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UK Beer News
The latest from UK beer, breweries and pubs, with sourced news briefs and independent reporting from The Hopper Reviews.


Draught volumes climb in pubs as autumn trading broadens across locations
Average rate of sale rose 3% compared with September 2025, with the uptick attributed to unusually warm weather, as well as Premier League and Champions League

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9 hours ago


Pub groups back Hero IPA drive to support Help for Heroes
Brakspear, Punch Pubs & Co, Stonegate Group, Craft Union Pub Company and Admiral Taverns have joined the Hero IPA fundraising drive, making the 4% ABV British I

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18 hours ago


Urban Pubs to open third Bat & Ball at Tower Hill site
London-based Urban Pubs & Bars is opening its third Bat & Ball venue in Tower Hill, in an 8,500 sq ft neo-Gothic building that was formerly the UK's first BrewD

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2 days ago


FyneFest 2027 set to return with 100 beers and weekend events
FyneFest is set to return to the Fyne Ales farm in Argyll from 4-6 June 2027. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 30 October 2026, with prices held at 2026 leve

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2 days ago


Allsopp’s revival brews a modern take on historic IPA
Allsopp’s has launched Allsopp’s IPA, a 4.4% ABV cask ale inspired by the 1822 Burton recipe. Brewed with UK Golden Promise malt and Challenger hops, it’s a dar

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2 days ago


Four regional pubs shortlisted for CAMRA National Pub of the Year
CAMRA has named four regional winners as national Pub of the Year finalists for 2026. The contenders are Turks Head in St Helens, Countryman’s Inn in Hunton, th

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2 days ago


Harvey’s Brewery secures front-of-shirt sponsorship with Lewes FC
Harvey’s Brewery has become the official front-of-shirt sponsor of Lewes FC’s men’s first team, extending a long-running local collaboration. Harvey’s has brewe

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2 days ago


Whitstable’s Sailing Yacht Cormorant to take part in Rolex Middle Sea Race
Shepherd Neame and The Old Neptune's licensee Darren Wilton are sponsoring the Sailing Yacht Cormorant for the 2026 Rolex Middle Sea Race, which starts in Malta

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2 days ago


Heriot-Watt's new brewing centre could boost Scotland's economy and jobs
A proposed £35m Centre for Advanced Brewing and Distilling at Heriot-Watt University could generate about £53.4m a year for Scotland’s economy, BiGGAR Economics

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3 days ago


Travellers Inn marks 20 years in Ossett Brewery’s pub group
The Travellers Inn, a late 18th century pub in Hipperholme, is celebrating 20 years in Ossett Brewery’s pub group. The building needed substantial investment wh

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3 days ago
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