Category: Long Reads
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The power of brand identity

The brands that succeed will be those with the clearest understanding of who they are, what they stand for and how to express that consistently
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Streamline your software

Brewery Management Software (BMS) is no longer a luxury tool reserved for corporate regional giants; it has become the vital central nervous system of any
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Summer Report 2026 | Yeast

Just what are thiols? And just how can we debunk them? In this article Alix Blease from Lallemand highlights the key findings in recent papers
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Summer Report 2026 | Hops

The development of new hops, and the health of existing crops, play an integral role in the beers we brew. Here, Barth Haas share their
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Summer Report 2026 | Sales

With the latest heatwave coming to an end but another on the horizon, consumers are turning to particular styles to quench their thirst. And for
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Summer Report 2026 | Grain

The global beer malt market is set to grow at CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 6.4% over the next seven years to £6.2 billion,
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Remembering Alex Lawes

In March of this year the global brewing community lost one of its most-loved figures. Alex Lawes, the revered and respected co-founder of Dublin’s Whiplash
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Homebrew Hero | Jim Rangeley

One of the UK’s most regarded brewers, Jim Rangeley is known for his ability to brew a wealth of different beer styles. But it’s his
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Dear John | Stick to a beer

When you’re out for a beer do you mix things up or find one you like and remain with it? John Keeling, recovering from a
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Preparing the perfect pint of cask

A beautiful pint of perfectly conditioned cask beer is one of life’s great joys. But just how do we prepare the perfect pint? Paul Davies,
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Building a sustainable future

Sustainable print and packaging help beer producers reduce impact, meet customer expectations, manage risk, and build stronger, future-ready brands. Here are some helping you do
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Do the right thing, not the loud thing

Sustainability has become one of the loudest conversations in packaging. Claims are bold, language is big, and pressure to be seen as “green” is everywhere.
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How a Scottish Brewery rethought the IPA

When Wasted Degrees switched to multi-strain kveik yeast, they didn’t just change their fermentation profile — they cut their dry hop rate, improved their yield,
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Are UK breweries keeping their cool?

Steve Ennis, manufacturing sector manager for Aggreko, unpacks the findings of company’s latest temperature control survey, and maps out future cooling strategies for the sector
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Stop selling beer, Start building fandom

In a consolidating market, liquid alone will not secure your future. Community will. The breweries that survive the next decade won’t just make good beer.
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Spring Report 2026 | Yeast

Re-pitching is an obvious step towards a more efficient brewery and when using quality products, a better beer. In this article Andrew Paterson, the technical
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Spring Report 2026 | Grain

Every new crop year brings change. Differences in growing conditions influence barley quality which can, in turn, affect malting behaviour. This can then have an
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Spring Report 2026 | Hops

A new programme is testing science-backed solutions to address climate change and hops together. From extreme weather to increasing temperatures, climate change poses a significant
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North America | A new normal

The North American beer sector has experienced great changed in the last 18 months. There have been brewery closures but a wealth of of new
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Bringing systems together at Siren

As breweries grow, the systems that once held everything together can quickly become the thing that slows them down. Separate platforms for sales, stock, reporting
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How your customers could be spending more

Did you know that according to a study by Deloitte Digital customers spend 62% more when their buying experiences are consistently positive? Here Premier Systems
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Innovations in Ingredients

With breweries under mounting pressure to control costs, improve sustainability and reduce waste, there are ingredients innovations on hand to help. Especially when it comes
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Remembering Des de Moor | Dear John

Des de Moor, the storied beer writer, tour guide, walk leader, tutored tasting host and Accredited Beer Sommelier, sadly passed away earlier this month. Here
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Here’s my Beer | Dark Arches

I’m not 100% sure this is the definitive first version of the Black IPA I brewed in my kitchen, but it’s in-line with the recipe
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Homebrew Hero | Brian Dickson

The technical director and co-founder of one of the UK’s best breweries, Brian Dickson’s journey in beer has taken in Huddersfield, Kent, Leeds and more.
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German brewery upgrades brewhouse operation

The Distelhäuser brewery, based in Tauber Franconia, Germany has undertaken a brewhouse upgrade that includes a new lauter tun which significantly increases process reliability, efficiency
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Winter Report 2025 | Hops

In the 2025 hop year, the global hop harvest was lower than in 2024. The following overview from Barth Haas shows the most important figures
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Winter Report 2025 | Sales

November beer sales were cause for optimism in the on-trade, reports CGA by NIQ Average beer sales in managed venues in the week to 8
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Winter Report 2025 | Grain

With 2025 drawing to a close Robin Appel, the director of warminster maltings, delivers some timely advice for UK brewers. “The second worst harvest on
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Winter Report 2025 | Yeast

Selected through applied fermentation science, LalBrew House Ale demonstrates that flavour and performance need not be at odds. Richard Priess from Escarpment Labs explains why.
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Turning waste into resource | CO2

In working with process equipment manufacturer Dalum Beverage Equipment, Edinburgh’s Stewart Brewing has invested in a sustainable, in-house CO2 solution that has turned CO2 waste into
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Cut CO2 reliance and boost brewing efficiency

