by Darren | Wednesday, 2 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Joseph Holt is celebrating a gold medal for its Mild — a beer which has been brewed to the same recipe for 175 years — at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards. Mild was one of the first beers first made by weaver’s son Joseph Holt after he set up his eponymous...
by Darren | Wednesday, 2 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Events News
Edinburgh craft brewer Cold Town Beer is to be official sponsor of Neighbourgood, an open air artisan food and drink market in the city this summer. The deal, which unites two major names in the city’s food and drink sector, will see Cold Town supply a select range of...
by Darren | Wednesday, 2 April, 2025 | Pubs and Bars News
As April begins, a new era dawns for hospitality, with a deluge of increased costs and an uncertain economic outlook threatening many business’s futures. This month sees: increases in national minimum and living wages a rise in employers’ National...
by Darren | Wednesday, 2 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Vocation Brewery is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the launch of Returning Favourites, a series of 10 limited-edition beers comprising fan-favourite brews. The campaign kicks off with Birthday Cake Stout, a specially brewed celebration beer. Next, four...
by Darren | Tuesday, 1 April, 2025 | Pubs and Bars News
Pubwatch schemes are key to reducing alcohol-related crime and improving the safety of the evening economy, according to a new study. The research was conducted by Leeds Beckett University, with support and funding from JD Wetherspoon and Diageo. It shows that 86% of...
by Darren | Tuesday, 1 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News
German company GEA is investing an initial £10 million in British low-carbon heat company Caldera with ambitious plans to help industry decarbonise. Caldera’s storage boiler Caldera has developed a unique storage boiler which takes low-cost renewable electricity...
by Darren | Tuesday, 1 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Cornwall news, Pubs and Bars News
St Austell Brewery has been named best brewing pub company at the Publican Awards, organised by trade publication the Morning Advertiser. The win for the 174-year-old business follows its 2024 recognition as best accommodation operator for its 45-strong managed pub...
by Darren | Tuesday, 1 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Entries are open for CAMRA’s Pomona Award, which seeks to champion and celebrate people who have gone above and beyond to promote real cider and perry. Named after the goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards, the award is presented by CAMRA to a person, group,...
by Darren | Tuesday, 1 April, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Brewers Association
Easter is just around the corner and you know what that means — chocolate! says Lotte Peplow, the Brewers Association’s American craft beer ambassador for Europe. Photographs: Brewers Association Chocolate has been used to celebrate Easter since the 19th...
by Darren | Monday, 31 March, 2025 | Beer and Cider News
Small Beer has collaborated with Sorted Food, an innovative food community, to launch Blanche, a brew designed for the modern drinker. Blanche has an ABV of 2.5% and will be available in 330ml cans. It is brewed with West Country wheat from the last remaining UK floor...
by Darren | Monday, 31 March, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News, Pubs and Bars News
New guest beer provisions come into effect in Scotland from today and SIBA has developed a new portal to give licensees an idea of what’s available. The Guest Beer Agreement is a new development in Scotland that permits tied pub tenants to request an agreement...
by Darren | Monday, 31 March, 2025 | Beer and Cider News, Business News
Sellar, an ordering platform for craft drinks, has launched a ‘buy now, pay later’ solution for UK drinks buyers that also guarantees payment for suppliers. Sellar Credit gives eligible trade customers generous end-of-month plus-30-day credit terms to use...
