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news2026-04-16
US brewery boosts dosing accuracy and canning performance
Cervecería La Tropical has transformed the accuracy of its tetra hop extract dosing and its canning line performance with a Qdos chemical metering pump and Fabline PTFE hoses from Aflex Hose. La Tropical, one of Miami’s most iconic breweries with deep historic Cuban roots, uses a Qdos 60 peristaltic pump every day to precisely dose...
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news2026-04-15
Stop selling beer, Start building fandom
In a consolidating market, liquid alone will not secure your future. Community will. The breweries that survive the next decade won’t just make good beer. They’ll build worlds people want to belong to, explains Eve Warren, design director at LOVE. The UK is fortunate to have a diverse network of passionate, independent breweries. However, recent...
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news2026-04-09
Spring Report | Yeast
Re-pitching is an obvious step towards a more efficient brewery and when using quality products, a better beer. In this article Andrew Paterson, the technical sales manager for UK, Ireland and Scandinavia at Lallemand Brewing explains all. It is often stated that beer is produced from only four ingredients, malted barley, yeast, hops and water....
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news2026-04-09
Spring Report | Grain
Every new crop year brings change. Differences in growing conditions influence barley quality which can, in turn, affect malting behaviour. This can then have an impact on performance in the brewery or distillery, explains Dan Cooper, technical manager at Simpsons Malt. Understanding what can change and why is essential for a smooth transition to new...
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news2026-04-09
Spring Report | Hops
A new programme is testing science-backed solutions to address climate change and hops together. From extreme weather to increasing temperatures, climate change poses a significant threat to UK hop farming, an industry vital to British brewing. Asahi UK is partnering with researchers, industry and farmers on a new initiative to forge a path towards more...
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news2026-04-07
Use asset management to cut costs and boost reliability
Asset management gives breweries full visibility into equipment and operations to enable scalable, reliable production, explain the team at Brightly Software. For breweries, especially ones producing upwards of 15,000 barrels a year, maintenance and operations are essential to producing top-quality beer. From keeping facilities clean and running efficiently to ensuring consistency in each batch, maintenance...
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news2026-03-31
A walk on the wild side | First & Last Brewery
Bound by a love of fermentation and foraged ingredients, First & Last Brewery is inspired by the wild, untamed landscape and dark skies of northumberland. Founded by Red and Sam Kellie in 2016, the duo has created a community asset to be proud of. “There is no instruction book when it comes to working with...
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news2026-03-26
Artificial Intelligence’s role in sales
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sales is the process of taking the knowledge held within your sales data and enhancing it using computer algorithms. This might take the form of logic, if-then rules, decision trees, and machine learning (ML) applied to sales or CRM data. One of the biggest issues that sales teams face is combing...
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news2026-03-20
North America | A new normal
The North American beer sector has experienced great changed in the last 18 months. There have been brewery closures but a wealth of of new openings, too. Draft is dominating while the appetite for no and low continues at pace. New taprooms are catering for local demand while the desire for hazy, often high ABV,...
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news2026-03-18
The problem with your trade shop solution
You’ve set up a digital trade store, only to see a handful of existing trade buyers ordering through it. Buyers continue to place orders across multiple channels (e.g. email, text, WhatsApp), leaving you and your team with an admin nightmare. Here, Tom Paton from Orderlinks explores this problem and how breweries can automate all aspects...
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news2026-03-13
Bringing systems together at Siren
As breweries grow, the systems that once held everything together can quickly become the thing that slows them down. Separate platforms for sales, stock, reporting and finance often work well enough in the early years, but over time they introduce additional costs, duplication and risk. For Siren Craft Brew, that tipping point came when day-to-day...
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news2026-03-12
Bristol brewery cuts centrifuge water usage by 70% and sees one-year ROI
When a vibrant, bustling craft brewery in the heart of Bristol wanted to increase overall yield and improve product quality on its beloved beers, it turned to centrifuge technology to inject new life into its beers. Bristol Beer Factory is an established craft brewery with a strong focus on quality and scale. Operating within the heart of the local community, the company’s...
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news2026-03-10
The business rates reset – six steps to consider
From 1 April 2026, the business rates system in England and Wales will undergo one of its most significant resets in recent years. For retailers, hospitality operators and food and beverage businesses that are already managing tight margins and rising operating costs, the implications of these changes make early preparation increasingly important — particularly as there are specific actions that...
