Beer

Price hikes in beer will be lower than last year

19-Jan-2006

Two major brewers have announced that their annual beer price increase for 2006 will not be as steep as last year. The price of all Coors beers will...

Young's Brewery comes under fire for Ram adverts

12-Jan-2006

Young's Brewery has come under fire for its "This is a Ram's World" advertising campaign.The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a...

Will 2006 be the year for beer?

12-Jan-2006 By Andrew Jefford

There was no communal hymn-singing at the end of the recent Beer Business In 2015 conference, jointly organised by this paper and its sister...

Energy costs look set to fuel drinks price hike

12-Jan-2006 By Ewan Turney

Spiralling energy costs look set to force licensees into slapping hefty increases on the price of a pint this year. Gas and electricity bills rose...

Kirin pours on with new font

10-Jan-2006

Bedford brewer Charles Wells has unveiled an innovative new font for Kirin Ichiban as it bids to boost the presence of the Japanese brand in pubs.The...

Young's dismisses claims brewing to be outsourced

09-Jan-2006

Young & Co has rebutted suggestions that it is poised to farm out its brewing operations to rivals in order to focus solely on running...

Merit in Harold Wilson brewery plan

05-Jan-2006 By Roger Protz (columnist)

Government documents from 1975, released under the '30-year rule' last month, reveal a plan by former Labour PM Harold Wilson to save small breweries...

Anger at decision to move Hoegaarden brewery

16-Dec-2005

The European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) has hit out at InBev's decision to cease brewing Hoegaarden beer at its De Kluis brewery in Flanders and...

Waverley picks up the pieces after oil inferno

15-Dec-2005

by Tony Halstead and The PMA Team Waverley TBS staff were working around the clock this week to maintain supplies to customers after one of its...

ASBO snack bar... Pay-what-you-think... Brains...

15-Dec-2005

review of 2005

Cask Ale Champions: The Yard

13-Dec-2005

People are often keen to write the obituary of cask beer. But would they be so quick to dismiss it if they saw some of the licensees and managers out...

Pubs must raise game to beat supermarket cuts

12-Dec-2005

Brewers are encouraging licensees to up their game this Christmas to counteract the effects of a widening price gap between the on-trade and...

IN BRIEF

08-Dec-2005

news in brief

CITY BRIEFS

08-Dec-2005

city news latest

Hydes too tough for executioner's axe

08-Dec-2005

Who will be the next to go? That was the question on many lips when Fuller's bought George Gale's brewery in Hampshire last month.

IN BRIEF

08-Dec-2005

News in brief

Family brewers stepping up to ensure survival

08-Dec-2005

Family brewers are stepping up their lobbying and campaigning activity to help ensure their future survival.The change comes after an Independent...

IN BRIEF

08-Dec-2005

news in brief

Rivals find brewing bond

08-Dec-2005

Despite support opposing football teams, Jim Harrison and Dave Wickett were definitely on the same side when they launched a new brewery for...

By John Young chairman of Young's Brewery, Wandsworth

24-Nov-2005

Because of the new Licensing Act, the country and the licensed trade have been clobbered by huge costs and ongoing bureaucracy from all angles. It...

Christmas beer round-up

24-Nov-2005

It may still be November, but the Christmas trees are up in town centres and Frank and Bing Croon Carols is blaring out of every shop. It's time to...

Why is there is no celebration of British beer in London?

24-Nov-2005

Last week, as my train pulled into London Bridge station, a board on a large building announced: 'Hop Exchange - apartments for sale'. The Hop...

Ben McFarland... on beer and cheese

23-Nov-2005

Beer writer of the year Ben McFarland thinks wine and cheese should call it a day - beer and cheese is where it's at."Du Pain? Du Vin? Du Boursin?"...

The drinks doctor: Cask ale marketing

18-Nov-2005

Every so often the drinks industry is faced with a tough problem. Who're you gonna call? The Publican's Drinks Doctor of course! He may not be in the...

Trade Talk: Ian Stead

18-Nov-2005

Ian Stead, MD of marketing fulfilment specialist, MDA Limited, calls on brand owners to work closer with licensees on pub promotions.In an...

