Brewing
CAMRA welcomes cut in tax on pub pints
In her first budget chancellor Rachel Reeves cut the duty on draught beer and cider  and announced a new lower rate of business rates for some pubs. C...
Stout links northern favourites
Two of the North’s most celebrated breweries have collaborated for the first time to launch a 4.4 per cent stout Northern Rising. The culmination of m...
Brewery closures slow
Has the brewing industry turned a corner? For the first time in 2024 some regions of the UK have seen brewery numbers rise, with the overall net closu...
Amarillo is the way to champion beer success
Crouch Vale’s Amarillo (5 per cent ABV) has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2024. The winner was exclusively revealed at Kelham Hall Bee...
Campaign backs new Indie Beer mark
CAMRA has thrown its weight behinf SIBA’s new Indie Beer campaign, designed to help consumers seek out independent beers and breweries.  The campaign...
New fight for independents
A new campaign to make it easier for drinkers to identify beer from independent breweries in pubs, bars and shops has been launched as demand for loca...
Carlsberg juggernaut rolls on
Not content with closing Jennings, Wychwood and Ringwood breweries, Carlsberg now plans to axe the giant Banks’s brewery in Wolverhampton, famous for...
Lakes’ loss of community
Halewood Artisanal Ventures is to permanently close the Hawkshead Beer Hall and Taproom in the village of Staveley. Located on the Mill Yard industria...
Workers take over brewery
Sheffield-based Abbeydale brewery has become an Employee Ownership Trust. The change of ownership covers the whole business, encompassing both the bre...
Sheps commits to cask production
Britain’s oldest brewery Shepherd Neame (above) has reaffirmed its commitment to cask ale. The move follows a report in the Telegraph that the Kent br...
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