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news2026-03-04
How your customers could be spending more
Did you know that according to a study by Deloitte Digital customers spend 62% more when their buying experiences are consistently positive? Here Premier Systems outline how to streamline operations, improve customer satisfaction, and drive repeat business. Customers today have high expectations for the businesses they choose to support. They want: When breweries fail to...
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news2026-03-03
New yeast strains to help eliminate diacetyl
Throughout the last year, White Labs and The Yeast Bay worked together to design, build, and validate a new set of bioengineered yeast strains. We set out to engineer our most popular yeast cultures to eliminate one of the most notable off-flavors in brewing: diacetyl. Here Nick Impellitteri, founder of The Yeast Bay, explains all....
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news2026-03-03
Innovations in Ingredients
With breweries under mounting pressure to control costs, improve sustainability and reduce waste, there are ingredients innovations on hand to help. Especially when it comes to hops. When it comes to ingredients there is a wave of innovation in the world of hops dramatically expands a brewer’s toolkit. Hops and hop products that can shape...
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news2026-03-03
Improve brewing efficiency with high performance yeast
Selecting a yeast strain is a critical decision when determining throughput and production capacity. Matt Cummings of Equals Brewing Company in London, Ontario, put two yeast strains to the test to compare performance: A popular dry ale strain (House Strain X) and the LalBrew House Ale. The brewer took a scientific approach, and the results...
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news2026-02-20
Brewdog | Where next for the Scottish business?
There have been some seismic sales in the UK beer sector during the last 10-plus years. At the very end of 2015 North London’s Camden Town Brewery was sold to AB InBev. And at the start 2019 Fuller’s announced the sale of its entire beer, cider, and soft drinks brewing business to Asahi Europe Ltd...
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news2026-02-16
Remembering Des de Moor | Dear John
Des de Moor, the storied beer writer, tour guide, walk leader, tutored tasting host and Accredited Beer Sommelier, sadly passed away earlier this month. Here John Keeling, former brewing director at Fuller’s, shares his memories of the much-loved figure. I was just thinking about a topic for this month’s column when the sad, shocking news...
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news2026-02-06
Building a sustainable packaging future
Sustainable print and packaging help beer producers reduce impact, meet customer expectations, manage risk, and build stronger, future-ready brands. Here are some helping you do just that. As one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages, beer relies heavily on packaging for protection, branding, and distribution. From bottles and cans to labels, cartons, and multipacks,...
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news2026-02-06
Do the right thing, not the loud thing
Sustainability has become one of the loudest conversations in packaging. Claims are bold, language is big, and pressure to be seen as “green” is everywhere. For breweries, this can be overwhelming. When every supplier, material and process carries a sustainability claim, it becomes harder to see which actions genuinely make a difference, says Richard Goodridge,...
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news2026-02-06
Here’s my Beer | Dark Arches
I’m not 100% sure this is the definitive first version of the Black IPA I brewed in my kitchen, but it’s in-line with the recipe we brewed around 2014 through 2015. I’ve found the style fascinating ever since trying Stone Brewing’s Sublimely Self Righteous when it first landed in the UK roughly 5 years...
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news2026-02-06
Homebrew Hero | Brian Dickson
The technical director and co-founder of one of the UK’s best breweries, Brian Dickson’s journey in beer has taken in Huddersfield, Kent, Leeds and more. Here’s how this excellent, much-loved brewer made his way in the world of beer and brewing. Brewing is something of a family trade. My Dad worked 40 years in the...
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news2026-02-03
Why consistency and sustainability matter more than ever
Good branding isn’t just about standing out and getting attention. The real test is about staying consistent. With more breweries competing for the same share of attention, clarity of identity and purpose can be the difference between a beer that’s picked and a beer that’s passed over. When drinkers are presented with a wall of...
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US brewery boosts dosing accuracy and canning performance

Stop selling beer, Start building fandom

Spring Report | Yeast

Spring Report | Grain

Spring Report | Hops

Use asset management to cut costs and boost reliability

A walk on the wild side | First & Last Brewery

Artificial Intelligence’s role in sales

North America | A new normal

The problem with your trade shop solution

Bringing systems together at Siren

Bristol brewery cuts centrifuge water usage by 70% and sees one-year ROI

The business rates reset – six steps to consider

How your customers could be spending more

New yeast strains to help eliminate diacetyl

Innovations in Ingredients

Improve brewing efficiency with high performance yeast

Brewdog | Where next for the Scottish business?

Remembering Des de Moor | Dear John

Building a sustainable packaging future

Do the right thing, not the loud thing

Here’s my Beer | Dark Arches

Homebrew Hero | Brian Dickson

Why consistency and sustainability matter more than ever