How to... keep cask beer at the right temperature
27-Aug-2009
So you've worked out how to taste beer, how to look after it in the cellar, how to serve it and how to sell it your customers. But none of that...
Trade outrage over plastic pint glass plan
27-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Government plans to produce a new type of plastic pint glass for pubs have provoked outrage from the trade. Licensees, trade and consumer groups...
Sheps freezes beer prices for tenants until 2011
27-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Shepherd Neame is freezing prices on its beer products for more than a year as part of a major new support package for tenants, The Publican can...
AB InBev sells Tennents brands to C&C Group for £180m
27-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Following months of speculation, drinks giant AB InBev has finally sold its Tennents lager brand to Magners cider maker C&C Group for £180m....
27-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Kent brewer Shepherd Neame is freezing beer prices for its tenants until January 2011 as part of a support package for existing and new tenants. The...
Comment: Supplier investment to be applauded
26-Aug-2009
There are some beer brands that are safe bets for licensees, and two of the biggest will be even safer over the next few months. Budweiser and...
Beer volumes to keep falling, says Heineken
26-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Dutch brewer Heineken said today it expects economic pressures, notably rising unemployment, to hit beer volumes until at least the end of the year....
Beer cocktails help pub to boost in sales
26-Aug-2009
A pub selling a range of 'beer cocktails' has experienced an average 26 per cent jump in beer sales on the nights they have been on offer. The Dial,...
BBPA forced to scrap beer tax ad
26-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has been left red-faced after a ruling forced it to scrap its advert suggesting a third of a price of a...
26-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The beer industry must decide if it will break ranks with the rest of the drinks industry and back Tory calls for an increase on high strength...
26-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The UK beer market remains "tough" with Heineken reporting beer volumes down 6% to 22m hectolitres in the fist half of 2009. However, the Dutch...
26-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Axe the Beer Tax ad, calling it inaccurate and misleading, as it underplays the amount of tax paid...
25-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Marston's sold 350,000 pints of its Ashes Ale during the eight weeks of the cricket action — a record for a Marston's seasonal guest beer.
Marston's celebrates Ashes success
25-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
As the Ashes victory celebrations continue, the official beer of English cricket has revealed how the series boosted its sales. Marston's Pedigree...
Fair Pint tells OFT tie is to blame for pub closures
25-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Anti-beer tie campaign group Fair Pint has told the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) the tie is to blame for businesses closing across the country and...
Live TV show to lead Guinness toast
25-Aug-2009
An innovative, celebrity-packed live TV show will encourage Guinness drinkers in pubs to take part in a special toast on September 24. There will be...
New pint glass designers face "big ask" says BBPA
25-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association has warned that designers for a new plastic pint glass face a "big ask" to invent something that looks and...
25-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The beer tie is being used to extract extra income from struggling tenants and is forcing up the price of beer to consumers, Fair Pint has told the...
25-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
US lager Budweiser is launching its first ad campaign since the takeover of Anheuser-Busch by InBev. The campaign will run for nine weeks in around...
25-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Adnams has claimed the majority of its shareholders are happy with its current share structure, despite claims by influential shareholder Guinness...
24-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
More pubs will close if the beer tie disappears — that's the message from family brewers to the Office of Fair Trading for its new probe into the tie.
Hook Norton: a beer idyll
24-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
While there are many breweries situated in beautiful spots around the country, it's hard to think of one in a more idyllic location than Hook Norton....
'Last orders for traditional pint glass as search begins for alternatives'
24-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Time is being called on the traditional beer glass as the Home Office calls in experts to develop a safer pint pot. The move follows growing concern...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Licensees will have the chance to take part in an interactive TV show as part of its 250th anniversary celebrations for Guinness. The £3m campaign,...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
St Austell has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Devon rugby union referees. The deal with the Devon Rugby Referees Society is the latest through...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The traditional pub pint glass is under threat and may be replaced by a range of polycarbonate alternatives. The Design Council has been asked to...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro has teamed up with design brand Alessi to create the Blue Ribbon Design Awards. The awards will be held at the...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Twenty Brakspear tenanted pubs are staging beer festivals this summer with the support of a festival kit from their pubco. The kits, supplied free...
21-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Czech lager Pilsner Urquell has announced the 10 finalists for its UK Master Bartender of the Year programme. The finalists will now take part in a...
Brewers tell OFT removing the tie would "shake the industry's foundations
21-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Family brewers have told the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) an end to the beer tie would lead to further pub closures, the loss of more traditional...
Greene King looks to London
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Greene King has launched a new permanent cask ale in a bid to get drinkers into its pubs in the capital. Royal London, a rich and fruity four per...
Adnams reports boost to profits
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Suffolk brewer Adnams has reported an increase in turnover, profits and beer volumes in the first six months of the year. The improvement in trading...
Hunt for Pilsner Urquell Master Beertender underway
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer brand Pilsner Urquell has named the 10 finalists in its prestigious UK Master Bartender of the Year programme. The finalists will go forward for...
21-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
Greene King has launched a new beer to celebrate London, which will be available in some of the capital's classic pubs. Launched today, Royal London...
20-Aug-2009 By Stephen Crawley
British beer and British pubs are slowly, but surely, gaining momentum, says Stephen Crawley.
20-Aug-2009 By Roger Protz
The BBC's Panorama programme on Oldham's drinking scene was no better than tabloid television, says Roger Protz.
Budvar Yeast gets fest launch
20-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Budvar Yeast Beer will be available in the UK for the first time this August, as part of a beer festival at the famous White Horse in London's...
Beer for women, in cocktail form
19-Aug-2009 By Sonya Hook
Pubs who want to get more women through the doors may find a solution with beer cocktails, the latest concept from the BitterSweet Partnership. The...
18-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Hostilities between BrewDog and Portman Group are set to resume following two complaints against Britain's strongest beer.
Dark Star brewery to treble capacity
18-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Dark Star brewery will increase capacity by 300 per cent after signing up to move to a new site. The company is moving 11 miles from its current...
BrewDog faces another Portman Group probe
18-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
BrewDog, the high profile Scottish brewer, is facing another investigation by the Portman Group's complaints panel over its 18.2 per cent beer Tokyo....
18-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Sussex brewer Dark Star is to increase its brewing capacity by 300% after agreeing a move to a new site. The new site is a 16,000 sq foot site in...
The Licensees' Choice Awards 2009
17-Aug-2009
Welcome to the very first Licensees' Choice Awards! This new initiative is designed to celebrate the drinks brands in the UK pub market that...
Carlsberg trials new drink for women
14-Aug-2009
A new type of drink developed by Carlsberg specifically to appeal to women is being trialled in 50 Manchester bars. On trial over a period of 12...
14-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Carlsberg is trialling a new bottled beer for women in 50 bars in Manchester for 12-weeks. The new brand, called Eve, is a light, fruity, sparkling...
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer St Austell has launched a new vintage 6% abv ale — Smugglers Ale is a 6%abv vintage ale.
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Leicestershire brewer Everards is giving away 10,000 pints to customers at 100 of its tenanted pubs. Customers will have the chance to claim either...
13-Aug-2009 By Roger Protz
Mild may never again be dominant, but it has every reason to hold its head up high
13-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Stella Artois brewer AB Inbev has reported that it has won market share in the United Kingdom. Its own beer volumes declined 3.4% in the second...
Alcohol advertising: The hard sell
13-Aug-2009
Alcohol advertisers are out of control. Their irresponsible behaviour, particularly their attempts to lure children into the boozing habit, are...
