Oz Clarke's beer odyssey
12-May-2005
So many people were impressed by a speech given last year at the Tesco Brewing Innovation Awards by Oz Clarke that they clamoured for a repeat. So...
Cellar to glass: Pure and simple
09-May-2005
Simply Cask Ale - a workshop organised by Interbrew and The Publican - aims to teach the basics of looking after cask ale. Phil Mellows reports.Cask...
Cellar to glass: Perfection
05-May-2005
Producing a high-quality pint of cask ale each and every time is a matter of following some simple basic rules.Licensee delegates at the first Simply...
Light ales face chop as a result of EU directive
05-May-2005
by Ewan Turney Light ales may face the chop as an "unintended consequence" of a European Union health directive on food labelling. The EU directive...
The big chill beckons
05-May-2005
Has there ever been a better time for beer? With the press full of tales of woe brewery takeovers and mergers, binge drinking, rows over licensing...
What's on offer
05-May-2005
New World wines will be out in force at the fair, but France, which is still number one in the on-trade, will be putting on a big show While the New...
Young's ponders exit from Wandsworth
05-May-2005
by Andrew Pring Swirling media speculation on the future of Young's and a sharp rise in share price has prompted chief executive Stephen...
Beer quality: The cream of Cornwall
04-May-2005
In the latest of our features on the quest for quality, Adam Withrington met two regional brewers who are proudly flying the flag for quality cask...
Cellar to glass: Beer masters
04-May-2005
Shepherd Neame's Master of Beer training courses are paying off as the customers begin to notice the difference in the serve. Phil Mellows...
W&DB insists Jennings brewery is 'secure'
28-Apr-2005
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) insists the future of Jennings Brothers' brewery and beers will be secure if its £45.8m bid...
Why super-regionals must stay home
28-Apr-2005
Is the British brewing industry on the verge of yet another major upheaval? Wolverhampton & Dudley has bid £46m for Jennings in Cumbria. The...
Trade trio set up Lancaster Brewery
28-Apr-2005
Brewing is to return to thehistoric city of Lancaster next month thanks to a £130,000 venture set up by a trio of prominent trade personalities....
Heineken taste-test bus takes Stella head on
28-Apr-2005
by Emma Waddingham Heineken has vowed to challenge Stella Artois' position in the premium lager sector by claiming it tastes better than the market...
In session... with Ben McFarland
26-Apr-2005
As wedding season approaches Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland makes the case for champagne beers."Beer?" I'm asked quizzically by a rather posh...
Heineken takes the fight to Stella
26-Apr-2005
Heineken has taken an aggressive stance against premium lager rivals Stella Artois in the battle for sales.In a new marketing campaign entitled...
Newport is top of the pints
26-Apr-2005
Licensees in the Welsh town of Newport serve the best pints of cask ale in the UK, according to Cask Marque.The beer quality accreditor has put...
Image of beer: Could do better...
25-Apr-2005
New efforts to change old perceptions about the image of beer are under way. By Phil Mellows.So we finally have our generic campaign to lift the...
Image of beer: Beautiful Beer
25-Apr-2005
Beautiful Beer is taking a different approach to previous campaigns. And it just might be the right one, writes Adam Withrington.Picture the scene:...
Image of beer: Beer-fest
25-Apr-2005
Beer festival introduces drinkers to the world of lager, while the Brewing Industry International Awards go continental.It isn't just cask ales that...
Image of beer: A crusader for beer reverence
25-Apr-2005
The figurehead of The Beer Academy is a passionate advocate for the industry to improve its knowledge of beers. Phil Mellows meets Dr George...
JDW festival features 50 ales
21-Apr-2005
Managed operator JD Wether-spoon is to run its largest-ever beer festival next month. The festival, which runs between 9 and 22 May, will see many...
Place
21-Apr-2005
of Pride To ensure its flagship ale is served in top condition, Fuller's looked to its hugecustomer base and the super highway with a Proud of...
Not cold
21-Apr-2005
enough Pubs are struggling to serve beer at the recommended temperature, according to an investigation by the Morning Advertiser. Armed with a...
Small brewers are being regulated to death'
21-Apr-2005
JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones fears small brewers and pub operators are being "regulated out of existence" by rising taxes, red tape...
Waverley launches beer bible for pubs
21-Apr-2005
Waverley TBS has produced a "definitive beer bible" for pubs listing details of the 85 world beers it distributes. The Beers of the World catalogue...
Holt's
21-Apr-2005
humdinger days Winning the annual Tesco Beer Challenge has been just one of many achievements for this family brewer. Tony Halstead reports Its...
