Beer

Research

One fifth not willing to pay £3 for a pint as lager sales fall

15-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

A fifth of UK beer drinkers are not willing to pay more than £2.99 for a pint, while lager sales are struggling amid increasing competition from ales and bitters, according to new research.

Comment

Is this the end of craft beer?

14-Jan-2016 By Roger Protz

As ‘Big Beer’ turns to microbreweries, Roger Protz worries for the future of craft ales.

Heineken responds to "moderately drinking" millennials

14-Jan-2016 By Jessica Mason

Heineken has launched a new responsibility campaign named ‘Moderate Drinkers Wanted’ in response to new research into drinking attitudes of millennials.

Funding for brewers

Brewers Research and Education Fund open for applications

14-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

A major grant for scientific research and education in the brewing industry has opened for applications.

Three brewers push ahead with beer price rises

14-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Three major brewers have revealed their wholesale beer price rises for 2016 in a move likely to anger many licensees.

Beer

Profit fears over 'undrinkable beer' from the Punch Tenant Network

14-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Not enough is being done to inform licensees how much drinkable beer is in a barrel, leading to potential confusion over missing profits, according to one campaigning licensee.

Beer

SIBA announces 20 brewery bars for BeerX

12-Jan-2016 By James Evison

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has announced the 20 breweries which will feature at bars in its national trade show and beer festival, BeerX.

Calorie labelling

Industry 'open-minded' to calorie labelling as more brewers look to join scheme

11-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

Calorie labelling on beer is gathering momentum as more brewers are set to sign up for a voluntary scheme.

Asahi readies £2bn bid for SABMiller brands Grolsch and Peroni

11-Jan-2016 By Ben Winstanley

The next chapter of the AB InBev-SABMiller “megabrew” saga looks set to begin as national reports suggest Japanese drinks company Asahi Group Holdings Ltd will enter the bidding for Grolsch and Peroni beer brands later this week.

Reasons to be involved in Beer Day Britain

08-Jan-2016 By Jessica Mason

Beer Day Britain is the country’s national beer day and it happens on 15 June. This date is significant because it is the date that Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. Ale is mentioned in Clause 35 of Magna Carta.

Research: Pubs benefit from spending increase during December

08-Jan-2016 By M&C Allegra

Consumers helped themselves to a generous measure of Christmas cheer during December, increasing spending across all major categories including pubs and restaurants, according to the latest data from Barclaycard.

Leeds bar owner fined £20,000 after man is forced to have oesophagus removed

08-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

A Leeds Bar owner has been fined £20,000 after serving beer accidentally containing caustic soda, leaving one drinker with such severe internal injuries his oesophagus had to be removed.

Plummeting supermarket beer prices increase pressure on pubs

07-Jan-2016 By Ben Winstanley

Pubs struggling to compete with supermarket margins have received a fresh blow as the price of premium bottled ale continues to plummet in the off-trade, according to the December issue of Butcombe Brewery's Premium Bottled Ale Report.

AB InBev pledges calorie labels for beer

06-Jan-2016 By Ben Winstanley

AB InBev UK has announced it will provide full nutritional information for its beers both on packs and online.

News of the Brews

05-Jan-2016 By Ben Winstanley

New year, new beer! This is the first news of the brews of 2016, bringing you the latest in all things happy.

Beer

Backlash against beer price hike gains momentum

04-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Another leading operator has joined the growing backlash against big brewers upping their beer prices this New Year and warned the cost of a pint could soon be out of reach for some consumers.

Craft beer

BrewDog seeks to protect itself from "bland industrial beer" takeover

23-Dec-2015 By MC Allegra

BrewDog is proposing amending its articles of association, ruling out a takeover by any “monolithic purveyor of bland industrial beer”.

Buying craft: AB InBev & Camden Town

22-Dec-2015 By Jessica Mason

Imagine you started every relationship with the knowledge that it would end in divorce.

Beer

Camden's AB InBev buyout: Q&A with founder - and Twitter response

21-Dec-2015 By Oli Gross

There’s been a mixed reaction to AB InBev’s buyout of Camden Town Brewery from beer lovers – some say it’s disappointing for the world of craft beer, while others see it as a natural progression for a brand growing in popularity. Founder of the brewery...

Craft Beer

BrewDog ditches Camden Town Brewery after ABInBev buyout

21-Dec-2015 By Oli Gross

ABInBev has bought Camden Town Brewery to ‘pave the way for further expansion’, and BrewDog has immediately reacted by ditching the beer from its bars.

Sky and Molson Coors announce 'transfer window' pint

17-Dec-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Sky and Molson Coors have today announced the national launch of Done Deal, a special edition beer created to celebrate football’s January transfer window.

Pub industry still faces 'tremendous' tax challenges, MPs told

16-Dec-2015 By Ed Bedington

The beer and pub industry still faces tremendous tax challenges, MPs to the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group were told last week.

