All Beer and cider articles – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionEgg crisps and matcha chocolate: six trends from Alimentaria 2026
This year’s event attracted 3,300 exhibitors from 70 different countries
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NewsBetter-for-you booze retailer DrinkWell rapped over non-permitted health claims
DrinkWell said the ad had since been removed and acknowledged its content had not complied with the CAP Code
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Category ReportWhat will be the next big thing in beer and cider?
Beer and cider could do with a shake-up. So, what are brands and retailers doing to inject excitement back into the category?
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Category ReportPunk in a funk: what next for IPA?
Punk’s not dead. But it is in a funk. No, we’re not referring to BrewDog going into administration this month before selling for £33m
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Category ReportLow & no cider outgrows beer
Thatchers is the fastest-growing brand in NIQ’s list of the top 10 bestselling low & no beers and ciders
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Category ReportThree quarters of drinkers say alcohol-free beer is too pricey
After years of consistent growth, low & no beer and cider is now worth just shy of £260m. But that’s, well, small beer compared with the £5.7bn alcoholic beer and cider category [NIQ]
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Category ReportSmall Beer hails big gains as mid-strength brews gain ground
Supermarkets have invested heavily in low & no alcohol offers in recent years. The category has grown in value by 14.3% to £378.3m on volumes up 11.2% [NIQ]
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Category ReportCider brands big up craft cues
In this era of growing suspicion about the processes and ingredients used to produce food and drink, it’s perhaps no surprise lurid, saccharine-sweet fruit ciders are falling out of favour
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Category ReportIs fruit cider a waste of space?
Fruit flavours are tipped as the next big thing in beer but have lost their lustre in the cider category
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Category ReportLow & no alcohol sales surge beyond Dry Jan
You could be forgiven for thinking the low & no alcohol bubble had burst
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Category ReportIs 2026 the year for fruit beer?
The coming year will see a “huge” number of fruit lagers roll into the market, predicts Jesse Wilson, founder & CEO of fruit lager brand Jubel
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Category ReportWhy stout is back in the black and still growing
Not long ago, stout was the preserve of rugby fans and real ale aficionados. But, in less time than it takes for a pint of Guinness to settle, it’s become hot property
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Category ReportThe rise of ‘mission-led’ fixtures
Beer and cider are ever-evolving categories. That applies as much to the way products are merchandised as the drinks themselves
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Category ReportThe rise of premium and nostalgic pints
Booze brand directors could be excused for reaching for the bottle right now. That’s because sales data for many big-name beers and ciders doesn’t make for pleasant reading
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NewsItalian-inspired beer Via Roma retired after sales fail to fizz
Via Roma was just one of many new products launched in the UK bid to take advantage of a growing thirst for European lagers
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NewsBrothers Drinks debuts lower-abv Cider Shandy range
The NPD would ‘bridge the gap between established no & low products and more regular abv offerings’
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NewsBrewDog had debts of over £500m before £33m pre-pack sale
Unsecured creditors in the UK were owed nearly £400m and set to receive a payout of less than one pence in the pound
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NewsTennent’s joins fruit beer movement with ‘zesty’ Tennent’s Tops lager
Other beer brands to have debuted fruit beers since the turn of the year include Cruzcampo, Peroni, Heineken and 1664
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NewsChouffe lowers abv of alcohol-free brews and adds cherry variant
The new brew aims to strengthen Chouffe’s position in the fast-growing low & no category
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NewsWestons eyes growth in apple and vintage cider
Apple cider and vintage bottled ciders are growing ahead of the wider category