Date for the Diary. BRASSERIE DE LA SENNE Showcase and Meet Tye Team with owner Yvan De Baets. 25.02.26 Part of @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social Belgian Beer Week All welcome

CAREER OPPORTUNITY - LONDON ACCOUNT MANAGER (minimum salary £40kpa, DOE). The position will suit someone who is passionate about quality beer, has an appreciation of global brewing culture, is familiar with the area and motivated to apply their commercial experience to the world’s best beers.

UK BELGIAN BEER WEEK Building on the success of the 2025 series of events, UK Belgian Beer Week is back, and even bigger and better. 12 brewery visitors, hosting 37 events, across 18 towns and cities up and down the country. For full eventlistings check: jamesclay.co.uk/belbeerwk2026

TYNESIDE LAMBIC TRAIL 2026 24/25 Jan 26 Looking forward to once again joining some great Tyneside bars to show off the best in lambic and mixed ferm beer from the UK, Belgium and Beyond. Details coming. Save the date and please share!

We've just uploaded an update to our Xmas delivery schedule. Please double check your delivery dates and order deadlines for W/C 22/12 and 29/12. Normal delivery schedule resumes from Monday the 5th of January.

A fresh blend of classics and innovation from the inimitable Gueuzerie Tilquin. We've restocked on Riesling, Mûre, and Rhubarbe, real highlights of Tilquin's fruited outturn this year, and well worth revisiting.

As we enter peak Low/No season, make sure your range is in the best shape possible. Some of your guests will be practicing Mindful Drinking, Zebra-Striping, moderation, or abstinence, and deserve the world's best while doing so. Check out our Alc Free brochure: http://jamesclay.co.uk/af25brochure

Your Christmas and New Year delivery schedule is available to view on your Online Ordering dashboard. Additionally, we have a postcode search tool, where you can enter your delivery postcode to generate your schedule: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/christmas-and-new-year-schedule-2025

The legendary classic Poperings Hommelbier  has landed. We have the Original Hommelbier, plus the very special Fresh Harvest, and Dry Hopped editions, available to order online now in bottles and kegs: http://jamesclay.co.uk/hommelbier

The 2025 vintage of the quintessential British Barley Wine is ready to order online now: http://jamesclay.co.uk/thomashardy This year we have 3 expressions available: Vintage 2025 - the original Barley Wine The Historical 2025 - aged with French Oak Reserve 2025 - matured in ex-Armagnac Casks

We’re proud to announce that Augustiner Helles, Munich’s most revered lager, will be available on draught in the UK exclusively through James Clay and Sons, beginning November 2025.

Trappistes Rochefort have teamed up with us to bring a limited number of Triple Extra kegs to the UK for the first time. We've partnered with top bars nationwide for a launch event on Friday, November 7th. Find your nearest participating venue here: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/rocheforttriple

SEASONS GREETINGS! This year's seasonal offering is ready to help your guests get festive and share the best beer in the world with their loved ones for Christmas. Here's a selection of this year's new products to make your Christmas selection special. http://jamesclay.co.uk/xmas2025brochure

The brand new Schlenkerla x Pinta Grodziskie is available to order online now. http://jamesclay.co.uk/schlenkerla The style was resurrected by Pinta in 2010. Previously the toast of the Middle Ages, Grodziskie is a Top Fermented Rauchbier originating from the town of Grodzisk Wielkopolski.

Stay up to date with our latest limited releases and catch them the moment they go live. https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/newsletter-signup Today's selection includes: New beers from Boon including their 50th Anniversary special edition Mariage Parfait 10, and kegs of Duivelsbier Wild.

LET IT BE BELGIAN BEER @ChimayBrewery @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social

Blood Brothers were one of the first drinks businesses to set up on Geary Avenue, when they built their brewery there in 2015. They've since been joined by Craft Beer Bars, Winemakers, Cocktail Bars, and Coffee Shops, creating a real hub for beverage enthusiasts.

Burdock's Lit Pickle and Pickle Water are two runaway successes, selling out within hours of release each time. Made with genuine Pickle Brine, and no artificial flavourings. Salty, Dilly, Silly, and drinks like a sparkling Pickle Martini. Order yours now: http://jamesclay.co.uk/canada25

Burdock Brewery, our feathered friends from Toronto, are back again after a year of incredible growth domestically. Since our import last year they've added another site with a new restaurant in Kensington Market directly next to their production facility.

Expanding the scope of our Canadian project to other provinces, we're delighted to welcome Quebec's Dieu du Ciel! to our list for the first time.

