14-Jan-2008
Wychwood has decided to reduce the alcoholic strength of Hobgoblin cask ale to 4.5% abv from 5%. The decision has been taken in order to produce a...
'Pressure mounting on Scottish & Newcastle board to open up books to Carlsberg'
13-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Pressure on Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) board will mount this week as shareholders join forces to persuade chief executive John Dunsmore to...
Ones to watch: New Year's resolutions
11-Jan-2008
Serve better beer Barley and hop shortages caused by two poor harvests in a row plus the global fashion for bio-fuels mean that pubs will almost...
Ones to watch: top ten for 2008
11-Jan-2008
Guinness RedThis has been a slow burner for Diageo - it was officially launched in October 2006 - but it appears that the drinks giant is now ready...
It's try time, says Greene King
11-Jan-2008
Greene King IPA is urging pubs to make the most of the opportunity the RBS Six Nations brings to increase beer sales during February and March...
10-Jan-2008
S&N has rejected a bid of 780p a share
Opinion: Innovate to get ahead
10-Jan-2008
As the alcohol industry seeks to overcome the pressures experienced over the past few years innovation has become key for the industry.Brewers like...
Guinness unveils new rugby activity
10-Jan-2008
Diageo Great Britain (GB) is capitalising on the growing popularity of rugby with the launch of a marketing campaign to drive sales of Guinness.It...
Stand-off between S&N and Carlsberg/Heineken continues
10-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
The stand-off between Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) and the Carlsberg/Heineken consortium continued today, despite S&N agreeing...
S&N agrees to talk to Carlsberg/Heineken over bid offer
10-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has finally agreed to sit down with Carlsberg and Heineken to discuss terms of a takeover, but only if there is a...
BrandsBriefs
10-Jan-2008
Top Chinese lager eyes UK Pierhead Purchasing has added one of China's best-selling lagers to its extensive portfolio of world beers. ZhuJiang Pearl...
10-Jan-2008
Things are looking up at the Wadworth brewery, says Roger Protz
Comment: A turning point
09-Jan-2008
The recent British Beer & Pub Association figures showing that beer sales in November fell by 10 per cent year-on-year were alarming. But the...
Six Nations: Tasting the beers of the Six Nations
09-Jan-2008
The battle between brands on your bar this February and March looks set to be as fierce as the action on the pitch, as major beer labels clamour to...
09-Jan-2008
Five brewers have adopted lighter glass bottles in a bid to help combat climate change. Marston's, Miller, Scottish & Newcastle, Well's &...
08-Jan-2008
Carlsberg claims S&N's argument over Baltic Beverage Holdings is "frivolous"
Carlsberg hits back at latest S&N claims
08-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Carlsberg has hit back strongly at the latest claims by Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) that it has breached the terms of its Baltic Beverage...
S&N on course for £100m-a-year BBH synergy benefits
08-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has claimed it will accrue savings worth £100m a year if it wins full control of Baltic Beverage Holdings (BBH),...
S&N says report backs its BBH case
07-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has confirmed the existence of a report which the brewer says backs its arbitration fight with Carlsberg over the...
07-Jan-2008
More than 50 breweries are now using the Cyclops cask ale tasting guide. Leicestershire based brewer Everards developed the Cyclops system 18 months...
New TV sponsorship for Grolsch
04-Jan-2008
Grolsch lager will be seen back on UK TV screens every week this year, following a new £3m deal to sponsor Channel 4's primetime Original Comedy...
04-Jan-2008
Bombardier will once again sponsor Al Murray's Happy Hour in a £1.2m TV campaign, Wells & Young's has announced. The ITV1 show, which recently...
04-Jan-2008
London brewer Fuller's has launched a new website which allows customers to find their nearest pub easily. The site, www.fullers.co.uk, has been...
02-Jan-2008 By The PMA Team
The tenanted operator looks to off-load 17 bottom-end pubs after beer volumes fall 7%
S&N not about to start talks with Carlsberg/Heineken
02-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is not about commence negotiations with Carlsberg and Heineken, despite reports of a leaked letter from the...
Fresh calls for beer duty freeze
18-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
A pubco chief has renewed calls for a freeze on beer duty to help the trade combat the problems it currently faces. Speaking at the All-Party...
Carlsberg unfazed by S&N Takeover Panel deadline
18-Dec-2007 By Hamish Champ
Carlsberg says it is confident it can persuade Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) to discuss its indicative offer for the UK brewer by next month's...
