Beer Today: 22 years of independent beer news - Beer Today After 22 years of continuous publication, Beer Today is set to end in its present form, on 21st May, publisher Darren Norbury has announced

After 22 years of continuous publication, Beer Today is set to end in its present form, on 21st May, publisher Darren Norbury has announced beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/16/b... #beer #beernews #independentbeer #independentbrewers

British Breweries Turn to Taprooms as Pub Access Shrinks Independent brewers say limited shelf space in pubs is pushing them toward direct sales, even as demand for local beer grows.

British Breweries Turn to Taprooms as Pub Access Shrinks #BritishBreweries #CraftBeer #Taprooms #IndependentBrewers #LocalBeer

Brewers make the most of local connections - Beer Today Against a backdrop of record pub and brewery closures, small, independent breweries are showing how acting nimbly and capitalising on local roots can win consumers

Against the backdrop of record pub and brewery closures, the UK’s small and independent breweries are showing how acting nimbly and capitalising on local roots can win over consumers beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/13/i... #beer #beernews #brewers #independentbrewers #independentbeer

Celebrating our independent brewers and venues - Beer Today Indie Beer Week begins today, promoting independent beer, pubs, and people via a string of events taking place in pubs, bars and brewery taprooms across the UK

Indie Beer Week begins today, promoting ‘independent beer, pubs, and people’ via a string of events taking place in pubs, bars and brewery taprooms across the UK beertoday.co.uk/2026/04/10/i... #beer #beernews #independentbeer #independentbrewers #independentvenues

Been aaaaaaages desiring this three course meal from The Durham Brewery. Been drinking these for years and couldn't find them anywhere other than local to the brewery, so made a road trip.
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Vaux Brewery Cuzzy 6.5% Hazy Pale at the Harton Hop House Westoe/Harton South Shields

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Wylam Brewery Hickey the Rake 4.2% Limonata Pale at the Harton Hop House, Westoe (The posh bit) South Shields

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Allendale Brewery Golden Plover 4% Golden Ale at The Marine South Shields

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Swannay Brewery OrkneyBlast 6.0% IPA & Barley Wine fusion at The Marinene South Shields

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Bowland Brewery Buster 4% IPA at The Cask Lounge South Shields

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Flying Gang Brewing Back to Back 5.5 Hazy Pale at The Cask Lounge South Shields

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Two by Two Brewing Strata 4.2% Citra Pale at The Cask Lounge South Shields

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#twobyTwoBrewing #RealAle #StrataCitraPale #TheCaskLounge #IndependentBrewers #BSkyBeer

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MP opens new SIBA HQ in Ripon - Beer Today The new headquarters of the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), in Ripon, has been officially opened by local MP Sir Julian Smith

The new headquarters of the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA), in Ripon, has been officially opened by local MP Sir Julian Smith beertoday.co.uk/2025/09/26/s... #beer #beernews #independentbeer #independentbrewers

@trackbrewingco.bsky.social & Fidens Brewing Co. Maiden 8.2% DDH DIPA from H.J Hansen 1829 of Odense, Denmark

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Two by Two Brewing Snake Eyes 4.7% Hazy Pale at the @twobytwotap

Always a top north east tipple

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#twobytwobrewing #SnakeEyes #HazyPale #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #twobytwotaproom

@donzokobeer.bsky.social Evergreen 5.5.% West Coast Pale Ale at the Stepney Bank Taproom, NE1 2NP

Grapefruity!

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#donzokobrewingcompany #Evergreen #RealAle #CraftAle #WestCoastPaleAle #IndependentBrewers

@donzokobeer.bsky.social Propa Pale 4.7% Pale Ale at the Stepney Bank Taproom, NE1 2NP

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#donzokobrewingcompany #PropaPale #RealAle #CraftAle #PaleAle #IndependentBrewers

Brew York Knights 4.1% American Pale Ale

Light, crisp and refreshing

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #brewyork #KnightsAmericanPaleAle

Phantom Brewing Co. New Obsession 4.9% Pale

Deliciously crisp and flavoursome

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #phantombrewingco #NewObsessionPaleAle

Full Circle Brewing Co. Hippy Jungle 4% IPA. Mango & Passion Fruit IPA At the @fullcircletap Lively!

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#fullcirclebrewingco #HippyJungle #FruitedIPA #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #fullcircletaproom

Full Circle Brewing Co. Looper 6.4% IPA. At the @fullcircletap Absolutely oustanding from Full Circle

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#fullcirclebrewingco #LooperIPA #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #fullcircletaproom

Full Circle Brewing Co. Rotator 5.2% New England Hazy Pale at @fullcircletap

Rotator, glorious depth and body

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#fullcirclebrewingco #RotatorNEIPA #fullcircletaproom #IndependentBrewers
#realale #craftale

Full Circle Brewing Co. Looper 6.4% IPA. Oustanding from Full Circle

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Burnt Mill Brewery Big Thaw 6.8% West Coast IPA

Gloriously bitter, crisp and typically West Coast. Chinook, Centennial, Amarillo, and Erebus hopped.

#burntmillbrewery #BigThawWestCoastIPA #chinookhops #centennialhops #amarillohops #Erebushops #RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #hopsathome

Dark Revolution Brewery Space Ghost 4.9% Hazy Pale

Glorious Saaz and Citra hopped Grapefruit Hazy

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Buy from www.hopsathome.co.uk

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Overtone Brewing Swally 5.0% Pale Ale. A superb pick and well received.

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#RealAle #CraftAle #IndependentBrewers #overtonebrewing #SwallyPaleAle #TheCraftBeerClub

Two by Two Brewing Snake Eyes 4.7% Pale at the Marine, South Shields

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#RealAle #CraftAle #TwobyTwoBrewing #snakeeyespaleale #IndependentBrewers