Jessica Mason
@drinksmaven.bsky.social
Drinks journalist. Likes drinks. Loves pubs. Contact [email protected]
Beer Hour: Sam Calagione @teamdb.bsky.social
Beer Hour: Sam Calagione
Boston Beer’s Dogfish Head Brewery has slaked the thirst of hop chasers in Delaware for the past 30 years. Jessica Mason speaks to its founder Sam Calagione to find out how beer began to “colour outsi...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Beer Hour: Sam Calagione @teamdb.bsky.social
What to expect if you are attending Beer Experience @teamdb.bsky.social
What to expect if you are attending Beer Experience
Beer Experience, the trade show for the professional brewing trade, returns to Antwerp this month. But what can visitors expect? db finds out.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
What to expect if you are attending Beer Experience @teamdb.bsky.social
Cask ale revival driven by ‘quality’ not ‘nostalgia’ @teamdb.bsky.social
Cask ale revival driven by ‘quality’ not ‘nostalgia’
Wells & Co’s new permanent cask ale named Double Star Bedford Bitter has been launched to mark 150 years of its brewing heritage. But the beer also responds to another step change for the sector - the...
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February 4, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Cask ale revival driven by ‘quality’ not ‘nostalgia’ @teamdb.bsky.social
Fresh tank beer becomes available in Crystal Palace
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Gipsy Hill installs tank beer at Westow House
Gipsy Hill Brewing Company has installed tank beer at Westow House in London’s Crystal Palace. db finds out more about what makes this partnership special, eco-savvy and full of "shared values".
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February 4, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Fresh tank beer becomes available in Crystal Palace
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Pub mocks Chancellor with ‘Rachel Thieves’ beer tap @teamdb.bsky.social
Pub mocks Chancellor with ‘Rachel Thieves’ beer tap
A beer tap labelled "Rachel Thieves" has appeared on the bar of a Hertfordshire pub in protest of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves introducing crippling tax hikes.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Pub mocks Chancellor with ‘Rachel Thieves’ beer tap @teamdb.bsky.social
Sydney’s Wildflower Brewery and Blending to move to rural location @teamdb.bsky.social
Sydney’s Wildflower Brewery and Blending to move to rural location
Wildflower Brewery and Blending, based in Marrickville in Sydney’s inner west in Australia, is set to close its doors and relocate to the countryside.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Sydney’s Wildflower Brewery and Blending to move to rural location @teamdb.bsky.social
You can now buy a Guinness kebab @teamdb.bsky.social
You can now buy a Guinness kebab
A Guinness kebab, marinated in the black stuff, is launching this week just in time for the start of the Six Nations.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
You can now buy a Guinness kebab @teamdb.bsky.social
Tivoli to ‘reshape’ the conversation around light beer @teamdb.bsky.social www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/02/tivo...
February 2, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Tivoli to ‘reshape’ the conversation around light beer @teamdb.bsky.social www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2026/02/tivo...
Beer Hour: Derek Prentice MBE @teamdb.bsky.social
Beer Hour: Derek Prentice MBE
Derek Prentice MBE is known widely across the industry as one of London’s most experienced brewers. Decorated him with Lifetime Achievement Awards and an MBE, he is, as many will attest, a bit of a le...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Beer Hour: Derek Prentice MBE @teamdb.bsky.social
Ocado listing Impossibrew signals forward steps for no and low @teamdb.bsky.social
Ocado listing Impossibrew signals forward steps for no and low
Functional non-alcoholic beer business Impossibrew has gained a listing with Ocado. db looks at the rise of the brand and the maturation of zero alcohol beer as more than a style, but a sub-category i...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Ocado listing Impossibrew signals forward steps for no and low @teamdb.bsky.social
Why collaboration and community are key for brewery survival @teamdb.bsky.social
Why collaboration and community are key for brewery survival
Colorado brewpub Wynkoop Brewing Co has identified that collaboration is key for breweries to survive and that the power of community connections can also assist the sector. db reports.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Why collaboration and community are key for brewery survival @teamdb.bsky.social
Estrella Galicia 0,0 announced as official beer of MotoGP @teamdb.bsky.social
Estrella Galicia 0,0 announced as official beer of MotoGP
Spain’s Corporación Hijos de Rivera has signed a deal for its Estrella Galicia 0,0 to become the title sponsor and official beer of MotoGP, the Grand Prix of Brazil.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Estrella Galicia 0,0 announced as official beer of MotoGP @teamdb.bsky.social
UK brewery closures hit average of three per week @teamdb.bsky.social
UK brewery closures hit average of three per week
Brewery closure rates increased “dramatically” during 2025 and saw a 37% spike compared to 2024, according to new data from the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA).
