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Nicholson's Inns nationwide beer festival, which runs from 24 March to 19 April, will feature an IPA specially brewed by Truman's in East London in collaboration with writer and broadcaster Danny Wallace, whose new novel Who Is Tom Ditto? will be published next month. Danny is pictured in Truman's Brewery at Hackney Wick

Added: Thursday, March 20th 2014

A penny off the price of a pint, announced today by Chancellor George Osborne has been hailed by both consumers and brewers as another shot in the arm for the fast-growing brewing industry and will help struggling pubs

Added: Wednesday, March 19th 2014

A beer festival in Wetherspoon's pubs nationwide will feature 10 beers from overseas brewers never before seen on cask in Britain. They include beers from the U.S., Australia and South Africa, and they will be joined by a range of British-brewed ales. Pictured: a group of the international brewers in the Crosse Keys in London

Added: Wednesday, March 19th 2014

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