The Great British Beer Festival, taking place this week at Olympia London, has tripled its wine and gin offering this year to keep up with demand following a successful debut last year. The festival, which boasts 1000+ beers from 250 ...

Despite recent fears that the gin bubble may have burst, the WSTA’s latest Market Report shows that the rise and rise of gin in the UK is, in fact, continuing at an even greater pace. Latest figures show that, domestically, ...

The demand for no alcohol and low alcohol beer is growing as fewer people are drinking alcoholic drinks , particularly among the “millennial” age group who are choosing not to drink alcohol or reducing their alcohol intake. According to Robinsons ...

He may have won the Tour de France, been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year, won two Olympic gold medals and a Commonwealth gold but Geraint Thomas has finally achieved the ultimate honour in brewing his very own beer ...

Gin sales have rocketed 56% by value in a year, new research from CGA reveals—and the number of people drinking pink gin has more than doubled. A report into major current gin trends based on CGA’s drinks data and insights, ...

A mixologist from Newcastle upon Tyne has been voted the second best mixologist in the world and top in the UK in a world-wide gin-making competition. Joseph Miller, a bartender at Blackfriars Restaurant on Friars Street in Newcastle, beat 272 ...

Spirits producers across the UK are gearing up to dramatically increase production over the next 12 months amid signs that the boom in UK spirits is set to continue, according to research conducted by a campaigning alliance launched this week. ...

New pub management company Blackrose has today launched The Anchor Bexley, the first pub in its portfolio to have undergone a major refurbishment to give it a new look and feel that reflects the Blackrose vision and brand. The refurbishment ...

Entries now open to find the best in Training and People Development in the licensed trade  The BII have  announced that the National Innovation in Training Awards competition for 2019 is now live, with finalists once again hosted at the ...

A “pattern of poor weather” has had an “inevitable effect” on the performance of Young’s pub company. In a trading update for the 13 weeks to 2 July 2019 the company said like-for-like sales were 2.1% for the period compared ...