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January 28th 2026 7-8pm Zoom Learn from British Guild of Beer Writers winners (past and present) about the steps you can take to produce award winning work in 2026 and beyond. Chaired by Guild Chair and previous winner, Jonny Garrett, this panel will explore our winner’s journeys and will be jam-packed with hints & tips to help you craft work that you’ll feel confident entering into this year’s Guild Awards this autumn. The panel will last one hour and be on zoom. Free for me

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Tuesday 27th January. 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 receive t

Hosted by British Beer Sommelier James Kellow Hamburg, Germany - Riverside Luxury Cruises have announced a beer-focused river cruise for summer 2026 , with British beer sommelier James Kellow  hosting a seven-night voyage through some of the most historically significant brewing regions within Western Europe’s ' Beer Belt' . Titled Hops & Heritage , the cruise takes place from 29 July to 5 August 2026 , following the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam . Calling at beer cities acro

The BBPA has warmly welcomed the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill passing its Third Reading at the House of Lords today.   The bill, backed by the British Beer and Pub Association, had government and cross party support.   Licensing regulations currently have excessive restrictions which limit the Government's ability to quickly approve extending pubs’ opening hours during moments of national significance when Parliament is in recess - from qualifying sports matches to country

Everards is proud to announce it has raised £10,000 for Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland, its Charity of the Year, thanks to the generosity of its teams, business owners and customers throughout 2025. The impressive total was achieved through a wide range of fundraising activities across the year, including £1 “invisible” hash browns and chips on the Beer Hall menu, inflatable football darts at the Summer Social, a Race Day auction, raffles, and organised dog walks. Many of t

Pub teams and communities come together to raise over £4m to help fund Macmillan’s Support Line and its network of Macmillan professionals across the country In 2025 Greene King announced it had reached an incredible £25m milestone over its 13-year partnership with the UK’s leading cancer support charity   Greene King is celebrating another consecutive year of record-breaking fundraising for its long-term charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support, having raised over £4m durin

Pubgoers group CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, is calling on the Executive to provide support with rising business rates bills to help save local pubs which are a ‘force for good’ in society.    The consumer group says NI can’t afford to see existing pubs close, as outdated licensing laws and the ‘surrender principle’ means a closing pub’s alcohol licence is usually transferred to a new supermarket or off-licence instead of being used to open a replacement pub.    The price

Hook Norton Brewery is set to launch its first seasonal cask ale of 2026, Double Stout – a classic English stout crafted from the brewery’s original 1898 recipe. This historic stout offers a timeless taste that proves some things truly don’t need changing. A carefully balanced blend of black and brown malts gives Double Stout its distinctive character. Black malt enriches the beer with its deep, dark ebony colour and delivers unmistakable toasted notes alongside hints of choc

Northern Restaurant & Bar (NRB) has revealed the first names of its speaker line-up for the upcoming March show, showcasing some of the biggest names in hospitality Northern Restaurant & Bar (NRB), sponsored by Uber Eats, has announced the first names in its speaker programme for its upcoming trade show this March, including leaders from hospitality heavyweights such as Caravan, Hawksmoor and House of Tides & Solstice, with further speakers set to be announced in the coming w

Tring Brewery will raise funds and awareness for Berkhamsted and District Community First Responders throughout 2026.  The Community First Responders (CFRs) scheme was established in 1994, training volunteers to attend local emergency calls, offering life-saving care in the vital minutes before an ambulance crew arrives. Tring will be joining forces with local branch Berkhamsted and District CFR, who were established in 1998 and are trained by the East of England Ambulance Se

In 2025 alone, England and Wales lost one pub per day, with the total number falling from 38,989 in 2024 to 38,623 in 2025. This continues a trend of sharp decline across the country since the pandemic  (1) . ● In London alone, over 30 pubs have closed in 2025 (2) . ● Research suggests that if the current trend continues, Britain’s pub count could fall below 1,000 by 2074.  (3) . ● Independent pubs are anxiously awaiting details of the Government’s business rates U-turn after

