Beery News from What’s Brewing

• Welsh government’s ‘refreshing' pro-pub rates cut
  by Chris Charters
  The Welsh government has announced that pubs will receive a 30 per cent discount on business rates bills in the next financial year from April 2027. CAMRA Wales director Chris Charters (above) said: […]
• Heritage pub heroes celebrated
  by WB Reporter
  Just in time for Heritage Open Days CAMRA has honoured two publicans for their significant efforts in reviving important heritage pubs. Kerry Tyrrell, licensee of the North Star, Steventon in Oxfordshire, scooped the […]
• First steps towards tackling ‘Big Beer’
  by WB Reporter
  The government has announced the Pubs Code for England and Wales will continue and be strengthened following its review. CAMRA chairman Ash Corbett-Collins said: “We’re glad that the Pubs Code will be kept […]
• Owners needed to save listed pub gem
  by WB Reporter
  CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group is appealing to experienced pub owners and operators to take on the listed Star Inn, Netherton. Currently advertised on Rightmove, the Star Inn is the sole pub in a […]
• Beer mustard
  by Christian Gott
  I’ve been writing about food and drink for five or six years now. First on my own basic blog then a more professional website and finally for commissioned pieces, and let me tell […]
• Double drop commitment to cask
  by Timothy Hampson
  Brakspear cask beers, including the flagship Original Gravity bitter, are now being brewed at Hogs Back in Tongham, Surrey triggering a significant investment in installing traditional double-drop brewing at the brewery. The new […]
• Liquid gold rises from the depths
  by Roger Protz
  A 162 year-old bottle of Guinness rescued from a shipwreck is being analysed by brewing experts to see if the beer can be brought back to life. If successful, it would give a […]