by Darren | Thursday, 27 August, 2026 | Pubs and Bars News
The winners of the summer-long Race Across Hydes pub crawl have been crowned, with two local men walking away with the £1,500 grand prize, having ticked off 27 venues. Winner Trevor Jones with Luke Tanker (left) and Neil Lawrence (right) of Hydes Brewery The...
by Darren | Thursday, 27 August, 2026 | Pubs and Bars News
Winston Churchill has been chosen as the nation’s top choice of historic figure to get a pint with, new polling from Long Live the Local reveals. “I’m not a user of AI generally,” says Beer Today publisher Darren Norbury, “but there was no...
by Darren | Thursday, 27 August, 2026 | Pubs and Bars News
CAMRA has announced the regional winners in its 2026 Pub of the Year contest, with the 16 finalists going on to fight it out for the national title. Finalist The Cockpit, in Chislehurst, London The winning pubs are: East Anglia: Railway Arms, Saffron Walden East...
by Darren | Wednesday, 26 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News
New beer launches and collaborations, in store, on bars, and online, from brewers around the UK It’s Indie Rabble’s third anniversary this week (there’s a three-day birthday weekender at the brewery from Friday). To mark the occasion, there are two new collaborations....
by Darren | Wednesday, 26 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News, International News
Joe Dick, marketing and communications manager at James Clay and Sons, is to be inaugurated into the Knighthood of the Belgian Brewer’s Mash Paddle. Joe in the hop field of Belgian brewer St Bernardus Joe will join colleagues Ian Clay, Nigel Stevenson, and James Clay...
by Darren | Wednesday, 26 August, 2026 | Business News, Pubs and Bars News
J T Davies & Sons Holdings Ltd, the parent company of Henley-based pub operator Brakspear, has reported turnover of £47.9m for the year ended 28th December 2025. The interior of the Redesdale Arms, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, which was added to the Brakspear estate in...
by Darren | Wednesday, 26 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News, Events News
As the harvest season arrives, a new series of experiences — Cider Safaris — is being planned by Gabe Cook, AKA The Ciderologist, in Herefordshire. “Herefordshire makes more cider than anywhere else in the world and it has a heritage dating back 1,000...
by Darren | Tuesday, 25 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News
Yorktoberfest is returning to York Racecourse for its sixth year this autumn, and it’s being held across two consecutive weekends. This year, Brew York’s event — taking place on 16th and 17th and 23rd and 24th October — will be in a big top,...
by Darren | Tuesday, 25 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Pubs and Bars News
A round-up of stories and snippets from brewing and hospitality, and the latest business news in brief Jacob Liddle, founder of North London craft brewery Jiddler’s Tipple, made a return to Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, exploring the growing trend for...
by Darren | Tuesday, 25 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News
New beer launches and collaborations, in store, on bars, and online, from brewers around the UK. There’s a double drop from Beak this week. Boop is a 5% ABV DDH pale with a creamy, soft mouthfeel, and punchy flavours of passionfruit and guava. Juicy, tropical, and...
by Darren | Tuesday, 25 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News
To celebrate new can designs, created with award-winning papercraft artist Owen Gildersleeve, Perivale Brewery is hosting an exhibition of original hand-cut artworks, inspired by the contours of Horsenden Hill. The event, on Saturday, September 5th, from 2pm at...
by Darren | Monday, 24 August, 2026 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Pubs and Bars News
The government has announced a review of the business rates system in a bid to make pub and hotel valuations fairer. Business rates expert Jerry Schurder will lead the independent review and report back to the Treasury by the end of March 2027. His recommendations can...
