The Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA Kernow) has presented an exceptional achievement award to St Austell's Brewery's chief executive and head brewer....
CAMRA award celebrates St Austell’s exceptional quality
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Blog Articles
Pub closures: This time it’s personal
It's always sad to hear of pubs closing, but this one really stopped me in my tracks because The Weyhill Fair, near Andover, in Hampshire, is a former local of mine....
Why I’ll be putting a spotlight on pubs in 2023
2022. What a year. Not great for the pubs and brewing sectors, and 2023 doesn't look like seeing much of an improvement. But whatever happens, Beer Today will be updated...
Treen’s marks sixth anniversary with eight-beer party
Beer Today publisher Darren Norbury takes a bus to Treen's Brewery in Ponsanooth, Cornwall, to celebrate the business's sixth anniversary. Simon Treen hosting the sixth...
Saltings Brew Co relocates and gets canning new IPA
It’s quite a while ago now, pre-pandemic even, when Nick Simpson, proprietor of the Pilchard Press Alehouse micropub, in St Ives, passed me a bottle of IPA bearing a...
Tasting my way through Flavourly’s Small Batch Originals
Online retailer Flavourly has linked up with six well-known breweries for a first batch of bespoke small-batch beers. They were kind enough to send me a box to try, complete...
Old rituals and fabulous beers at Devon’s MaltingsFest
When Tucker’s Maltings, in Newton Abbot, closed in 2018, there were fears for the future of the annual festival held in the historic building. It turns out, we need not have...
Canning, sustainability, and new flavours at Bluestone
There's something in the water in Pembrokeshire and it's helping to elevate Bluestone Brewing Co's new range of craft beers. Building on a tradition of making popular cask...
So, Mr Chancellor, what about hospitality?
What happened there? Did we miss something? No, apprently not. No mention of VAT in respect of hospitality in the chancellor's Spring Statement. Okay, it's not all bad news....