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                                <title><![CDATA[What's Brewing New Feed]]></title>
                    
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                                                    <updated>2026-11-06T05:39:03+00:00</updated>
                        <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Bottled beer first as Welsh brewer takes top title]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/11/04/bottled-beer-first-as-welsh-brewer-takes-top-title" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3062</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Harri Knight-Davis]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[After a Welsh brewer took silver in last year’s Champion Bottled Beer of Britain competition, another has made history by taking the overall crown in 2026. 
North Wales’ Geipel Brewing struck gold in this year’s judging at Norwich Beer Festival, with its golden wheat beer, Hefeweizen – the first Welsh brewery to take the title.]]>
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                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-11-06T05:39:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Winter beer contest returns to Liverpool]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/11/05/winter-beer-contest-returns-to-liverpool" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3061</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[WB Reporter]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition returns to Liverpool Beer Festival for the second year running next February.
The champion will be crowned in the Lutyens’ Crypt at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral during the festival’s afternoon session on Thursday 18 February. The winning beer will be on sale while stocks last, as part of the 200-plus beers and ciders on offer.  ]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-11-06T04:04:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Sheps commits to cask future]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/11/04/sheps-commits-to-cask-future" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3060</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Roger Protz]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Shepherd Neame is committed to brewing cask beer despite social media claims it was selling its soul and cashing in on its current site when it revealed plans to build a new brewery in Faversham, Kent.
Executive chairman Jonathan Neame said the brewery will remain at its Court Street site in the Kentish market town and the new brewery, costing £15m over three years, will be based in the current bottling hall.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-11-05T11:37:53+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[CAMRA warns developers: don’t buy these Sam Smith’s pubs]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/11/03/camra-warns-developers-dont-buy-these-sam-smiths-pubs" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3059</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[WB Reporter]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[CAMRA has warned developers looking to buy Sam Smith’s pubs for conversion that the sales tactics and property listings are misleading and unenforceable under planning rules.
The Sam Smith’s pubs are listed for sale with Fleurets and listings say the sales are for “non-pub use only”.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-11-04T10:40:05+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Cask only for new stout]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/11/02/cask-only-for-new-stout" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3058</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Timothy Hampson]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Timothy Taylor’s Stout is the latest addition to the Yorkshire brewery’s range, launching exclusively in cask.
Brewed with roasted malts, the stout delivers rich coffee and chocolate flavours, balanced by a gentle bitterness and a smooth, satisfying mouthfeel and finish.
Dark in colour with subtle ruby undertones, it pours with a creamy white head. Freshly roasted coffee aromas and subtle smoky notes give the beer depth and character, while its balance makes it highly drinkable.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-11-03T03:30:04+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Beerex back for 2027]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/28/beerex-back-for-2027" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3057</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Rich Gabe]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Dorchester Beerex is set to return in the refurbished Corn Exchange over the 5-6 February weekend with tickets set to go on sale late November or early December.
The annual fundraising festival is organised by members of West Dorset CAMRA and Dorchester Casterbridge Rotary Club.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-11-02T04:09:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[One shot]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/27/one-shot" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3056</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Claire Daniels]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[One shot to harvest. One shot to ferment – there’s a value in that which real cider fans will appreciate and look forward to.
And the harvest goes on.
So it is that the annual apple harvest is underway and has been for many a cider maker since September. Day after day of hand gathering or machine picking.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Opinion" />
                        <updated>2026-11-01T05:42:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The long tail]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/27/the-long-tail" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3055</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Matthew Curtis]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[I had expected there to be good news, verging on celebration. Having travelled the length and breadth of the UK over the past couple of years in my capacity as a journalist, anecdotally it genuinely feels as though cask beer is in rude health. There is renewed interest among drinkers, certain brands feel like they are booming.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Opinion" />
                        <updated>2026-10-31T05:12:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Clubs need our help too]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/28/clubs-need-our-help-too" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3054</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Phil Gregg]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Just as pubs are struggling to survive so are social clubs across the country and a fledgling campaign has just secured £2.7m to ensure they survive – and CAMRA members can help its fight.
The 21st Century Social Clubs campaign aims to protect some of Britain’s most valuable community assets.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-10-30T05:18:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Lost brew back on the bar]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/28/lost-brew-back-on-the-bar" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3053</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Timothy Hampson]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A chance archives discovery in East Sussex has led Harvey’s brewery to recreate a long-lost recipe from 1890 bringing a forgotten chapter of Lewes brewing history back to life.
