Brewer’s Corner News & Views

NEWS & VIEWS – 16th January 2023

Scaling Back Of Energy Support
No doubt what the big story of the week is. The Govt. announced a scaling back of the Energy Support programme for businesses, stating that the current support was costing £18Bn per year. To put £18Bn into perspective, that is the equivalent of 3p on everyone’s income tax in the UK.

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Mixed Christmas Trading
It turned out that Christmas trading was a mixed-bag for pubs in the UK, with 40% doing better than expected, and 40% doing worse. Considering the combination of disruptions, including strikes, recession and energy costs, it could have been worse.

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Brewery Closures
Some well thought through commentary on recent Brewery closures here, from Steve Dunkley. The message is, shop local where you can, not with the large Pubcos, or Macro Brewers.

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Homebrewing
If you are still looking for a 2023 New Year Resolution, how about making 2023 the year you give homebrewing a proper crack? Craft Beer and Brewing have a nice article to give you a good grounding in the basics.

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