Refresh appointed to sell Brains beers

17-Nov-2005

Cardiff-based brewer SA Brains has appointed Refresh UK to distribute its canned and bottled beers from February 2006. The move is part of Brains'...

IFBB must act to save family brewers

11-Nov-2005

The Morning Advertiser asked the pertinent question on its front page last week: 'Which regional brewer will be the next to sell up?' The question...

George Gale falls to Fuller's for £91.8m

10-Nov-2005

Observers left speculating about which regional brewer will sell up next by The PMA Team Industry watchers are wondering which regional brewer will...

Ukrainians sell wheat beer to Bavaria

10-Nov-2005

It's difficult to think of a more classic case of taking coals to Newcastle than brewing a Bavarian-style wheat beer in the Ukraine and then...

Adam on... beer campaigns

09-Nov-2005

Adam Withrington muses on the progress of the industry's attemptes to revamp the image of beer.The British Beer & Pub Association's Beautiful...

CAMRA vows to fight to protect Gales' brewery

08-Nov-2005

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has pledged to fight to prevent the closure of Gales' brewery in Horndean following Fuller's acquisition of the...

Fuller's agrees £91m deal for George Gale

08-Nov-2005

London brewer Fuller's has agreed a deal to acquire rival family brewer George Gale.The move values Hampshire-based Gales at £91.8m in total, with...

Brewers tackle supermarket price war with smaller packs

03-Nov-2005

Brewers finally look to be winning the battle to increase the price point of their brands in supermarkets this Christmas.They have fought an...

It's official - this man's job is better than porn

03-Nov-2005

A Derby man has landed one of the top 10 best jobs in Britain, a magazine poll has revealed. Forget being an astronaut or undercover secret agent,...

Beer the Belgian way

03-Nov-2005

When it comes to innovation in the beer market and attitudes to serving and drinking it, the British are light years behind their European neighbour...

The drinks doctor: Extra Cold

02-Nov-2005

Every so often the drinks industry is faced with a tough problem. Who're you gonna call? The Publican's Drinks Doctor of course! He may not be in the...

Cask ale champions: Talking up ale

02-Nov-2005

People are often keen to write the obituary of cask beer. But would they be so quick to dismiss it if they saw some of the licensees and managers out...

Holding its own

02-Nov-2005

Although the residential property market is in something of a slump, the same cannot be said of pubs at all. Michelle Perrett reports.Sales of...

Marston's focuses on quality with latest £2m ad campaign

31-Oct-2005

Marston's brewery has announced a £2m investment in its "Don't Compromise" campaign.The marketing push centres around Marston's commitment to high...

Ben McFarland ...on beer festivals

27-Oct-2005

Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland compares the Great American Beer Festival to our own.I've just returned from the Great American Beer Festival...

TASTING NOTES

27-Oct-2005

Diageo snubs bid.

Glass struggle

26-Oct-2005

A sales-boosting mark of quality or an irritating, impractical annoyance? Opinion on branded glasses is divided, says Adam Withrington.Are branded...

Bitburger launches ad campaign to challenge drinkers

24-Oct-2005

Southwold brewer Adnams has unveiled a new upmarket advertising campaign for German premium lager brand Bitburger.The campaign, straplined "Not...

Preserving the pint

20-Oct-2005

Q Is it really true that serving half litres and litres is actually illegal? Don't we use metric measurement now we are in Europe? I would have...

Casking in glory

20-Oct-2005

Selling cask ale does require more care and attention than keg. But developing a range that entices customers doesn't have to be as daunting as it...

Film shows beer is 'perfect with food'

20-Oct-2005

The Beautiful Beer campaign has launched a new film designed to portray beer as a stylish modern drink which is an exciting partner to food. The...

InBev's Artois Bock ready for UK on-trade roll-out

17-Oct-2005

InBev UK is rolling out its new speciality beer Artois Bock nationwide, following a successful test period.Initially launched in May, the 6.2 per...

Destined to brew

13-Oct-2005

With beer production in the family blood, it was almost inevitable that Robert Wicks would one day become a fully-fledged brewer. Roger Protz reports...

You can't afford to miss CaskForce contest

13-Oct-2005

Hundreds of licensees have registered to take part in the first round of our CaskForce promotion where one lucky reader will win a year's free rent....