch brewery

Beer

Meantime launches first new small-batch beers series

By Nicholas Robinson

SABMiller-owned Meantime Brewing Company is set to reveal the first small-batch beers from its new pilot brewery and will develop its future ranges based on how quickly the new brews sell out.

Beer Quality Report from Vianet and Cask Marque

Beer

Beer Quality Report: Main points for licensees

By Michelle Perrett

Pubs are missing out on more than £300m worth of profit because of quality issues, the Beer Quality Report from Vianet and Cask Marque revealed last month. Here are some key facts highlighted in the report relevant to licensees:

Pease: Boost presence in the UK on-trade

Craft beer

Craft beer must gain better access to pubs to see US-style success

By Nicholas Robinson

Craft brewers must work harder to make craft beer more accessible to pub customers if the segment is to experience success akin to that of the States’, US Brewers’ Association president and chief executive Bob Pease has urged.

Signal Lager teams up with Pitt Cue

Beer & Food

Signal Lager teams up with Pitt Cue

By James Evison

London-based brewery Signal Lager has partnered with grill and smoke restaurant and bar Pitt Cue in their new City location, it has been announced.

More than a pint glass: Even beer glassware can be exciting

Glassware

Serving in the perfect glass – what’s new?

By Nicholas Robinson

You may have the best selection of drinks in your area, but if your glassware has seen better days and your staff aren’t trained to serve them in the best possible manner, then the chances are customers will look elsewhere. Fiona McLelland reports

Wylam Brewery announces opening of Newcastle site

Breweries

Wylam Brewery announces opening of Newcastle site

By James Evison

Newcastle-based Wylam Brewery has announced the opening dates of its new brewery, brewery tap and events space at the Palace of Arts in the city's Exhibition Park.

L-R Rupert Fraser, Nick Dolan, James Hughes, Rupert Farquharson (MD Woodforde's) Dennis Nudd and Mike Betts.

Breweries

Woodforde's taken over by private consortium

By James Evison

Award-winning Norfolk brewery Woodforde's has been purchased by a private consortium of investors, including former Diageo man, James Hughes.

Barcelona beer Moritz is one of the first international beers on Interbev Brands' list

Distribution

New global drinks distributor launched for UK on-trade

By Nicholas Robinson

International drinks distributor and retailer Interbev Limited has launched a new UK arm of its business – Interbev Brands – aimed at providing the on-trade with exclusive access to overseas brands.

BrewDog AGM

Beer

BrewDog rules out 'industrial beer' takeover at its AGM

By Emily Sutherland

Self-styled ‘punk’ craft brewer BrewDog says it has nailed its colours to the mast by amending its articles of association to rule out a takeover by any ‘monolithic purveyor of bland industrial beer.’

Avoiding the red tape: Innis & Gunn founder and master brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp

Beer

Innis & Gunn pumps £3.1m into Perth brewery acquisition

By Nicholas Robinson

Scottish brewing giant Innis & Gunn has bought Perth-based Inveralmond Brewery Limited after raising £3.1m for the acquisition and is set to pump a significant amount into its redevelopment as a new product development brewery.

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PMA events

What’s the future of beer and cider?

By Nicholas Robinson

The first Future Trends: Beer and Cider event organised by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) will be held in London on 22 June and will arm the trade with insight into the sector’s latest new product development and innovation.

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Beer

BrewDog to increase capacity and pubs after profits reach £16.9m

By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog will continue to increase its beer production capacity and add to its portfolio of pubs, the Scottish brewer and operator has said in an annual report for the year ending 2015, which revealed gross profits up £5m to £16.9m.

Is this really the end of CAMRA?

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Is this really the end of CAMRA?

By Pete Brown

Established in 1971, the Campaign for Real Ale began as an organisation that helped save UK cask ale. Pete Brown looks at what lies ahead.

Thornbridge Simon Walkden (L) and Rob Lovatt (R)

Beer

Thornbridge announces £2m investment to make more beer

By Nicholas Robinson

Thornbridge Brewery has announced a £2m investment plan, which will see the installation of a new bottling line, an increase in brewing capacity and improved logistical and warehousing facilities.

Innis & Gunn's French odyssey

Beer

Innis & Gunn reveals French distribution partnership

By Nicholas Robinson

Scottish specialty beer supplier Innis & Gunn has announced a partnership with Spanish family-owned Grupo Diego Zamora to supply their respective drinks brands to the French market.

Chapel Down smashes £1m crowdfunding target for new brewery

Crowdfunding

Chapel Down smashes £1m target for new brewery

By Daniel Woolfson

British wine producer Chapel Down has raised more than £1.7m for its new Curious Drinks brewery through crowdfunding, smashing its original target of £1m.

First Scottish Beer Awards launched

First Scottish Beer Awards launched

By Daniel Woolfson

Sixteen categories have been revealed for the upcoming Scottish Beer Awards, a new national awards programme aimed at celebrating the work of Scottish brewers.

Royal approval: Marston's celebrates Queen's birthday in style

Beer

Marston’s celebrates Queen’s 90th with new ale

By Nicholas Robinson

Marston’s has revealed a new guest beer created especially for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, an event which pubs are allowed to extend their opening hours to 1am.

CAMRA revitalisation project

CAMRA consultation

CAMRA founder criticised over BBC Breakfast appearance

By Emily Sutherland

Campaign for Real Ale founder Michael Hardman has come under fire after an appearance on BBC1's Breakfast show in which presenters accused the beer veteran of denying the existence of craft beer.

US craft beers in the UK still growing in popularity

Beer

UK imports of US craft beer up

By Nicholas Robinson

Imports of US craft beer in the UK are on the up, as brewers in the States announce a global rise in exports of 16.3% for last year, according to new figures from the Brewers Association (BA).

Hawkshead: Chuckleberry Sour and Northern Imperial Stout

Beer

Legless Liz and gluten-free beers make News of the Brews

By Nicholas Robinson

Two gluten-free beer launches, Italian imports, an artisan ale called Legless Liz and the latest addition to the Caledonian Brewery’s portfolio of ales have all made it into this week's News of the Brews

BrewDog founders support cleanwater charity beer

Crowdfunding

BrewDog founders support cleanwater charity beer

By Michelle Perrett

Brewgooder, the world’s first craft beer to donate 100% of its profits to clean water projects in developing countries, has launched with a crowdfunding campaign.

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