Affiliate disclosure

The short version

Best Beer is free to read. To pay for it, some of the links on this site are affiliate links: if you click one and buy something, the shop pays us a small commission. The price you pay is exactly the same. We also sell Featured listings in our pubs & bars directory. That is all; we do not sell your data and we do not take money for reviews or ratings.

Affiliate links

Where a guide says where to buy a beer, glassware or books, the link may go to an online shop with an affiliate programme. When it does, we mark it so you can tell, for example with "(affiliate link)" or a note under the button. We only link to shops that verify age at checkout and deliver legally in their markets.

It does not change what we write

Our brand and style guides are written first and the links are added afterwards. A beer does not rank higher, get a kinder description or appear in a "what to try first" list because a shop sells it. Member ratings and reviews are independent: we do not pay for them, and breweries and shops may not pay members for them either. If a brewery sends us a sample we say so in the guide.

Featured listings

Venue owners can list a pub or bar free of charge. Some choose a paid Featured listing, which gives them a highlighted position and a badge in the directory. Featured listings are always labelled "Featured" so you know the placement is paid. Paying does not change a venue's member rating.

Sponsored content

We do not currently publish sponsored articles. If that changes, any sponsored piece will be labelled "Sponsored" at the top, and sponsors will never have a say in our independent guides.

Programmes we may take part in

We may participate in affiliate programmes run by online beer and drinks retailers, by Amazon (as an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases) and by other shops relevant to beer. The list changes; this page is updated when it does.

Questions

If anything about a link or a listing is unclear, write to info@best-beer.com.