Through the adoption of sustainable industrial gas solutions breweries can reduce their reliance on carbon dioxide (CO2). Here Andrew Butler, business development manager for Industrial
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West-side Story | Thames Side Brewery

Having celebrated its 10th anniversary last autumn thames side brewery, in staines-upon-thames, has become a local institution. Not just for fans of great beer but
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A long time in the making | Dear John

This year Fuller’s in West London celebrated its 180th anniversary. And to mark this most special of occasions the brewery released a number of new
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Brew My Beer | English Bitter

An award-winning homebrew recipe, this 3.5% bitter is brewed with a combination of Bramling cross and Challenger hops as well as Maris Otter. Neptune Brewery
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Homebrew Hero | Les O’ Grady

A business and a relationship forged in Liverpool, Neptune brewery celebrated its 10th birthday this year. Here, co-founder Les O’ Grady discusses his early days
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Why inclusion matters in UK brewing

For UK brewers and distillers, this is a moment of opportunity. By embracing inclusion with clarity and purpose, the industry can unlock innovation, reach wider
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Rethinking adjuncts in brewing

As the brewing industry evolves, so too has the perception of adjuncts.  Once viewed by some as little more than cost-cutting measures, adjuncts are now
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15 years young | Redwillow Brewery

A career change that would spawn countless classic beers, Redwillow Brewery is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2025. Here brewery co-founder Toby McKenzie shares some
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Safety and the brewing process

Gas safety is an issue that is attracting growing focus, not least with the increased use of new and more environmentally sustainable practices and materials.
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Autumn Report 2025 | Sales

The UK beer market is expected to grow both in volume and value over the next decade, reaching a value of nearly £6billion by 2035,
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Autumn Report 2025 | Grain

With the year drawing to a close, here are some malt varieties likely to enter the market as we head into 2026 and beyond. Earlier
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Autumn Report 2025 | Hops

When it came to brewing a new West Coast IPA, Estonia’s Põhjala utilised a wealth of hop products instead of traditional T90 hop pellets from
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Autumn Report 2025 | Yeast

Whether it’s milk, barrel-aged, imperial, nitro or pastry; let Alix Blease at Lallemand guide you through the stout brewing process as we head into shorter
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Brewdog upgrades cellar operation

BrewDog has undertaken a cellar upgrade project that has included focusing on its yeast viability. The Scottish brewery has replaced traditional lobe pumps with MasoSine
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Raising SEIS/EIS – What’s the deal?

If you’re scrolling LinkedIn with a focus on the UK food and drink scene you’ve likely seen founders stating they’re “Raising SEIS/EIS” but what does
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Brewing change together

Rachel Auty believes in collaboration, community, and the power of collective energy to help make the world a better place. In this piece, the founder
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Homebrew Hero | Alex (Alejandro) Troncoso

Lost and Grounded Brewers, the award-winning Bristol-based brewery, will celebrate their 10th anniversary next year. Established by Alex Troncoso and his partner Annie Clements, they’ve
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Tapping into sustainable energy 

Liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and its renewable counterpart, BioLPG, can offer practical solutions for breweries. In this article, Niall Parkin, sustainable fuels product manager at
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Brewing | Finding the right AI blend

With the adoption of AI accelerating the drinks industry is poised to benefit significantly from its ever-growing number of applications. Mohib Rahmani, managing principal and
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Brewing in the age of data

How can you turn your brewery’s data into your greatest asset? here Magnus Valmot, CEO of Plaato, argues that breweries that know their numbers make
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Choosing the right hose for brewing

For a superior end product when brewing, attention to detail matters. From the ingredients to the equipment selected, your brew is crafted and handpicked by
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A week in my life | Miranda Hudson

Since officially opening their doors in 2019, the team at Duration Brewing have gone on to establish the business as one of the UK’s finest
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Summer Report 2025 | Hops

Brewers shouldn’t be afraid to try something new. These tools aren’t here to replace tradition— they’re here to help you explore it in new ways,
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Summer Report 2025 | Grain

The supply chain, our relationship with the farmers and our old friend- uk weather – are all points that Robin Appel, the director of Warminster
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Summer Report 2025 | Sales

Which styles are selling well at some of the uk’s finest bottleshops and what would these businesses like to see breweries improve upon, too? Brewery
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Summer Report 2025 | Yeast

Brewing hop-forward non-alcoholic beers demands new thinking, explains Dave Shapiro, product developer at EvodiaBio. Traditional dry hopping techniques, designed for full-strength brewing, fall short when
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The overlooked branding power of keg collars

From elevating brand consistency and improving trade relationships to supporting sustainable values and providing operational clarity, there’s a lot more to the keg collar than
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Dear John | The Generation Game

Beer changes but why, and how? There are numerous reasons with some positive and some much less so, explains John Keeling. Does each generation rediscover
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Homebrew Hero | Mike Clayton-Jones

A passion that turned profession. The story of Mike Clayton-Jones, co-founder of Double-Barrelled, will resonate with many. Here he shares a wealth of his formative
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Quality and consistency at the core

