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Brewers have walked away with 254 medals from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado. 666 breweries from 48 states entered the 2012 competition. India Pale Ale and stronger versions were the talking point of the festival, along with a new category for Fresh Hop beers, using hops straight from the harvest. Image shows brewers at the awards ceremony

Added: Monday, October 15th 2012

Batemans Brewery in Lincolnshire has won a top prize and a six-month listing in Sainsbury's stores by winning the prestigious Great British Beer Hunt. for its Mocha Beer, brewed with the addition of coffee beans. Picture shows Nathan Wride and Jaclyn Bateman from the brewery with host of the event Olly Smith

Added: Tuesday, October 9th 2012

The Franciscan Well Brewery in Ireland's Second City plans a 10-fold expansion in order to export its stouts to the United States with its large Irish-American audience. Pictured are owner Shane Long (left) with head brewer Peter Lyall

Added: Sunday, October 7th 2012

The annual World Beer Awards has handed its top trophy to an American Pale Ale with additional awards going to a wide variety of categories, including Lager, Dark Beer, Pale Beer, Barley Wine and Flavoured Beer

Added: Saturday, September 29th 2012

In the annual Cask Report, author Pete Brown says that cask beer has shown great resilience and has grown its sales during a recession while the total beer market continues to decline. He urges more publicans to embrace the Try Before You Buy scheme to bring more drinkers in to the cask sector

Added: Friday, September 28th 2012

Pub operator Tony Brookes has surveyed high street beer prices before and after this year's budget and says supermarkets are selling beer so cheaply that it would be more profitable for publicans to buy from them instead of breweries

Added: Wednesday, September 26th 2012

Beer's answer to Beaujolais Nouveau will be on show at Canterbury's Food & Drink Festival next week as brewers showcase special brews made with hops straight from the fields

Added: Sunday, September 23rd 2012

CAMRA -- the Campaign for Real Ale -- has won support from 100,000 beer lovers who have signed an e-petition that will lead to a parliamentary debate on the Beer Duty Escalator that increases the price of a pint every year. CAMRA chairman Colin Valentine (left) has hailed the result as a great victory for beer drinkers

Added: Thursday, September 20th 2012

There'll be music and drinking in Pilsen in October as Pilsner Urquell marks 170 years since the original golden lager was first brewed. Brewmaster Vaclav Berka (pictured) will tap wooden casks of unfiltered beer as part of the celebrations

Added: Wednesday, September 19th 2012

Chris France (left) and Mark Roberts aim to revolutionise beer retailing with a special online service for lovers of craft and global beer. In Barnsley, Acorn Brewery has won a top award for a pub that opened just a year ago. The Beer Academy names Jane Peyton as its first London Beer Sommelier. Saltaire Brewery wants photos to celebrate the Great British Pub

Added: Monday, September 17th 2012