Beer

UK launch for US beer range

01-Dec-2004

America's fourth biggest brewer is making a move into the UK for the very first time.The High Falls Brewing Company in Rochester, New York, has...

We can cope with T&G strike, says Carlsberg

25-Nov-2004

by John Harrington Carlsberg UK has insisted that supplies will not be disrupted over Christmas despite a 16-day walk out over pay issues by staff...

Taking cask to cask

25-Nov-2004

Why should anyone bother with cask ale? Because, as DAVID GRANT, managing director of Moorhouse's Brewery and northern chairman of SIBA makes clear,...

Industry support for Beer With Food Week

25-Nov-2004

Phil Vickery, celebrity chef and licensee of the King of Prussia in Farnham Royal, Berkshire "Beer With Food Week is a fantastic idea. It's not just...

If any beer was a crucial factor in my life from the "midwif

25-Nov-2004

My great-grandfather, grandfather and parents were all devotees. Indeed, I was brought up to believe that the best pub in the world was the Edmunds...

Gales

25-Nov-2004

storms ahead Gales shines out as one of the most successful examples of an established brewery. Adrian Tierney-Jones talks to managing director...

Full liquid pint back on Government's agenda

25-Nov-2004

by Tony Halstead The trade is bracing itself for another attempt by consumer groups to force pubs to serve customers a full liquid pint. The thorny...

EU protection for Boddingtons?

25-Nov-2004

Workers at the Boddingtons Brewery at Strangeways in Man-chester have decided to apply to the European Union so that the brand can have special...

Beer and food: The odd couple?

24-Nov-2004

Can beer ever partner food as comfortably as wine does?One of the more innovative suggestions to have arisen from the trade's beer and food...

The taste of things to come

18-Nov-2004

Beer guru Jeff Evans spells out the points of distinction of some of the leading players in his A-Z (well almost) of imported brews

Wadworth good for a relationship

18-Nov-2004

On a trip to the Wadworth brewery in Devizes, Adam Withrington found out there was much more to the business than its beer. One of the nicest things...

Licensee battles with Punch over beer monitoring

18-Nov-2004

A London licensee has blocked Punch Taverns from sending in people to monitor his beer equipment in the High Court.Paddy Maguire, publican at the...

Budweiser retains PPL crown in top-10 league

18-Nov-2004

Budweiser has lived up to its "King of beers" marketing slogan by maintaining its position as the best-selling bottled lager. According to new...

Tasty little numbers beer and food matches

18-Nov-2004

Honey beers Fuller's Honeydew is a light-flavoured bitter with a zesty sweet character, due to the addition of honey. According to Fuller's head...

Sleighbell set for festive push

18-Nov-2004

Everards is launching its Sleighbell Christmas cask ale next month. The Leicestershire-based brewery is also introducing special pump clips sporting...

Trailblazing Brits

18-Nov-2004

Speciality beers aren't just about unusual brews from the Continent licensees can also find well-crafted gems closer to home. ADRIAN TIERNEY-JONES...

'Try before you buy' scheme to boost Wadworth beers

17-Nov-2004

Wadworth is trying to turn more people onto cask beer by using a "try before you buy" scheme in its pubs.The Devizes-based brewer, whose brands...

Cellar to glass: The perfect pint?

17-Nov-2004

Derek Maher of Crystaltech Services (UK) Ltd offers some tips on cleaning glassware.Dodgy stuff, glasswasher detergents - too caustic and it causes...

Young's remains silent on fate of Ram Brewery

11-Nov-2004

The speculation surrounding Young's sale of its London brewery site continued as the company's recent results showed modest growth in profits.Interim...

St Austell winning war on sales rollercoaster'

11-Nov-2004

How do you survive if you're a regional brewer in a tourist area where the population drops by more than half when the main holiday period ends? The...

Heineken ups the ante

11-Nov-2004

by Rosie Davenport Heineken is planning to take a swipe at rivals with a fresh TV campaign in the new year. The brewer admits that it has taken...

From Chile to chilly St Austell

11-Nov-2004

Charles Wharton is exhausted. The wine and spirits manager for St Austell Brewery got back from Chile the night before, after a week-long wine buying...

Portman Group strikes back at Charles Wells and Roxxoff

09-Nov-2004

The Portman Group has hit back at two drinks producers that have attempted to challenge its authority.Charles Wells, whose Muse "Sex on the Beach"...

