13-Aug-2009 By David Elliott
I love beer —and most of all I love a good pint of cask ale in a pub. It's something that just cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world. You...
13-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg will be killing an iconic Leeds brand if they forge ahead with plans to shut the Joshua Tetley brewery. That's the stark warning from Lib...
How to... sell cask beer
12-Aug-2009
OK, so following the first two Beer Matters 'How to…' guides, you are looking after your beer correctly and tasting it before serving to ensure...
11-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
InBev UK is to distribute more than 300,000 new, improved Stella Artois chalice glasses to licensees around the country. The glass has been...
10-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Food and drink wholesaler Booker is now supplying over 18m pints of beer and cider to the on-trade a year. Booker said it was selling around 350,000...
10-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Global Brands is looking for candidates to carry out academic research into what makes the perfect night out. The company's VK Vodka Kick brand is...
Big brewers set to join new-look SIBA
07-Aug-2009
The campaigning future of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) will be shaped from October 1 as the UK's biggest brewers decide whether they...
06-Aug-2009 By Roger Protz
President Obama's recent 'beer summit' at the White House focused attention on America's brewing industry, sayys Roger Protz.
Video: Champion Beer of Britain brewer hails win
06-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
MATV caught up with Rudgate Brewery's Craig Lee and Jamie Allen, following its win at the Great British Beer Festival.
Beer group calls for clarity in beer styles
06-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) has used the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) as the launch pad for a new campaign calling for clarity and...
06-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is accepting submissions from individual licensees as well as stakeholders for its new investigation into pubcos.
06-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The growth of bottle conditioned beers shows no signs of ending, according to the author of the Good Bottled Beer Guide.
05-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) wants the Government to introduce a "People's Pint" by abolishing duty on all beers below 2.8% abv.
05-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The UK beer market remains "challenging", according to Danish brewing giant Carlsberg in its half year results.
Carlsberg's plans for UK business on track
05-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Carlsberg said new management running its UK operation had "successfully improved the business in what is a very challenging market". Announcing its...
05-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
A Manchester bar is offering customers the chance to serve themselves beer at their tables. Taps, owned by bar and restaurant proprietors Nick and...
05-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Both sides of the pubco debate have about eight weeks to make their cases to Europe as it re-examines the beer tie. The European front in the beer...
05-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Titanic Stout has been crowned Champion Bottled Beer of Britain and will now be sold through 100 bars and cafes by Travelodge. Titanic scooped the...
The rise and rise of Sharp's Doom Bar
04-Aug-2009
Whether you're in Penzance, Polperro or a pub off the Kings Road in London, chances are Sharp's Doom Bar will be the guest ale. As well as being...
Rudgate Ruby Mild wins Champion Beer of Britain
04-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Rudgate Ruby Mild has won the top prize - Champion Beer of Britain - at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) 2009, which kicked off today. Brewed...
CAMRA raises a glass to its 100,000th member
04-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
As the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) opens its doors today, event organiser CAMRA has revealed it has reached the milestone of 100,000 members....
04-Aug-2009 By MA Team
Rudgate Ruby Mild has been crowned Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival. Ruby Mild, which has an abv of 4.4%, is described in...
04-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pop artists Ladyhawke and Hard-Fi are creating their own bespoke labels for Beck's as part of its "music inspired art" initiative. More than 16m...
03-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
A total of 340 unsecured creditors will be left owed a total of £71,741,912 as a result of the collapse of Cobra Beer in a pre-pack administration...
'Twice as many women drinking real ale as last year'
03-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The number of women drinking real ale has doubled in the past year, with almost one in three supping what campaigners regard as Britain's "national...
GBBF brewers hope to capitalise on cask success
03-Aug-2009
Brewers will this week attempt to attract more consumers into the burgeoning cask ale category at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). The event...
31-Jul-2009 By Roger Protz
Drinkers are rejecting blandness in favour of flavour — and big brewers are suffering, says Roger Protz.