Sheps creates beer for war heroes
17-Dec-2007
Heroes from Britain's armed forces gathered at the Shepherd Neame brewery last week to launch Help for Heroes Spitfire Ale - which will raise funds...
13-Dec-2007 By Tony Halstead
Increased raw material and energy costs could mean the £4 pint is just around the corner
13-Dec-2007
The wholesale price of Draught Guinness is to increase by 3% from 1 February 2008. The relatively modest increase will come as a relief to many...
Drink-driving limit won't kill rural pubs
13-Dec-2007
"Parliamentary privilege" gives rights to MPs that lesser mortals such as journalists can never enjoy. Last week the Labour MP John Grogan described...
Pint could break £4 barrier in 2008
13-Dec-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
The escalating price of raw materials and steeply rising energy costs could mean the £4 pint is just around the corner, a brewery chief has...
All ale 'n' hearty at brewers' xmas bash
13-Dec-2007
Thankfully no undercover policemen were lurking in the excellent Hand & Flower pub near Olympia, west London, last Thursday - they'd have had a...
Born again beer drinker
13-Dec-2007
Mamma mia! After some health advice, Phil Dixon is surprised to find himself enjoying an alcohol-free beer... Apart from the odd Swedish tribute...
12-Dec-2007 By Susan Nowak
Susan Nowak dishes up a selection of festive dishes to match with beer
The Publican/Heineken round-table: Culture Shock?
12-Dec-2007
Introduction - Richard Bradbury:Pubs are having one of the most difficult trading years ever. Many are saying next year will be even harder. As we...
Tsingtao gets new UK distributor
12-Dec-2007
Halewood International has announced it has won exclusive distribution rights for Chinese beer Tsingtao.Earlier this month The Publican reported how...
12-Dec-2007
Stoke-on-Trent brewery Titanic has replaced plastic pump clips with ceramic versions for accounts stocking the beer permanently. The new clips...
Roy Beers: So here it is, Merry Blitzmas…
11-Dec-2007
Don't drink too much. Don't eat too much. Don't spend too much (unless you're filthy rich, obviously) and don't get robbed, mugged or worse while...
Cellar to Glass: Bold new font for Holts
10-Dec-2007
Amid the din of fancy countermounts on today's bar tops, Manchester brewer Joseph Holt has gone back to its solid industrial roots to make its voice...
Cellar to Glass: One tap, two heads
10-Dec-2007
Greene King's bid to bridge the great cask beer divide - between northern folk who like their head tight and creamy and southerners who prefer it...
Brewing innovations revive cask market
07-Dec-2007 By Roger Protz
As two women walked past the Campaign for Real Ale's (Camra) stand at the BBC Food Show in Birmingham last week, one said: "Ah, Camra - they've been around a long time.
'Tesco boss branded 'the godfather of binge-drinking' by MP'
07-Dec-2007
Tesco boss Sir Terence Leahy was branded 'the godfather of binge-drinking', by MP John Grogan as health minister Ben Bradshaw threatened to ban the...
A refreshing move by Marston's
06-Dec-2007
Stories that end up in the press have to be seen as a form of publicity for the company involved. So to say the Marston's Classic Beers scheme (see...
Tesco defends itself against binge-drinking charge
06-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
Tesco has been forced to respond after Labour MP John Grogan labelled its chief executive "the godfather of British binge-drinking".The chairman of...
Marston's takes classical line
06-Dec-2007
Marston's Beer Company has unveiled a Classic Beers range, designed to bring beer back to its roots and help drinkers better understand different...
S&N strikes lager deal with Thwaites
05-Dec-2007
Daniel Thwaites brewery has struck a deal with Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&N UK) to purchase the entire rights for the production, marketing...
S&N welcomes appointment of BBH arbitration chairman
05-Dec-2007
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) today welcomed the appointment of a chairman to the Arbitral Tribunal which is due to rule on its claim that...
03-Dec-2007
London brewer Fullers has launched the 11th version of its Vintage Ale. Fullers only brews a limited bottles of the 8.5% abv bottle-conditioned ale...
Marston's to lose weight
30-Nov-2007
This month Marston's beer bottles will appear on shelves around the country somewhat slimmer - thanks to a 22 per cent weight loss.The company has...
