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St Austell Brewery’s Procurement Manager Laura Murphy (left) presenting the jackets alongside a member of the West Cornwall Search & Rescue Team St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust donates vital equipment to Cornwall search and rescue volunteers The St Austell Brewery Charitable Trust has donated six specialist jackets to West Cornwall Search & Rescue Team (WCSAR), helping to equip new volunteers with the essential gear they need to respond to emergencies across the region.  

Credit: Helen Anne Smith In response to the article “ Perry is ‘dead’ declares cidermaker Westons”   published by The Grocer on the 21st October 2025, the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association (TCCPA) launch their Perry is Alive campaign. Westons’ justification for their removal of perry from their labelling is to increase their sales figures. The TCCPA believe this dismissal and removal of language to be damaging and a danger to the relationship drinkers have with the r

The Drinks Trust is proud to announce the launch of the Level 1 Certified Cider Guide (ACA) Online, On-Demand course, now available through its DEVELOP training programme. This addition marks a significant step in expanding accessible, high-quality education within the UK drinks industry. Delivered in partnership with the American Cider Association (ACA), this internationally recognised qualification offers participants foundational knowledge in cider production, tasting, st

The Glasladies Beer Society, a group for women and non-binary beer enthusiasts is aiming to reach the £10,000 fundraising mark at their upcoming beer festival on 1 November at the Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow.  Since its foundation in 2019, the group has raised over £8500 for various local and national charities including The Beatson Cancer Charity, Drumchapel Foodbank, Glasgow Women’s Aid, Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH) and many more. The most recent fundraiser wa

Gilbert White's House and Gardens is located in the heart of the South Downs, in Selborne, Hampshire. It was the former home of pioneering naturalist and author of the fourth most published book in the world called 'The Natural History of Selborne'. Gilbert White documented in his letters how he brewed his own beer with specific ingredients. We now have a team of wonderful volunteers who brew in White's historic brewhouse and make a wide range of ales. One of the most newly r

This Friday evening a special event in Flanders is taking place where 6 classic beer styles will be featured in a tutored beer tasting. Each style will be represented by an example from Belgium and one from the UK. The event is being held at Brouwerij Skøllmann in Sijsele, just under 10 km from Bruges. Co hosts are Katie Van de Weghe, founder of Queens of Hop and Paul Davies, Guild member and founder of the award winning AleHunters. Ben Caussen, Wort Wizard will be moderating

Sainsbury’s has added two beers from Rooster’s Brewing Co.’s line-up to its range of independent beers within a selection of the supermarket’s Northern stores. Yankee , the Harrogate-based brewery’s flagship pale ale (4.3%), first brewed over thirty years ago and named as a nod to being the first of its kind to use imported hops from the USA. Hazy Faced Assassin , a hazy IPA (5.7%) launched by Rooster’s in May this year has also been selected in 440ml cans.  The dual listing

McManus Pub Company invests £350,000 in vibrant rebrand of Northampton favourite The Sir Pickering Phipps, introducing… The Phipps McManus Pub Company has announced a £350,000 investment to transform one of its most iconic Northampton venues, The Sir Pickering Phipps, into The Phipps,  a bold, contemporary reinvention of a local institution. Trading in Northampton for over 55 years and employing more than 200 staff across the county, McManus Pub Company has long been a corner

The International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) campaign is back for 2026 in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), run by Women On Tap CIC.  This year, past IWCBD participants, the Women On Tap Changemakers and the Women On Tap Advisory Board helped to choose the theme, which has now been confirmed as UNITE BELONGING. 2026 also marks the launch of a new IWCBD campaign poster. Printed copies will be sold as a fundraiser to help fun

Homebrewers have their chance to help decide the future of a new hop variety by entering this year’s National Homebrew Beer Awards which opens for registration today (22 October 2025).   The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) has partnered with hop merchants Charles Faram to give homebrewers access to the latest experimental British hops called CF243. Early feedback shows it offers orange peel, spearmint and intense honey flavours. Entrants will have the cha

