Stella strength to drop to 4% abv
26-Jun-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
InBev is set to launch a 4% abv version of Stella Artois in the UK. The brewer has confirmed it has plans to market a range of 4% abv beers across...
The Publican backs beer and brewing
25-Jun-2008
The Publican is underlining its support for beer and brewing by backing two of the major events in the real ale calendar. This summer's Great British...
Jean-Christophe Novelli goes al fresco with Carlsberg
24-Jun-2008
Carlsberg is offering five pubs the chance to take part in an al fresco cooking masterclass with leading chef Jean-Christophe Novelli, as part of...
Stella urges communities to get behind pubs
24-Jun-2008
A major new award recognising the value of London pubs to their communities will go national if it wins the attention of pub-goers. The 'Love Your...
24-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Stella Artois is launching a major new initiative - Love Your Local - to celebrate and rewards the unique community spirit of pubs in London
'Beer sales slump to the lowest point since 1975'
23-Jun-2008
UK beer sales have fallen through the five billion litre mark for the first time since 1975 thanks to the consumer downturn and smoking ban. News...
19-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
The first European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) constitution will be signed on 24 June
Arran Brewery sold to marketing group
19-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
Administrators to the Arran Brewery have sold the business to a Scottish-based marketing and business consultancy, Marketing Management Services...
Broadening the cask base
19-Jun-2008
So long seen as exclusive to the wet-led heartlands of the north, ale is now attracting a more affluent audience. Kelly Smith reports Who drinks...
Scottish beer festival to boost some old favourites
18-Jun-2008
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) hopes its forthcoming Scottish Real Ale festival will give a boost to some old favourites that are unique to...
13-Jun-2008 By Joe Lutrario
The head brewer of Adnams has retired after nearly two decades of service. Last year Mike Powell-Evans, who started at Adnams in 1990, was awarded...
Opinion: Stella on the mend?
12-Jun-2008
Back in January I had a right royal pop at InBev and especially Stella Artois. The brand had just been delisted by Young's Pub Company and had...
12-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Mean Fiddler founder is the anti-pubco group's mystery benefactor
12-Jun-2008 By Roger Protz
Derby's Royal Standard was rescued from the wrecking ball by town brewer Trevor Harris
SIBA launches annual awards
10-Jun-2008
Independent brewers should start readying themselves for a fierce competition as the Society of Independent Brewers launches its third annual brewing...
10-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio is the new face of Greene King IPA. He has signed a two-year deal to be ambassador of IPA, the official beer of...
Too many brewers in Scotland?
07-Jun-2008
Scotland's changing cask beer scene 1998: Ten to 12 brewers producing cask, including Scottish & Newcastle, Caledonian, Maclay and Belhaven, of...
Cellar to Glass: Four steps to a perfect pint
06-Jun-2008
Step 1: cellar cooling • Cellar storage will cool kegs and casks down to 11 to 13 degrees C. This can take up to 48 hours so always allow...
News update: Sell More pubs make progress
06-Jun-2008
* Sometimes businesses have to take one step back in order to take two steps forward. The White Hart, Hull, is planning a relaunch as a rebranded...
Cellar to Glass: Keeping it extra cold
06-Jun-2008
Extra cold beer has been an incredibly effective development over the past few years. It has given pub beer volumes a boost and with pub customers...
Cellar to Glass: High speed dispense
06-Jun-2008
The three-second pint of lager is here. Drinks Dispense Group has launched ExacTap - which it claims to be the world's fastest beer dispense system....
Cellar to Glass: Staying cool in the sun
06-Jun-2008
In the lead-up to summer, publicans should be prepared and have sound cellar management procedures in place. Here are some tips to help ensure your...
Cellar to Glass: Counting on quality
06-Jun-2008
Everybody knows what stock controllers do. They count things. So what is Ian Wylde, stock controller for Nottingham-based pubco Pub People, up to,...
How Liverpool can capitalise on the Capital of Culture
05-Jun-2008
IT WAS a few pints and a good pub that clinched Liverpool the title of European Capital of Culture for 2008. According to local legend, the...
Keeping quality in Czech
05-Jun-2008
Some brewers are concerned that smaller companies are just using the country of origin as a badge of quality, rather than maintaining the standard of...
