UK convenience retailer The Co-op is launching three ales in store that feature tasting notes written by its customers, on bottles for the first time.
A Bristol brewery is the first to have its canned beer recognised as real ale by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
Joe Turner, the Co-operative’s real ale buyer, said the company is growing real ale sales faster than any other UK retailer thanks to its new focus on local brews.
Cornish brewer St Austell has acquired fellow West Country brewer Bath Ales and its pub chain for a non-disclosed sum.