Since their inception, Signature Brew’s mission has been to create beer that makes music better. So, it made complete sense for this East London indie brewery to team up with Amazon Music and Mitchells & Butlers to mark 30 years of Oasis’ iconic album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? with three one-off collaboration beers, brewed exclusively for an invite only celebration at The Green Man in Soho on Friday 17 th October.    The event celebrated 30 years of what is one of th

Colchester Pubwatch has been awarded the top accolade of the National Pubwatch of the Year at a prestigious ceremony, sponsored by pub chain JD Wetherspoon, at the House of Lords. The National Pubwatch Award, which is judged by members of the National Pubwatch Committee, recognises the work of local Pubwatch schemes and their efforts to provide safe drinking environments for customers and staff. Two Pubwatches – Newcastle City Centre and Padstow – were awarded highly commende

A complaint against Lervig’s House Party IPA has not been upheld by the alcohol industry’s Independent Complaints Panel (ICP), the full decision can be read here . The complaint, made by Zenith Global Commercial Ltd, as part of the Portman Group’s independent proactive audit of the UK market [1] , raised concerns under Code Rule 3.2(h), whereby a drink, its packaging and any promotional material or activity should not in any direct or indirect way have a particular appeal to

The British Guild of Beer Writers is putting out a call to all great event organisers, asking for pitches for our industry awards and guild dinner in 2026.  The awards offers one of the biggest prize pots in British journalism, and the annual dinner is attended by around 200 of the industry's biggest names. After decades as a formal dinner and awards night we are looking to make the event a little more casual, while losing none of the gravitas the awards hold. We are also awa

The Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry Suppliers’ Association (BFBi) has announced they have chosen beer and cider specialists, Tipple Marketing, to support them with the prestigious International Brewing & Cider Awards in 2026. Known as the beer and cider marketing one-stop-shop, Tipple Marketing has successfully run beer industry events such as The British Guild of Beer Writers Awards and Dinner, the Women in Beer Festival, as well as working behind the scenes for Gravity Be

The survey, conducted by leading market research firm Ipsos, found that 96% of Conservative MPs surveyed and 86% of Labour MPs surveyed were favourable towards hospitality Not a single MP held unfavourable opinions of the sector Research revealed five weeks before the Budget where the Chancellor could save more than 5,000 jobs, the British Beer and Pub Association said A survey of MPs has found that they are overwhelmingly favourable towards the hospitality sector, piling pre

Fuller’s 180th Anniversary Porter, Imperial Stout and Vintage Ale 2025 honour the tradition and craft the brewery is famous for Limited-edition gift packs now available from the Fuller’s Griffin Brewery Shop, with trio gift pack launching in the coming weeks Fuller, Smith & Turner pubs will demonstrate appreciation for its customers with half-priced promotion   The Fuller’s Griffin Brewery, one of the UK’s oldest breweries, is marking 180 years of brewing heritage this Novemb

The North East brewer continues its national growth strategy with plans for its 16th Head of Steam venue, taking over a prime Northern Quarter site in Manchester City Centre Camerons Brewery , one of the UK’s largest family-owned independent breweries, has announced plans to open a new Head of Steam venue in Manchester City Centre later this year, marking the 16th site for the craft beer brand and its first since the award-winning opening of Leeds Park Row in 2019.  Located

71% of people worldwide support Deposit Return Schemes (DRS), with trust at record highs — paving the way for circular systems that keep infinitely recyclable materials like drink cans in the loop.  Brussels, 21 October 2025  —   Circularity is becoming part of the public mindset, according to the third wave of the international study commissioned by Every Can Counts, conducted across 16 countries and more than 16,000 participants.  Half of respondents associate circular pack

Aldershot, UK. [20/10/25] — Alf Turner, the award-winning brand backed by Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Peter Jones, is proud to announce that Hero IPA will be available within Stonegate’s estate this autumn, with launches in Publican Partnerships pubs from the end of October and in 174 Craft Union pubs from 5th November.   The timing has been chosen to coincide with Remembrance Day (11th November), giving customers the chance to raise a glass in honour of the UK’s armed forces c