With quality and consistency remaining at the core of its customers, analytical equipment business QCL says it continues to focus on brewing chemistry to serve
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A spotlight on package analysis

Despite seeing budgets squeezed, there is an ongoing focus on package analysis for quality (dissolved oxygen) from breweries according to Jonathan Lowe, UK industry sales
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Quality parameters and how to test them

Rapid FT-IR technology enables brewers to test key parameters throughout the brewing process, gain full control of your fermentation process and save time, energy and
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Flavours and where to find them

From brewers and buyers, to bartenders and bottle shop workers, there is an increasing need for staff to be educated on the broad range of
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Creating a sustainable industry

Why should we have to do it? As if we haven’t been put through enough financial and emotional stress the last few years. Beer duty
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Biomass Boilers: Feasible or fantasy?

What is biomass technology and just how feasible is it for your brewery? Here Chris Lewington, the founder of Brew Resourceful, investigates both the economic,
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Spring Report | Yeast

Lalbrew Pomona is the newest yeast in the Lallemand LalBrew range, selected by Escarpment Labs in Canada. The strain was chosen for its ability to
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Spring Report | Grain

With barley the primary raw material used in malting across the world, any fluctuation in the price of barley have a direct impact on malt
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Spring Report | Hops

In an evolving ingredients landscape, flowable hop extracts can capture hop aroma attributes while delivering them to your beer in easy-to-pour bottles. And here, the
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Spring Report | Sales

What styles are selling well and what beers are selling less so in UK bottleshops? Read on to find out. Recent figures from UHY Hacker
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Wye Valley Brewery: 40 Years Young 

Reaching an important milestone in any business is a real achievement. It’s the culmination of hard work, commitment and the result of providing a quality
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Here’s My Beer | Kevin Robinson 

Here is one of Kevin’s early homebrew recipes, inspired by the London porters of the 1800s—Dark Castle Porter. This recipe later evolved into Black Forest
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Homebrew Hero | Kevin Robinson 

In starting Vibrant Forest, Kevin Robinson helped create a much-loved brewery. But before the Hampshire brewery there was a rich homebrewing journey, which he shares
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The key to effective canning

A good mobile operator will collaborate with you through the business lifecycle – supporting you long after volumes have justified taking packaging operations in house,
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Winter Report | Grain

For Robin Appel, managing director of Warminster Maltings, this year’s weather pattern has raised some concerns. And with changing weather patterns come potential changes in
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Winter Report | Hops

In today’s beverage and brewing industry, digitalization, innovation, and sustainability are key drivers of change. Yet, perhaps even more critical is the pursuit of efficiency—using
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Winter Report | Yeast

With a high specification dried yeast, re-pitching becomes a possibility, and with it comes the potential for significant savings in annual yeast cost, explains Andrew
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Winter Report | Sales

As the global brewing industry continues to evolve and transform, one constant in recent years is the ongoing growth in the field of no- and
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Transforming brewery waste

The brewing process generates significant amounts of brewery waste and by-products. But what if these materials weren’t waste at all? Moorgate Finance is on hand
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Building flexibility into breweries 

To meet changing demands brewers can build flexibility into their existing spaces and introduce modular approaches. Here Chris Sparrow, director of architecture at NIRAS a
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Creating a sustainable brewery

As a relatively cheap, abundant and inert gas, nitrogen has many uses in the food and beverage sector for preservation, packing and transportation. A hybrid
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Bringing the flair back to the shelf

Peroni Nastro Azzurro has teamed up with Brand design agency Outlaw to unveil a new design for its secondary packaging. The brief was to highlight
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Branding | Creating a Winner 

Rebranding a brewery isn’t just about a fancy new logo—it’s about digging into what makes it truly stand out. At The Brand Weaver, they help
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Process Control in The Brewery

Process control in brewing is complex but essential. And by embracing modern technology, breweries can help elevate themselves above the competition, too.  When it comes
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Decoration | Why flexibility is key

When it comes to craft beer, cans remain the vessel of choice for countless breweries. And when it comes to canning your new creations, flexibility
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Canning on the Continent 

In Heineken’s Zoeterwoude brewery, the business trials a number of new products from brewing to packaging within its R&D plant. And recently, they invested a
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Homebrew Hero | Virginia Casadio 

Hailing from Ravenna in Italy, Virginia Casadio has carved out a career in brewing here in Britain. But despite brewing professionally, she still has a
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Homebrew Hero | Johnny Horn

As a long time homebrewer, Johnny Horn has been brewing professionally for some seven years. But prior to this he was an archaeologist specialising in
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Autumn Report | Grain

A changing drinking landscape means a lot of things but for Robin Appel, managing director of Warminster Maltings, it should encourage us, more than ever,
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Autumn Report | Hops

Intended to amplify hop aromatics and increase yield, hop oil products can excel at adding beautiful hop aroma anywhere pellets are normally used, including cold-side
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Autumn Report | Sales

As the demand of no and low beers continue to grow, let’s take a look a closer look at some of the trends driving this
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Autumn Report | Yeast

