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Production of beer in the UK faces a challenge from the rising cost of raw materials. The regional breweries are developing contract brewing to keep up production, while the production of ale by the newer, smaller breweries grows. Despite an overall drop in beer sales, real ale has increased its market share. [9]
Cask ale handpumps. Beer has been brewed in England for thousands of years. As a beer brewing country, it is known for top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation.
This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of beer. Information not provided for some countries is not given in the available sources. Note: The row number column is fixed. So you can choose what column to rank by clicking its header to sort it. * indicates "Beer in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
A brewery which had been in operation for close to 200 years before its closure will start producing beer again. Jennings Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, was closed in November 2022 by then ...
For inspiration, they turned to the centuries-old tradition of artisan beer and cask ale production that was continuing in the UK, Germany and Belgium. [98] The New Albion Brewing Company was founded in 1976 and served as a blueprint for American brewers to build small-scale commercial breweries.
Contract brewing of Boddingtons Cask continued until March 2012 when production of the beer ended. [71] Production was around 250,000 hectolitres in 2012, with around 80 percent of production destined for the UK market, and around 20 percent for export markets such as Taiwan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. [1]
The U.K.’s own beer supplies ran into trouble in the summer of 2022 after high energy costs put a halt on fertilizer production, crucial for the supply of carbon dioxide which carbonates the drink.
[54] [55] In 2010 Heineken discontinued production of cask conditioned John Smith's Magnet, although it remains available in kegs. [56] By 2011, production of John Smith's Cask had moved to Cameron's. As of 2012, John Smith's is the sixth highest selling beer brand in the United Kingdom and the highest selling bitter in the world. [3]