The Canadian Classic is back. Bellwoods' famous Dry Hopped Sour has been on the go for well over a decade, becoming a North American beer icon in that time. This time round we've got five different iterations, including 2 alcohol free options. Order yours here: http://jamesclay.co.uk/canada25

On this shipment from Bellwoods we have a wide spread from across their production spectrum, including a collab with The Veil, plenty of their famous IPAs, and a large outturn from their unique foeder pyramid Mixed Fermentation program. Read more here: http://jamesclay.co.uk/canada25

Canadian showcase, featuring Bellwoods, Burdock, Blood Brothers, and Dieu du Ciel! We're proud to build on last year's success to add even more stock, and look even wider to bring in another globally recognised brewery to the fold. Read more here: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/canadian-showcase

Since 1850, Scourmont Abbey has been the cradle of authentic Trappist beers. To celebrate the Abbey’s 175th anniversary they've created Chimay 175, a celebratory beer, brewed with passion and tradition, available in limited quantities exclusively in 20L Kegs - http://jamesclay.co.uk/chimay

An extraordinary piece of lambic innovation has just landed, Tilquin Petite Gueuze, the first ever legitimate can conditioned Gueuze blend. Bringing the classic Gueuze style to a new format, without compromising on technique or flavour. http://jamesclay.co.uk/tilquin

The brand new Schneider's Hefeweissbier is now available to order online in Keg and Bottles. Clean and smoothly balanced, and finishes sparkling with a light and fine bitterness, with a light honey-colouring and a clove-like aroma.  Learn more here: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/schneider-hefe

To guarantee your allocation of the most important German seasonals, we've launched our Oktoberfest Preorder. Preorders required by 5pm on Friday the 4th of July. http://jamesclay.co.uk/okto25

Australia's No.1 Craft NA Brand Heaps Normal has landed, and they're here to stay, joining our Core Range, with stock available all year round. Ready to order online at http://jamesclay.co.uk/heapsnormal Find out more about the brand here: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/heaps-normal-brand-launch

Waiting for Oktoberfest? Hold your horses. Our preorder drops on Tuesday 17th of June.

Welcoming the latest edition to the Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck family. Kasteel Tropical is a true taste of paradise, infusing a Belgian Strong Ale with Mango, Passionfruit, Pineapple, and Peach.

Building on the back of 2024's successful collaboration (a Belgian Blond brewed at Weihenstephaner), St Bernardus and Weihenstephan have teamed up again for the second leg. Available to order online now in keg and bottle formats: http://jamesclay.co.uk/stbernardus

Already a staple across German music festivals, the iconic Warsteiner 500ml cans are now available together in the UK for the very first time. The timeless classic Pilsener now available in super convenient 500ml Cans. Refreshing, pale golden, with a glorious noble hop bitterness.

Another raft of specials has just landed, this time with plenty for those with a sweet tooth. New beers available from Poland's Funky Fluid. A riotous cavalcade of adjuncts has landed fresh from Warsaw, covering just about every part of the global fruit spectrum.

Make sure you're signed up to stay up to date with all our new and seasonal releases.  https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/newsletter-signup Collabs from De La Senne with Cantillon, Schoenramer Birrificio Italiano plus their new Organic Wit in Kegs, and reups of Core and classics

Here comes the happy, and you'd better be quick. This summer's Schoff seasonal draught limited release has landed. Joining the James Clay and Sons fruit salad this year, alongside the classic Grapefruit edition and Pineapple (cans only) we have Tropical Fruit the brand new, draught only release.

We've just completed our range review for 2025, and we have a wealth of new listings to announce.  Check the full range here: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/listed

We recently came across this fascinating slice of Belgian Beer history from 1991. Ever wondered what people did before beer rating apps?

As part of UK Belgian Beer Week 2025 our customers will have the first pours in the UK of the new @westmalletrappist Duo keg. In comparison to the past few decades, it's been a very busy couple of years for innovation and product development at Trappist breweries.

UK Belgian Beer Week 2025 is finally here! A week overflowing with visiting Belgian friends, telling the stories of their brands and beers in the best bars in the country. Thanks again to everyone participating and celebrating Belgian Beer. Here's the full schedule.

Belgian Beer Week launches in Britain www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/02/belg...

A solid way to spend a Wednesday @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social event with Chimay at @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social

Our largest ever list of Belgian Beer is now available, more than 90 kegs, and around 250 bottles. Check the full list here: http://jamesclay.co.uk/belgianbeer Order from this range, to pour the week of 24/2, and tag us in on social media, and we'll share your celebration too.

UK Belgian Beer Week 2025 Here's the full lineup of events hosted by our brewery partners. More than 30 Belgian Beer events being held across the country. There's never been a better time to celebrate Belgian Beer.

UK Belgian Beer Week 2025 We’ve been celebrating Belgian Beer since our inception in 1978, and this year we’re pushing that celebration even further. From 24th Feb to the 1st of March there's an enormous program of events nationwide hosted by some of our great friends in Belgium.

The motif for the Oktoberfest 2025 poster was announced yesterday: www.oktoberfest.de/magazin/okto... cc @beerpuffery.bsky.social

UK Belgian Beer Week 2025 We've been celebrating Belgian Beer since our inception in 1978, and this year we're pushing that celebration even further. Inviting many of our friends across to host a series of events nationwide in the last week of February. Keep your eyes out for more info on Monday.

“The Irish for Stout — O’Hara’s Leann Folláin and the Making of a Cult Classic” How Seamus O’Hara built one of Ireland’s largest independent breweries and accidentally created a cult classic along the way. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/1/...

Make sure your range is in the best possible shape as we come in to peak Low/No season. Browse our ever expanding range of Low and No Alcohol beer and check out todays mailer for some ways to help you make the most of Dry January.

The delivery schedule for this year's festive season has now been published. Check the link for any changes to deliveries in your area. We will be closed for all order processing and deliveries on the 25th & 26th of December, and on the 1st of January. www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/christm...

The return of the native - my beer of the week in today’s Daily Star is Thomas Hardy’s Ale