Cask ale market showing signs of recovery
13-Jul-2005
The cask ale market is showing signs that it is on the verge of making a recovery, according to a new report.Following years of gloom and doom...
Hall & Woodhouse to redevelop Blandford brewery
13-Jul-2005
Dorset brewer Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) has announced plans to develop a new brewery at its Blandford St Mary site.The existing 100-year old...
National press storm over launch of A-B's 'energy beer'
07-Jul-2005
e" align="right" border="0" height="128" width="100" >Less than a week after its launch, Anheuser-Busch's (A-B) new "energy" beer, Be has already...
Coors Fine Light's cool logo gets a TV airing
07-Jul-2005
by Rosie Davenport Coors is getting technical in its latest TV advert for Coors Fine Light as it tries to educate consumers about the temp-...
Corona loses trademark bid
07-Jul-2005
The European distributor of Mexican beer Corona has lost its seven-year battle to trademark its bottle and wedge of lime. The European Court of...
Britain's prophet and loss
07-Jul-2005
He's one of the trade's most visionary brewers, but his products are never seen in the nation's pubs. Andrew Jefford reports on the shadowy presence...
A quiet but powerful beer revolution
07-Jul-2005
The Nethergate Brewery in Suffolk is one of the country's longest-established micros with a success story to tell. It proves that, beneath the giant...
Ridley's brewery faces axe in wake of GK's £46m takeover
07-Jul-2005
by MA Reporter Another of Britain's remaining regional family brewers is to close after Greene King purchased TD Ridley & Sons of Essex this...
Thwaites shows fall in profits
07-Jul-2005
High-interest payments and low profits on property disposals have helped push down pre-tax profits for brewer and pub operator Daniel Thwaites,...
Greene King snaps up Ridley's in £45.6m deal
04-Jul-2005
Greene King has bought Essex brewer TD Ridley in a £45.6m deal, ending more than 160 years of family ownership.The deal has been rumoured for some...
A-B to launch 'energy' beer in the UK
01-Jul-2005
Anheuser-Busch (A-B) has unveiled its new "energy" beer - despite telling The Publican in February that it had no plans to bring it into the UK.Be is...
Interbrew to invest £1m in Staropramen as sales soar
30-Jun-2005
Interbrew UK is to pump £1m into the marketing of imported Czech lager Staropramen.This will include a new font and bottle design for a brand which...
It's time to sing a new song
30-Jun-2005
Gastro pubs have passed their sell-by date, says The Daily Telegraph's pub writer ADAM EDWARDS the next big thing for the licensed trade will be the...
Glastonbury: the Bud is the Hub
30-Jun-2005
Budweiser saved the day for many revellers at last week's Glastonbury festival, where it had its own pub. Destitute campers, who had watched their...
Brown Ale to woo younger drinkers
23-Jun-2005
S&N is splashing out £2m in a bid to attract younger drinkers to its Newcastle Brown Ale. A consumer campaign will launch later this year,...
Blonde bombshell
23-Jun-2005
As the market for speciality imported beers continues to grow, JOHN HARRINGTON visits the Belgian home of Duvel to learn about quality over quantity...
Full steam ahead
23-Jun-2005
Beer guru JEFF EVANS reflects on the progress being made by the BBPA's Beautiful Beer campaign at a tasting aboard the Severn Valley Railway There's...
In session...with Ben McFarland
22-Jun-2005
Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland flies the flag for America's most inspirational independent brewers.I love Americans. I know that stating as...
Cask Marque launches initiative to fight warm ale
22-Jun-2005
Licensees are continuing to serve cask ale that is too warm, according to beer quality watchdog Cask Marque.As a result the organisation is launching...
New row breaks out over Manchester Boddies ad
15-Jun-2005
Interbrew has received a furious response to its new Boddingtons advertisement from the Transport & General Workers Union (T&G).The new...
Vending machine to aid responsible retailing, says maker
15-Jun-2005
A vending machine for bottled beers and RTDs aimed at pubs, bars and nightclubs is being launched by a young entrepreneur.Michael Bowes, a...
Cask Marque's £300k bid to raise awareness
09-Jun-2005
by The PMA Team A survey of cask ale drinkers by market research organisation NOP has shown that one in four recognise the distinctive Cask Marque...
Meantime let us taste your export beer
09-Jun-2005
Are British beer drinkers afraid of challenging flavours, hop bitterness in particular? The question is prompted by the news item in last week's MA...
Bankruptcy threatens Crehan beer-tie battle
09-Jun-2005
by Ewan Turney Bernie Crehan's decade-spanning dispute with Inntrepeneur over the beer tie could be at an end unless £20,000 can be raised to help...
Anyone for a drop of Resolution?
