British Guild of Beer Writers

The deadline to submit content for this month's mailout is Sunday 27th September 2026. Each month, the Guild distributes a newsletter to members, industry partner representatives and the public which contains information and links to our members' latest work. Whether it is a book, an article, a broadcast or an event, this is a great way to share. Guild members and industry partner representatives will automatically receive this newsletter as part of their Guild membership.

Cornish brewery Firebrand Brewing Co. is celebrating Cask Ale Week by going back 162 years and brewing a 4.8% Traditional Pale Ale inspired by an 1864 recipe. The beer takes inspiration from a period of significant change in British brewing, when developments in brewing, cask conditioning, transport and distribution were helping to shape the more approachable beers we know and love today.

A warm welcome and a thank you goes to Fyne Ales, the latest to support the Guild as an industry partner. Founded in 2001, Fyne Ales is an independent, family-owned brewery based on a working farm at the head of Glen Fyne in Argyll, on Scotland’s west coast. From its rural home, the brewery produces a wide range of characterful beers, from long-standing favourites including Jarl, Avalanche and Highlander to modern seasonal releases and small-batch brews.

Grade II listed pubs North Star, Steventon, and Beacon Hotel, Sedgley, honoured with Heritage Pub Revival Awards CAMRA has honoured two sets of publicans for their immense efforts in reviving important heritage pubs, just in time for Heritage Open Week. Both the North Star and Beacon Hotel are Grade II listed buildings, and both appear on CAMRA’s National Inventory for having interiors of national heritage importance.

Greene King and Macmillan Cancer Support have been recognised as one of the UK’s most admired non-profit partnerships in the C&E Advisory’s Corporate-Non-Profit Partnerships Barometer 2026. The result was decided by a poll of 117 corporate and non-profit partnership professionals from many of the world’s leading businesses and charities, and highlighted the partnership’s longevity, shared purpose, strategic alignment, and measurable impact.

Latest BII Member Survey: 75% of publicans stand ready to invest if taxes are reduced – but 2 in 5 expect to close if the tax burden rises yet again The Government has a huge opportunity at the Budget to unlock investment, skilled jobs and growth in communities across the UK – or risk the unnecessary closure of thousands of pubs.

40 employees to tackle marathon-distance route in bid to raise £10,000 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity Forty members of the Longbow Venues team will take on a marathon-distance walk across the Peak District this September, after raising more than £6,500 for Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity with their inaugural challenge last year.

Responding to the Government's announcement that the Pubs Code for England and Wales will continue and be strengthened, CAMRA Chairman Ash Corbett-Collins said: "We're glad that the Pubs Code will be kept in place, as it's needed more than ever. Ordinary drinkers are being denied choice and value by the global brewers that dominate the UK beer market, including how beer is sold to pubs.

The Royal Dyche in Burnley has been crowned the PubAid Community Pub Hero 2026, as pubs from across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were recognised for their extraordinary contribution to their communities. The winners of the PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards 2026, sponsored by Diageo and supported by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG), were announced at a special reception at the House of Commons last night (8 September).

There are plenty of signs that autumn has arrived leaves changing colour, evenings drawing in and the first appearance of coats that have been hiding in cupboards since spring. At Exeter Brewery, however, they have a rather simpler measure - Fall’s Over is back on tap. The independent Exeter brewery is bringing back one of its most anticipated seasonal beers from 14 September, marking the unofficial start of autumn for regulars who wait for its return each year.