Let's stand together to say VAT at 10% is fair for hospitality - it will save businesses , safeguard jobs and protect community spaces - it will have a positive impact all round and in other countries shows financial benefit not cost. www.vatstheproblem.co.uk #VATsTheProblem

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. beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/02/b... #beer #beernews #worldcup

Yorkshire-based T&R Theakston has reported continued growth in its latest annual report, for the year ending 31st December, 2025. beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/02/t... #beer #beernews #brewery

Grape & Grain Tours, an award-winning drinks day tour operator established in 2018, has announced its summer schedule across Surrey and Hampshire beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/g... #beer #beernews

The demise of Redemption is particularly sad for those who love reliable London cask beers. This pint of Yardstick was particularly memorable

International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day delivered its biggest year yet, the organising team have announced beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/i... #beer #beernews #womenandbeer @womenontap.bsky.social

Queer Brewing, the UK’s first queer and trans-owned brewery, has announced it will close its doors at the end of July. beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/q... #beer #beernews #brewery #brewerynews @queerbrewing.bsky.social

Just signed the petition calling for a vat cut in hospitality to safeguard business, jobs, community spaces this action in other countries has had positive impact and is cost positive for govt so a win win please support petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Mason Brewing Co is one of six UK breweries chosen to collaborate with Australian breweries for the launch of Aus Fest 2026 beertoday.co.uk/2026/06/01/m... #beer #beernews #IPA @brewersselect.bsky.social

A summer of celebration has been planned to mark 50 years of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in Norfolk beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/31/n... #beer #beernews #pubs #brewers @camraofficial.bsky.social @britbeerwriters.bsky.social

Today's Substack round-up, with news in brief. Redemption Brewing in administration, a preview of Festivale in Yorkshire, how the Champions League final is boosting hospitality bookings, and more... beertoday.substack.com/p/round-up #beer #beernews #brewery #brewing #hospitality

Redemption Brewing Co, in Tottenham, London, has gone into administration. This follows a winding-up petition presented earlier in the year beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/30/r... #beer #beernews #brewery #brewerynews

Agreed, a true gentleman of British brewing. Robin, along with the late Tony Banham, saved save heritage Maris Otter, England's finest malting barley.

GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly round-up of good writing about beer and pubs with a throughline this week about brewery closures, access to market, and the embrace of heritage brands. (Yes, again. That's the theme for 2026, though.) boakandbailey.com/2026/05/news...

Fascinated to find Barcelona lager brewery DAMM has brewed a 6.6% IPA called COMPLOT. Farmers in Prades region grew Nugget hops & 7 other imported hops are used, resulting in a hoppy &fruity beer. Distributed across the UK from Bedford.

Quick photo in the sunshine of the new brewery site but from behind so you get to see it on relation to the church. More news later

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 beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/c... #pubs #bars #football

And a big cheers to the guys at @brouwerijadept @brouwerijdecoureur for being part of the Strangers Blonde project....bringing Norfolk and Flanders closer 1 brew at a time. ❤️ @visitflanders

From yesterday’s print version of The Guardian - my obituary for my beloved Des.

Great Newsome Brewery’s popular beer, food and music ‘Festivale’ will be returning to their farm near Hull, on 19th and 20th June beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/g... #beer #beernews #beerfestival

Lotte Peplow, Brewers Association’s American craft beer ambassador, looks at how best to combine World Cup football with US craft beer. A regular exclusive column in partnership with the Brewers Association beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/b... #beer #craftbeer #americanbeer @hoppylotte.bsky.social

Lovely to hook up with @grainbrewery @tindallbrewery as we launched Strangers Blonde in #Norwich and #leuven a very drinkable 8% blonde celebrating the brewery twining of 2 fine cities #cityofale bringing us togetherv1 brew at a time. Cheers, it's in pubs now folks!

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 beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/e... #beer #beernews #alcoholfreebeer #stout

Thanks Ed. Age-old floor malting technique gloriously preserved for the finest, sweetest malt.

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 beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/s... #beer #beernews #pubs #pubsnews

Pamela Muir, insolvency partner at Thorntons, asks what the collapse of BrewDog and Innis & Gunn tells the UK craft brewing industry beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/29/b... #brewers #brewing #business #insolvencies

Just heard that family-owned Redemption Brewing has fallen into administration amid soaring costs. Beloved since it started in Tottenham in 2010, their excellent cask popular in local pubs inc. community-owned Antwerp Arms. Sad & bad news.

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 beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/28/p... #cycling #pubs #hospitality

Good morning! The Substack round-up is ready to read. Today, a cider marketing campaign, a look into the history of Belgian beer brand, and a rundown of interesting new beer releases. beertoday.substack.com/p/round-up-c... #beer #beernews #cider #cidernews

The centre brings the history, craftsmanship, and distinctive character of Timmermans to life in an interactive and technologically innovative way. beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/27/l... #beer #beernews #belgianbeer

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 beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/27/s... #cider #cidernews

Two rotisserie chickens. One for chicken noodle soup and the other as a backup for when you eat the one you wanted to put into the soup.

Despite a challenging economic landscape, the UK beer category in the on-trade has grown to a record £14bn value, according to Heineken UK beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/27/b... #beer #beernews #beerreport

An Exeter brewer has spoken of their pride in reaching the final judging of this year’s Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) competition beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/27/e... #beer #beernews #beerawards

The Spitfire at Kings Hill has been named pub of the year at the annual Shepherd Neame Pub Awards, which were held at Canterbury Rugby Club beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/26/s... #pubs #pubsnews @shepherdneame.bsky.social

Tap Social have collaborated with 10 of the UK’s leading independent breweries to create new beers for their fifth annual Change is Brewing festival beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/26/t... #beer #beernews #beerbundle #craftbeer

Organisers of Indie Beer Scotland have revealed the brewery list for the event, set to feature the biggest range of solely Scottish beers available anywhere in the world beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/26/i... #beer #beernews #beerfestival

beertoday.substack.com/p/round-up-n... #beer #beernews #pubs #businessrates #beerlaunches #brewers #independentbusiness

The US does not have places like pubs. There are now few of the next best thing; the European style neighbourhood bar. The country is much the worse for the lack of them. The UK won't fully appreciate the societal value of the pub until they're gone, and it's too late.

Track Brewing Co have announced three more beers in their Digital Neighbourhood series, ahead of their Welcome to the Neighbourhood festival next month beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/25/t... #beer #beernews #collaborations @trackbrewingco.bsky.social

Butcombe Group has been named again in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026, published this weekend beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/24/b... #pubs #brewing #employment

Hogs Back Brewery has hosted its now traditional finish of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR), bringing a record-breaking weekend to a close beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/24/d... #brewery #brewerynews #fundraising

Apparently Harland & Wolff are building a second Titanic and are offering a free voyage to everyone who died on the first one.

Glad to hear the Butcher's Arms "the world's first micro pub" Herne Kent - jeopardised by developers & sale of the building - has been saved from closure.

Good to see the Cauliflower has reopened - in whatever form. Did an awful lot of drinking in there in 1979 (it was the closest pub to the Ilford Recorder office) | @camraofficial.bsky.social via @boakandbailey.bsky.social Https://wb.camra.org.uk/2026/05/13/camra-pub-heritage-group-update-may-4

Thiol biotransformation is a key focus in hop-forward brewing. Yet, chasing thiol yield alone can lead to unintended trade-offs in a brewer’s final beer beertoday.co.uk/2026/05/24/h... #brewing #beer #news #hops #webinar