All Beer and cider articles – Page 7
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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
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Comment & OpinionMythos ‘Greek-style’ lager is a tipping point – UK beer drinkers deserve better
The Grocer has launched its own Lager Authenticity Index to help consumers find genuine European lagers on their next shop
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NewsHeineken 0.0 dips into fruit beer with alcohol-free duo
The new drinks will hit Tesco stores later this month
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NewsMythos debuts ‘Greek-style’ lager for renewed UK push
Mythos joins a growing cohort of world lagers produced locally and at a lower strength for the UK market
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NewsSt Patrick’s Day: Murphy’s off-trade sales pass £10m as stout boom continues
Murphy’s has been bought by over half a million shoppers since its relaunch last year, Worldpanel data shows
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NewsTilray strikes deal for BrewDog US assets
The transaction is set to close by the end of Tilray’s fiscal fourth quarter in May