Christmas and New Year Delivery Schedule - 2025/2026

24 November 2025

'Tis now officially the season, and to help you plan your way through Christmas and New Year, we've put together our festive delivery schedule for your area.

Should you have any further questions or have any special requirements over the season, please just give us a shout on sales@jamesclay.co.uk

Three Rules - Trappist Collab

1 November 2024

We're honoured to be the UK's exclusive partner for the launch of a very special collaboration between three Trappist brewers; La Trappe, Tynt Meadow, and Zundert.

Augustiner Partnership

24 February 2024

We are delighted to announce the signing of a long-term import and distribution agreement with Augustiner-Bräu (Munich, Germany). The deal sees James Clay and Sons appointed as exclusive custodians of Augustiner’s internationally acclaimed beers in the UK.

Warsteiner Partnership

18 December 2023

We're delighted to announce the addition of a new long-term partner to our portfolio.

Alcohol Duty Changes

12 July 2023

The government announced an increase in duty rates under a revised duty structure for UK alcohol taxation during the Spring 2023 budget. The changes come into effect on 1st August 2023. We've worked closely with our suppliers to help you understand, and take advantage of opportunities from these changes, and the new categories they create.

2023 Range Review

1 March 2023

An extremely important task for us each year is to get our heads together and evaluate the performance of our range over the past year, and plan ahead to help you take advantage of trends before they even emerge. After that thorough process, we've added the following products to our list:

Low and No Alcohol Range

14 December 2022

Low and No Alcohol beer is now a serious consideration for any discerning operator's offering. We've put significant effort into our range, to make sure it's of the highest quality, and widest range possible. Taking the same approach to it as we do full strength beer.