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Robinson's Brewery in Stockport has broken with tradition and for the first time has launched its famous Old Tom barley wine in keg format to complement the versions available in bottle and cask. Joint managing directors William and Oliver Robinson (pictured) believe the chilled craft keg version will win new drinkers to the beer

Added: Sunday, November 3rd 2019

Family brewer Batemans of Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, has re-designed four of its leading ale brands in bottle with distinctive new labels. The beers are Mocha Stout, XXXB, Victory Ale and Combined Harvest. Managing director Stuart Bateman says young drinkers come across craft ales in pubs and now they have the opportunity to sample them in the off-trade as well

Added: Friday, October 18th 2019

Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham issued an angry open letter to the BBC when its East Midlands programme linked an item on alcohol abuse with the brewery's Harvest Pale being poured in a pub.Castle Rock, which has been fully supported by CAMRA, says the item gives a false image of pubs and beer, with pubs providing a vital community role. It added that cheap alcohol in supermarkets should be tackled, not pubs

Added: Wednesday, October 9th 2019

The Express Tavern on Kew Bridge in London is a now rare outlet for Draught Bass, once Britain's leading premier cask ale but sidelined by its owners AB InBev and brewed under licence by Marston's in Burton-on-Trent. It's worth a visit to the pub for not just the beer but the fascinating history of an old coaching inn that has survived the change from coach to train and still serves a fine range of cask beers

Added: Thursday, October 3rd 2019

Cask Beer needs some tender loving care, according to the 2019 Cask Report. It says too many pubs are serving cask beer at the wrong temperature and often in poor condition, which deters drinkers from returning to the category. The report calls for cask beer to be "premiumised", which means it should cost more than standard lager and says it's absurd that cask is sold cheaper than craft keg considering the effort and cost of materials that go into its production.

Added: Thursday, September 26th 2019

The 24th St Albans beer festival (25-28 Sept) will feature beer from Worms in Germany, St Albans' twin city. The German beer will complement several hundred ales from all parts of Britain and -- for the first time -- a range of key keg beers as well. From small beginnings 24 years ago, the festival is now one of the biggest in the country and draws drinkers from Hertfordshire and London to the Alban Arena

Added: Thursday, September 19th 2019

The 2020 Good Beer Guide, published 12 September, has a Learn & Discover section that will help readers become beer experts with greater knowledge of how beer is brewed, the ingredients used, how it is served in pubs and the best temperatures to enjoy it. The guide will be backed by beer festivals throughout the country that will have Learn & Discover platforms

Added: Thursday, September 12th 2019

Greene King has re-launched its leading brand IPA following a long look at the beer's recipe. More hops are now added and it's hoped this will give the beer, with its modest 3.6% strength, greater hop character in the glass. The brewery has also revamped its approach to cask beer, installing smaller casks in pubs with a slow throughput to ensure beer is served fresh and cool.

Added: Monday, September 9th 2019

The Tate galleries have teamed up with Fourpure brewery and Toast Ale to make a beer, Elemental, that has 40% of its grain bill made up of bread. The bread is sourced by Toast from bakeries and sandwich makers who throw away vast amounts of bread -- crusts are never used by sandwich makers, for example. Elemental is a sour beer made with cucumbers and a lactic acid culture.

Added: Friday, August 23rd 2019