If you are a brewer, you know how important it is to have high-quality ingredients, equipment and expertise for your craft. You also know how
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Bringing beer to life

Cans are art pieces with Goodness Brewing and the London Craft Beer Festival. Here NOMOQ, which stands for NO Minimum Order Quantity, explain how earlier
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Canning Considerations

Canning lines play an essential role in the beer packaging process, offering numerous benefits that are pivotal for a brewery’s operational efficiency, product quality, and
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Revolutionising beverage quality

The beverage industry faces significant challenges in maintaining product quality during storage and transportation in the supply chain. Elevated temperature and mishandling can lead to
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People, Pints, Planet | Hobsons Brewery

When Hobsons, the award-winning, Shropshire-based brewery looked to revamp parts of its packaging operation it was told their specifications would never fit”. Here is Craig
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Packaging | Maximising Efficiencies

When Wye Valley Brewery in Bromyard, Herefordshire started planning their new packaging hall, it was important to maximise the flexibility of the packaging hall to
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Keep your beer safe without affecting taste

In the competitive world of beer, maintaining consistent quality is paramount. Here Ken Kershner, the global commercial director of Nuvonic, outlines how implementing UV treatment
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Time to utilise renewable energy

In an ever-changing environment, breweries can use renewable energy technologies to reduce their energy costs, minimize their carbon footprint, and enhance their sustainability profiles. In
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Transform your business

For breweries, digital transformation is not just about adopting new technologies; it’s about leveraging these technologies to enhance processes, improve product quality, streamline operations, and
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Summer Report | Yeast

Just what is mouthfeel and body, and can brewers achieve more of these desired qualities? Alix Blease, technical sales representative at Lallemand Brewing is on
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Summer Report | Sales

What type of beers and abvs are consumers enjoying in 2024 and which less so? And what’s behind such shifts? We spoke to some of
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Summer Report | Hops

What happens when you create brewing liquids using a proprietary, gentle method rather than the usual industry CO2 extraction process? You get a product that’s
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Summer Report | Grain

The darling ‘rains’ of May…not good for pub gardens, or beer sales, perhaps, but, this year, the rains in may have been a godsend to
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Boosting efficiencies at New Belgium Brewing

To boost transportation efficiency and streamlining waste management processes, Colorado-based New Belgium recently invested in a new drainage press. Here manufacturing firm Weima explain how
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UK logistics firm expands

A logistics firm that works along side a range of UK breweries to provide storage and logistics has announced a significant expansion. Nicwood Logistics Ltd has
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Comment | Becoming a B Corp brewery

An increasing number of breweries are putting social and environmental performance at the forefront of their business. And here, Dan Finn, brewery lead at Brabners,
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Fall back in love with packaging

Instead of simply looking at packaging as a business necessity, explore the profound impact that purposeful and creative packaging can have on your target audience,
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The importance of merchandise for your brewery

In the ever-evolving landscape of the brewing industry, where craftsmanship and sustainability converge, the importance of conscious choices extends beyond the brewing process to every
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Adapting to change with marketing

Compliance with ESG standards not only safeguards the future of the brewing business but also aligns it with the broader global movement towards environmentally conscious
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Branding | Its role in the beer you sell

While there’s no magic solution, effective brand, design, and marketing strategies strengthen a brewery’s connection with its audience and contribute to sustained success and sales,
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Enzymes: Making marginal bains 

As breweries reflect and review their financial performance, Iain Kelly, head of technical at Murphy&Son explains that when it comes to Enzymes, long term thinking
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Comment | Glass – A clear advantage 

In the world of beer packaging, the choice between glass and cans can significantly impact both the environment and the perceived quality of the product.
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Homebrew Hero | Jack Walker

As head brewer at Liverpool-based Azvex, Jack Walker is responsible for creating a raft of celebrated beers. Here’s how made his start in the world
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Comment | Sustainable Analysis

Technology is far from being able to solve all of our problems, but it can help with some. Common definitions of sustainability has grown to
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Travel | The beauty of Belgian beer

Every first weekend of September, the Belgian Beer Weekend beer festival is held within the Grand Place of Brussels. So who better than our resident Belgian beer
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Case Study | Keeping your beer fresh

In the Paulaner marquee at the Oktoberfest venue, technology from Siemens keeps the beer cool, with no waiting. Tanks of beer on one side, thirsty
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Dear John | North vs South

The UK is blessed with great beers – beers produced at breweries located in its many towns and cities. But when it comes to cask,
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Packaging | Your brand is key

A brand is not simply a logo, it’s much, much more, explains Myles Pinfold, founder and strategic director at WPA Pinfold – a brand design
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Packaging for the Future

In the brewing industry, sustainability has evolved from being an optional ingredient to a vital part of the recipe. Brewers around the world have been
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Budget 2024 | An opportunity missed

In his final budget before the General Election Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled a raft of measures that the government said would lower taxes, deliver more
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Packaging | The Contract Offering

There are several breweries offering contract services but not all provide customer service to the levels you need or expect. It’s hard to put a
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Spring Report | Yeast

Due to the current challenges facing the brewing industry there are a range of tools you can utilise to get the most from your ingredients
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Spring Report | Grain

