Following its successful debut in 2015, Imbibe Live’s beer competition will return in June 2016 with a Wheat Beer Challenge competition. Imbibe Live’s beer ambassador, Mark Dorber, founder of Boudica Inns, is inviting brewers large and small to enter for their chance to win a seasonal listing at a selection of Mitchells & Butlers’ leading […]
Photo: Logan Plant (Founder) and Jenn Merrick (Head Brewer) of Beavertown Brewery. Jenn Merrick the head brewer of Beavertown Brewery, based in Tottenham Hale, North London, last night walked away with the prestigious British Guild of Beer Writer’s ‘Brewer of the Year’. The award, chosen by a panel of judges from the British Guild of […]
SIBA has joined forces with bodies from across the beer industry to call for further action in securing a fairer deal for pubs. In a letter delivered directly to Chancellor George Osbourne and co-signed by SIBA, ALMR, FLVA, BII, BFBI, BSDA and GMV, the beer industry has shown a solidarity in opinion on three clear […]
Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale, keen sponsors of Movember for the last five years, have released a hair-in-cheek You Tube video. The Spitfire Guide to ‘Growing Your Own Moustache’ is filmed and acted by www.thinkingdrinkers.com, award-winning drinks writers Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham. They demonstrate the hair-raising potential of applying prime Kentish hops, a dark barley […]
The Institute of Brewing & Distilling’s 2015 UK Symposium, held recently in Harrogate, drew more than 100 delegates from across the brewing world for two days of thought-provoking speeches and debate on some of the industry’s hottest topics. Entitled ‘The Business of Brewing’, the symposium examined a number of issues and opportunities throughout the beer […]
Titanic Brewery is to throw a huge party in aid of local charities as it celebrates its 30th anniversary. Funfair rides, charity stalls, musicians and a beer tent will take over the brewery’s site in Callender Place, Burslem, on Saturday, November 14. From humble beginnings behind the Travellers’ Rest pub, Middleport, Stoke-on-Trent, Titanic Brewery has […]
Beer sales in Germany on the increase once again According to the Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical Office), beer sales in Germany increased once again last year for the first time since 2006 – and they did so by no less than 1,000.000 hL. The German brewers produced 95.6 million hectolitres of beer. Alcohol-free beers, malt […]
The award-winning Indie Beer Can Festival: 2016, the world’s first UK and Eire-wide competition to crown the very best independent beer in cans is back by popular demand. Launched by the Can Makers in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), the event will be judged by four industry experts including rising star, Ben […]
New research, commissioned by Off Licence News (OLN) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), shows 45% of beer drinkers are ‘concerned’ that bans on high strength beers, that typically include crafted products from independent brewers, in nearly 100 councils are having an impact on their choice and availability in the off-trade. Over 80% of […]
2015 Cask Report Reveals Extent of Importance of Real Ale Brewers of cask beer are forever telling pub companies and licensees how important real ale is to the pub. Now there is research to back up the claims. The 2015 Cask Report by renowned beer writer and industry commentator Pete Brown, shows that cask drinkers […]