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Brew York re-releases Kammy collaboration

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/02/brew-york-chris-kamara-0626/

Published: June 2, 2026 11:38

With the World Cup imminent, Brew York are re-releasing Kammy’s Un-Beer-Lievable lager, a collaboration with former player, manager and TV pundit Chris Kamara. As well as quenching the thirst of football fans, the beer will help to raise money and…

Packaging costs affect Theakston profits

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/02/theakston-results-0626/

Published: June 2, 2026 10:36

Yorkshire-based T&R Theakston has reported continued growth in its latest annual report, for the year ending 31st December, 2025. The family-controlled business, which will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2027, saw turnover increase to £9.2m for the…

John Barnes reprises World Cup cheerleader role

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/02/greene-king-world-cup-0626/

Published: June 2, 2026 06:03

John Barnes is taking a lead role in a Greene King campaign to encourage Brits to ditch watching football at home this summer. It comes as new research reveals that two-thirds of fans (67%) say watching matches socially boosts their mood, compared to…

Vibrant Forest partner with tour company

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/grape-grain-tours-0626/

Published: June 1, 2026 19:23

Grape & Grain Tours, an award-winning drinks day tour operator established in 2018, has announced its summer schedule across Surrey and Hampshire. The itinerary features new and exclusive vineyard, brewery, and distillery experiences, plus new…

Women’s Collaboration Brew Day breaks records

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/iwcbd-2026-results-0626/

Published: June 1, 2026 15:38

International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day delivered its biggest year yet, the organising team have announced. Participants in an International Women’s Collaboration Brew at Brew York. Photograph: Brew York Eighty-eight brew days took place across the UK…

Queer Brewing announces closure date

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/queer-brewing-closure-0626/

Published: June 1, 2026 14:55

Queer Brewing, the UK’s first queer and trans-owned brewery, has announced it will close its doors at the end of July. Established in 2019, the company also operates a taproom at its base in East London. It was named diversity champion of the year at the…

Defying Gravity — a Cornish connection with Aus Fest

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/mason-aus-fest-0626/

Published: June 1, 2026 07:56

Mason Brewing Co is one of six UK breweries chosen to collaborate with Australian breweries for the launch of Aus Fest 2026. They have teamed up with Brisbane’s Aether Brewing for the first ever edition of the festival, creating Defying Gravity — an 8.2%…

Marking 50th anniversary of Norfolk CAMRA

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/31/norfolk-camra-anniversary-0526/

Published: May 31, 2026 08:07

A summer of celebration has been planned to mark 50 years of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in Norfolk. From trips out to the Norfolk pubs featured in the Good Beer Guide 50 years ago, to walking tours, there are lots of events coming up. The highlight…

Administrators appointed to Redemption Brewing

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/30/redemption-brewing-0526/

Published: May 30, 2026 07:33

Redemption Brewing Co, in Tottenham, London, has gone into administration. This follows a winding-up petition presented earlier in the year. The move is, alas, unsurprising at a time when businesses across the spectrum of hospitality are facing huge cost…

Hospitality bookings up for Champions League final

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/champions-league-bookings-0526/

Published: May 29, 2026 14:53

New data from Access Hospitality shows demand for the Champions League final has surged ahead of tomorrow’s match, with bookings currently tracking 1,300% above the previous weekend. The findings suggest that pubs, bars, and hospitality venues across the…

Festivale will raise funds for RNLI

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/great-newsome-festivale-0526/

Published: May 29, 2026 14:22

Great Newsome Brewery’s popular beer, food and music ‘Festivale’ will be returning to their farm near Hull, on 19th and 20th June. Now in its ninth year, following a Glastonbury-style break in 2025, the event welcomes up to 1,000 people over the two days,…

Make extra time for American craft beer this summer

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/ba-world-cup-0526/

Published: May 29, 2026 05:58

Lotte Peplow, Brewers Association’s American craft beer ambassador, looks at how best to combine World Cup football with US craft beer Photographs: Brewers Association Beer and football go together like VAR and arguments, so with the World Cup kicking off…

Exeter unveil alcohol-free version of Darkness

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/exeter-af-darkness-0526/

Published: May 29, 2026 05:42

Exeter Brewery has launched a new low-alcohol version of Darkness stout, one of its best-known beers. It’s in response to growing demand for full-flavour alternatives with lower strength. Darkness Low is a 0.5% ABV stout based on Darkness, the brewery’s…

Plantable beer mats accompany impact report

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/st-austell-impact-report-0526/

Published: May 29, 2026 05:18

St Austell Brewery is launching its latest impact report in a bold and practical way, rolling out biodegradable, plantable beer mats across its South West pub estate. Following the launch of its first sustainability strategy — Crafting a Brighter Future —…

Opinion: What brewers can learn from high-profile failures

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/brewery-insolvencies-0526/

Published: May 29, 2026 04:42

Pamela Muir, insolvency partner at Thorntons, asks what the collapse of BrewDog and Innis & Gunn tells the UK craft brewing industry This summer should, by rights, be a good one for UK craft brewers. A packed calendar of live sport, long evenings, and a…

Cyclists raising funds for hospitality charities

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/28/pedalling-to-pubs-0526/

Published: May 28, 2026 06:25

More than 60 bike riders from across the pub and hospitality sector are gearing up for a 270km cycling challenge to raise funds for industry charities. Participants in last year’s Pedalling to Pubs Challenge The team of cyclists are taking on the Pedalling…

Bringing the history of Timmermans to life

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/27/lambicus-experience-center-0526/

Published: May 27, 2026 12:47

A new Lambicus Experience Center at Timmermans — the world’s oldest lambic brewery — has been officially opened. The Lambicus Experience Center is officially inaugurated in the presence of: government minister Ben Weyts; Tom Dehaene, deputy of the province…

‘Cider Done Right’ campaign gets under way

https://beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/27/sandford-cider-campaign-0526/

Published: May 27, 2026 10:00

The craft cider category has seen strong growth over the last 12 months, and Devon-based Sandford Orchards is reporting record sales and new retail listings. And now the company has launched a ‘Cider Done Right’ multi-media campaign to try to bring its…