News of the brews: Christmas edition

16-Dec-2015 By Ben Winstanley

This is a very festive news of the brews, a definitive guide to the latest in all things hoppy in time for Christmas.

beer

Belgian brewery St Stefanus introduce cellaring beer concept

16-Dec-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Belgian Abbey beer St Stefanus is introducing the concept of cellaring beer to the on-trade.

Beer

Star Wars rebel forces deface beer

15-Dec-2015 By Luke Skywalker

In a brewery far, far away…

Operator criticises brewers

Call to take action on beer price hikes

14-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A leading operator has hit out against price rises from big brewers and called on fellow publicans to put pressure on them to lower prices.

How big brewers can make craft beer

11-Dec-2015 By Jessica Mason

I'm going to explain about craft beer.

Are the times a 'changin for the term 'craft beer'?

11-Dec-2015 By Pete Brown

Up until now craft beer has been pretty much the sole domain of small-scale brewers. But, as Pete Brown discovers, times are changing and the revolution is starting to make the big boys act.

Drinks

Can drinks brands successfully embrace 'craft culture'?

10-Dec-2015 By Chris Walmsley

Drinks brands must be careful not to become a cliché when embracing 'craft culture'.

Beer

Beer 'maven' Glenn Payne dies

09-Dec-2015 By PMA

Former Meantime and Safeway man responsible for bringing American craft beer to the UK passed away last weekend.

Beer

News of the brews

08-Dec-2015 By Ben Winstanley

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

Beer

Meantime launches lager collaboration with Brompton Bicycles

08-Dec-2015 By James Evison

Meantime has launched a new limited edition Brompton Lager - a 'craft collaboration' with Brompton Bikes.

Awards

PMA columnists win at 2015 Guild of Beer Writers awards

04-Dec-2015 By James Evison

The Publican's Morning Advertiser's columnists Pete Brown and Roger Protz were both recognised at the British Guild of Beer Writers' annual awards last night.

Carlsberg UK Consumer Insights Report

Report: Pubs challenged by cafes as consumers moderate drinking

03-Dec-2015 By Oli Gross

Consumers are spending more than ever before in the on-trade, but pubs face a challenge from cafes and restaurants as people look to moderate their drinking, according to the Carlsberg UK Consumer Insights Report.

Analysis: In the Meantime…from frying pans to fires

03-Dec-2015 By Jessica Mason

A lot can change in a few months.

AB InBev plans to sell Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime

03-Dec-2015 By M&C Allegra

AB InBev has confirmed it intends to explore the sale of a number of SABMiller’s premium brands, including Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime.

Beer

How a Scottish brewery looked beyond its flagship IPA

02-Dec-2015 By Roger Protz

If you think Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery is a one-beer plant, famous for its award-winning Deuchar’s IPA, think again.

Drygate Brewery celebrates SIBA Scotland 2015 awards haul

25-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

Glasgow-based Drygate Brewery has won four awards at the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) Scotland Festival held earlier this month.

Comment

Lager, but not as we know it

25-Nov-2015 By Pete Brown

Visiting Bamberg in Franconia for the first time was a revelation for Pete Brown, who returned with a new found appreciation of ‘the most ill-used beer style in the world’.

Could these new venues be killing pubs?

24-Nov-2015 By Nigel Huddleston

From cafes serving beer through to niche outlets where standard pubs don't answer the need, The Publican's Morning Advertiser looks at differing business models - the threats as well as the lessons.

How hoppy craft beer is set to change

23-Nov-2015 By Pete Brown

On a recent trip to the Yakima Valley Pete Brown discovered how the reduced availability of popular US hops is about to impact on the flavour of British beer.

Beer sommelier award reachs landmark hundred

23-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

A landmark one hundred beer sommeliers are now accredited with the respected qualification from global beer education body, The Beer Academy.

News of the Brews

20-Nov-2015 By Ben Winstanley

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

city news

Fuller's reports growth across estate and drinks

20-Nov-2015 By MC Allegra FS

Fuller’s has reported like-for-like sales growth of 5.6% in its managed estate for the six months to 26 September.

Beer

Isinglass removal from Guinness is welcome news

18-Nov-2015 By Roger Protz

Removing isinglass finings from Guinness is welcome news for many. Roger Protz explains why.

Beer

BrewDog ditches second craft brewer after billion dollar buy-out

18-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

BrewDog co-founder James Watt has announced that his bars will no longer stock American craft beer brand Ballast Point after it was bought by Constellation Brands (which owns Corona) for a billion dollars.

Beer

CAMRA refuses to stock beers at its festivals without full ingredient list

16-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

CAMRA will refuse to sell ales from breweries that don’t provide a full list of ingredients at its beer festivals in a bid to help beer fans with food allergies.

There's A Beer For That - sponsored feature

Beer and food: the perfect partnership

16-Nov-2015 By Neil Gannon

With sales of beer in growth and with record numbers of brewers across the UK, there’s never been a better time to promote beer and food matches in pubs says Neil Gannon head of marketing of There’s A Beer For That campaign.