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The Tamworth Tap, a brewpub opened just five years ago, has won CAMRA's coveted Pub of the Year award. The Tap is based in a 16th century building overlooking Tamworth Castle and offers beers from eight handpulls along with pub games and many other activities.

Added: Friday, January 13th 2023

Suffolk-based brewer and retailer Greene King has invested heavily in 36-pint casks called pins for its seasonal ale. This will enable publicans to offer a range of cask ales in good condition that it's hoped will invigorate the sector and bring new and younger drinkers to real ale. The small containers will cut back on wasted beer

Added: Wednesday, January 11th 2023

A Hampshire pub dating from 1721 has been given the top Pub Savings Award by the Campaign for Real Ale. The Plough Inn closed in 2015 but local people raIsed money through donations, grants and a community share scheme to buy the pub and restore it. The runner-up in the awards is the Three Horseshoes in Helions Bumpstead in Essex

Added: Monday, December 26th 2022

Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool FC, is also the ambassador for the German wheat beer Erdinger in Britain. As a result of the collaboration, Erdinger is now the biggest-selling imported wheat beer in the country. It's brewed with malts grown on farms near the brewery and with hops from the Hallertau region.

Added: Monday, December 19th 2022

It's time for Xmas beers with some splendid examples from regional and independent breweries, including Harvey's in Lewes, Sussex, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Christmas Ale.

Added: Wednesday, December 14th 2022

Timothy Taylor's Brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire, has seen a big jump in sales of Landlord Best Bitter, which is now the second biggest selling cask beer in the country. There has also been big increases in beer sales from such independent brewers as St Austell and Wadworth.

Added: Sunday, December 11th 2022

The 26th edition of Fuller's Vintage Ale sold out as soon as bottles hit the shelves but it's due to be back in Waitrose on 26 October and is also available from the brewery's online shop. The new vintage includes a new English hop called Emperor. The beer is also on sale on draught in a small selection of Fuller's pubs.

Added: Wednesday, October 19th 2022

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

Jennings Brewery in Cumbria is to close as a result of a decision by owners Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company. This follows on the heels of the decision in June by Heineken to close the Caledonian Brewery in Heineken. And now Heineken has taken complete control of Beavertown in Nortrh London

Added: Wednesday, September 7th 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