BEER COCKTAILS

08-Nov-2004

A Frozen Margawifebeata, an Old Peculiar Fashioned or a SideCarLing anyone? Beer cocktails have so far failed to catch on among bartenders but is a...

Honesty shines in Pale Rider deal

04-Nov-2004

On a crisp autumn day, I found myself in deepest rural Essex tasting a Yorkshire beer produced in a brewery founded by a family from Northumberland....

Greene King promo benefits from PoS

29-Oct-2004

The secret of a good promotion is the quality of its point-of-sale (PoS) material, say Greene King pub managers.The success of the Greene King cask...

Beware trap of beer label warnings

28-Oct-2004

A cynic might say that the best advice Coors and Scottish & Newcastle could put on such bottle labels as Carling, Foster's and Newcastle Brown...

Dialling up a decent pint

28-Oct-2004

Punters can now use mobile phones to locate an entry from the Good Pub Guide 2005 and at least 350 attempts have been made since the system was...

Trade Talk: John Holberry

22-Oct-2004

John Holberry, on-trade sales director for Coors Brewers on the font space given to today's beers.After several years working in take-home, listening...

Champagne yeast beers launched into on-trade

22-Oct-2004

Two new premium beers with a difference have been launched into the on-trade.Kasteel Cru from Coors and Curious Brew from the English Wines Group...

Coors puts new nail in Burton's coffin

21-Oct-2004

The announcement by Coors last week that it will end all cask beer production in Burton-on-Trent went almost unnoticed: it generated at most what...

M&B celebrates Continental beers

14-Oct-2004

Mitchells & Butlers is doing its bit for Continental beers and the beer with food campaign by hosting a six-week festivalat its 46 All Bar...

Beer and food matching: Hop to it

11-Oct-2004

How can you go about returning beer to its rightful place at the dinner table?In the last four years or so, I've been requested to attend more beer...

Trade Talk: Steve Perez

07-Oct-2004

Steve Perez, founder and managing director of drinks company Global Brands Limited, on binge-drinking.Tim Martin said: "If sex was invented in the...

Coors to close Burton cask line

07-Oct-2004

Coors Brewers will close its Burton Brewery cask racking line in February 2005 with the loss of 18 jobs. The decision became inevitable after...

California may be famous for its wines, but the off-licence is not the only place where its grapes end up. Stefan Chomka took a trip out west to discover why its raisins are making an impact on the food and drink industry

JW Lees investigates the paranormal

05-Oct-2004

Manchester based JW Lees is conducting its own paranormal investigation into the ghostly goings-on in its brewery.The company will give 12...

Stocking up for Christmas: Seasonal sales

04-Oct-2004

Christmas is a time when you must make everything in the pub work for you.BeerBig name brands and specialities are the key beer categories to promote...

SIBA chair urges councils to serve beer

30-Sep-2004

David Grant, general manager of Moorhouse's Brewery in Burnley, has written to local authorities asking them to serve British beer rather than wine...

Evan-Evans launches three Welsh-brewed beer brands

30-Sep-2004

Welsh brewing entrepreneur Simon Buckley has opened a 10,000 barrel-capacity brewery in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. The Evan-Evans brewery aims to...

Deadline looms for Beer Writers Awards

30-Sep-2004

Writers, broadcasters, photographers, poets and illustrators have until 8 October to enter this year's British Guild of Beer Writers' Awards and have...

Anti beer-tie pressure group steps up campaign

23-Sep-2004

Fledgling pressure group the Freedom For Pubs Association (FFPA) is stepping up its campaign to end the beer tie. Close to 200 pub company tenants...

GBBF: Ale and hearty?

23-Sep-2004

It's the biggest volunteer-run beer festival in the world, but what message is theGreat British Beer Festival really giving out? Marketing consultant...

Drinkers back cask beer

21-Sep-2004

UK consumers are strongly behind the industry's attempts to save cask beer.In a survey carried out by the Independent Family Brewers of Britain...

Boddingtons Action Group revived to save brewery

16-Sep-2004

The Boddingtons Action Group is being resurrected as trade groups attempt to save the Strangeways Brewery in Manchester.Brewing giant Interbrew's...

Guide shows small brewers' relief encourages others

16-Sep-2004

Brewers are starting up all over the country - with twice the number of new brewers listed in the new CAMRA Good Beer Guide than there were last...

Irish smoke ban fuels beer garden boom

16-Sep-2004

If Ireland's Health Minister Micheal Martin, architect of the smoking ban, is the bête noire of the Republic's publicans, then architects, designers...