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Dougal Sharp, founder of Innis & Gunn that has forged world-wide success with its beers aged in whisky barrels, has struck a new course with a Helles-style pale golden lager

Added: Tuesday, April 9th 2013

David Ashton-Hyde, from Heston Blumenthal's Hinds Head, has walked away with the top prize in Innis & Gunn's first Bartender's Choice competition. His Smoked Beer infused with Bourbon Oak and Maple Syrup wowed the judges in Edinburgh

Added: Saturday, April 6th 2013

A celebration of American craft beer will be staged in New York City in June as the industry experiences amazing growth. There will be beer-and-food pairings and the chance to meet top chefs and master brewers, including Brooklyn Brewery's Garrett Oliver (left)

Added: Wednesday, April 3rd 2013

A unique collaboration between Dogfish Head craft brewery in the U.S. and Charles Wells of Britain has created an India Pale Ale based on an American beer recreated in the Bedford brewery

Added: Wednesday, April 3rd 2013

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has launched a month-long celebration of the British pub to encourage more people to use them following the scrapping of the Beer Duty Escalator. Pictured: the Baum, Rochdale, CAMRA's national pub of the year

Added: Tuesday, April 2nd 2013

Lacons, a much-missed name in Norfolk brewing, will reopen in May and its beers will be launched at the Norwich City of Ale celebration. Image shows the Great Yarmouth brewery in the early 20th century

Added: Saturday, March 30th 2013

Following the 'phenomenal success' of its 2012 Single Hop programme, Marston's will offer six beers for 2013 using hops from England, New Zealand and the United Sates, all offering a wide range of aromas and flavour

Added: Thursday, March 28th 2013

The Ivy House in Nunhead, south London, which has featured such music stars as Elvis Costello and Joe Strummer, has been saved by local people after giant pub company Enterprise Inns sold it. An action group got backing from English Heritage, which listed the building, and financial support from the Architectural Heritage Fund

Added: Wednesday, March 27th 2013

Working with beer sommelier Jane Peyton, Ilkley Brewery in Yorkshire has dug deep in to history to produce a beer infused with pine needles -- a style that recalls the ales made by Norse people centuries ago

Added: Wednesday, March 27th 2013

In the wake of last week's budget decrease in beer duty and the scrapping of the duty escalator, the Wetherspoon pub chain will cut the price of its beer. But founder Tim Martin (pictured) is also calling for a reduction in VAT so pubs can compete more favourably with supermarkets

Added: Monday, March 25th 2013