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World Beer Cup names Best Beers of 2023

The Brewers Association (BA) – the not-for-profit trade group dedicated to promoting and protecting America’s small and independent craft brewers – recognised 307 winners during the 2023 World Beer Cup (WBC) awards ceremony on May 10, 2023 The best beers in 103 beer categories covering 176 different beer styles (including…


Wild Card named SIBA Brewery Business of the Year

After 11 years in the business, as one of the new wave of microbreweries in Walthamstow, the Wild Card team have been awarded Brewery of the Year at the Society of Independent Brewers Association’s Business Awards 2023 Wild Card’s director, William Harris, said, “I’m delighted to win the award –…


1872 Porter named Champion Winter Beer

Elland Brewery has scooped Gold in CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Britain (CWBOB) competition with their 1872 Porter for the fourth time Following more than a year of local tasting panels and regional heats, Elland’s 1872 Porter was named overall champion, with accredited European Beer Consumers Union beer judge and chair of the…


South Oxfordshire Brewery acquires White Horse Brewery

South Oxfordshire Brewery, the fast-growing beer maker led by James Tomlinson, has acquired its neighbouring White Horse Brewery for an undisclosed sum The deal sees South Oxfordshire Brewery – known locally as SOX – acquire the entire interest in the business from White Horse’s longstanding group of shareholders, which includes…


Finalists named in PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards

Fifteen pubs have been named as finalists in the Community Pub Hero Awards, organised by PubAid and the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) and sponsored by Matthew Clark The awards attracted a total of 200 entries, including 70 from MPs who nominated pubs in their constituencies. The finalists all impressed…


Industry Bodies Call For More Support for Pubs

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have called on the Chancellor for further support ahead of the Spring Statement in March. The pressure from soaring inflation and ever rising costs across their businesses over the past year has seen pubs forced to…