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Happy as a pig in... spent malt
Gloucestershire’s Stroud brewery is making local pigs happy as it is supplying spent malt to a nearby community club to feed its porkers (above). The...
Breweries call for new duty rates review
Breweries are calling on the government to confirm that the revised alcohol duty system will be reviewed after three years, as new research shows its...
Hogs Back to the future harvest celebration
As Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery approaches its 10th hop harvest, it has recreated historic hop farming photographs lining the walls of its tap room,...
Top beer destination on the move
Thanks to a successful crowdfunding one of Sheffield’s best-known beer off-licences has a new home. Hop Hideout owner Jules Gray is moving her 10-year...
Hospitality sector unites behind rates reform as costs rise sharply
A new survey reveals how almost every hospitality business has seen steep increases in wages and food costs. Year-on-year, 95 per cent of hospitality...
Women in Beer unveils its biggest festival
Women in Beer, the Scottish women-who-beer community, has launched its largest festival yet with five days of events in Edinburgh running from 23-27 O...
Fuller’s acquires Lovely Pubs
Pubco Fuller, Smith & Turner has added to its estate with the purchase of seven Lovely Pubs in Warwickshire for ÂŁ22.5m.
Burton MP fights for town’s brewing future
Jacob Collier has been an MP for such a short time that he doesn’t yet have an office in parliament but as the Member for Burton and Uttoxeter he has...
Beer sommelier programme returns
Cask Marque, with the support of Wine and Spirit Education Trust and Institute of Brewers and Distillers (IBD) is relaunching the beer sommelier progr...
Town museum included in brewery expansion
Joule’s brewery has broken ground on its much-needed brewery expansion. It marks the beginning of a new chapter for the brewery and the Market Drayton...
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