-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 03.07.2014 | 0 Comments
Banbury MP Tony Baldry has been presented with a special award from Hook Norton Brewery’s managing director, James Clarke, for his work in helping to secure last year’s historic cut in beer duty in the Budget. He was presented with the new Beer Champion award and a unique new beer was brewed especially for the [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS, PUBS | Posted by darren | 02.10.2014 | 0 Comments
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has released the results of a new survey which shows the impact on jobs, wages, and the economy of Britain’s brewing and pub trade at a local level, with updated information for every Parliamentary constituency and local authority area. The figures form a comprehensive study by economic experts Oxford [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS, PUBS | Posted by darren | 01.31.2014 | 0 Comments
British beer sales have increased for two consecutive quarters — the first time in 10 years — according to the latest quarterly Beer Barometer figures from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). The increase in sales follows the Chancellor’s cut in beer duty in last year’s Budget, and strengthens calls for a duty freeze in the March [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 10.28.2013 | 0 Comments
Robinson’s, celebrating 175 years of brewing, has been named Beer Champion at the 2013 British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) Awards. The BBPA judges observed that Robinsons “had something that all the judges were incredibly impressed by — a true dedication to beer and brewing”. With significant investment in its brewing operation, including the addition of [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 09.10.2013 | 0 Comments
Dea Latis, the industry’s beer and women forum, has hosted the first ever beer tasting designed for women MPs at the House of Commons, featuring Brains’ Bragging Rights. Dea Latis was founded in 2010 by a group of women working in the beer and pubs industries. The group meets several times a year to network, [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 07.24.2013 | 0 Comments
Beer Genie, the British Beer & Pub Association’s website celebrating all things beer, has had a major revamp, with the site also going mobile for the first time. The change comes with the recent launch of Let There Be Beer, a new national campaign championing all beer. Alongside a stylish and streamlined new look, the huge [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 06.14.2013 | 0 Comments
Chancellor George Osborne (left) with (left to right) SIBA chairman, Keith Bott, Tatton Brewery founder, Gregg Sawyer, and Andrew Griffiths, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, enjoying a pint of Pennies from 11 in the Strangers’ Bar Chancellor George Osborne has been enjoying a pint of Pennies From 11, a beer created by his local [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS, PUBS | Posted by darren | 05.13.2013 | 0 Comments
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has teamed up with Sky’s Preview magazine this month, distributing 23,000 unit awareness posters to licensees who receive Sky Sports in pubs. The posters form part of the unit awareness materials developed by the BBPA as part of its contribution to the Government’s Public Health Responsibility deal. The [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.01.2013 | 0 Comments
UK beer sales fell 2.9% in the first quarter of 2013, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s (BBPA) quarterly Beer Barometer. The biggest loss in sales took place in the pub sector, which was down 5.5%. Off-trade sales were more stable, rising 0.1% compared with the first quarter in 2012. The association is [&hellip
Read More
-
Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 04.27.2013 | 0 Comments
Raymond Blanc, of Le Manoir aux Quat-Saisons, with beer sommelier Steve Livens A team from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), led by Beer Sommelier Steve Livens, promoted British beer to an audience of British and international chefs at Raymond Blanc’s Best of British event, held at the Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxford. [&hellip
Read More
Sophie Atherton