Brakspear cask ales including the flagship Brakspear Original Gravity bitter are now being brewed at Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey. The move will lead to a significant investment in installing ...

Combine your thirst for great British travel and good quality beer with this refreshing guide to 30 of Britain's best beer scenes. With a foreword by Marverine…

A new U.K. survey shows 25% of Gen Z beer drinkers regularly order cask ale—up 50% in a year. Are younger drinkers just waiting for a reason to go out?

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Cold isn’t always best – a subtle tweak to the temperature of your favourite ale can draw out its bitterness, sweetness or umami oomph

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A new study shows that Gen Z beer drinkers hold the key to the survival of cask ale, as a new generation learns to appreciate Britain’s national...

They’re a fast-growing trend and the perfect refresher on hot summer days. These are the bottles to savour (and the ones to swerve)

Gressingham Foods is holding a competition to mark the launch of two sous vide products

Dates have been announced for this year's Cask Ale Week, and there are many ways in which drinkers, licensees, and brewers can take part. The event actually lasts ten days, and runs from 18th to 28th ...

Hall & Woodhouse's Dorset Beer Festival raises £10,000 for charity

Over 1500 guests visited the Dorset Beer Festival at the Hall & Woodhouse Brewery in Blandford last weekend (13 and 14 June) to enjoy beers and live music i

Hospitality operators face further pressure on profits this summer, with inflation expected to drive up prices on a range of core menu products, warns purchasing specialist Lynx Purchasing. With stapl...

Many craft breweries in recent years have been sold for valuations far below those given in previous fundraising founds

Launch of Red Rascal Cherry Mild and Outland Tropical Pale Badger Brewery is continuing to drive its programme of NPD...

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‘Last year, this supermarket’s beer buyer even co-created a new coffee pale ale with a brewery in Bristol’

A purchasing ‘spring clean’ can help to mitigate soaring food and drink costs, says Lynx Purchasing

Operators facing the challenge of higher food and drink costs need to benchmark their purchasing and be ready to shake up bad habits this spring, according to analysis from Lynx Purchasing. The warning from hospitality specialist Lynx Purchasing comes as the firm publishes the Spring 2025 edition of its regular Market Forecast, using exclusive insight […]

Operators facing the challenge of higher food and drink costs need to benchmark their purchasing and be ready to shake up bad habits this spring,

The warning comes as Lynx Purchasing publishes the Spring 2025 edition of its regular Market Forecast using insight from the range of suppliers that Lynx works with, as well as official inflation data...

The new owners of Jennings Brewery reveal their plans for a revived range of beers and targeting the free trade too.

Award-winning beer writer Roger Protz visits Hall & Woodhouse to see what the brewer and pub operator has been up to in the past 250 years.

Badger Brewery says it has seen an uplift in sales of its premium bottled ales (PBA) range, following a relaunch of the brand in September 2023

The Badger range was relaunched in September 2023

Michael Ibbotson outlined the keys to longevity as his award-winning Durham Ox pub in Crayke, north Yorkshire, celebrated its 25th birthday

Hospitality buying specialist Lynx Purchasing has urged businesses to 'buckle up for a bumpy ride' at the start of 2025

The warning comes as Lynx Purchasing publishes the Winter 2024 edition of its regular Market Forecast, using insight supplied by the range of suppliers that Lynx Purchasing works with, as well as offi...

UK distribution of beers from Belgian independent brewer Haacht is transferring to wine and beer importer Morgenrot from January

The warning over higher operating costs and volatile food pricing in the new year comes as Lynx Purchasing publishes the Winter 2024 edition of its regular Market Forecast