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The best beer and ale festivals to book in 2021
Sip your way through some of the world s best pours this year as the country s biggest beer festivals return for the summer
Beer Central in Birmingham
Partial to a pint? Whether it’s something hoppy, fruity, rich or sour, there’s bound to be something for everyone at one of the country’s many craft beer festivals, which – Covid-restrictions permitting – will be returning to venues indoors and out around the UK this summer.
From one-day events to weekend camps and featuring beers from around the globe, the craft beer festival calendar feels as eclectic, eccentric (see below for the Great Central Railway beer festival and steam fair) and exciting as ever.
Craft
23-Mar-2021 By Rachel Arthur The UK government has announced new cash boost totalling nearly £9m ($12m) to help create low-carbon green distilleries.
08-Feb-2021 By James Ridler Fourpure Brewing has completed a £2.5m expansion of its base of operations in Bermondsey, London in a bid to fulfil doubled demand for canned beer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
08-Feb-2021 By Guan Yu Lim Kirin Brewery is focusing on its core beer brands and canned craft beer business, amid a not-so-positive outlook for the low-malt happoshu sector and new categories following COVID-19 and a recent liquor tax revision.
02-Feb-2021 By Rachel Arthur Heineken has acquired full ownership of London’s Brixton Brewery, following the acquisition of a m
Beverage Entrepreneurs
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06-Apr-2021 By Elizabeth Crawford The pandemic’s negative impact on sleep, anxiety and mental health is creating a unique marketing opportunity for low caffeine coffee, which can deliver an energy boost without the jitters or negative impact on circadian rhythms, but which previously.
02-Apr-2021 By Elaine Watson The CBD beverages space is not for the faint-hearted given the regulatory minefield brands have to navigate, but Isca is hoping to bring a more culinary twist to the nascent category with the assistance of British Michelin-starred Chef Michael Caines.