Harvey’s brewery has unveiled Lost Brew No.156, a 7.7 per cent ABV strong ale recreated from an original brewing journal dating back to 1890.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-10-29T03:46:02+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[CAMRA’s budget reaction]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/28/camras-budget-reaction" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3052</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Ash Corbett-Collins]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Following the chancellor’s budget speech CAMRA chairman Ash Corbett-Collins said: “We’re glad that the chancellor has targeted new measures at small pubs, independent brewers and cider makers, even if the wider picture on beer tax, VAT and energy costs will disappoint many drinkers, pub and beer businesses.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-10-28T15:28:04+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[MPs back official recognition of cask beer ]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/27/mps-back-official-recognition-of-cask-beer" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3051</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Paul Edgeworth]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[MPs yesterday debated “the potential merits of recognising the production and serving of cask ale as intangible cultural heritage” and saw MPs from five political parties and across the UK give their backing for official recognition of cask, for better access to market for independent brewers and the need to protect the UK’s brewing heritage. ]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-10-28T04:22:04+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Gen V returns home]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/23/gen-v-returns-home" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3050</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Timothy Hampson]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[When family breweries were more common it wasn’t unusual for young members who wanted to brew to learn their craft at another operation before returning home.
As the number of family brewers declined so the practice waned, but now a fifth generation of the Bateman family has returned to Wainfleet in Lincolnshire.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-10-27T11:02:08+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Mats the way to do it]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/23/mats-the-way-to-do-it" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3049</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Anne Burnham]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Vale of Clwyd CAMRA branch has launched a new grassroots initiative to encourage more people to join the Campaign and strengthen engagement among members.
At the March branch meeting, members explored fresh ways to promote CAMRA. It was recognised traditional notice boards often go unnoticed in busy pubs, while beer mats offer a simple, eye‑catching way to reach people directly at the bar.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-10-26T03:33:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[CAMRA Pub Heritage Group update – October]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/19/camra-pub-heritage-group-update-october-4" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3048</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Tom Chapman]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group shares news and updates about pubs with historically significant interiors across the UK. For further news about the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, see the Pub Heritage Group webpage. ]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Pub" />
                        <updated>2026-10-25T03:00:03+00:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Should Big Beer be allowed to own pubs?]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/20/should-big-beer-be-allowed-to-own-pubs" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3047</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[David Jesudason]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A customer walks into a Star Pub and asks for a local beer.
It sounds like a feed line of a joke – and maybe this is a very dark one – but I witnessed this exact scenario a few days ago but before I give you the landlord’s answer I want to potentially ruin this “gag” by giving you some context.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Opinion" />
                        <updated>2026-10-24T04:26:03+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Deadline looms in fight for last pub in village]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/15/deadline-looms-in-fight-for-last-pub-in-village" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3046</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Timothy Hampson]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Villagers have until the end of October to raise £100,000 in a bid to save a pub that has been at the centre of community life for 200 years.
The Cottage Tavern, in Ashorne, Warwickshire, closed in January 2024, bringing to an end generations of trading and leaving the village without a pub.
Now residents hope to buy and reopen it through a community benefit society (CBS), arguing it is about more than saving a historic building.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Pub" />
                        <updated>2026-10-23T04:46:04+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Ownership switch to secure brewery’s future]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/15/ownership-switch-to-secure-brewers-future" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3045</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Timothy Hampson]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A Berkshire brewery has become employee-owned in a move which its founders say will safeguard its future in its current home in Marlow.
The founders of the Rebellion Beer Company have announced that they have completed the transfer of the business to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-10-22T05:38:04+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[CAMRA Monthly Raffle update – October]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/20/camra-monthly-raffle-update-october" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3044</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[WB Reporter]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Tony Hunter took home the big prize of £1,000 in this month’s CAMRA Monthly Raffle with Ian Penny scooping £500. Michael White, Philip Hinchliff and Mark Baldwin each won £100.  ]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Campaign" />
                        <updated>2026-10-21T12:18:06+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Women’s brew day returns with sustainability focus]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/10/14/womens-brew-day-returns-with-sustainability-focu" />
            <id>https://wb.camra.org.uk/3043</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Timothy Hampson]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Women On Tap CIC International Women's Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) will be back in 2027 with the Unite Sustain theme.
The campaign brings together beer and International Women’s Day by inspiring communities to gather at breweries on or around 8 March to brew, network, learn and celebrate women.]]>
            </summary>
                                    <category term="Industry" />
                        <updated>2026-10-21T03:14:05+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
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