Industry Briefing

Indie Rabble has been named New Brewery of the Year at the 2026 Brewers Choice Awards, held at The Big Penny Social in London as part of Brewers Congress.
The Windsor brewery, founded in 2023, beat fellow finalists Bearwood and Colbier to take the …

If you listened to my recent conversation with Dean Baker from Baker’s Dozen Brewery, you’ll know that awards have been an important part of the brewery’s journey.
So it was great to see the brewery pick up a string of results at the SIBA East Indi…

Timothy Taylor’s has launched its first major brand refresh in more than a decade, updating its logo, pump clips, glassware and bottles while keeping its beers, recipes and brewing approach unchanged.
More importantly, the refresh sits alongside a …

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SIBA's latest Brewery Tracker shows that the rate of UK brewery closures slowed significantly during the first half of 2026.
Net closures averaged less than one brewery a week between January and June, compared with almost three a week d…

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Cask ale has traditionally been associated with older generations, but there are signs that younger drinkers are developing a new interest in it.
The Financial Times reports that Gen Z consumers are being attracted by cask's heritage, cr…

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CAMRA is facing a difficult period, with its membership falling to an eight-year low and the organisation reporting a pre-tax loss of almost £800,000 for the year to November 2025.
The organisation has also cancelled the Great British Be…