Laura Hadland

Telford

Food and Drink Writer at Freelance

Drinks writer, photographer, printmaker. Talks about beer a lot.

Articles

Community Pub Ownership bulletin - April

1 week ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Matthew Curtis |Roger Protz |Laura Hadland

2 minutes ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description This is the first of a new quarterly bulletin about community-owned pubs. For more information, the community pubs webpage of CAMRA’s website contains advice and guidance as well as regularly updated information about both existing and planned community pubs. Pubs are going through a tough time, and reports of them struggling or closing are all too common.
Members’ Weekend 2025 round up

1 week ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Matthew Curtis |Roger Protz |Laura Hadland

CAMRA’s Members’ Weekend took place in Torquay last weekend. Full details of all the award winners and how the motions fared are below.... Get unlimited access to What's Brewing by joining CAMRA today along with a host of other benefits.
Women On Tap launches Changemaker community

1 week ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Timothy Hampson |Matthew Curtis |Roger Protz |Laura Hadland

1 minute ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description Change is brewing in the beer world, and now there’s a way for everyone to be part of it. Women On Tap, a social enterprise and leading advocate for gender equity in beer, has launched its BEER 50/50 campaign and Changemaker – a new community for those who want to help shape a more inclusive industry.
Mild Magic weaves its spell again

2 weeks ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Timothy Hampson |Roger Protz |Laura Hadland |Matthew Curtis

9 minutes ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description The UK’s longest-running and largest promotion of the mild beer style, Mild Magic, is back again for its 31st year with a record-breaking 102 pubs taking part. Covering a wide area in and around Greater Manchester, all the pubs, including the 16 taking part for the first time, will be stocking at least one cask mild for the five-week duration of the event.
Pyoneer-ing spirit in Wye Valley

2 weeks ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Timothy Hampson |Matthew Curtis |Roger Protz |Laura Hadland

1 week ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description Wye Valley brewery has unveiled a rebrand of its first beer, Wye Valley Bitter, as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, renaming it Pyoneer. Founded in 1985 in Herefordshire, England, Wye Valley brewery has grown from a small family operation into one of Britain's leading independent breweries. “We wanted a name that honoured our roots but also looked forward,” said Wye Valley MD Vernon Amor.
All under-threat locals need cash help not just heritage pubs

2 weeks ago | wb.camra.org.uk | Matthew Curtis |Roger Protz |Laura Hadland

1 week ago Audio Description Login here to listen to the audio description Following the launch of a new UK government heritage revival scheme yesterday, CAMRA’s Pub Heritage Group chair Paul Ainsworth (pictured) said: “CAMRA warmly welcomes this new fund which will help communities bid for money to breathe new life into closed, derelict or at-risk heritage pubs.
The ‘indie’ beer alternatives to the big brands

1 month ago | msn.com | Laura Hadland

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The ‘indie’ beer alternatives to the big brands

1 month ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Laura Hadland

Adnams and Camden HellsWe all know that most of the big names in beer are owned by just a handful of giant global corporations. But YouGov data published by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) found that 81 per cent of beer drinkers believe consumers are being misled by those companies. They’ve been buying up formerly-independent craft breweries without a lot of drinkers realising.
The 'indie' beer alternatives to the big brands

1 month ago | telegraph.co.uk | Laura Hadland

We all know that most of the big names in beer are owned by just a handful of giant global corporations. But YouGov data published by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) found that 81 per cent of beer drinkers believe consumers are being misled by those companies. They've been buying up formerly-independent craft breweries without a lot of drinkers realising. Brands like Beavertown, Camden and Fullers are now owned by beer giants Heineken, AB InBev and Asahi respectively.
The ‘indie’ beer alternatives to the big brands

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Laura Hadland

We all know that most of the big names in beer are owned by just a handful of giant global corporations. But YouGov data published by the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) found that 81 per cent of beer drinkers believe consumers are being misled by those companies. They’ve been buying up formerly-independent craft breweries without a lot of drinkers realising. Brands like Beavertown, Camden and Fullers are now owned by beer giants Heineken, AB InBev and Asahi respectively.