Brewing
Looking for the exit?
Jennings brewery has opened an Escape Room – a wise precaution if you’ve been bought, closed and rescued from the clutches of Carlsberg. Visitors to t...
Bottled beer first as Welsh brewer takes top title
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...
Sheps commits to cask future
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 reveal...
The long tail
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 ca...
Lost brew back on the bar
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 bre...
Gen V returns home
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 returni...
Ownership switch to secure brewery’s future
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 o...
Women’s brew day returns with sustainability focus
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...
Original IPA returns with modern twist
Allsopp’s has returned to the beer that made its name with the launch of IPA, a new 4.4 per cent ABV cask ale inspired by the Burton brewer’s original...
Demise of a legend
The planned closure of Marston’s in Burton-on-Trent is like a death in the family. I have been to the brewery many times and delved deep into its hist...
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