31-Jul-2009 By Sonya Hook
Tiger beer is to be rolled out in a draught format across the UK, following successful trials earlier this year. Draught Tiger contains the same...
Cask sales to return to growth by 2010
30-Jul-2009
Cask ale continues to out-perform the overall beer market, and is set to return to actual growth in 2010 or 2011, according to new research. In...
30-Jul-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Cask ale outperformed the rest of the on-trade beer market last year and is set to return to growth by 2011 at the latest. New figures from...
29-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
The decline in beer sales has started to show signs of stabilisation despite overall sales recording a dip of 4.8% for the second quarter.
Rate of beer sales decline slowing
29-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer sales in supermarkets declined faster than in pubs during the second quarter of 2009, according to latest figures from the British Beer &...
29-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
A London bar has leapt to the defence of Britain's strongest beer amidst the outcry from the health lobbyists. Brewdog sparked controversy when it...
28-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
SABMiller is to plough £2m into a new global brewing research facility to "push the boundaries of conventional brewing technology". The 1,000-litre...
Beer Matters pub profile: The Carnarvon Arms
27-Jul-2009
It's an indication of the quality of the beer in Mike Stanisforth's Greene King tenancy the Carnarvon Arms, in Teversal, Nottinghamshire, that Cask...
27-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
Controversial Scottish brewer BrewDog has claimed the launch of Britain's strongest beer will help alleviate the binge drinking culture. BrewDog,...
27-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
SABMiller has teamed up with the BII to sponsor 500 pub and shop workers through a responsible retailing qualification. The SABMiller Scholars...
24-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
Groups and companies from across the industry give their view on the new beer tie probe by the Office of Fair Trading.
24-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewers and pub companies must work harder to ensure on-trade beer prices are attractive enough to tempt consumers out of their homes, AC Neilsen...
Beer Matters: How Miller Brands partners with licensees to drive sales
24-Jul-2009
Using the correct, branded glassware with a beer in a pub can raise sales by as much as a third. It's a fact - proven by research carried out by...
ALMR cautiously welcomes OFT beer tie probe
24-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade group the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has welcomed confirmation that the beer tie will be investigated by the Office of...
CAMRA attacks "unfair" beer tie prices in OFT complaint
24-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate the beer tie after CAMRA today lodged a "super complaint" about the issue, attacking high rents and...
Lawrence Dallaglio on blood, sweat and beers
23-Jul-2009
As the dust settles on the 2009 British Lions tour, it is clear there were points in the matches when the rugby team missed its retired star Lawrence...
Comment: Pub pours chances of repeat custom away with its ullage
23-Jul-2009
The Publican's Beer Matters initiative continues to celebrate the best drinks service. It's also important to draw attention to the worst. This is a...
Not stumped for pump action
23-Jul-2009 By Roger Protz
I had the double pleasure last week of attending the opening day of the Lord's Ashes Test and drinking cask-conditioned Pedigree at the ground....
22-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
Twelve men are to face Crown Court trials over allegations of their involvement in a £9m beer keg theft conspiracy. It comes as major brewers...
17-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
MPs are backing the call for Europe to allow the UK to set a lower rate of duty for draught beer sold in pubs. Fifteen to date have signed an Early Day Motion petition.
Taking the front foot against alcohol advertising regulators
17-Jul-2009
Pernod Ricard (PRUK) has launched the latest in a long line of responsible drinking ad campaigns by the giants of the drinks trade. It comes as...
Brewery in Peak condition
17-Jul-2009 By Roger Protz
A new brewery in Derbyshire has some powerful history behind it. The plant for the Thornbridge brewery at Crompton Mill near Bakewell is on the site...
Roy Beers: Hoots Apocalypse - the Mother of all Licensing Acts staggers to the start line in Scotland
16-Jul-2009
We are indeed doomed - this is not my opinion, since I do not run a whelk stall, let alone a bar - but the view of every licensed trade commentator...
