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Cask Ale Week runs from 21 September to 1 October and it has a special role this year to reverse the fall in sales as a result of the Covid pandemic and pub lockdowns. The celebration will also attempt to bring younger drinkers on board by stressing that cask beer has rich and vibrant flavours and is brewed from the finest natural ingredients. Bright new handpulls on bars will also draw customers' attention to the beers on offer

Added: Thursday, September 22nd 2022

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn, famous for its oak-aged beer, has aged its flagship Original in sherry casks bought from Pedro Ximinez in Spain, The beer cements the long love Scots have for sherry that was landed in the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Innis and Gunn's home base.

Added: Saturday, August 20th 2022

For the first time ever, a home brew championship has been staged at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival. The winner was named as Stephen Folland with his Doggy in the Woods, a 16% stout. He will now be invited to brew commercially at a Brewhouse & Kitchen outlet

Added: Tuesday, August 2nd 2022

Flavourly, the online craft beer specialist, has launched Small Batch Originals, a range of new craft beers from Wiper and True, Brew by Numbers, Siren Craft Brew, Tempest, Anspach & Hobday and Wild Card, In Devon, Salcombe Brewery has launched its first IPA, Atlas, brewed with British, American and New Zealand hops. The Co-op has launched Toast, a hazy pale ale, in collaboration with Toast, using surplus bread from its suppliers.

Added: Thursday, July 28th 2022

Brewers and consumer groups have acted angrily to a delay in a review of beer excise duty levels. The review was announced in the 2021 budget but will not be brought in until the autumn. CAMRA, SIBA, UK Hospitality and the British Beer & Pub Association have all called on the government not to delay the review and to bring in a lower rate of duty for draught beer. Photo shows Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson carrying 30 litre kegs at Fourpure Brewery that are outside a 5% cut in duty

Added: Thursday, July 21st 2022

The Great British Beer Festival is back after a two-year break as a result of Covid. With beers from 12 countries, GBBF is now the world's major festival where choice is concerned. As well as beer, cider, perry, wine and gin will be showcased. There will be live music and street food, a home-brewing competition and daily talks and tastings.

Added: Wednesday, July 6th 2022

Yorkshire comedian Maisie Adam has joined forces with Black Sheep Brewery in Masham to promote cask ale. In a video commissioned by Black Sheep, Maisie tackles head-on some of the myths surrounding cask beer: that it's drunk only by old men and is served warm, flat and vinegary, Black Sheep describes cask as "the original craft beer", with a wide variety of styles that suit all age groups

Added: Wednesday, June 29th 2022

St Austell Brewery in Cornwall has launched Anthem, a new pale ale that's brewed with all-British malts and hops. It's the first new beer to be made at the brewery since the arrival of head brewer Georgina Young from Fuller's. The beer features Maris Otter malting barley and four English hops

Added: Thursday, June 2nd 2022

Two South London brewers, Anspach & Hobday and Orbit Beers, have joined forces to recreate a genuine Running Porter from the 19th century, using a recipe from Truman's brewery in Whitechapel. The beer will be served from wooden casks at Woodfest, the annual celebration organised by the Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood but bottled versions are available for purchase. One batch will be kept back and aged to produce a Keeping Porter

Added: Friday, May 20th 2022

The ground-breaking City of Ale in Norwich -- a roving festival based around the city's pubs -- is back after two years of lockdown. This year the event will run for a full month and will feature special beers brewed by some of the county's 40 breweries. The launch party takes place on Thursday 26 May. Pictured: two key players in City of Ale, David Holliday of Norfolk Brew House and Dawn Hopkins of the Rose Inn.

Added: Saturday, May 14th 2022