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January 28, 2026 at 7:59 AM
UK brewery closures hit average of three per week @teamdb.bsky.social
Brewdog axes all spirits and closes distillery @teamdb.bsky.social
Brewdog axes all spirits and closes distillery
Scottish beer and bar giant Brewdog has revealed it is closing the distillery at its headquarters in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, shuttering the business indefinitely.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Brewdog axes all spirits and closes distillery @teamdb.bsky.social
How smoothie beers are helping to boost sales @teamdb.bsky.social
How smoothie beers are helping to boost sales
A polarising beer trend is boosting beer sales in the US. But what is a smoothie beer and how can it help the brewing sector? db looks at how one niche beer style has taken off on a global scale and ...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM
How smoothie beers are helping to boost sales @teamdb.bsky.social
Juice makers migrate into growing non-alcoholic beer category @teamdb.bsky.social
Juice makers migrate into growing non-alcoholic beer category
British soft drinks company Cawston Press has acquired the 0.5% ABV beer brand Loah for an undisclosed sum. The move, which places the juice business firmly into the no and low alcohol segment, has be...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Juice makers migrate into growing non-alcoholic beer category @teamdb.bsky.social
Brits fly to Prague for £1 pints @teamdb.bsky.social
Brits fly to Prague for £1 pints
Enjoying £1 pints in Prague is attracting Brits following one YouTuber informing his 108,000 subscribers of the his cheap beer adventures.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Brits fly to Prague for £1 pints @teamdb.bsky.social
Is James Watt considering buying back Brewdog? @teamdb.bsky.social
Is James Watt considering buying back Brewdog?
James Watt, who co-founded Scottish brewery Brewdog in 2007, is reportedly considering a bid to buy back the beer and bar business.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Is James Watt considering buying back Brewdog? @teamdb.bsky.social
Are we entering a global cider [email protected]
Are we entering a global cider renaissance?
A resurgence in cider is being celebrated across the international market with “emerging and exciting flavour profiles” and “experimentation”. db finds out more about how the trend is taking shape.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Are we entering a global cider [email protected]
Loch Lomond Brewery signs export deal with Cheers Global @teamdb.bsky.social
Loch Lomond Brewery signs export deal with Cheers Global
Cheshire-based distributor Cheers Global has agreed a two-year export agreement with Loch Lomond Brewery, including its spirits arm, Levenbank Distillery.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Loch Lomond Brewery signs export deal with Cheers Global @teamdb.bsky.social
Great British Drinks Company buys up Keystone’s breweries @teamdb.bsky.social
Great British Drinks Company buys up Keystone’s breweries
Keystone-owned breweries including: Black Sheep Brewery, Purity, Brew By Numbers, Brick, North, Magic Rock and Fourpure, have all been acquired from Keystone by the newly-formed Great British Drinks C...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Great British Drinks Company buys up Keystone’s breweries @teamdb.bsky.social
Powderkeg expands contract brewing services @teamdb.bsky.social
Powderkeg expands contract brewing services
Devon’s Powderkeg Brewery has boosted its capacity in a bid to expand its contract brewing service and help other beer brand owners and those who don’t own a production sites of their own a cost-effec...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Powderkeg expands contract brewing services @teamdb.bsky.social
Southstar to revive Lone Star Brewery @teamdb.bsky.social
Southstar to revive Lone Star Brewery
US property developer Southstar has acquired San Antonio’s Lone Star Brewery and has revealed plans to revitalise the property and bring it back to life with the old brewery building being used for a ...
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January 22, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Southstar to revive Lone Star Brewery @teamdb.bsky.social
Heineken named ‘most admired’ company’ in the UK drinks sector @teamdb
Heineken named 'most admired' company’ in the UK drinks sector
Heineken’s UK arm has won the accolade of being named “Britain’s Most Admired Company” within the drinks sector in a recent peer-reviewed survey assessing its reputation, strategy, fiscal stability an...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Heineken named ‘most admired’ company’ in the UK drinks sector @teamdb
You can now buy a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired beer @teamdb.bsky.social
You can now buy a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired beer
London’s Dungeons & Dragons bar and community space RPG Taverns has teamed up with Edinburgh-based nano-brewery Closet Brewing to release a beer that has been inspired by the board game.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:31 AM
You can now buy a Dungeons & Dragons-inspired beer @teamdb.bsky.social