NEWS & VIEWS – 19th February 2024
UK In Recession
Headline news this week was that the UK is officially in recession. This news coincided with the Office for National Statistics reporting that draft lager prices have risen by an average of 10.8% in the year to January, which was apparently the biggest January upswing in 5 years.
Headline news this week was that the UK is officially in recession. This news coincided with the Office for National Statistics reporting that draft lager prices have risen by an average of 10.8% in the year to January, which was apparently the biggest January upswing in 5 years.
London Sites To Close
More bad news is that Breal Group who stepped in to “save” Brew By Numbers and Brick Breweries is closing the remaining London sites for both businesses, laying off staff, and relocating the brew kits to Black Sheep in Yorkshire. A sad end indeed.
More bad news is that Breal Group who stepped in to “save” Brew By Numbers and Brick Breweries is closing the remaining London sites for both businesses, laying off staff, and relocating the brew kits to Black Sheep in Yorkshire. A sad end indeed.
US Craft Beer Sales Flat For Years
Jeff Alworth at Beervana has been doing some serious number-crunching, and he has determined that Craft Beer in the USA has now effectively been “flat” in terms of production output for the past 8 years.
Jeff Alworth at Beervana has been doing some serious number-crunching, and he has determined that Craft Beer in the USA has now effectively been “flat” in terms of production output for the past 8 years.
IPA Style Flops
Finally this week Vinepair took an interesting retrospective look at IPA spin- offs that didn’t work out so well.
Finally this week Vinepair took an interesting retrospective look at IPA spin- offs that didn’t work out so well.
