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CBC Registration Is Now Open

Registration for the 2016 Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America, May 3-6 in Philadelphia, is now open. Register here and join 13,500 of your brewing industry peers this spring! Register now » Early registration runs until March 17. Save money—register now. Visit CraftBrewersConference.com for registration fees and details. • Technical seminars for brewers • Education […]

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Perthshire Brewery’s Beer-illiant Success at SIBA Awards

Inveralmond Brewery, one of Scotland’s leading craft beer producers, are celebrating after their award winning portfolio of bottled beers swept up once again in 5 out of the 15 categories at the recent SIBA Scotland Regional awards. The Brewery claimed two victories for their runaway success, The Inspiration Series Rascal London Porter, with a Bronze […]

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Beavertown’s Jenn Merrick wins British Guild of Beer Writer’s ‘Brewer of the Year’

Photo: Logan Plant (Founder) and Jenn Merrick (Head Brewer) of Beavertown Brewery. Jenn Merrick the head brewer of Beavertown Brewery, based in Tottenham Hale, North London, last night walked away with the prestigious British Guild of Beer Writer’s ‘Brewer of the Year’. The award, chosen by a panel of judges from the British Guild of […]

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The Year in Beer: U.S. Brewery Count Reaches All-Time High of 4,144

2015 Craft Beer in Review from the Brewers Association Reveals Historic Number of Breweries in U.S.; Most Since 1800s Boulder, CO • December 2, 2015—The total number of U.S. breweries reached a record level in 2015, according to a year-end review from the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers. […]

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Beer lovers flock in their thousands to annual festival

Over 3,000 people packed the wine cellars and vaults of St Austell Brewery at the weekend for the 17th annual Celtic Beer Festival. With four bars serving from 11am until 11pm, and live music and entertainment throughout the day, revellers were treated to a wide selection of beers, ales, stouts and lagers to sample. Alongside […]

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Dram Fine Beer Collaboration Tastes Good

A deliciously Scottish collaboration between two leading Perthshire based craft producers, Inveralmond Brewery and Glenturret Distillery, has delivered the region’s first tipple to be aged in former whisky casks. Launching Ooskabeer Batch #1 at a wintery Perth’s St Andrews Day Festival Market at the weekend, spirits from both the Brewery and the Distillery were in […]

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SIBA Response to Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement Outlines Mixed Fortunes for the Beer Industry “Fifteen thousand pubs across the UK will benefit from the announcement that Small Business Rates Relief is to be extended for a further year, something which SIBA has called for together with the BBPA and ALMR. However the Government are giving with one hand and taking […]

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A century of Beer Sommeliers

Beer Academy’s top qualification hits 100 The number of Beer Sommeliers has reached the 100 milestone following a handful of recent accreditations by global beer education body the Beer Academy. Linda Sheehan of Barry Group in Ireland became the 100th Beer Sommelier after passing the final stage of the assessment at the Beer Academy offices […]

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