Global prices for malting barley dried on lack of market activity and any demonstration of demand leads to upward price pressure, explains Adam Darnes, brewing
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Spring Report | Hops

In this report Levi Wyatt, CSR Manager at Yakima Chief Hops, explains that industry collaboration is the pivotal force for driving meaningful change and hope
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Spring Report | Sales

How do you build a profitable brewery? Being able to define a customer is a great place to start explains Julian Bourne the CEO of
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Minimise water consumption

Water is integral to the brewing process but brewing is also incredibly water-intensive. So we must do all we can to minimise our water consumption
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A solar-powered future

A brewery near Bristol has installed hundreds more solar panels on its roof with the aim of using as much renewable energy as possible to
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Recycling food waste

Running a business in a manner that prioritises both the environment and local communities is no mean feat. However, it’s a challenge that Wells &
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Sustainable labelling

The craft brewing industry is, like every manufacturing sector facing sustainability challenges, driven by customers and retailers alike. Everybody needs to be seen to be
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How analysis can cut costs

In the heart of Copenhagen, Nørrebro Bryghus is the fairytale brewery that started as a small and local craft brewery and grew into a strong
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Winter Report | Yeast

You’ve heard of thiols, but are unsure what the fuss is about. Here is Alix Blease from Lallemand to explain all… In chemical terms, a
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Winter Report | Hops

First released in 1996 and rebranded 11 years later, Motueka has garnered a reputation for its magical ability to enhance the aroma and flavour of
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Winter Report | Grain

As we enter the new contract year, Robin Appel of Warminster Maltings suggests all brewers treat malt with the same level of enquiry, respect &
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Winter Report | Sales

During a challenging year for the brewing industry, we consult some of the leading data and statistic platforms to see where they expect the appetite
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Dear John | Where now for cask?

The cask beer landscape changed a great deal during john keeling’s career in beer. But since retiring from his role at fuller’s, he remains concerned
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Comment | Downing Pints

I find the wording of this announcement quite interesting, whilst I have no doubt that the on-going renovations at Olympia have put a roadblock on
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Branding | Creating authenticity

While some of the mystique may fade for consumers when they discover that their ‘discovery’ beer belongs to one of the industry giants, the statistics
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Latvia | A love of beer

There are a wealth of brilliant breweries in the Baltics and in Latvia, lovers of beautiful beer have much to choose from. Tradition married with
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Here’s My Beer | Where’s My Dog?

As founder of Dark Revolution, Greg Hughes has a passion for great beer. He’s obsessed with creating this amazing product called beer, chasing flavour, while
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Homebrew Hero | Greg Hughes

Greg Hughes has made the journey from being a beer fan, and avid homebrewer, to being a published author, shop owner and brewery founder. Here’s
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Autumn Report | Hops

Nelson Sauvin is a wonderful hop. It is also incredibly versatile, too, regardless of beer style or dispense explains Michael Donaldson for NZ Hops Ltd. 
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Autumn Report | Yeast

Biotransformation is a legitimately exciting beer trend. Here, White Labs explain why.  Tropical flavours. Fruit bomb beers. Unlocking bound thiols. These are buzz phrases often
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Comment | The C-Word

She knows, and she’s sorry, but Melissa Cole is going to talk about the C-word. However, if there was ever a year when the whole
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Here’s My Beer | Rye Member Me

As Alex Redpath of Full Circle explains here, Rye Member Me is an important beer to him for reasons much more than the quality of
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Comment | Greener future for off-grid brewing

Brewing is an undeniably energy-intensive industry, and with UK Government pushing forward with plans to decarbonise the economy across all sectors, all brewers are considering
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Wallonie | The long road south

During a visit to Southern Wallonie in Belgium Paul Davies, the founder of AleHunters Tours, discovers an area of stunning natural beauty complete with excellent
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Comment | Trends in flavour

How the market for flavoured beers is shaping up, what are the current flavour trends and just what is the next big thing for the
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Homebrew Hero | Thom Stone

Thom stone is the founder of Nottingham-based liquid light brewing company. a love of Simcoe was the inspiration behind his first recipe, which is also
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Summer Report: Sales

In early 2023 IPAs still reign supreme with the rise of New England IPAs showing no sign of slowing down, explains Juha Karppinen, the co-
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Summer Report: Grain

The weather at the beginning of 2023 has gone from one extreme to another, which impacted plantings but as Adam Darnes, brewing & distilling malt
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Summer Report: Hops

Nearly 20 years of breeding, research, and trials went into the development of Nectaron, a hop that is resonating with brewers in the UK, and
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Summer Report: Yeast

Way back in the January of 2020, I wrote in the brewers journal about grasping the opportunity that low and no alcohol beer represented. back
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Science | Biotransformation

Biotransformation is a legitimately exciting beer trend. Here, White Labs explain why. Tropical flavours. Fruit bomb beers. Unlocking bound thiols. These are buzz phrases often
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Technology | A more sustainable brewery

Bristol-based Wiper and True strongly believe that carbon capture technology is the future of sustainable brewing. Here, the brewery’s sustainability manager Joe Watts explains why.
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Technology | Adapting with nitrogen

Here Andrew Butler, business development manager of industrial gases at Atlas Copco, discusses how and why many breweries are changing their processes to move away
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Technology | Brew Smarter, Not Wetter

In his latest article Chris Lewington, the founder of Brew Resourceful, shares six easy ways to reduce water usage in your craft brewery. So water.
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Comment | Mead sales set to take flight

The UK’s first ever mead fest was a soaring success, attracting hundreds of visitors to try the ancient honey-based drink which, according to market researchers,
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Technology | Is everything crystal clear?

