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Belhaven Brewery has launched its award‑winning Belhaven Black Scottish Stout in cans across more than 1,000 Lidl stores nationwide, offering consumers more ways to enjoy one of Scotland’s best‑loved beers at home. Belhaven Black, renowned for its rich roasted malt character, smooth finish, and true Scottish heritage, has long held a loyal following in pubs across Scotland. Now, with the introduction of the 440ml can format at Lidl, consumers will have more accessibility to t

London, 30th March 2026 — San Miguel is entering the summer trading period with the relaunch of its "Spanish Summer, No Matter When" campaign and the rollout of a refreshed brand identity across Europe, including its home market, Spain, and the UK. Timed to coincide with the start of British Summer Time, new research 1 commissioned by the brand shows 50% of population in the UK view the clocks going forward as the unofficial start of summer, while 6 in 10 say lighter evening

Brakspear is expanding its leased and tenanted estate with the acquisition of three pubs in Surrey from Grosvenor Pubs and Inns. The pubs are: The Cricketers on the Green in Pirbright, The Kings Arms in Egham and The Duke of Cambridge in Tilford, near Farnham. While each pub has its own individual character, they share an excellent village or town centre location, a reputation for outstanding food and strong links into their local community. The transition to Brakspear owners

March 2026: Orbit Beers White Label Series April Sours will be released on 1st April 2026. The Dill Pickle Gose and the Blood Orange & Lemon Thyme Sour, both 4.4%. Both beers began with the same base containing wheat malt, lager malt, Pilgrim hops, and Lallemand WildBrew Helveticus before taking two very different directions. One offers the fresh, rich flavours of a Gose with sea salt, in-house lacto-fermented pickled cucumbers and fresh dill. The other is infused with juicy,

London 27 March 2026 Three more beer experts have passed the Guild of Beer Sommeliers assessment exam, joining a community of over 200 Beer Sommeliers registered in the UK. Laura Plum of St Austell Brewery, Gina Fletcher of Hogs Back Brewery, and Emma Moore, an independent beer communicator based in York, successfully completed a comprehensive examination intended to evaluate their expertise in beer. Each candidate accurately distinguished sixteen distinct beer styles during

Winchester chef Luke Emmess, Fuller’s Head Chef at The Wykeham Arms, has completed an extraordinary journey to the national final of MasterChef: The Professionals, earning widespread acclaim from the judges and establishing himself as one of the UK’s most exciting culinary talents. Competing in what judges described as “a whole new level” of finalists, Luke consistently impressed with his creativity, technical skill, and fearless innovation throughout the competition. In a th

Popular community pub, the Temple Bar on Shirley Street in Southampton, will officially reopen on Friday 27th March following a transformational combined investment of £123,000 from experienced licensee, Roy Barrett and Admiral Taverns, the UK's leading community pub company. This refurbishment will breathe a new lease of life into the Temple Bar to elevate and modernise the overall look and feel of the pub – whilst still retaining its original, characterful features such as

15th March 2026 Cider makers, orchardists, writers, wassailers and anyone who is anyone with any connection to the world of apples flocked to Taunton, Somerset last week to attend the UK’s only cider making conference, CraftCon. Organised by the Three Counties Cider and Perry Association (TCCPA) and hosted at the Somerset County Cricket Club on 12th–13th March, the sixth instalment of the increasingly popular conference saw the largest number of attendees yet and welcomed nea