NEWS & VIEWS – 6th May 2024
Buxton Brewery To Call In Administrators
We have to start this week with the news that Buxton Brewery is about to call in the Administrators. Sad news indeed from one the pioneers on the UK Craft Beer Scene who were launched back in 2009.
We have to start this week with the news that Buxton Brewery is about to call in the Administrators. Sad news indeed from one the pioneers on the UK Craft Beer Scene who were launched back in 2009.
UK Brewery Count Falls
Meanwhile SIBA have crunched the numbers this week and report that the number of active brewers in Britain fell 2% in Q1 2024, for a net loss of 38, down to a total of 1,777.
Meanwhile SIBA have crunched the numbers this week and report that the number of active brewers in Britain fell 2% in Q1 2024, for a net loss of 38, down to a total of 1,777.
May Day Optimism
On a more positive note, the Morning Advertiser reports on the importance of this May Day weekend as the start of the summer trading season, with a cautious sense of optimism in the air.
On a more positive note, the Morning Advertiser reports on the importance of this May Day weekend as the start of the summer trading season, with a cautious sense of optimism in the air.
US Outlook Better Than Expected
Finally this week, Dave Infante reports from the recent Brewers Association Craft Beer Conference held in Las Vegas, where the outlook was a bit better than he expected. “The rising tide that once lifted all boats has ebbed” ….but it could be worse.
Finally this week, Dave Infante reports from the recent Brewers Association Craft Beer Conference held in Las Vegas, where the outlook was a bit better than he expected. “The rising tide that once lifted all boats has ebbed” ….but it could be worse.
