Search on for Pilsner Urquell master bartender
20-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pilsner Urquell is once again on the lookout for its UK Master Bartender. The search for the 2009 champion follows on from the success of last year's...
20-Feb-2009 By Roger Protz
Why did the BBC edit out any sign of Camra from a programme about drinking in Britain?
20-Feb-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Halewood International is hoping to cash in on the Pimm's market with an alcoholic ginger beer under its Crabbie's Ginger Wine brand. Served over ice...
Biggest ever ad campaigns for Courage and Young's
19-Feb-2009
The biggest ever advertising campaigns for beer brands Courage and Young's have been unveiled by Wells and Young's."Take Courage, my Friend" has been...
Pete Robinson: Beer Group to meet Govt Ministers - Whoop-ee-doo!
19-Feb-2009
The hope is to appeal to their better nature and effect a U-turn on taxing alcohol, at a time when they are desperate to wring every extra penny of...
'Heineken forced to write down value of business'
19-Feb-2009
Heineken, the Dutch brewer, has taken a hit of €389 million (£343 million) against the Scottish & Newcastle businesses it acquired last year....
18-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Harveys Sherry has signed a deal with fashion label PPQ to become its official drink for London Fashion Week. The deal forms part of a £750,000...
18-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heineken has written down around £45m (€51m) off the value of its 2,000-strong pub estate in Britain due to "exceptional economic circumstances".
18-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Danish brewer Carlsberg has warned the UK beer market has been "severely hit by sharp declines in consumption driven by the on-trade". Carlsberg said...
IPA in deal with rugby's Sale Sharks
17-Feb-2009
Greene King has signed a deal making its IPA brand the official beer of Manchester rugby team Sale Sharks.With IPA already the official beer of the...
Diageo introduces new trade terms
17-Feb-2009
Diageo has established a new set of trade terms for licensees, claiming the new deals are part of its drive to make the spirits category more...
17-Feb-2009 By Tony Halstead
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has announced wholesale beer price rises of 5% for the majority of its house ales and lagers. But the Blackburn...
17-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Hogs Back Brewery has just released its 4,000th brew since it launched 17 years ago, during which time it has brewed 35m pints of ale. The...
Watching the watchdog
16-Feb-2009
THERE IS finally some hope for pubs and drinks companies facing increased crackdowns on how they promote themselves.Mark Hunter, chief executive of...
16-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Greene King IPA has bolstered its links with rugby union by becoming the official beer of Sale Sharks. The deal will see Greene King IPA, already the...
13-Feb-2009 By Roger Protz
It seems obvious that rising prices and duty do no one any good in the long term — neither brewers nor Brown & Co — so why do they persist, asks Roger Protz.
13-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring
Brewers and licensees need to regain their self belief in beer and once more exude pride in our national drink
12-Feb-2009 By Sonya Hook
Brewer Wells & Young's (W&Y) has unveiled its biggest ever spend for its three core ale brands as part of a bid to boost the cask beer market in 2009.
Supermarkets accused of swallowing beer duty rises
12-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer prices in pubs and bars have gone up 4.9 per cent in the last year compared to a rise of just 0.6 per cent in the off-trade. The figures are...
12-Feb-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Welsh brewer Brains is to introduce new font designs across its portfolio, as it continues its drive for growth. The new more contemporary chrome...
BrewDog drops case against Portman Group
11-Feb-2009
BrewDog has scrapped plans to sue industry watchdog, the Portman Group, over comments made in its ruling banning the company's beer Speedball, it...
11-Feb-2009 By MA Reporter
Admiral Taverns hosts have been offered discounts on four major drinks brands if they agree to sell for £1.99 per pint. So far 650 licensees have...
11-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
InBev has signed a three-year deal with logistics firm Tradeteam to distribute its brands in Northern Ireland. The deal will create 70 jobs and...
11-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish micro-brewer BrewDog has dropped its threat of legal action against industry watchdog the Portman Group. BrewDog had threatened to begin...
11-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Outspoken anti-pubco MP Greg Mulholland has called for reform of the beer tie to make it "fairer" and more "transparent". The Leeds North West MP...
