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Old Sodbury Mild from Cotswold Spring Brewery and Independence from Bristol Beer Factory claimed gold awards at the SIBA -- Society of Independent Brewers -- national conference in Sheffield. Pictured (left to right) are Nik Milo from Cotswold Spring, SIBA's Nik Stafford and Jonny Mills from Bristol Beer Factory. The SIBA conference elected Guy Sheppard of Exe Valley Brewery to be its new chairman. He succeeds Keith Bott of Titanic Brewery

Added: Friday, March 14th 2014

Innovative Edinburgh brewer Innis & Gunn, run by Dougal Sharp (left) has launched a special Irish Whiskey Cask Stout for St Patrick's Day. And it has joined forces with bartender David Ashton-Hyde of the Hinds Head at Bray, owned by Heston Blumenthal, to produce Smokin' Gunn based on the Rauch or smoked beers from Bamberg in Germany

Added: Monday, March 10th 2014

Marston's has unveiled a new online campaign for Pedigree, the world-famous Burton-brewed pale ale, and at the same time is reaching out younger drinkers with a "New World" version of the beer, using modern hop varieties from Down Under

Added: Friday, March 7th 2014

Independent brewers are enjoying a big growth in sales and demand, according to the annual report by SIBA, the Society of Independent Brewers. Sales were up 7.9% in 2013, which means 3.3 million extra pints of local beer were consumed compared to 2012. Pictured: Keith Bott, chairman of SIBA, who also runs the Titanic Brewery in Stoke-on-Trent

Added: Saturday, March 1st 2014

CAMRA's National Winter Ales Festival was held in the historic Roundhouse at Derby's Pride Park. The Roundhouse dates from 1839 and has been restored at a cost of £46 million as a conference venue

Added: Friday, February 21st 2014

Dunham Porter from the Dunham Massey Brewery in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, was named Champion Winter Beer of Britain at CAMRA's National Winter Ales festival held in the Roundhouse in Derby. Pictured: beer festival organiser Gillian Hough

Added: Wednesday, February 19th 2014

The crisis at giant pubco Punch Taverns deepens as the group -- with debts totalling £2.3bn -- has been forced to abandon talks with shareholders. If no agreement is reached, the group could be forced into administration and tenants would lose an estimated £20,00 each in lost deposits. Pictured: famous Roscoe Head in Liverpool, owned by Punch

Added: Saturday, February 15th 2014

The Swan with Two Necks in the village of Pendleton in Lancashire has won the prestigious National Pub of the Year award from CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. The Swan beat off competition from pubs throughout the country. Landlord Steve Dilworth has run the pub for 27 years, features Copper Dragon ales as his house beers and says the secret of his success is "talking to the barrels"

Added: Wednesday, February 12th 2014

Research by CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, reveals that two pubs a week closed in 2012 as a result of takeovers by giant supermarkets. Tesco is by far the worst offender. CAMRA is calling on the government to close a loophole in the law that allows pubs to be turned in to other premises without planning permission

Added: Thursday, February 6th 2014

Burton MP Andrew Griffiths said at the opening of a new £7m bottling line at Marston's that Chancellor George Osborne had told him his Treasury team is looking at the possibility of a further cut in duty in this year's Budget

Added: Saturday, February 1st 2014