Effective filtration is an integral aspect of the brewing process. Here Pete Arguile, managing director of Liquid Solutions, explains why. In simple terms, brewers and
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Communication is Key | Melissa Cole

Too often brewing businesses fail to effectively communicate with their teams, their consumers and the press. In doing so Melissa Cole, contributing editor of The
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Spring Report: Sales and Distribution

Who’s buying what, and why? In this article David Jackson, the co-founder of nationwide drinks distributor EeBria, gives his insight on what people are buying and
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Spring Report: Malt

Malt is the backbone of our beers, but it’s also so much more than that. Here Robin Appel, managing director of Warminster Maltings Colin Johnston,
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Spring Report: Yeast 

Hello reader, and welcome to the universe of brewers yeast. I’m Andrew Paterson Technical Sales Manager UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, and it is my job
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Spring Report: Hops

Green cone-shaped flowers, or “inflorescence,” of the Humulus lupulus plant. Sierra Nevada call hops a climbing perennial with a distinct jackpot for craft brewers. And
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Warsaw | Welcome to the new way

At a time where great beer is on offer across much of Europe – Warsaw, and Poland more broadly – stands tall with a mix
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Derek Prentice | One of the very best

Last month, Derek Prentice was the recipient of the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ accolade at our Brewers Choice Awards. A decorated brewer with more than 50 years’
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Here’s my beer | Peated Pale

For the inaugural recipe of our homebrew corner, Phil Sisson of Simple Things Fermentations shares the lowdown on his Peated Pale This recipe is for
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Homebrew hero | Phil Sisson

At the The Brewers Journal, we’ve always taken pride in showcasing the fantastic people and businesses that make up the fabric of the brewing industry.
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Talking Point | Hop Security

A changing climate impacts us all. In his latest Talking Point, Tim O’Rourke looks at how climate change affects the supply and availability of brewing
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Malt | A focus on flavour

For Robin Appel, who leads the team at Warminster Maltings, Maris Otter is simply the brewers’ favourite. In this article he outlines its qualities and
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More than just a beer brand

Robot Food has refreshed the branding for Danish beer brand Tuborg, working to unify and strengthen the entire brand world to ensure its relevance for
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Dear John | Travels with Symone

In his recent trip to the US with partner Symone, John took in whale watching, the opportunity to sample some ESB and he even got
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Science | Novel lager yeast hybrids

Following the launch of LalBrew NovaLager, Lallemand Brewing and Renaissance Bioscience explain how modern yeast breeding methods will surely continue to provide novel, non-GMO yeast
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Technology | Digital over Analogue

Kieran Bennett, Bürkert’s industry manager for food, beverage, chemical & petrochemical, explains why transitioning makes sense when updating devices in your food & beverage operation
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Back in Business | Speyside Brewery

A pioneering brewery in the heart of Scotland’s Speyside whisky country is back in business after a Covid-induced break.  orres-based Speyside Brewery, which produced beers
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Dear John | Consistency is Critical

Striving for, and achieving, consistency is a goal for any brewer. Because producing, and providing, a reliable and consistent product is how brand loyalty can
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Technology | Beer worthy of the planet

Worthy Brewing is a sustainable, solar-powered brewery in Oregon utilising Tonejet’s digital printing technology to support its environmental efforts and produce visually striking, fully recyclable
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Technology | Labelling in London

Located on London’s famous Bermondsey Beer Mile, the Fourpure Brewing Company recently installed a flexible and moveable case coding system from Clearmark Solutions to complement
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Stabilisation solutions from nature

The brewing industry has shown willing to reduce the amount of ingredients it uses from synthetic origin, shifting to natural processing aids whenever possible. With
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A force of nature | Whiplash Beer

A brewery born in the Republic of Ireland but very much of international standing, Whiplash has become a byword for quality in the world of
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Dear John | Friends like these 

John Keeling has brewed many beers and visited countless countries during his career in beer. But for John, the most valuable asset has been the
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Brooklyn Brewery | Building on a legacy

Earlier this year Leeds-based strategic branding agency Robot Food created a global design refresh for Brooklyn Brewery, creating consistency across the legacy brand’s range while retaining its
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Found at Sea | The story of Neptune Brewery

A business and a relationship forged in Liverpool, Neptune Brewery has just celebrated its seventh birthday. Here, co-founders Julie and Les O’ Grady discuss expansion,
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Science | Yeast growth