Year of the Dragon
14-Apr-2005
Sponsorship of the Welsh rugby side during its Grand Slam triumph put Brains well and truly in the spotlight. Adrian Tierney-Jones takes a closer...
Young's:
14-Apr-2005
right place right time? Family brewer Young's has been operating out of its South London base for almost 175 years, but tradition may not stop it...
Overheads lead to record beer hikes
14-Apr-2005
by Tony Halstead Beer drinkers are facing record rises in the price of a pint as hard-pressed licensees struggle to meet brewery increases and a...
New owners promise summer relaunch for Freedom beer
14-Apr-2005
by Ewan Turney Freedom beer will relaunch this summer with an organic and a pilsner lager, following a long search for a new owner. Former owner...
Behind Portman doors
14-Apr-2005
The Portman Group, the drinks industry watchdog, has faced stiff criticism recently for blacklisting Kalashnikov vodka and Charles Wells' Sex on the...
Beer quality: Backing cask
08-Apr-2005
Cynical PR exercise or genuine cask commitment? Adam Withrington reports.Flowers, Stones, Tetley's cask, Worthington's cask, John Smith's cask; these...
Bold Everards looks to next generation
07-Apr-2005
Following the turbulence of the 1990s, when 44 British breweries closed, the remaining regional producers have battened down the hatches and forged...
Interbrew's Brahma now in the UK
06-Apr-2005
Interbrew has gone all Brazilian as it launches a genuine imported lager from the land of Pele.Brahma, a 4.8 per cent ABV premium lager and the ninth...
Beer quality: Fit for a king
05-Apr-2005
Greene King continues to grow ever stronger. Adam Withrington visited the brewery to investigate how it maintains the quality of its beer.August 3...
Brains boosts sports sponsorship
01-Apr-2005
Brains is building on the success of its sponsorship of the grand-slam winning Welsh rubgy team with a three-year extension to its partnership with...
Pressure builds over full pint campaign
31-Mar-2005
Pressure for legislation to force licensees to serve 100 per cent full pints is growing, with close to 300 MPs now pledging their support for a House...
Steer old Mackeson into a cash cow
31-Mar-2005
Have you had a Mackeson recently? The answer is probably no, as it's a beer that is hard to find these days. A trawl of my local supermarkets failed...
NoFibs hires CGA-Centro for beer study
31-Mar-2005
The National Organisation for Imported Beers NoFibs has commissioned CGA-Centro to carry out research into consumer perceptions of genuine...
In session...with Ben McFarland
24-Mar-2005
Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland on beer and chocolate.How did you eat yours? Beer and chocolate are not designed to fraternise. Any suggestion...
Extra Cold roll-out for Carlsberg Export
24-Mar-2005
Carlsberg has announced that it is to launch Carlsberg Export Extra Cold across the trade.It is currently being rolled out in preparation for the...
Carlsberg delivers Export Extra Cold
24-Mar-2005
Carlsberg has released a chilled variant of its Carlsberg Export lager Carlsberg Export Extra Cold completing the roll out of its entire...
Cains takes on brewing giants with cask lager
24-Mar-2005
A local Liverpool brewery is poised to compete with the major lager brands Most people's idea of a regional beer is a pint of frothy ale, but one...
Adnams to spend £9m on modernisation
24-Mar-2005
Adnams is to spend £9m modernising its distribution and brewing systems. A new £5.5m distribution centre will be built on an 85 acre gravel pit...
Batemans mourns its soul and spirit'
24-Mar-2005
Patricia Bateman, director of Batemans Brewery in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, died on 7 March after a brave fight against leukemia. Pat, who worked for...
Emporio Peroni set to tease Sloane Street
24-Mar-2005
London's stylish Sloane Street has another Italian designer shop to match the likes of Giorgio Armani, Gucci and Versace Peroni Nastro Azzurro...
Grolsch given £5m ad boost
24-Mar-2005
Coors is pumping more than £5m into a new TV marketing campaign for its premium lager brand Grolsch. Dutchman Ronald Topp returns as the central...
Interbrew brings Brahma to Britain
24-Mar-2005
Interbrew has launched Brazilian beer Brahma in Britain in a bid to help retailers "premiumise" business and harness the growing enthusiasm for...
Lager... in a minute
24-Mar-2005
Now then, lager: it's probably the strongest drinks category in the world, isn't it? Well there was a time, but you can increasingly look towards...
New Carling glass as C2 goes national
24-Mar-2005
Coors is set to roll out C2, its low-alcohol version of Carling, on a national scale after a successful trial period. The 2% draught-only beer was...