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A multi-award-winning brewery has brought the flavours of New Zealand to Norfolk with its new beer – which has sold out to pubs before the first pint has even been poured. Woodforde’s has unveiled Hopotiki Pale as its seasonal beer for September – a 4.2% light-bodied pale ale with a distinct tropical aroma and a zesty dry finish. And it has proved a success before the first pint has even been poured – with all casks having been ordered ahead of its delivery to pubs across Nor

Coleman, Alberta — 14 September 2026 — Tally's Beer Universe, a one-person archive of the world's breweries built over three years by an Alberta homebrewer, now holds 10,732 public brewery records across 156 countries, every one carrying a confidence grade and most a source a reader can follow. It is free to read, carries no advertising, and — by written policy — no brewery can pay to change its record. The archive's founding rule is that a brewery keeps its record after it s

Beer Chronicles, an independent online project exploring the history of beer, now brings together more than 550 historical events and 40 curated storylines in a free, interactive timeline spanning from prehistoric brewing to the present day. Available at https://beer-chronicles.org, Beer Chronicles is designed to make beer history easier to explore not simply as a sequence of isolated dates, but as a network of connected developments involving beer styles, breweries, ingredie

The popularity of low alcohol and alcohol-free (AF) beers and ciders has increased massively in recent years, driven by health and social considerations. Many of these drinks are produced in a similar way to conventional beers and ciders, so the equipment required, such as heat exchangers, remains the same and the same factors must be considered during the selection process. IWSR forecasts that global consumption of no-alcohol analogue drinks (including no-alcohol beer, wine,

Seasonal keg and cask range combines sessionable styles with distinctive festive specials Hebden Bridge, UK: 15 September 2026 – Independent brewer Vocation Brewery, known for its bold and flavourful premium beers, is helping pubs and bars drive additional value from the Christmas trading period with seven new seasonal beers available on draught – spanning sessionable cask releases and contemporary IPAs, through to indulgent festive stouts. The Christmas line-up has been deve

MACCLESFIELD, 14 September 2026 — As pubs and bars continue to navigate rising costs, RedWillow Brewery has announced Nonetheless, a new series of traditionally modern, cask-only pale ales. Nonetheless has been designed from the outset to be the most competitively priced beer in the brewery's range, and the first orders go out this week, tying in with CAMRA's Cask Ale Week, which runs from 17th to 27th September. RedWillow is releasing their Nonetheless series one beer at a t

Free to use images can be found here Edinburgh’s largest craft beer festival returns to the Corn Exchange on Saturday October 24 More than 20 UK and international breweries will pour 150+ beers across two sessions Day session has sold out, with limited evening tickets remaining Festival-goers can kick off the evening with Vault City’s Gloop, recently crowned the highest-rated beer at London Craft Beer Festival BEER lovers have one last chance to join Edinburgh’s biggest craft

Latest BII Member Survey: 75% of publicans stand ready to invest if taxes are reduced – but 2 in 5 expect to close if the tax burden rises yet again The Government has a huge opportunity at the Budget to unlock investment, skilled jobs and growth in communities across the UK – or risk the unnecessary closure of thousands of pubs. The latest British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Member Survey shows that despite strong summer trading, supported by great weather and major events

Greene King and Macmillan Cancer Support have been recognised as one of the UK’s most admired non-profit partnerships in the C&E Advisory’s Corporate-Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer 2026. The result was decided by a poll of 117 corporate and non-profit partnership professionals from many of the world’s leading businesses and charities, and highlighted the partnership’s longevity, shared purpose, strategic alignment, and measurable impact. Since the start of the partnership

Grade II listed pubs North Star, Steventon, and Beacon Hotel, Sedgley, honoured with Heritage Pub Revival Awards CAMRA has honoured two sets of publicans for their immense efforts in reviving important heritage pubs, just in time for Heritage Open Week. Both the North Star and Beacon Hotel are Grade II listed buildings, and both appear on CAMRA’s National Inventory for having interiors of national heritage importance. Kerry Tyrrell, licensee of the North Star, Steventon in Ox

