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Glasgow’s Simple Things Fermentations has announced the fifth edition of its cult-favourite Belgian Christmas Ale, landing on 27th October in 440ml cans and on draught at select English and UK stockists. This year’s 6.3% ale leans darker, with notes of cherry liqueur chocolates and coffee, and a subtle Saaz hop lift.
San Diego’s Barley & Sword Brewing is expanding. After two years in a leased facility, it’s acquired the former Jacked Up Brewery site in Escondido, allowing for greater production, events and a new destination taproom.
Pennsylvania-origin craft brewery Voodoo Brewing has announced the closure of its Plano, Texas, location, just over a year after opening, as part of wider retrenchments amid mounting pressure on U.S. breweries.
At the 2025 SIBA North West Indie Beer Awards, Bank Top Brewery took the Overall Champion (Cask) with its strong brown ale Hercules, while Big Trip Brewery won the Overall Champion (Keg) with its NEIPA WTAF.
The White Horse & Bower, a well-known pub near Westminster Abbey, has reopened on 10 September after a ÂŁ950,000 refurbishment by Shepherd Neame, restoring much of its charm and updating the space for modern pub-goers.
Chouffe, the Belgian brewery best known for its fruity and spicy ales, is launching an IPA for the English market this autumn, its first in the UK-specific portfolio, in response to growing demand for hop-forward styles across Europe.
Greene King and Thornbridge have collaborated on a new cask IPA called Genevieve, launching just ahead of Cask Ale Week 2025. At 4.5% ABV, it features Bravo and Sultana hops with tropical fruit and citrus flavours, aiming to bring cask lovers something fresh this autumn.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced that it will cancel the 2026 Great British Beer Festival and its winter counterpart due to rising costs, stagnant membership and financial losses from recent events failing to cover expenses.
Fieldwork Brewing, a beloved Bay Area craft brewery, is opening its first San Francisco taproom in the Mission Rock development, offering waterfront views of Oracle Park.
UC Berkeley partners with Bear Republic Brewing to release “Oski’s California Gold,” its first official craft beer, launching September 1 with proceeds supporting alumni athletics and performing arts.