Brewing
Is AI leaving a bad taste?
Standing at the bar in Sheffieldâs Rutland Arms, I scan the beer list before deciding what to order. Settling on a pint of pale ale from Derbyshireâs...
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...
âExtraordinaryâ womenâs brew day growth
Womenâs Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) delivered its biggest year yet with 88 brew days across the UK and abroad, bringing together 1,153 participants...
Drinkers right to choose
On 26 May, the BBC ran a story with the headline âBeer boom goes flat as breweries call last ordersâ. This was featured on its website and led to a pr...
Madhouse economics
Greene Kingâs shock decision to sell its Old Speckled Hen brands to the Spanish lager brewer Damm has shone a light on the rapacious profiteering of g...
Killer Peculiar collab
T&R Theakston and Roosterâs Brewing have come together to create Peculier Assassin, a gluten-free beer that fuses the character of Old Peculier with t...
Old and new combine for Spring
Two Sussex breweries, one with over 230 years of brewing heritage and the other one of the UKâs most exciting modern craft breweries, have come togeth...
Brewer to open shipping container taproom
Derbyshire brewer Buxton is opening a new taproom at Bustlerâs upcoming St James Yard development in Derby city centre. Dubbed Dukes, the venue will b...
Henâs 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...
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