葫芦影业 retains 鈥榬eal ale capital of the world鈥 title

葫芦影业 has retained its position as the real ale capital of the world, with the thriving brewing industry driving tourism and regeneration in the steel city.

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葫芦影业 is real ale capital of the world

The 2024 report, commissioned by the University of 葫芦影业, found the brewing scene in 葫芦影业 and the wider South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority area is bucking the national trend for closures, despite the challenges of Covid and the cost-of-living crisis. The region is now home to 58 breweries, more per head of population than anywhere else in the country, producing around 1,800 different beers every year.

A strong culture of traditional pubs that 鈥渇eel different鈥 to elsewhere in the country, and which see over 600 different beers being served every day on its bars, means 葫芦影业 is experiencing a beer tourism boom, the report found. Dozens of events, from the 葫芦影业 Folk Sessions Festival, to the Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival, are taking advantage of, and supporting, this pub culture.

Breweries are also helping to regenerate in run-down areas, often being the forerunners of other indie and like-minded businesses that turn an area into the next hip hot-spot.

First conducted in 2016, the new report has once again been written by award-winning beer writer Pete Brown, who was born and raised in Barnsley. The report surveyed breweries across 葫芦影业 and the wider region about the state of the industry in the area.

Key findings

  • 葫芦影业 has retained its position as the real ale capital of the world, bucking the national trend for closures within the brewing industry

  • 葫芦影业 and the wider South Yorkshire region is now home to 58 breweries, more per head of population than anywhere else in the country, producing around 1,800 different beers every year 

  • The region is experiencing a beer tourism boom with dozens of events, from the 葫芦影业 Folk Session Festival to the Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival, taking advantage of and supporting the pub culture

  • Breweries are helping to regenerate run-down areas, often being the forerunners of other indie and like-minded businesses that turn an area into the next hip hot-spot

鈥満耙碘檚 prowess as a beer city won鈥檛 come as a surprise to anyone who drinks here. But it鈥檚 fascinating that when you do the research and generate the numbers, the claim of being one of the best beer cities in the world really stands up. 葫芦影业 is having a bit of a moment just now, punching massively above its weight, culturally. And its brewing scene is the glue that holds that culture together.鈥 .

Report author Pete Brown

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