Carlsberg masters the art of draught
05-Jun-2008 By Jessica Harvey jessica.harvey@william-reed.co.uk
Carlsberg has teamed up with Electrolux to create the Carlsberg DraughtMaster Professional System, offering "quality draught beer where it has been...
Budweiser seeks apprentice
05-Jun-2008
Budweiser is looking for one member of the public to become the Budweiser Brewmaster's Apprentice — training which will involve travelling around...
Cains brainstorms with business students
05-Jun-2008
Liverpool brewer Robert Cain chose an unusual method of investigating new marketing strategies for its lager brand, Cains Finest. How to raise its...
Coors unveils new TV advertising
04-Jun-2008
Coors Brewers has unveiled a new television advertising campaign for its Coors Light beer brand. "Hear Me Now!" will air throughtout June and July,...
Happy days for cask ale
03-Jun-2008
Well, who would have thought it? There is good news in draught beer right now. And it goes by the name of cask ale.For some years cask brewers have...
When bottled beer turns to draught
03-Jun-2008
When you are analysing a declining market you tend to try and cling to any piece of good news you can find. Why wouldn't you when the British Beer...
02-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Adnams has launched Britain's first carbon neutral beer, East Gren, in draught format
First 'carbon neutral' beer available on draught
02-Jun-2008
Adnams' environmentally friendly beer East Green is available in cask form in pubs from today. This move follows the launch of bottles of the drink...
We must keep draught beer iconic
01-Jun-2008
'Quality, diversity, innovation.' No, it's not the latest party political mantra - it's where we all need to be if draught beer is to continue as the...
Good fortune brewing for pubco
01-Jun-2008
Pubco Brewkitchen will open a second site this month, with plans for up to 10. The company was set up by Thornbridge brewery CEO Simon Webster and...
Carlsberg rolls-out portable beer dispense system
30-May-2008 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg has launched an on-trade version of its innovative beer dispense system, DraughtMaster, in the UK. The wheelable unit contains a recyclable...
West Eleven teams up with Bibendum
30-May-2008
Drinks wholesaler Bibendum is getting behind the on-trade launch of West Eleven, a new range of pre-mixed, premium cocktails.The West Eleven range...
30-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Diageo has announced that Guinness ad Bushmills will be commercial sponsors of the British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa in 2009. Guinness...
29-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
London operator hails sale of brewery after 55% jump in adjusted profits
29-May-2008 By Roger Protz
Bearded beer-lover Ric Sainty has transformed the Old Spot from smelly pub to award-winning haven — and had an ale named after him, says Roger Protz
13 Jonathan Neame
29-May-2008
chief executive, Shepherd Neame (new entry)
Chasing volume is madness
29-May-2008
When it comes to beer, we are as an industry obsessed by volume. And it is hurting the pub.Perhaps the obsession should come as no surprise - the...
Creative solutions offered at Publican event
29-May-2008
Licensees need to create an exceptional experience to justify rising on-trade prices and to win more customers, according to industry leaders. People...
Young's puts in a strong performance
29-May-2008
Rising food sales, a strong emphasis on premiumisation and investment across the estate have helped London pub company Young's to a strong set of...
Cobra: less gas means more chat
29-May-2008
Cobra Beer has unveiled the three characters who will be behind its major push into pubs. Using the strapline "Now you're talking", the...
Discovering Tuaca in UK
29-May-2008
Italian liqueur Tuaca has begun a major sampling campaign targeting nine cities across the UK. The sampling events, which are part of the Discover...
Beer offers hit pub bank holiday trade
29-May-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Trade leaders say brewers also play part Trade leaders have slammed supermarket bank holiday beer offers, which saw premium lager on sale for just...
37 Tony Payne (37) Phil Dixon (37) Roger Protz (new entry) Peter Coulson (new entry)
29-May-2008
trade, brewing and legal consultants Why they are on the list: They are four of the best-known consultants in the licensed trade, to whom people turn...
19 Rob Hayward chief executive, British Beer & Pub Association (19) Mark Hastings director, British Beer & Pub Association (19) Nick Bish chief executive, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (19) Paul Smith chief executive, Noctis (27) Jo
29-May-2008
Why they are on the list: These five individuals are the sector's key spokespeople. Hayward and Bish head up two of the industry's best-known trade...
Focus North East: Timothy Taylor
28-May-2008
As a rule you can pretty much guarantee that behind closed doors the brewing fraternity like to bitch about their rivals. While in public they may...
