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New brewery boss pledges support for cask
Acorn’s new general manager Liz Casserly (pictured) has ambitious plans for cask ale at the brewery, now under new ownership. Her appointment follows...
Festive favourite returns
Kent brewer Shepherd Neame’s award-winning Christmas Ale is back just in time for the festive season. A pub favourite for more than a decade, the full...
Wimbledon serves up experimental hop specials
Wimbledon brewery and hop merchants Charles Faram are to showcase recently developed English varieties in a new series of pale ales and IPAs due for r...
Business rates help welcome but duty freeze a missed opportunity
In his Autumn statement the chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a freeze on alcohol duty until next August plus extended the business rate relief scheme...
Research links closed pubs and crime rates
New research led by Northumbria University has highlighted a link between pub closures and a rise in rural crime. The study, led by the university’s P...
40FT measures up to take SIBA crown
An American-stye IPA from Dalston’s 40FT brewery has been voted the best cask beer in London and the South East by a panel of industry experts. Neighb...
When smoke meets fire
With the nights drawing in and a crispness in the air thoughts are turning to stouts, porters and dark beers as the pairing companions to hearty, roas...
Brewer’s former home to host cask celebration
Cask ale is enjoying a renaissance in the North West and one local brewer hopes its latest beer festival will get even more people to try the style. M...
Cream of the crop lined up for autumn
Real ale is on the up as Surrey-based Hogs Back reveals three seasonal cask ales to take drinkers through the autumn, offering styles for all tastes f...
Glasladies’ festive fundraiser
The Glasladies Beer Society, a Glasgow-based local beer appreciation group for women and non-binary people, is to launch a new festival alongside rais...
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