EVENTS
- ABK signs up for London Bierfest 2019-03-07A taste of Munich will arrive in London in October, with award-winning Bavarian brewer ABK Beer signing up as official supplier for this year's London Bierfest and promising a spectacular programme of live performances, unlimited steins and traditional Bavarian cuisine. Taking place in east London’s iconic Old Billingsgate Market from 17-18 October, the two-day event…
- Brighton on course for Sussex festival 2019-02-28The 29th Sussex Beer and Cider Festival takes place at Brighton Racecourse from 22-23 March 2019. With more than 150 real ales from across the UK featured, there will also be over 40 ciders and perries available, plus hot and cold food, including vegan options. This year there will be three sessions, Friday lunchtime from…
- Fifth year for Cheshire Beer Festival 2019-02-28Cheshire Beer Festival returns to Chester Racecourse for a fifth time on 22-23 March, following a 16-month break that's seen it move from a November slot in the calendar to March. For the first time the festival will be open all day on Friday and Saturday, so having paid for admission visitors will be free…
- Bristol Beer Festival back for 22nd year 2019-02-28Brunel’s Old Station is the venue for the 22nd annual Bristol Beer Festival, which takes place from 21-23 March 2019. Run by the Bristol branch of CAMRA, there will be a carefully chosen selection of around 140 different real ales on sale over the course of the festival, as well as a good range of…
- Coventry Beer Festival in middle of March 2019-02-28Featuring more than 75 beers, including a few special selections from local breweries, plus a range of ciders, perries and country wines, Coventry Beer Festival hits the city from 15-16 March this year. Taking place at Coventry Rugby Football Ground, at Butts Park Arena, just off junction seven of the city centre ring road it…
- Leicester Beer Festival goes space age 2019-02-21There's a space-age theme to this year's Leicester Beer Festival, which touches down from 13-16 March 2019 at the Haymarket Theatre, in the heart of the city centre. With Leicester being home to the National Space Centre museum and educational facility, this year's festival commemorates the 50th anniversary of man's first steps on the moon…
- Long-standing Lougborough tradition 2019-02-21Some of the breweries and beers that appeared at the first Loughborough Beer Festival 43 years ago are still around today... but few of them would make it onto the lineup for a beer event in this day and age. Back then real ale was something of a rarity, but the industry has moved on…
- Sheffield set to feast on beer 2019-02-09It all kicked off as a one-day celebration of craft beer at the beginning of last year's Sheffield Beer Week, but this year the Indie Beer Feast is back... but this time as a two-day event running from 8-9 March. With an emphasis on great quality, independent craft beer, both sessions at last year's event…
- The road to Wigan Beer Festival 2019-02-08Now in its 32nd consecutive year, Wigan Beer Festival takes place from Thursday, 28 February, to Saturday, 2 March, at Robin Park Sports and Tennis Centre, opposite the DW Stadium. The festival will feature more than 70 real ales from brewers such as Newcastle's Almasty, Atom from Hull and Beatnikz Republic out of Manchester. There's…
- Digbeth to become Beer Central 2019-02-08With events in London, Edinburgh and Bristol, beer festival-organisers We Are Beer have already established themselves on the UK circuit... but now they're adding a fourth event in Birmingham in July. Since opening the doors to their first London Craft Beer Festival in 2013, the company has been celebrating the creativity, diversity and dynamism of…
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Political correctness distracts from real issuesSometimes it seems the world has really gone mad in the name of “political correctness” with everything from television programmes to beer brands subjected to scorn following the terrible events in Minneapolis in May when George Floyd tragically lost his life in highly controversial circumstances. There are no excuses for what happened to Floyd, but >> Read more
University project to help small brewersFood scientists at the University of Nottingham have launched a year-long project to help brewers across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire tackle some of the common challenges faced by the industry… increasing productivity and becoming more competitive. The Food Innovation Centre and the International Centre for Brewing Science, both based at the university, have teamed up to >> Read more
Rules and regs for pub re-openingIt’s a week since pub doors opened again in England following the forced closures due to the Covid19 pandemic. But it’s still not life as we knew it yet, with strict rules to follow in order to satisfy the government guidelines. No bar service is allowed and customers may need to register on arrival, with >> Read more
Chancellor’s measures a welcome ‘first step’Trade organisations have welcomed the financial measures announced by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak to aid the nation’s hospitality industry… but say it is only a first step on a long road to recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs, said it was >> Read more
MPs call for help for small brewersWith thousands of independent breweries struggling to cope with the restrictions on trade as a result of the Covid19 measures introduced in the UK, a group of 14 MPs have written to the Chancellor to ask for more support for small brewers whose businesses have been financially hit by the crisis. The letter backs a >> Read more
- Eight styles: Thousands of beers
The craft beer market is comprised of hundreds of documented beer varieties and a handful of organisations with their own unique classifications, but beers primarily fall into one of three types: bottom fermentation beers (lagers); top fermentation beers (ales); and spontaneous or wild fermentation beers. Within each of these categories there are many sub-groups but >> Read more
- Eight styles: Thousands of beers
The craft beer market is comprised of hundreds of documented beer varieties and a handful of organisations with their own unique classifications, but beers primarily fall into one of three types: bottom fermentation beers (lagers); top fermentation beers (ales); and spontaneous or wild fermentation beers. Within each of these categories there are many sub-groups but >> Read more