10-Feb-2009 By John Harrington
Around 75 MPs and Peers have joined the new politicians' campaign group to save the pub, which focuses the beer tie.
Brewers' defence against the downturn
10-Feb-2009
St Austell2008 saw a winter drinks pricing promotion, under which the price for a range of core products - its own brewed beers such as IPA and...
Opinion: Coming together to deal with the devil
10-Feb-2009
"Try to think as the other person thinks" - Michael Corleone: The Godfather - Part IIThe government is big on dealing with a single message from the...
Hundreds sign up for Admiral Taverns' cheap pint promotion
10-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 600 licensees have signed up to an Admiral Taverns £1.99 a-pint promotion. As part of the deal tenants and lessees are given a discount so...
Corona announces promotion drive
10-Feb-2009
Corona has announced details of a major, promotional drive to take place in towns and cities across the country in the first quarter of 2009.Working...
BBPA to fund Beer Academy
10-Feb-2009
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today revealed it will unite its Beautiful Beer campaign with the Institute for Brewing and...
10-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
BrewDog has threatened industry watchdog Portman Group with legal action over claims it is "profiteering from the scourge of illegal drugs".
10-Feb-2009 By Tony Halstead
The Government is facing demands from more than 100 MPs to ditch its controversial beer tax increase planned for next April's budget. A total of 113...
10-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
The BBPA's Beautiful Beer campaign has teamed up with the Institute for Brewing & Distilling to offer funding and support for the Beer Academy.
09-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Guinness is to distribute 26,000 St Patrick's Day promotional kits to help drive sales on 17 March and the weekend before.
09-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Guinness is to launch the industry's first pint glasses containing unit information in a bid to help drinkers stay within the Government recommended guidelines.
Roy Beers: Buckie - the monastic enigma that's sailing through recession
09-Feb-2009
According to popular tabloid The Sunday Mail: "Experts say the surge is no surprise as the credit crunch has prompted people to buy cheaper, stronger...
Guinness glassware to show alcohol units
09-Feb-2009
Diageo has announced plans to launch glassware displaying the alcohol unit content of a pint of Guinness. The industry first is part of a campaign to...
English Heritage link to Bombardier
09-Feb-2009 By MA Reporter
Wells & Young's cask ale Bombardier has strengthened its associations with "positive Englishness" by renewing its partnership with English...
06-Feb-2009 By Peter Coulson
There is an interesting legal argument raging at the moment about who actually sells the beer in a pub, says Peter Coulson.
Enterprise Inns announces five-product price freeze
06-Feb-2009
Enterprise Inns is freezing the prices of five key beers until the summer.The move is intended to mitigate the impact on licensees as the company...
06-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Welsh brewer and national rugby team sponsor SA Brain has relaunched its Bread of Heaven ale in time for the Six Nations kick-off. The ale returns...
05-Feb-2009 By Roger Protz
The recession may be hitting the trade hard, but experienced craft brewers such as Norfolk's David Winter are determined to survive, says Roger Protz.
05-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring
The trade is involved in a real race against time to find a solution that will stem the tide of pub closures, says Andrew Pring.
Telling the whole story on beer
05-Feb-2009
With more than six months experience of using the i-draught system, the Sell More Save More licensees working with Brulines are seeing real...
05-Feb-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Australian lagers VB and Crown are being prepared for UK success, as brand-owner Foster's hopes to tap into the growth in imported lagers.
Cask: When local ale goes national
04-Feb-2009
EDWARD AND Tubbs would be proud. Ten years ago, the couple from Royston Vasey with their 'local shop for local people' gained cult comedy status with...
Cask: Market analysis
04-Feb-2009
Last year's Intelligent Choice report into what it presented as a booming cask market was, according to some sources involved in its creation, a...
Trade chief slams penny pint promotion
04-Feb-2009
A penny-a-pint promotion has been slammed as irresponsible by a trade leader. Last week The Publican revealed that Teesside pub chain, the Dukedom...
Fuller's raises beer prices by 2.5 per cent
03-Feb-2009 By Hamish Champ
Fuller Smith & Turner, the London-based brewer and pub operator, is the latest group to raise the price of its beer following rising raw material...
