by Darren | Tuesday, 29 October, 2024 | Pubs and Bars News
Henley Pub Co, a new, independently backed, player from Henry Day, has acquired The Duke pub and restaurant on Duke Street, Henley on Thames. The pub is being leased from Brakspear. It follows the opening of The Royal and The Coachmakers Arms, both in Wallingford. The...
by Darren | Tuesday, 29 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News, Cornwall news
Bluntrock Brewery, of St Minver, has undertaken two ‘home and away’ collaborations with East London’s Pretty Decent Beer Co. Take a Trip to London is a 6.5% ABV IPA created at Pretty Decent’s base, in Walthamstow. It’s a New Zealand hop...
by Darren | Monday, 28 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News
This autumn has seen the return of Double Diamond, one of the UK’s most memorable beers, after almost 30 years away from pubs and bars. It has been resurrected by Allsopp’s Brewery, gradually making its way to pubs around the country and making its home at the...
by Darren | Monday, 28 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News, Events News
Fyne Ales has announced that its annual weekend of beer and music, FyneFest, will return next year from 30th May to 1st June. Set against the stunning backdrop of Glen Fyne, this family-friendly festival brings together the best of the UK’s craft beer scene, eclectic...
by Darren | Monday, 28 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News, Events News
Edinburgh’s Cold Town House is to host a beer festival in the city’s Grassmarket on Saturday, 9th November, celebrating Scotland’s independent craft beer scene. Planning the next Grassmarket festival are, left to right: Delaney Seven (sales manager, Strangers...
by Darren | Monday, 28 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News, Cornwall news
Drinkers are being invited to ‘Pick Your Stupid’ as Verdant unveils two new 6.8% ABV IPAs in New England and West Coast variants. Version four of Big Stupid Westy is packed with Chinook, Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. “Expect pine sap, grapefruit,...
by Darren | Monday, 28 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News
Innis & Gunn founder Dougal Sharp is building on his campaign to make the public more aware of home-grown lager options in the pub. He is particularly concerned that drinkers are being taken in by lagers claiming to be premium and continental, but which are made...
by Darren | Sunday, 27 October, 2024 | Pubs and Bars News
Chesterfield Pubwatch has been named National Pubwatch of the Year at an event staged at the House of Lords. Members of Chesterfield Pubwatch celebrate their award win The award, judged by members of the National Pubwatch Committee, recognises the work of local...
by Darren | Sunday, 27 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Pubs and Bars News
Press reports say independent brewers could receive a boost in the Budget, with small brewers getting better access to pub bars. The Mail on Sunday reports that sources close to the chancellor says “she wants to bring the system into the 21st century so...
by Darren | Sunday, 27 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News, Pubs and Bars News
Robinson’s Brewery is backing a seasonal police anti-drink-drive campaign in the North West, in association with water brand Wenlock Spring. Photograph: Unsplash/Darwin Vegher “As one of the UK’s largest independent family brewers, we not only have a...
by Darren | Sunday, 27 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News
We Are Beer, the organiser behind the London, Bristol, and Manchester Craft Beer Festivals, has launched its 2024 Horizons Report, identifying beer trends. Drawing on exclusive research, insight, and interviews from a network of industry experts and consumers, the...
by Darren | Sunday, 27 October, 2024 | Beer and Cider News
The chancellor must cancel the business rates rises due next April if she is truly serious about encouraging growth and saving the High Street. That’s the view of John Webber, head of business rates at property agents Colliers, ahead of Wednesday’s Budget....