In his previous articles, (yeast carbohydrate metabolism & yeast flavour development) The Brewers Journal’s technical editor Tim O’Rourke looked at yeast metabolism and biochemistry during
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Dear John | Better Together

John Keeling has always been a fan of working with fellow brewers. Especially when it is to brew a collaboration beer and have fun along
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Find the right fit | Flooring

When it comes to specifying the flooring for your brewery, there are many options on the table. Here, Resincoat, a UK manufacturer of epoxy systems,
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Science | Yeast Flavour Development

In this latest article Tim O’ Rourke, technical editor of The Brewers Journal, takes us on a journey through yeast flavour development. During fermentation yeast
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UK beer – A Canadian perspective 

In his recent visits to the UK Greg Zeschuk, the founder of Edmonton, Alberta’s Blind Enthusiasm, has experienced the great and the good of the
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Talk of terroir

Love him or hate him, but Jeremy Clarkson’s best-selling Hawkstone beer is driving home the idea of terroir by using his barley from his farm
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Supply Chain Difficulties with CO2

Brewer – The conditions of the brewing process have to be optimal in order to get the desired taste. Using nitrogen prevents our beer from
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Ten steps to a perfect premises licence

In this article, Piers Warne, legal director at UK law firm TLT, answers the question: ‘How do you balance the need to convince councils and residents
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Here’s to 2021 | Opinion

The way breweries and wider hospitality have adapted during this annus horribilis is extraordinary. As we look forward to a better 2021, here is a
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A Journey Through IPA

Lallemand Brewing has recently partnered with Verdant Brewing Co on the commercial launch of the house strain from this leading brewery. Here, Robert Percival, regional
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Africa’s art of Brewing

There is more to African beer than cold, fizzy lager. Much more. Here, Kieran Aylward takes us on a journey through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
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The story of London Beer Factory

Based in England’s capital but drawing on global influence and expertise, London Beer Factory has grown both in stature and ability since starting out six
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Ardbeg launches inaugural beer

World-renowned Islay Distillery Ardbeg has launched its first ever beer – The Shortie Smoky Porter. Named after Ardbeg’s beloved canine mascot (Shortie the Jack Russell), all profits
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Operating in a post pandemic world

How do those operating in the brewing and distilling sectors move forward securely with evolved businesses post pandemic? Mike Dickinson, sales and marketing director at
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Dear John | Life After Lockdown

The new way of life we have all adopted during lockdown has changed our way of being, and how we view the outside world. John
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Re-opening your cellar and bar

The time it, hopefully nearing for you to re-open your cellar and bar. Here, Jeff Singer the commercial manager at Beer Piper presents six steps
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Welsh Wonders

Beer is no-longer for ‘beer drinkers’, with customers becoming as diverse as the breweries themselves, explains Clodagh Sherrard on behalf of Welsh Drinks Cluster’s Beer
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Crossing Continents | Philadelphia, USA

When Philadelphia’s Yard Brewing Company took the decision to undertake the most significant expansion in its twenty-plus years in business, it had number of goalposts
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Made in Montreal

Beer is booming in Quebec. There’s more breweries than ever before, sales are up and, more importantly, an increasing diverse number of people are buying
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Fabriqué à Montréal

La bière est en plein essor au Québec. Il y a plus de brasseries que jamais, les ventes sont en hausse et, plus important encore,
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A class of its own | Budweiser Budvar

In the Czech city of České Budějovice Budweiser Budvar, or Budějovický Budvar as it’s known in Czechia, is undergoing a period of transition. More people
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Hit high standards in hygiene

Meeting the highest standards of hygiene in brewing is essential and a greater understanding of microbiology aids this relationship for all concerned, explains Chris Bayliss,
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The story of Nethergate Brewery

Balanced. Just like nobody goes into Space for the food, nobody goes into the beer industry with the idea of creating a balanced business as
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Industry fundraiser launched

On March 22nd, 2020 (World Water Day) Drink Local Think Global will be launching a fundraising campaign for craft brewery employees in need across the
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Beer | Find the balance

What is constant with brewing? Is it sticking with four or five core brands and only occasionally dipping your toe into something new, or is
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Taking on a challenge | Krones

When Russian brewery Tatspirtprom committed to investing in a new brewery, it was something of a landmark. There hadn’t been a brewery of this size,
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Taprooms: Where Brands Come to Life

As taprooms continue to thrive, as more and more breweries see their gathering places as the cradle that nurtures their brand, breweries that are already
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The Art of Brewing | Rothaus

The beers produced by the Rothaus Brewery in Grafenhausen, Germany, are considered to be among the best in their field. Imported into the UK by
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Crowdfunding hit

Scotland’s first alcohol-free brewing company has just released its first small-batch beer which was supported by RBS BackHerBusiness and a crowdfunding campaign which raised £15,000
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Dear John | Crystal Ball Gazing

While John’s travels may have dried up in Winter, his passion for beer has not. Here, he shares his thoughts on what UK beer may
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Want to lose weight – drink beer

When Detroit Pistons all-star Andre Drummond needed to lose weight, he turned to beer to get the pounds off, according to The Wall Street Journal
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Rebels with a cause | Tiny Rebel

