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Lacons Brewery in Great Yarmouth was once a powerhouse in East Anglia, supplying beer as far as London. In the 1960s it fell victim to Whitbread, which closed the site in 1968. But now Lacons and its falcon symbol are flying again on a new site that includes a brewery tap, visitor centre and a museum that traces the history of a company established in 1760. At the end of May a horse-drawn dray took the first batch of Lacons beer to the opening of the City of Ale festival in Norwich

Added: Wednesday, June 5th 2013

Shepherd Neame, Britain's oldest brewer based in Kent, has recreated a pale ale from the early 19th century that proves the style was not confined to Burton-on-Trent

Added: Saturday, May 18th 2013

West London brewer Fuller's has signed an exclusive deal with the top Belgian Trappist monastic brewer to launch Chimay Gold on draught in the UK.

Added: Tuesday, May 14th 2013

Enter Shikari, the Alternative Rock band with musicians drawn from St Albans, are keen beer drinkers. They have teamed up with Signature Brew based in London to launch their own beer Sssnakepit. The beer will be available at the group's concerts. Oliver Wolffe reports

Added: Monday, May 13th 2013

Wye Valley launches bottle-conditioned beer using UK-grown Cascade hops; a new beer from the Belgian Chimay Trappist brewery, Gold, will be launched by Butcombe Brewery at Bristol's food and drink festival; Brain's Cardiff brewery launches collaborative IPA with beer reviewer Simon Martin; Newcastle United supporters' special brew to aid cancer charity; US home-brewing now legal in all 50 states

Added: Friday, May 10th 2013

Simon Moore, landlord of the Chequers in Witney, Oxfordshire -- the prime minister's constituency -- faces losing his job and his home as a result of the crippling rents imposed by his landlord, Enterprise Inns. According to Greg Mulholland MP and the GMB trade union, the case proves the need for reform of the giant pubcos

Added: Tuesday, May 7th 2013

Unite, Britain's biggest trade union, has joined the campaign to stop pubs closing and communities withering

Added: Tuesday, May 7th 2013

The Jolly Angler in Reading was closed and boarded up by enterprise Inns. Now it's a flourishing pub free of the pubco tie. It was used as the launch pad for a major campaign that seeks a fair deal for tenants struggling with high prices and rents at the hands of the giant pubcos

Added: Friday, May 3rd 2013

Brakspear Special, one of the corner-stones of the historic Brakspear Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, is making a welcome return as the pub company that bears the former brewery's name opens a micro-brewing plant in the riverside town. Photo show Brakspear's chief executive Tom Davies (left) with brewer Malcolm Mayo

Added: Thursday, May 2nd 2013

Starting this weekend, May will see a number of key beer talks and tastings, several featuring Roger Protz, including the Lord Clifden in Birmingham (pictured), Elgood's Brewery in Wisbech, and Meantime in Greenwich.. Meantime Brewery is joining forces with Young's pubs in London and Surrey for a series of beer-and-food events in May

Added: Tuesday, April 30th 2013