Alcohol Emporium: Online sales of alcohol, including beer, with an emphasis on great value. www.alcoholemporium.co.uk/
Beacon and Buck: The subscription service allows customers to choose from three different styles of box, with different flavoured profiles of beers to match their taste. beaconandbuck.co.uk/
Beer Belly: A website specialising in beer from breweries in and around Essex. beerbelly.store/
Beer 52: A craft beer club started by Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2014, James Brown, and his business partner Fraser Doherty MBE in 2013. It also publishes Ferment magazine. www.beer52.com/
The Beer Emporium: A bar and restaurant with a bottle shop in the heart of Bristol’s Old Town. Specialising in craft beer and a fresh seasonal menu. thebeeremporium.net
The Beer Explorer: Selling beers from around the world , with a free wall map to track the beer journey. Mixed cases of 12 beers from 12 countries available. thebeerexplorer.co.uk/
Beer Hawk: Marketed as the antidote to uninspiring supermarket beer selections, Beer Hawk offers 300 beers from artisan brewers around the world. www.beerhawk.co.uk
Beer Sniffers: Sniffing out the best artisan beers that the world has to offer. An independent business set up by “an ale aficionado and a bloke with a rather large shed”. beersniffers.co.uk/
The Beer Town: An online platform for discovering and buying world beer, cider, and spirits. The focus is full cases of world beers/ciders not typically found on the high street. THere is also a range of full size kegs for home delivery. thebeertown.co.uk/
Beers of Europe: Stocking some 2,000 different ales, lagers and craft beers, available for retail purchase and also selling to the trade. www.beersofeurope.co.uk
The Belgian Beer Company: Providing a huge range of quality Belgian beers, gift packs, glassware, and beers from around the world. thebelgianbeercompany.com
Best of British Beer: Created by husband and wife team Will and Gill Sherwin in 2011 with one simple aim in mind — to help wave the flag for this country’s finest independent breweries.
Bottle Shack: An online store owned by Purity Brewing Co, but also selling a variety of other beers (UK and foreign) and other drinks. www.bottleshack.uk/
Bring a Bottle: a price comparison website for not only beer but also cider, wine and spirits. www.bringabottle.co.uk
EeBria: Focusing on exciting independent producers, with beers dispatched directly from the brewers. www.eebria.com/
Flavourly: A beer club offering “the creme de la creme” of independent UK craft brewers. Taking a stand against corporate beer. www.flavourly.com/
Honest Brew: An online retailer offering more than 120 craft beers. There are exclusive beer launches at noon every Wednesday. honestbrew.co.uk/
Imperial Beer Club: specialising in higher strength, more fulsome beers. imperialbeerclub.com/
indiebeer: Selling beers produced by independently owned and managed breweries. As well as bottles and cans, there are four constnatly rotating beer taps. www.indiebeer.co.uk/
LightDrinks: An online store specialising in the sale of low- and non-alcoholic beer, as well as wines and spirits. www.lightdrinks.co.uk/
Maison du Biere: A Barnsley bottle shop for real and craft ale. Specialist German and Belgian beers, too, as well as cider. www.maisondubiere.com/
Rad Beer: Gift packs, mixed cases and individual beers from the UK and beyond. radbeer.com/
Red Elephant Beer Cellar: Specialist world, British, and local beers in the heart of Truro, Cornwall. redelephantbeercellar.co.uk/
Real Ale Ltd: A multi-award-winning ‘liquid delicatessen’ in Twickenham with shop and online sales. It brews its own beer and also consults for M&S. realale.com/
Salthouse Bottles: A big range of craft beers, and growler fills, along with wines and bread. www.salthousebottles.com/
Scottish Real Ales: More than 210 products from over 40 Scottish microbreweries. www.scottishrealales.com/
DrinkWell: A UK company specialising in the distribution of low-calorie alcohol. Drinks are sourced from all over the world. drinkwelluk.com
Stirchley Wines: One of the widest selections of drinks in Birmingham, highly ranked by RateBeer users. www.stirchleywines.co.uk
Vessel Beer Shop: A new outlet in Plymouth, which opened in December 2016. Open Tuesday-Sunday as a shop, with a bar, too, on Friday and Saturday. www.vesselbeer.co.uk/
Vintage Roots: Specialists in organic and sustainable drinks. The focus is on wine, but there is a good beer selection. www.vintageroots.co.uk/
