by Darren | Wednesday, 4 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Toast Brewing has teamed up with Tiny Rebel to launch a new beer, exclusively for Co-op stores, which has been brewed with surplus bakery bread. It is the first in Toast’s Breaking Bread series, a line of limited-edition collaborations with UK breweries, celebrating...
by Darren | Wednesday, 4 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Levenbank Distillery has officially launched, with Robert Robertson and Fergus Munro, from the popular Scottish band Tidelines, cutting the ribbon. Left to right at the distillery launch are Euan MacEachern, Robert Robertson, Fergus Munro and Fiona MacEachern This is...
by Darren | Wednesday, 4 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Pubs and Bars News
London’s Bohem Brewery is bringing its Czech-style beers south of the Thames with the opening of its third venue, the Queen’s Arms in Battersea. Bohem took on the pub’s lease earlier this year and have reopened it following extensive refurbishment. The Queen’s Arms...
by Darren | Tuesday, 3 June, 2025 | Pubs and Bars News
Independent London group, Urban Pubs & Bars, has announced a major new partnership with the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). The ambitious initiative aims to raise £250,000 over the next two years in support of GOSH Charity’s biggest-ever...
by Darren | Tuesday, 3 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Pubs and Bars News
Award-winning author and former beer writer of the year, David Jesudason, has launched a new weekly newsletter on Desi food and culture in London. David Jesudason Desi Food Guide celebrates Desi (British-Indian) food and the incredible stories behind the people who...
by Darren | Tuesday, 3 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Blog
I was shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Martyn Cornell yesterday, announced by his brother, Norfolk brewer Dave. Photograph: via the British Guild of Beer Writers Martyn moved to Norfolk in 2021, from London, where he helped with Poppyland Brewery and...
by Darren | Monday, 2 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Greene King is launching seasonal cask beers for summer, celebrating women’s sport and music, both going out to the on-trade in firkins and pins. Back of the Net is a 4% ABV golden ale with juicy citrus and tropical fruit characteristics. This is a perfect beer...
by Darren | Monday, 2 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Events News
Manchester-based Balance Brewing and Blending are preparing a weekender celebration to mark their fourth anniversary, from 19th to 22nd June. On the Thursday, the brewers will release the first edition of their birthday beer, as well as celebrating with a Balance...
by Darren | Sunday, 1 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Uley Brewery has teamed up with hop merchant Charles Faram to create Cross Breed, an innovative beer showcasing a new British hop variety. It’s a fresh amber beer, 4% ABV, with hints of orange and crystallised honey, rounded off with Uley’s signature long...
by Darren | Sunday, 1 June, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Brewers Association
Lotte Peplow, the Brewers Association’s American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe, offers tips and advice for brewers entering beer competitions. Winners celebrate at the World Beer Cup. Photographs: Brewers Association Another edition of the World Beer Cup wound up...
by Darren | Saturday, 31 May, 2025 | Business News
Employers need to review their workforces’ pay for compliance with National Minimum Wage rules, as the government names and shames those who have underpaid workers. The rules are “uncompromising”, and even technical errors can result in penalties and reputational...
by Darren | Saturday, 31 May, 2025 | Business News, Pubs and Bars News
A turn in the weather left the on-trade struggling for year-on-year growth in the first half of May, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker shows. Operators and suppliers enjoyed a bright spring, with sales running ahead of last year’s level for ten out of 11 weeks between...