by Darren | Saturday, 3 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Brewers Association
Lotte Peplow, the Brewers Association’s American craft beer ambassador for Europe, looks at the latest in pairing perfection — beer and bank holidays! Photograph: Brewers Association The month of May presents two key occasions for getting together with family and...
by Darren | Friday, 2 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Big Smoke Brew Co and TUI Airways have collaborated on an exclusive new beer available for travellers on board all flights from the UK and Ireland. Brewed and canned at Big Smoke Brew Co’s headquarters in Esher, Surrey, Sunbound is a fruity 4.3% ABV pale ale. Bursting...
by Darren | Friday, 2 May, 2025 | Pubs and Bars News
Entries have opened for the 2025 National Pubwatch Awards, which recognise the work of schemes and their efforts to provide safe drinking environments. Chesterfield Pubwatch celebrate their national win at the House of Lords last year Finalists will get to attend a...
by Darren | Friday, 2 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News
Glass packaging specialists Croxsons have collaborated with Thatchers Cider on a bespoke glass bottle for their Juicy Apple offering. As part of the launch, Croxsons is supplying millions of bottles annually, each embossed with Thatcher’s name on the shoulder....
by Darren | Friday, 2 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Cornwall news, Events News
Sharp’s Brewery is kicking off its 2025 festival season, and it all starts at the Porthleven Food Festival, on the south coast of Cornwall, this weekend. Sharp’s Brewery’s beer sommelier, Ed Hughes (left), with chef patron of Porthleven Food...
by Darren | Friday, 2 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Blog
While I was out and about for an appointment yesterday, the world of beer as I see it from my 60-year-old perspective was undergoing a significant change. It was revealed that the brewing of Exmoor Ales, which has been taking place in Devon since 1979, is moving to...
by Darren | Friday, 2 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Cornwall news
A Cornwall microbrewery is celebrating a year in business, thanks to a £15,000 Start Up Loan issued via the programme’s partner, SWIG Finance. Brewer Mike Mason used the cash to expand the capacity of his microbrewery. He will celebrate his first anniversary in style,...
by Darren | Thursday, 1 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Campaigns
Twenty-two participants in International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) have now been selected to receive a fully-funded place on the WSET Level 1 Award in Beer course. WSET — Wine & Spirit Education Trust — is an education partner for the 2025 IWCBD...
by Darren | Thursday, 1 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Pubs and Bars News
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin says his company’s cost are rising by £1.2m a week. “We’re coping, but not everyone will cope,” he says. In an interview with ITV’s Robert Peston, he admitted that his group had advantages over competitors, such as owning the...
by Darren | Thursday, 1 May, 2025 | Events News, Pubs and Bars News
Fuller’s has announced the return of Shakespeare in the Garden and Opera in the Garden productions this summer, plus the debut tour of Wind in the Willows. Opera in the Garden from Rogue Opera Shakespeare in the Garden, now in its 14th year, is a favourite in the...
by Darren | Thursday, 1 May, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Wrexham Lager Beer Co, co-owned by Rob McElheney and Ryan Reynolds, is toasting the success of sister brand Wrexham AFC after an historic third promotion in a row. Amid the celebrations, Wrexham Lager was pictured in the co-owners’ and players’ hands...
by Darren | Wednesday, 30 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Thornbridge have named the first group to benefit from a fundraising scheme involving their session bitter The Great Outdoors. The brewer pledged that 20p from each pint of this 3.4% ABV brew would go to local charities dedicated to helping children experience the...