Responding to the Government's announcement that the Pubs Code for England and Wales will continue and be strengthened, CAMRA Chairman Ash Corbett-Collins said: "We're glad that the Pubs Code will be kept in place, as it's needed more than ever. Ordinary drinkers are being denied choice and value by the global brewers that dominate the UK beer market, including how beer is sold to pubs. We're looking forward to seeing the details of how more tied pub tenants might be able to

There are plenty of signs that autumn has arrived leaves changing colour, evenings drawing in and the first appearance of coats that have been hiding in cupboards since spring. At Exeter Brewery, however, they have a rather simpler measure - Fall’s Over is back on tap. The independent Exeter brewery is bringing back one of its most anticipated seasonal beers from 14 September, marking the unofficial start of autumn for regulars who wait for its return each year. A deep ruby a

Cornish brewery Firebrand Brewing Co. is celebrating Cask Ale Week by going back 162 years and brewing a 4.8% Traditional Pale Ale inspired by an 1864 recipe. The beer takes inspiration from a period of significant change in British brewing, when developments in brewing, cask conditioning, transport and distribution were helping to shape the more approachable beers we know and love today. Founder and Head Brewer, Joe Thomson, has kept the recipe deliberately simple with just

40 employees to tackle marathon-distance route in bid to raise £10,000 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity Forty members of the Longbow Venues team will take on a marathon-distance walk across the Peak District this September, after raising more than £6,500 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity with their inaugural challenge last year. On Tuesday 22nd September, employees from across the independent Peak District hospitality group will walk 42km - around 26 miles -

The Royal Dyche in Burnley has been crowned the PubAid Community Pub Hero 2026, as pubs from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were recognised for their extraordinary contribution to their communities. The winners of the PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards 2026, sponsored by Diageo and supported by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG), were announced at a special reception at the House of Commons last night (8 September). The Royal Dyche took the ove

Guild members can access a discount code by logging into the Membership Area. If you have not registered for the website, please email secretary@beerguild.co.uk I’m pleased to share the NCTJ’s autumn training schedule, with a range of masterclasses and workshops for journalists and communications professionals, as well as options for bespoke team and leadership development. Upcoming masterclasses and workshops Journalism to PR: 16 September - PR is about much more than writin

Mayfair's oldest surviving pub has officially reopened following a stunning refurbishment by independent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame, as part of ongoing investment in its London estate. The Grade-II listed Coach and Horses in Hill Street, which first welcomed customers in 1744, celebrated its reopening on Tuesday (September 8), following a three-week closure for the works. Invited guests and regulars came together to raise a glass as Shepherd Neame Chief Exec

Independent family brewer Shepherd Neame has unveiled a contemporary new look for its Classic Collection of premium bottled ales. The award-winning trio - India Pale Ale, 1698 and Double Stout - has been updated as part of the Faversham-based brewery’s ongoing investment in its beer portfolio. A decade after the collection was last refreshed in 2016, Shepherd Neame has teamed up with global creative partner, Thirst, to deliver distinctive new labelling, celebrating the charac

Christian Hanks behind the bar at The New Inn Step inside The New Inn in Tywardreath and it quickly becomes clear this is no ordinary village pub. From the unusually low bar built with Cornwall's miners in mind, to the faded photographs on the walls and the giant Cornish flag hanging across an entire wall, stepping inside The New Inn feels a little like walking into a mini-museum. The 17th-century pub has quietly earned national acclaim, having been named among The Telegraph'

Sunchaser strikes gold, with Old Original and Tiger picking up bronze! Everards Brewery is celebrating after three of its long-established beers were recognised at this year’s International Beer Challenge, with its refreshing and zesty Sunchaser golden ale taking home a gold medal in the British-style golden ales (2.9% - 4%) category. There was more to celebrate too, with Everards rich and ruby Old Original ale awarded bronze in British-style strong ales (5.1% - 7.4%), while