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Carlsberg lowers alcohol content in response to UK duty rates

13-Jul-2023 By William Dodds

Carlsberg is lowering the alcohol content of its Danish Pilsner to 3.4% in response to a tax hike set to be introduced in the UK from 1 August.

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Hofmeister: Built up from the bear bones

08-May-2019 By Rod Addy

Two longstanding friends are drawing on a Bavarian brewer’s process and recipe to successfully reinvent a well-known lager that was shelved 25 years ago.

Craft beer revolution sees microbrewery boom

25-Oct-2017 By Michelle Perrett

The craft beer revolution has seen the number of UK craft beer breweries break the 2,000 barrier for the first time since the 1930s.

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Fourpure installs skid-mounted brewery system

02-Aug-2017 By Rick Pendrous

Food and drink processing equipment supplier GEA is to install its first UK Craft-Star skid-mounted brewing system at the craft brewer Fourpure Brewing Co in Bermondsey, London as part of a £2M project that will see production capacity increase by 400%...

AB InBev ‘may struggle’ to sell SABMiller brands

09-Dec-2015 By Laurence Gibbons

AB InBev could struggle to find a European buyer for its Grolsch and Peroni brands as it looks set to offload the North American rights to Molson Coors for a “cheap” $12bn (£8bn), according to a business expert.

500 brewery jobs follow beer duty cuts

25-Feb-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Nearly 500 jobs have been created by the chancellor’s decision to cut beer duty in 2013 and 2014, along with thousands of other roles.

UK beer sales grow for first time in a decade

02-Feb-2015 By Laurence Gibbons

UK beer sales rose by 1.3% in 2014 ending a decade-long decline for the drink, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Moorhouse’s appoints Thwaites man

10-Jun-2013 By Laurence Gibbons

Lancashire-based brewer Moorhouse’s has appointed Mark Boardman as its new national accounts controller from Blackburn-based brewer Thwaites.

MPs call time on above-inflation beer tax

08-Nov-2012 By Laurence Gibbons

MPs have called for an end to above-inflation beer tax to protect the brewing industry and stop Britain’s pubs going out of business.

Arran Brewery targets £5m turnover

24-Feb-2011 By Anne Bruce

Arran Brewery has revealed ambitious UK and international expansion plans in a bid to turnover £5m within five years.

Cains Brewery owners ‘optimistic’ but auditor serves survival warning

23-Dec-2010 By Ben Bouckley

Auditors have warned that a famous Liverpool brewery faces material uncertainty over finances that may threaten its survival, but its owners remain “optimistic” they can turn things around.

Brewers fear duty rise will damage a dynamic sector

07-Sep-2010 By Freddie Dawson



The government’s alcohol taxation review could spell bad news for the brewing industry, with a further rise in alcohol duty on the cards.