Beery News from What’s Brewing

• Looking for the exit?
  by Roger Protz
  Jennings brewery has opened an Escape Room – a wise precaution if you’ve been bought, closed and rescued from the clutches of Carlsberg. Visitors to the room will be able take part in […]
• Bottled beer first as Welsh brewer takes top title
  by Harri Knight-Davis
  After a Welsh brewer took silver in last year’s Champion Bottled Beer of Britain competition, another has made history by taking the overall crown in 2026.  North Wales’ Geipel Brewing struck gold in […]
• Winter beer contest returns to Liverpool
  by WB Reporter
  CAMRA’s Champion Winter Beer of Britain competition returns to Liverpool Beer Festival for the second year running next February. The champion will be crowned in the Lutyens’ Crypt at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral during […]
• Sheps commits to cask future
  by Roger Protz
  Shepherd Neame is committed to brewing cask beer despite social media claims it was selling its soul and cashing in on its current site when it revealed plans to build a new brewery […]
• CAMRA warns developers: don’t buy these Sam Smith’s pubs
  by WB Reporter
  CAMRA has warned developers looking to buy Sam Smith’s pubs for conversion that the sales tactics and property listings are misleading and unenforceable under planning rules. The Sam Smith’s pubs are listed for […]
• Cask only for new stout
  by Timothy Hampson
  Timothy Taylor’s Stout is the latest addition to the Yorkshire brewery’s range, launching exclusively in cask. Brewed with roasted malts, the stout delivers rich coffee and chocolate flavours, balanced by a gentle bitterness […]
• Beerex back for 2027
  by Rich Gabe
  Dorchester Beerex is set to return in the refurbished Corn Exchange over the 5-6 February weekend with tickets set to go on sale late November or early December. The annual fundraising festival is organised by […]