Making the beer you want to drink, and not forgetting your roots, can sometimes be enough to get by. For Bradley Cummings and Gareth Williams,
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Brewery Flooring | Things to consider

Whether you’re brand new to the industry or you’re looking to give your existing flooring a refresh careful consideration must be taken when looking to
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Death in beer

Asbestos-laced beer from the 1970s is being blamed for a quadrupling of oesophagus cancer cases in the UK, according to a story which broke in

Too big, too fast

I hear this phrase far too often in the beer industry but it seems like it is always been a part of our industry and
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Proving your worth | Marble Brewery

In a year Manchester’s Marble Brewery celebrates being 22 years young, it’s time to toast a brewery that quietly gone about doing things its own
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Have beer, will travel

In recent months, John Keeling has continued to immerse himself in the world of beer. Whether that’s visiting breweries in New York, or debating with
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Take control of your business

Managing your inventory effectively, completing tasks on the go, and selling more of the beer you make as efficiently as possible are all key ways
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Water, brewing and the sustainability agenda

Driven primarily by product quality, sustainability appears embedded into operational activities delivering efficiencies and improving the bottom line. While there is strong evidence that the

Taking flight

Creating a beer flight is fun and offers a new way for your guests to try a variety of beers without committing to a full

Disrupting Distribution

In this era of start-up breweries in particular, one-way kegs offer the flexibility to test the market with less initial investment. As breweries continue to
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A pick up in a brewery

While Adnams Brewery still operates out of its 18th century site in Southwold, this doesn’t mean the business has turned its back on modern technology.
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Battling bread waste with beer

An estimated 44 percent of all bread is thrown away because people do not get around to using it in time and worry it is

Producing kombucha at your brewery

As kombucha volume continues to rise, and growth rate in craft beer sales slows down, brewers are looking for new ways to profitably grow.  One
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Brewery Hygiene | Attention to Detail

Adhering to optimal hygiene standards are an essential facet of brewery life and being thorough is the name of the game, explains Frances Maud, technical
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The on trade | Educating your audience

To address the issue of beer education, awareness and quality, a coordinated approach involving three parties – those who brew, serve and consume the beer
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Trademarks | What’s in a name?

You can never be too careful when it comes to researching the name for your brewery, or a beer you wish to launch. Time spent
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Dear John | Aussie Rules

Judging at the Australian International Beer Awards, visits to Stone & Wood and nights at the Sydney Opera House are all on the checklist for
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Taprooms | Creating a Destination

You’ve been bashing your head trying to get your beer into pubs or supermarket shelves. Don’t chase after your customers, let them run to you.

The Big Read | Jim Koch

As The Boston Beer Company launches Sam ’76, its new beer in Canada, founder Jim Koch tells Brewers Journal Canada that innovation is more important
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The Big Interview | Jim Koch

In times of trouble and strife, you should always remember why you got into the business of brewing. And hopefully that’s a passion for making
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Oxygen Control in Brewing

Beer staling exists, it’s a fact of life. So the aim of the brewer is not to prevent these processes from occurring, but to slow
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How Can I help? | John Keeling

He’s had a career in which he’s learned a great deal from others. So during his retirement John Keeling, former head brewer at West London’s
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Understanding Bitterness | Science

Late-hopping and dry-hopping can, and will, contribute to the measured IBU value of beer. By understanding these contributions and calculating the ‘utilisation’ of each addition,
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Keeping it Dry | No-alcohol beers

It’s called non-alcohol beer, no-alcohol beer, non-alcoholic beer, very-low alcohol beer, NA, or malt beverage. It’s also been called a lot worse. However, thanks to

Rebranding your brewery

So you want to rebrand your brewery? Great. But there’s a lot to it, and you need to give careful consideration to every step, says
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Opinion | Is the filter really to blame?

Filter blockages can be frustrating, time-consuming and have a detrimental impact on beer production. Dr Carolyn Heslop, technical support team leader at Parker Bioscience Filtration,
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Playing tunes with malt | Carl Heron

British maltsters provide an incredible palette of colours, flavours and aromas for craft brewers all over the world. The craft beer scene has never been

Producing Kombucha at your brewery

As kombucha volume continues to rise, and growth rate in craft beer sales slows down, brewers are looking for new ways to profitably grow.  One
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Beavertown, Beaverworld and Beyond

Beavertown will throw open the doors to its new brewery, Beaverworld, early next year. Capable of producing up to a mind-bending 500,000hl per annum, the

Think Foam Positive

Foam is a defining characteristic of beers across the globe, with different cultures embracing different styles of beer foam. Just think of the dense nitrogen-enriched
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Taking beer head on | By The Horns

By The Horns were one of the so-called second wave of breweries to open in London when Alex Bull and Chris Mills started brewing professionally
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Dear John | Give and Take

Many brewers have learned from John Keeling, the former head brewer at Fuller’s. Equally, he spent much of his brewing career seeking wisdom from others,

The art of selling | Opinion

It really doesn’t matter whose sales philosophies we should follow.  What will truly inspire success is a vision of growth and partnership. And that means

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