Young’s, the historic London pub group, has severed its last remaining ties with the brewing industry after 180 years involvement in the making of the cask ale sold in its outlets.
The £15m sale of Young’s 40% holding in a Bedfordshire-based brewing joint venture to its partner Charles Wells marks the end of a process that has gradually separated one of London’s oldest and most recognisable cask ale brands from the pubs that bear the same name.
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Great British Beer Festival set to toast figures showing microbreweries opening at rate of almost 50 a year.
The UK’s brewers are almost as wary as farmers of admitting prosperity, but a new report makes no bones about the dramatic revival of real ale and small-scale production.
Famous for brand names such as Pigswill and Old Leg Over, microbreweries are opening at the rate of almost 50 a year, encouraged by generous tax concessions and drinkers’ appetite for new tastes.
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