09-Jun-2005
Low-calorie brew Marston's Resolution has signed up to sponsor the guide that will be available to tennis fans at this summer's Lawn Tennis...
A man on a mission
09-Jun-2005
Colin Pedrick is anything but fazed by the challenge of making Interbrew the top UK brewer by 2009. Rosie Davenport meets him to find out how he...
Belgium book is no small beer
09-Jun-2005
An invaluable guide for those visiting Belgium has come to Snifter's attention the new Good Beer Guide Belgium. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra)...
Bouncing Czech
02-Jun-2005
Adam Withrington meets Budvar UK's Neville Hall to find out more about John Harley's departure and the brand's plans for the future.There can be...
All in the best
02-Jun-2005
possible taste Hoping to educate the press and through them the public about the UK's diverse lager offer, Coors hosted a generic tasting...
Irish beer sales still in decline
02-Jun-2005
New Irish Brewers' Association figures show a 9% drop in draught beer sales in the Republic in the past year since a smoking ban was introduced and...
Pub of the Year to brew its own beer
02-Jun-2005
Colin Keatley, the owner of Camra's national pub of the year the Fat Cat in Norwich is to start brewing his own beer. Keatley has built a...
One for the road
02-Jun-2005
Who'd be a business development manager? They clock up more miles in a month than most drivers do in a year and are often criticised for not doing...
Sheps Tapps into local spud market
02-Jun-2005
Potato farmer Nicholas Tapp joined Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame to taste the first of 2005's Kentish new potato crop at the Crown...
A branded new approach - Big-name drinks brands can drive food sales at your pub...
01-Jun-2005 By Max Gosney
Big-name drinks brands can drive food sales at your pub, according to a leading drinks supplier. We asked three chefs to list leading spirits brands in their pub menu descriptions - but were they a sales hit? Max Gosney reports
In session…with Ben McFarland
01-Jun-2005
Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland on the power of celebrity in the world of marketing.Cartoon caricatures of Ian Botham and Allan Lamb are...
Customers flock to Sheps' beer-with-food events
01-Jun-2005
Kent brewer Shepherd Neame is running a series of beer-and-food evenings in some of its 370 pubs and free-trade accounts. Customers at the Crown Inn,...
Blasts from the past - Beers to match classic British dishes
01-Jun-2005 By Susan Nowak
With classic dishes dominating the charts of Britain's favourite pub fare,Sue Nowak chooses beers to match The Morning Advertiser food survey (7...
InBev buys back Becks UK distribution rights
27-May-2005
InBev has bought back the UK rights to distribute Beck's from Scottish & Newcastle.InBev, which bought the Beck's brewery in 2001, will pay...
Cobra cuts the carbs for new launch
26-May-2005
Cobra, famous for the less gassy lager sold in Indian restaurants, has become the latest brewer to launch a bid to carve out a low-carbohydrate beer...
George Gale toasts a year of growth'
26-May-2005
Regional brewer George Gale is toasting a "satisfactory year of growth" which has seen both profits and turnover increase against a backdrop of...
Promoting beer: Brit beers meet Spanish style
25-May-2005
Barcelona was the setting for the latest stage of the Beautiful Beer campaign. Adam Withrington reports.What do you think of when you hear the word...
Greene King comes out fighting over beer prices row
23-May-2005
Greene King has defended itself against accusations from tenants that it is breaking competition law over its beer prices. Pub Partners managing...
Pride returns to the Lion Brewery
19-May-2005
After nearly 30 years of detachment in the hands of a succession of owners, Hartlepool's Camerons Brewery is keen to stress its newly found stability...
Two-thirds of pint glass called for by Pedrick
19-May-2005
by Ewan Turney A top brewery executive has called for the weights and measures review currently under way in the UK to extend the range of...
Waverley TBS sales force joins Camra
19-May-2005
The entire 260-strong sales force of wholesalers Waverley TBS signed up as Campaign For Real Ale members at the company's annual sales conference....
Wigan hosts to fight Punch beerflow bid
19-May-2005
A licensee has slammed Punch over its insistence on beerflow monitors being installed at his pub. Terry Hurley claims lessees are being reduced to...
Young's AIM plan seeks simpler share structure
12-May-2005
by The PMA Team London brewer Young's plans to scrap a class of its shares and join the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) a move that some...
Greene King faces action over beer prices
12-May-2005
Up to 90 Greene King tenants are taking action against the brewer over anti-competitive beer prices.Lessees in the Oxford and Wantage area have...
Ubevco to close
12-May-2005
Drinks importer Ubevco is to close following a decision by its directors to split up the company.The distributor of imported lager brands such as Sol...
Thwaites aims to bowl 'em over with cricket hero deal
12-May-2005
A bit like the Aussies, you are going to see a lot more of Andrew Flintoff this summer. For the England cricket hero has signed up to front the new...
