Ruth Evans says... Face-to-face talk is best! 5 ISSN 2398-2489 Published by freerbutler limited PO Box 9666 • Nottingham NG10 9BY • United Kingdom Tel: 0115 8 549 349 © freerbutler limited 2017 Editor Chris Freer Assistant editor Simon Butler “Published for the industry by people who know the industry - we produced the SIBA Journal for ten years before establishing Brewing & Beverage Industries Business.” For editorial or advertising enquiries, call the editor on the office number or e-mail: chris@brewingbusiness.co.uk ABC Application Approved All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any other means, electronic or mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of freerbutler limited. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information in this publication is accurate and up-to-date, freerbutler limited does not take any responsibility for errors or omissions. Opinions expressed in editorial contributions to this publication are those of their respective authors and not necessarily shared by freerbutler limited. Representing the entire value chain supplying the Brewing, Food & Beverage Industry From Page 12 From Page 28 From Page 40 An independent publication delighted to be a MEDIA PARTNER to brewingbusiness.co.uk As usual there’s all the latest Products & Services NEWS Plus useful information for BREWERS & DISTILLERS about the benefits of joining the BFBi With Showcases covering... From Page 44 Winter 2017/18 In This Issue... Adrian Tierney-Jones asks... Is all beer created equal? Stephen Beaumont asks... Is there a cloudy future? Julian Grocock asks... Is beer all about black and white? Page 10 Page 8 Page 6 Page 80 freerbutler limited is also a Bronze Supplier Associate member of PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT HYGIENE & RESOURCES IT & BUSINESS SYSTEMS PREVIEW Our regular columnists 5_Layout 1 13/11/2017 11:07 Page 1