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Your organisations name: Society of Independent Brewers & Associates (SIBA) Summary: Job advert: Social Media & Digital Marketing Executive Further details: This is an opportunity to take ownership of the day-to-day digital presence and marketing activity of a national trade association representing the independent brewing sector. You will work on high-profile consumer and industry campaigns, including the Indie Beer campaign, alongside SIBA’s wider events, awards, member

Coming this Saturday 3rd October - Hereford's first ever Cider Walking Safari! Join The Ciderologist - Gabe Cook - as we take a gentle stroll through the city centre learning about the great cider people and great cider stories from Hereford over the centuries. Featuring tasting stop offs at The Green Dragon Hotel and Hereford Beer House before visiting Museum of Cider to taste some perry as part of Perry Festival happening in conjunction with Three Counties Cider and Perry A

Fuller’s Vintage Ale 2026 arrives in the Fuller’s Griffin Brewery shop and on Waitrose shelves in October. First launched in 1997, the Vintage Ale series is Fuller’s annual celebration of brewing heritage, craftsmanship, and quality of ingredients. Bottle-conditioned and crafted for ageing, Vintage Ale 2026 continues a tradition that has made the series one of Britain's most celebrated annual beer releases. LONDON, UK. Fuller’s is once again showcasing the best of Griffin Bre

Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame has opened an intimate new venue – The Jamaica Clubhouse – beneath one of the City of London’s most historic pubs, The Jamaica Wine House. The Grade II listed pub – known affectionately as ‘The Jampot’ and recognised as the birthplace of London’s coffee house scene - now has a distinctive destination beneath it, combining classic Victorian features with rich red décor and velvet seating. The Jamaica Clubhouse opened to customers follow

New Better Hospitality report turns employee research and insight from senior leaders representing 80,000+ employees into practical roadmap for industry change London, 28 September 2026: Be Inclusive Hospitality has launched Better Hospitality, a report with an ambition to build fairer, stronger, more inclusive workplaces across the hospitality sector, with a particular focus on race and ethnicity. Better Hospitality is built around three connected elements: evidence, experti

Popular community pub the Old Packet House on Navigation Road in Altrincham officially reopened on Monday, 21st September following an impressive, combined investment of £390,000 from experienced licensee, Carl Stonehouse and Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub company. This refurbishment has breathed a new lease of life into the Old Packet House to elevate and modernise the overall look and feel of the pub – whilst still retaining its original, characterful featu

Guild chair and British Beer Writer of the Year (2019 and 2022) Jonny Garrett would love to see any and all Guild members at the launch of his fifth book, One More Round. The event will be held in the upstairs room of the iconic Harp in Covent Garden from 6.30pm on Wednesday 30th September. There will be free Bacon Fries, books and artwork for sale, and of course great company. Jonny will be heading there straight from this year's Brewers Congress, where he is also giving a t

A fair tax deal would unlock investment and jobs, while further tax rises could put two in five pubs at risk of closure. The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has written to the Prime Minister and Chancellor ahead of the Budget, urging them to put 10% VAT on all pub sales at the heart of a fair tax deal. Its latest member survey shows what publicans could do with that support: 75% would invest in their pubs, 62% would increase staff hours and grow their teams, and half wo

Popular community pub, The Regal on West Main Street, officially reopened on Tuesday 15th September, following a combined investment of £100,000 from experienced licensee, Chris Pollock, and Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub company. The refurbishment has breathed a new lease of life into The Regal to elevate and modernise the overall look and feel of the pub – ultimately enabling the licensee to further cement it as the go-to community hub for local customers.

Forty hospitality workers have completed a 42km charity walk across the Peak District, taking on around 900 metres of ascent and more than 12 hours on their feet to raise £12,697 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity. Employees from independent hospitality group Longbow Venues set off from The Peacock at Owler Bar on the outskirts of Sheffield at 6.30am on Tuesday 22nd September, beginning their marathon-distance challenge as the sun rose over the Peak District. The team

Core lager brands rank among the biggest and most popular in the UK, accounting for 17.9% of total beer volume sales in the off-trade[1] New report from Molson Coors, “The Pour Report”, reveals core lager’s additional role as a ‘safety net’ for consumers trying out new beers 48% of lager drinkers say they are more likely to try something new in store that also offers recognisable core options Core lager has a ‘safety net effect’ for retailers trying to balance their beer rang

A range of up to 30 cask ales, including five from international brewers, will be available at Wetherspoon pubs during a 12-day beer festival. The pubs will host the festival from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 18 October inclusive. The overseas brewers are from China, Singapore, Ukraine, USA and Denmark It is the first time the pub has served a cask ale from Singapore and Ukraine. Most of the beers on offer have been brewed for the first time, exclusively for the festival. Among the

The Round of Beef, located on Highfield Cresent in Halesowen, officially reopened on Friday 11th September following a transformational investment of more than £364,600. The opening night featured live music act AJ - Solo UB40 Tribute and saw both new and familiar faces enjoying the newly refurbished pub. The pub is part of Proper Pubs, the award-winning community wet-led operator division of Admiral Taverns, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wale

Heartwood Inns is welcoming the arrival of autumn with a new seasonal menu, bringing together rich, comforting flavours, carefully sourced ingredients and dishes designed for lingering lunches, cosy suppers and everything in between. The new menu builds on Heartwood Inns’ ongoing commitment to creating food with care, using quality ingredients that reflect the changing seasons and are cooked from scratch by skilled chefs across its collection of 36 pubs and pubs with rooms. E

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Sunday 27th September 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. To submit your work, please fill in the form found here. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically rece

2027 Guide cover featuring the Oxford Bar, Edinburgh, sponsored by Midland Snacks Traditional Pork Scratchings and endorsed by Cask Marque Campaigners demand a fairer beer market for licensees, independent brewers and ordinary drinkers CAMRA has published the 2027 Good Beer Guide, while renewing calls for a formal competition investigation into the global brewers that dominate the UK beer market, and continuing their quest to get independently brewed beers on as many bars as

23rd September 2026: St Austell Brewery has unveiled a special commemorative glass celebrating its 175-year anniversary and Tribute, its much-loved pale ale that has been at the heart of the brewery's beer portfolio for more than a quarter of a century. Unveiled during Cask Ale Week alongside the return of the Tribute Ale Trail - which invites drinkers to explore more than 150 pubs across the South West - the glass forms part of St Austell Brewery's wider 175th anniversary ce

Analysis shows that an increase in the draught discount and a freeze in beer duty could make pints more affordable These measures will result in 7,100 more jobs across the sector, including 3,400 for young people BBPA calls on the Government to increase the draught discount to 30% and freeze beer duty at the Budget Increasing the draught discount for pubs by 30% and freezing beer duty could lead to more affordable pints and over 7,000 more jobs in the sector according to the

Birmingham based independent brewery Attic is putting drinkers at the heart of its approach to cask, combining new consumer research with a 65-venue Cask Ale Trail designed to get more people discovering and talking about cask beer. Running from 17–27 September in support of Cask Ale Week 2026, the Attic Cask Ale Trail brings together 65 pubs and bars across the Midlands and as far as Oxford, encouraging drinkers to explore independent venues and try cask along the way. Drink

Czech beer competition returns to Brno on 5 February 2027 with a stronger international focus and an emphasis on calibration, consistency and useful feedback for breweries. BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC — Czech Brew Star will return to Mendel University in Brno on 5 February 2027, with the 2027 edition placing increased emphasis on international participation and the quality and consistency of judging. The International Beer Tasting Competition judged 444 beers from six countries in 2