Posts by: Timothy Hampson
Pubco’s post-lockdown recovery
Pub company Marston’s reported a cut in revenue for the financial year but said trading had rebuilt since the easing of lockdown measures. The pubco’s...
Queen’s takes Fuller’s crown
The Queen’s Head in Dorking, Surrey has been named Fuller’s pub of the year. Queen’s licensee Manu Bhatt (above left)  was presented with the Griffin...
CAMRA writers take top awards
CAMRA authors and BEER contributors took the top honours in the British Guild of Beer Writers annual awards. Pete Brown (pictured centre with other aw...
Duty changes will hit smallest brewers hardest
Government has set out its plans to change small brewers relief (SBR). The plans are welcomed by most of the country’s small brewers, but the very sma...
Micropub is Oldham’s market leader
A microbar inside Tommyfield Market Hall has defied the problems of the pandemic and beaten the best pubs in the region to be judged Greater Mancheste...
MSP scoops top CAMRA award
Labour MSP for West Scotland Neil Bibby has been presented with CAMRA’s prestigious Parliamentary Achievement Award. The award is presented to the par...
Planned Pubs Code changes need to go further
CAMRA has welcomed changes to the Pubs Code, but says it will still not work properly. Government has proposed changes that include streamlining the m...
Bottled beer champ gets its reward
CAMRA has presented Hogs Back brewery with its award for winning the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain title. The barley wine A over T, at 9 per cent,...
Crowdfunder launched to grow stout production
London brewer Anspach & Hobday has announced a new round of crowdfunding to expand its production facility on the Valley Point Industrial Estate in Cr...
Great British Beer Festival Winter cancelled as organisers reimagine plans
The Great British Beer Festival Winter (GBBFW), which was due to take place in Birmingham 9-12 February 2022, has been cancelled. Due to concerns from...
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