So what do we mean by craft beer

Pete Brown examines the meaning of craft “Craft beer is a marketing term.”  “Craft beer is meaningless because it doesn’t have a definition.”  “Craft...

The future of cask beer – unleashing the potential

Seasonal ales present the perfect opportunity for licensees to increase the sales of cask ale and win new drinkers to the crafted space writes David B...

Pubs are a people business

Pub doors might be open again buts it a different world inside and out says Steven Alton With pubs now beginning to reopen their doors to customers in...

Building on relationships

The new normal is going to be a challenge says Rob Theakston It’s fair to say that the global Covid-19 pandemic came as a shock to most sectors of the...

Coronavirus – a challenge for investors

The exit path from the lockdown of pubs is likely to be precarious, write John Hattersley, chairman of the CAMRA Members’ Investment Club As March pro...

Focusing on the survival of pubs and breweries

The passion and commitment of CAMRA members will help pubs thrive again says Andy Slee The fact you’re reading this means pubs and beer play an import...

Cask a suitable case for treatment

Cask is in serious trouble. As an avid cask fan, lifelong CAMRA member and chief exec of the Society of Independent Brewers it brings me great pain to...

London’s brewing renaissance 10 years on

Beer business in a challenging market

John Hattersley (pictured above), chairman of the CAMRA Members Investment Club, takes a look at the current business uncertainty in the pub sector. R...

It is time to celebrate the land of hops and glory

Jane Peyton gets ready for British Food Fortnight For a small island Britain has earned a number of superlatives when it comes to beer and cider. Brit...