NEWS

Emigrating Brits would miss pubs most of all

Iconic British pubs top the list of what the UK public would miss if they were emigrating from the UK, a poll undertaken by www.globalvisas.com reveals. » MORE

Adnams Native Britten celebrates Suffolk composer

Brewed to commemorate the centenary of Britten’s birth, it is a 4.5% ABV golden wheat beer. Made solely from ingredients sourced in Suffolk, the beer has been brewed using First Gold hops, local malted barley and wheat and then finished with a touch of honey and thyme. » MORE

Banks’s version of Tetley’s Bitter impresses judges

Tetleys Bitter may no longer be brewed in its Yorkshire homeland, but that hasn’t stopped its new brewer picking up a silver medal for the beer at the International Brewing Awards. » MORE

£6m marketing campaign for San Miguel Fresca

The 4.4% ABV lager was the biggest launch in the beer category of 2012, and now has a 15% share of the easy drinking lager category. » MORE

M&B sees benefits of restructuring costs savings

Mitchells & Butlers said its restructuring cost savings had been delivered in full as it announced its results for the 28 weeks to April 13 this morning. » MORE

Tenner marks Wold Top anniversary

Yorkshire’s Wold Top Brewery is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of a limited edition beer. » MORE

Brewers pay tribute to Treasury

Two brewers are showing their gratitude for the ‘penny off the pint’ announced in the Budget with brews to thank the Chancellor, George Osborne, and Sajid Javid, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, for making the historic decision. » MORE

Ilkley brews heading for southern states of America

Ilkley Brewery has landed its first export deal which will see 14,000 bottles of Mary Jane IPA, Lotus IPA and The Chief arrive in the southern states of America in the next few days. » MORE

Great British Beer Hunt regional winners revealed

Following an intense round of heats earlier this month in which Sainsbury’s customers and beer experts judged more than 150 beers from 70 breweries across the UK, Sainsbury’s has today announced the regional winners of this year’s Great British Beer Hunt. » MORE

York to host Beeronomics Conference 2013

The Beeronomics Conference — focusing on the economics of beer and brewing — will be staged for the third time in September, this time hosted by the York Management School. » MORE

Fuller’s makes capital investment in London Pride

Fuller’s flagship ale, London Pride, is to be the subject of a major new £3 million advertising campaign this summer, which will remind consumers of its rich history and heritage and how it is intrinsically linked with that of the nation’s capital. » MORE

Drinks journalist creates Schwarzbier with Brains

Robyn Black, drinks editor of The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, has brewed her own beer in collaboration with Brains — a Schwarzbier (which translates as ‘black beer’) called Blackbird. » MORE

Cornwall brewer gains beer sommelier qualifiction

One of the youngest independent brewers in the south west, Joe Thomson (pictured), of Penpont, in Cornwall, has become only the second person in the county to qualify as a beer sommelier. » MORE

St Ives beer fest set to be biggest and best yet

Preparations are well under way now for the St Ives Beer Festival, organised by the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA Kernow), which takes place in the town’s Guildhall on May 31 and June 1. » MORE