Gary Lloyd

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Associate Features Editor at The Morning Advertiser

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Articles

Trio of beer producers and youngsters halting decline of cask

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

Greene King Brewery, Black Sheep Brewery and Thornbridge Brewery have stated the slide in cask sales has been halted – and even reversed in part. Meanwhile, according to the SIBA Independent Beer Report 2025, the overall number of consumers drinking cask beer has fallen to 35% opting for the style, which is down two percentage points from 37% last year.
Reddington makes £2m investment in two Nottingham sites

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

Both the Anchor pub and Tom Browns restaurant in Nottingham have enjoyed significant revamps, including upgrades to their food menus too and the multimillion-pound move will also create up to 100 jobs. The Gunthorpe venues officially launched over the Early May bank holiday weekend (Friday 2 - Monday 5 May), welcoming some 1,650 at both sites and serving 280 oysters at Tom Browns alone.
My Pub feature on Heft in Cumbria with pictures

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

The pub is nestled at the foot of Whin Brow on the fringes of the Lake District in the village of Newton in Cartmel. It used to be called the Crown Inn, a former coaching inn that has welcomed travellers since the 17th century. Here, co-owner Nicola tells The Morning Advertiser all about this amazing site. The pubWe chose a fairly unusual name for our pub, renaming it Heft.
St Austell Brewery's Proper Job 0.5% wins award

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

The beer, which was modelled on the business’s renowned flagship Proper Job IPA, takes its tally to two awards within six months of its launch. St Austell Brewery said the World Alcohol Free Awards is the only international competition aimed exclusively at judging non-alcoholic drinks, from beers, wines and spirits to soft drinks. At the blind tasting, judges described Proper Job 0.5% as having “enticing colour, with a classic hop-driven nose, and flavours of pine, grapefruit, and caramel.
Star Pubs owner to put £40m into 'community locals'

1 week ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

Some 25% (608) of Star Pubs’ 2,400 sites will benefit from enhancements during the year, with 104 of these earmarked for transformational revamps costing £120,000-plus. Having spent £9.5m in 2024 reopening 62 long-term closed pubs, the company claimed it now has the lowest level of closures since 2019. Additionally, works are either completed or under way to reopen 10 pubs so far this year.
Low & no brewer Mash Gang launches new permanent core range

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

The trio of tipples offers publicans and bartenders craft beer in cans at a time when low & no alcohol products are becoming hugely popular, as cited by brewers at a recent BrewLDN event.
Hydes Brewery half way through Vintage cask ale releases

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

The Salford-based brewer has released Hydes IPA 4.4% ABV across its pub estate throughout May and June and hopes to build on the success of the first two 2025 variants – XPA and Mild – in its bi-monthly rotation of limited-edition ales. Brewed with Vienna and Cara malts, the new IPA is said to have a “light golden hue and a subtle depth of flavour”.
Brewers in ‘survival’ mode as pessimism strikes

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

Research presented at the launch of the Society of Independent Brewers & Associates’ (SIBA) Independent Beer Report 2025 showed one in three (29%) expect to see a decrease in their turnover, which is up from last year when one in four (24%) expected to see losses. Although half (49%) forecast an uptick in turnover, this too had fallen from 60% in 2024 while 17% expect it to remain the same and 5% didn’t know.
BIG INTERVIEW: Overcoming ‘imposter syndrome’ in a male-dominated world

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

Geering is now the central operations director at the Heineken-owned pub arm in what was once “a very male-dominated business”. She explains: “Throughout my career, I let myself be clouded by ‘impostor syndrome’, never thinking I was good enough, wishing I had more confidence, I spent too much time worrying what other people thought and thought I’d be found out.
SIBA beer report states survival is no1 priority for members

2 weeks ago | morningadvertiser.co.uk | Gary Lloyd

Launching the event at Sambrook’s Brewery Taproom in Wandsworth, south London, SIBA CEO Andy Slee opened the morning briefing with SIBA Independent Beer Report author Caroline Nodder revealing some of the statistical findings. Slee said: “SIBA’s position is really clear. We believe independent brewing is underrepresented in the UK beer market and we know that from a sales perspective.