Five Points Brewing announces positive results and outlines expansion plans
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by Tim
13h ago
The Five Points Group, the Hackney, East London-based independent craft brewery & pub company, has announced its trading results for 2023, along with expansion plans for 2024 and beyond. Total consolidated net sales across the business were £4.68million for the year ending December 2023. Sales at the Brewing Company were up by 17% to £3.53million, while sales at their East London pub The Pembury Tavern were up by 23% to over £1million. Draft consolidated EBITDA for the Group was £297,000. Founded 11 years ago, Five Points Brewing has emerged as one of the largest independent craft brewerie ..read more
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SIBA launches manifesto ahead of next General Election
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by Tim
1d ago
Independent breweries are putting fairness at the heart of its policy platform for the next Government in a document launched last night in Parliament. In its manifesto, the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), which represents the UK’s small and independent breweries, has outlined the policies that could boost the sector over the next five years. This includes guaranteeing independent breweries a guest beer and making it clear to consumers who brews the beer that’s served in the pub. SIBA is urging the next Government to adopt 11 policies covering four key areas of market fai ..read more
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Comment | Great beer doesn’t need to cost the earth 
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by Tim
1d ago
Is nitrogen generation the right choice for your brewery? Craig Smith, business development manager for Pneumatech in the UK & Ireland, is here to explain all.  In a climate where rising costs and sustainability are the key topics of discussion from brewers of all sizes, there is still a real hesitance within the industry to make the change from purchased CO2 to on-site nitrogen generation. Despite nitrogen generation systems being present in breweries across the country for 10+ years, brewers consistently share the same concerns.  The first, quality – what happens to my DO level ..read more
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Dear John | North vs South
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by Tim
3d ago
The UK is blessed with great beers, beers produced at breweries located in its many towns and cities. But when it comes to cask, what are the different characteristics, those different nuances found in beers produced in the north and also, in the south. And which do you prefer? Here’s John Keeling to share his opinion.  Now, I have long maintained that despite the myriad of beer styles judged in competitions there are only two types of beer. These are beers I like and beers I don’t.  As a brewer, I only wanted to make beers I liked and for most of my career this was the case. I reaso ..read more
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#136 Jack Walker | Head Brewer, Azvex
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by Tim, Reby Media
6d ago
As head brewer at Liverpool-based Azvex, Jack Walker is responsible for creating a raft of celebrated beers. And only this month, the brewery was awarded the accolade of Best Double IPA in England for its Swedish Buzzsaw in the Untappd Community Awards. The 8.2% beer is dry-hopped with Citra, Strata, Mosaic & Nelson Sauvin These types of beers, as Jack explains, are part of the modus operandi at Azvex. And that means hazy hops, big stouts and silly sours. In this podcast, recorded in the Azvex taproom, Jack talks us through the setup at the brewery and what makes them tick. He discusses th ..read more
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Cicerone Certification Program acquired
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by Tim
6d ago
The Cicerone Certification Program has been acquired from founder Ray Daniels by two Master Cicerones – Dan Imdieke and Jason Pratt. “For several years now, I have been looking for a suitable group to take over ownership of the Cicerone Certification Program,” said program founder Ray Daniels. “These two Master Cicerones are well known to me and to the program as the result of having worked with us in a number of capacities over the years. Based on their experience both in the industry and with Cicerone, I feel very confident entrusting the future of the program to them.” Daniels formally laun ..read more
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Pretty Decent Beer Co to open new Walthamstow taproom
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by Tim
1w ago
Independent London brewery, Pretty Decent Beer Co, is launching a new taproom within 17&Central, Walthamstow. The new taproom, named ‘Pretty Decent & Friends’, will occupy the first-floor hospitality destination within Crate at 17& Central. Boasting 10 taps of ever-changing fresh craft beer brewed locally at Pretty Decent’s Blackhorse Road brewery. The new site will feature weekly special releases and core favourites such as ‘I Could Get Better At T*sco For a Quid,’ a soft and juicy 4.5% Session IPA paying homage to an early Google Review. “We’re super excited to be opening our thi ..read more
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Beer52 enters distribution market with EeBria acquisition
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by Tim
1w ago
Craft Beer Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Beer52 Limited, has entered into an agreement to acquire certain trade and assets of distributor EeBria Limited. The deal secures the future of an important route to market for independent brewers across the UK and Europe. It follows the announcement on midnight of 19th March 2024 that EeBria had been placed into administration. Beer52’s acquisition, the terms of which have not been disclosed, allows EeBria to move forward well-capitalised, with a strong balance sheet and a clear focus to get more craft beer into more pubs, bars, shops and restauran ..read more
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Kirkstall to renew “landmark of Yorkshire beer culture”
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by Tim
1w ago
Kirkstall Brewery has announced that it is taking on the lease of The Tetley, with plans to make it a hub for great beer from Leeds and renew its status as a “landmark of Yorkshire beer culture”. ‘The Tetley’ building is the former brewing headquarters of Tetley’s Brewery, built in the Art Deco style in 1931. In the 1980s, Tetley’s Brewery became the largest producer of cask ale in the world, and the site has remained an icon of Leeds beer history, even after its closure in 2011. The building, which now sits at the heart of Leeds’s newest mixed-use district, Aire Park, then operated as a conte ..read more
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Lakes Brew Co aims to disrupt stereotypes with new collab
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by Tim
1w ago
Lakes Brew Co has collaborated with Michellin-starred Heft to create a limited-edition beer – ‘Disrupting Stereotypes’ a double dry hopped IPA. Inspired by International Women’s Day Nicola Tickle co-owner of Michelin starred Heft,  Newton in Cartmel, has teamed up with Michelle Gay co-founder of Lakes Brew Co, Kendal, to create the beer. Disrupting Stereotypes is the first of a series of beer collaborations between the teams at Heft and Lakes Brew Co. The brew has been inspired by both Nicola and Michelle’s years of working in the hospitality industry and the many strong, independent wome ..read more
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