April, 2021
Step back in time with beer festivals in historical locations
The Campaign for Real Ale has collated a list detailing a number of fantastic beer festivals due to take place in venues steeped in history, giving vi...
REAL ALE FESTIVAL REPORTS RECORD NUMBERS
A spectacular overnight thunderstorm failed to deter real ale and cider enthusiasts who turned up in record numbers to the East Malling beer and cider...
Competition watchdog gives Heineken thumbs up for pubs purchase
The Competition and Markets Authority (ICMA) has given the go ahead for Heineken’s purchase of 1,900 pubs from Punch Taverns. At the start of the summ...
Wigan Central leaves the rest in its tracks
A Wigan pub opened less than three years ago has been crowned Greater Manchester’s pub of the year. Recognised by the Wigan as its pub of the year, Wi...
Sales of speciality beer soar as core lager falls
Carlsberg has reported better-than-expected results for the first half of the year as speciality beer sales soar. While the company’s core lager brand...
Fuller’s open day – free to all
On Saturday 2 September Fuller’s is opening its doors to the public for another popular Pride & Passion Open Day. The free entry event will take place...
Volunteer vacancies – can you help?
Can you help? IF you’re looking to fill a role in your branch or festival drop us an email  to promote it here. Email wb.editor@camra.org.uk detailing...
Cask Ale Week urges CAMRA branches and members to get involved
There may be a lot of debate around the definition of craft beer. But there’s no debate around the idea of a week-long national celebration of cask al...
New name for CAMRA’s winter beer fest
CAMRA’s national winter ales festival is has a new name and image. The National Winter Ales Festival has been rebranded as the Great British Beer Fest...
Ruby Mild shines again for Yorkshire brewery
Rudgate and Saltaire brewery, both based in Yorkshire, have become category winners at the Campaign for Real Ale’s prestigious Champion Beer of Britai...
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