Beer News

BrewDog has launched a range of 10 sour beers from its new plant, Overworks, near Aberdeen, drawing on the experience of Belgian lambic and gueuze beers made by spontaneous fermentation -- but with a BrewDog twist. The beer use a variety of fruits for additional flavour and will be followed by several more "wild" beers during 2019. The beers will go on sale in all BrewDog bars in Britain and also in specialist beer shops

Added: Friday, February 8th 2019

The Co-Op group is helping to raise awareness of food waste by stocking Toast beer in all its 57 stores in London. Toast beer is made with one third of the mash made up of surplus bread. Both the Co-Op and the brewery are keen to make consumers more aware of the need to re-cycle wasted bread and other food and both contribute a share of the profits to charities

Added: Monday, February 4th 2019

A strong imperial stout, brewed by Bass in the 19th century for export to Russia, has been revived at the Heritage Brewery in Burton. P2 Stout was one of a range of stouts brewed by Bass for export to Czarist Russia. Bass phased the beer out in the 1960s but it's been revived by brewers Steve Wellington and Caroline Horrabin. A draught version will be available at the Derby Winter Beer Festival in late February

Added: Friday, February 1st 2019

Road works in Cambridgeshire have thrown up the remains of a brewery from the Iron Age, some 400 years BC. The work on the A14 road near Huntingdon allowed archeo-botanists to analyse residues in brewing pots that indicate people were making beer along with porridge and bread, all using grain from East Anglia. The discovery follows earlier work on beer-making in the Old World of Egypt and Bablyon: pictured is a depiction of brewing in Ancient Egypt

Added: Thursday, January 31st 2019

Thornbridge Brewery is pinning its faith in cask ale and the Derbyshire company is producing more of the style than at any time in its history. Jaipur IPA is its flagship ale but it's producing a range of innovative beers, including porters that have proved highly popular. It's beers sold so well at last August's Great British Beer Festival that a second delivery was necessary

Added: Thursday, January 24th 2019

As the clamour for porter and stout grows, two breweries in the West Country have launched new dark beers. Moor Beer in Bristol has worked in collaboration with La Quince brewery in Madrid to produce a series of barrel-aged stouts, some in whisky and rum casks. The photo shows Justin Hawke of Moor (second from left) with the La Quince brewers. And Salcombe brewery in Devon has produced a complex Porter

Added: Thursday, January 17th 2019

Black Sheep and Hogs Back are two breweries backing the Tryanuary campaign that encourages beer lovers to visit their local pubs during January. Black Sheep has launched Resolution, an amber beer that's the first of its special ales for 2019 while Hogs Back is promoting its TEA bitter during the month. Pictured: Rob and Jo Theakston at Black Sheep with pints of Resolution

Added: Monday, January 7th 2019

As Christmas hovers on the horizon there is a plentiful supply of rich and warming beers to help celebrate the holiday. They come in all shapes and sizes and from Belgium as well as this country. So start stocking up now!

Added: Friday, December 14th 2018

Britain has the biggest number of breweries in Europe but producers are faced by a shocking tax burden. Research shows that while the UK is second only to Germany where beer production is concerned, the British industry is held back from growth by duty levels 12 times higher than in Germany. The UK pays almost 40 per cent of all beer duty in the EU, with 54p of a pint going in tax, compared to just 5p in Germany.

Added: Thursday, December 6th 2018