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Dark Star champion remembered

Rob Jones, who has died aged 69, had a remarkable career that helped put small independent breweries in the spotlight, challenging the power of big re...

Boom time for lower-strength beer

Alcohol duty regime change has led to a boom in lower-strength pint sales, new research has revealed. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), whi...

‘Extraordinary’ women’s brew day growth

Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) delivered its biggest year yet with 88 brew days across the UK and abroad, bringing together 1,153 participants...

Killer Peculiar collab

T&R Theakston and Rooster’s Brewing have come together to create Peculier Assassin, a gluten-free beer that fuses the character of Old Peculier with t...

Tring Toad tapped in Strangers' Bar

One of Hertfordshire’s best-selling beers has been served at Strangers’ Bar in the Houses of Parliament, with MPs raising glasses to the local brew. S...

Old and new combine for Spring

Two Sussex breweries, one with over 230 years of brewing heritage and the other one of the UK’s most exciting modern craft breweries, have come togeth...

Brewer to open shipping container taproom

Derbyshire brewer Buxton is opening a new taproom at Bustler’s upcoming St James Yard development in Derby city centre. Dubbed Dukes, the venue will b...

Hen’s Damm switch

The Old Speckled Hen range of beers has been sold to Damm UK despite owner Greene King saying it would be the cornerstone of a new cask beer sales ini...

More help for Scottish community pubs

Charity Plunkett UK has secured a further year of government support for the Scottish Rural Network which helps communities bring pubs into local owne...

Hidden gems in birthday book

St Austell is raising a glass to 175 years brewing with the launch of an anniversary book, A History of St Austell Brewery. Written by the company’s a...


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