Beer

Considering Feb Fast? Here are three immediate and long-term benefits of giving up alcohol

From improving sleep quality to unmasking underlying anxiety, a booze-free month is good for your health – and it could be the gateway to longer-term abstinence

Bianca Nogrady

31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Are we right to demonise drink? | Letters

Letters: Doctors should focus more on unhealthy diets than alcohol, says David Roberts. But Dr Sheila Gilheany argues for greater awareness of the risks of drinking

29, Jan, 2023 @6:39 PM

Turmeric kombucha and alcohol-free gin: drinks for a delicious damp February

There’s so much choice, you may now find something you like enough to drink even after Dry January

Fiona Beckett

27, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

I’m not one for conspiracy theories – but why do pubs hide their low-alcohol options? | Adrian Chiles

Even in dry January, many pubs do little to attract non-drinkers. Shouldn’t they be making a song and dance about their 0% beers and gins, asks Adrian Chiles

Adrian Chiles

25, Jan, 2023 @4:17 PM

UK households spent £1.1bn more on groceries in December for fewer items

Spending higher than year earlier, with World Cup football pushing up beer sales

Sarah Butler

04, Jan, 2023 @9:43 AM

‘A trend is starting’: France leading way in alcohol-free drinks boom

Rush of startups creating alcohol-free spirits, wines and beers is a departure in a country with a vast booze industry

Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

30, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘Treated like a chump’: Wild Beer Co’s collapse leaves bitter taste for backers

Five years on from £1.76m crowdfunding, some feel misled after plans for destination venue unravelled along with the firm itself

Robin Eveleigh

17, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

Pint of order: New York judge asks jury to define ‘beer’ in Corona case

Parent company Modelo’s lawsuit against US distributor for selling hard seltzer hinges on definition of ‘beer’ in licensing agreement

Maya Yang

15, Dec, 2022 @7:20 PM

BrewDog loses its ethical B Corp certificate

Status lost after BBC film and open letter from workers alleging ‘culture of fear’ at self-styled ‘punk brewery’

Mark Sweney and Rob Davies

01, Dec, 2022 @3:01 PM

Football fans will have to pay £12 for a beer at World Cup in Qatar

Organisers had promised to keep prices modest and there is a limit of four drinks per order amid fears of binge drinking

Sean Ingle in Doha

15, Nov, 2022 @5:00 PM

How California’s largest Indigenous nation is using a brewery to tell its own story

The tribally owned Mad River Brewing Company has partnered with the Giants to build an economic support system and back key causes

Hallie Golden

23, Oct, 2022 @10:00 AM

Nolo drinks to help you through Sober October | Fiona Beckett on drinks

If cutting back on alcohol day by day or drop by drop doesn’t appeal, see if a low- or no-alcohol cocktail does instead. Start by trying one from today’s picks