Review copies of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide now available

2026 edition kindly sponsored by Midland Snacks Traditional Pork Scratchings

How to request a review copy

Email press@camra.org.uk to request your free review copy of the 2026 Guide and see below for terms of use.

Copies will be dispatched from Tuesday 16 September.  

About the Good Beer Guide

The definitive guidebook to good pubs that serve great cask beer across the UK. 

Refreshed and updated for its 53rd edition, it is fully revised and features recommended pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best cask beer as well as a comprehensive listing of UK breweries. 

The foreword for this year’s Guide has been penned by comedian and beer lover Ed Byrne. Famous for his #preshowpints on social media, he has posted about the various bars and breweries he has tried around the UK prior to his shows.

This is the complete book for beer lovers and for anyone wanting to experience the UK’s finest pubs.

The Good Beer Guide is completely independent, with listings based entirely on evaluation by CAMRA members. 

A pint of cask beer deserves the perfect snack. That’s why we are delighted to have Midland Snacks Traditional Pork Scratchings as our perfectly matched official sponsor. 

The Guide is also endorsed by Cask Marque, with a tick mark next to each Cask Marque accredited pub.  

Terms of use

As a condition of receiving your free review copy, we ask that you do not reproduce complete sections of the Guide. 

Any lists of pubs included in reviews or articles should not feature more than 10 entries, and any reproduction must be accredited to CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2026 with a link to buy the Guide from CAMRA: shop1.camra.org.uk/product/good-beer-guide-2026/

If you have any questions, please email press@camra.org.uk 

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Notes for editors:

Find information about CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2026 here: shop1.camra.org.uk/product/good-beer-guide-2026/

About CAMRA:

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, is a not-for-profit UK consumer group. 

We have been campaigning for pubs, pints and people since 1971.

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CAMRA Press Office:  

press@camra.org.uk  

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