In 2026, the International Cider Awards are celebrating this resurgence of cider in the international market We’ve all heard the murmurs in the alcohol industry of sales dropping, of consumers drinking less, and looking to other options besides that standard order of beer or spirits. One of those options seems to be cider. That’s right, amidst a sea of downward data, cider as a category seems to be on the up and up. Cider seems to be topping the charts as a choice due to cons

BeerX, the UK’s biggest beer and brewing trade event which attracts over 3,500 attendees from the beer industry, has today announced new Headline Supporter ekeg - the UK and Ireland's leading keg and cask management ecosystem.   SIBA CEO Andy Slee welcomed ekeg on-board as BeerX Headline Supporter for the next three years;   “The support of our Headline Supporter ekeg is hugely valued by myself and the SIBA Team and enables us to deliver the UK’s very best beer and brewing tr

22 nd  January:  St Austell Brewery has announced a year-long partnership with renowned endurance athlete Nick Butter and the immersive running retreat company he founded - Run Weekends.  The collaboration will see Proper Job 0.5% - St Austell Brewery’s first low-alcohol IPA - featured at running events globally.   Run Weekends offers running retreats, trail running holidays and mountain adventures around the world. Each trip is designed for groups of relaxed, like-minded run

The Tamworth Tap in Staffordshire has been named the best pub in the UK for third time   CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year 2025 title has been won by the Tamworth Tap  in Staffordshire, bagging an unprecedented trilogy of top titles.   Since the start of CAMRA’s Pub of the Year  competition in 1988, no pub has ever won the Campaign’s most prestigious award three times – until now.   The award is the highest honour the Campaign gives to a pub, helping to showcase quality pubs a

Vault City will offer free half pints of Iron Brew Sour or Fiery Ginger to redheads at The Wee Vault taproom in Edinburgh over Burns Weekend, from Friday 23 January to Sunday 25 January, while stocks last The tongue-in-cheek giveaway coincides with Vault City’s latest Iron Brew-inspired releases and taps into Scotland’s long-standing cultural links between Burns Night and Iron Brew, with Edinburgh often dubbed the nation’s unofficial ginger capital. Red hair is a rare, recess

Brew York  is delighted to announce an exciting new collaboration with ASDA  to create a brand-new Salted Caramel Stout. Part of ASDA’s Collab Collection , the supermarket has teamed up with innovative, market-leading breweries to craft a unique range of outstanding craft beers for its customers. Each release also sees ASDA collaborate with a local artist, shining a light on the brewery’s hometown through bespoke label artwork. Brew York is proud to bring its playful, flavour

Green Light IPA, Powderkeg Brewery’s alcohol-free flagship beer won Champion Low/No Alcohol Beer in both keg and can at the South West’s Indy Beer Awards in 2025, and will contest national champion on two fronts in March this year. It also won a coveted Two Star Great Taste Award, for ‘outstanding’ flavour, a medal given to just 10% of products. To celebrate a successful year, and coincide with Dry January and Veganuary, Powderkeg are offering 6 Green Light cans free when you

Fuller’s is delighted to announce a new partnership with premium and sustainable coffee brand, illy – which is now available for customers to enjoy in its pubs and hotels.   Oliver Rosevear, Fuller’s Sustainability Director, said: “We are really excited to see illy in our pubs and hotels. illy puts social and environmental responsibility at its core, and our customers can now enjoy high quality coffee that has less impact on the planet and supports its farming communities.  

The Scottish Beer & Pub Association (SBPA) has warmly welcomed Aberdeen City Licensing Board’s decision yesterday (20 January 2026) to grant a blanket 3am licensing extension for the duration of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, with additional flexibility allowing venues to remain open 30 minutes after the final whistle of Scotland matches.    The move ensures that pubs, bars, and restaurants across Aberdeen can show Scotland’s late‑night fixtures—kicking off as late as 2am UK t