Beer

SABMIller deal: Social media verdict on the AB InBev offer

07-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

News that AB InBev have made a revised offer to buy SAM Miller has caused a storm on social media.

AB InBev makes revised SABMiller offer

07-Oct-2015 By MC Allegra FS

AB InBev has made a revised offer to the board of SABMiller to combine the two companies and “build the first truly global beer company”.

Exclusive

Pint Shop second site coming soon

06-Oct-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

The Cambridge-based Pint Shop will open its long-awaited second venue soon, following last summer’s announcement to expand, The Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands.

COMMENT

Food and beer pairing: evolving the palate

05-Oct-2015 By Adam Dulye, Brewers Association executive chef

Everything on the menu should reflect what is in season and what a chef wants to cook right now, just as craft beers reflect what a craft brewer wants to brew right now.

Less isn't always more

02-Oct-2015 By Jessica Mason

Honesty and transparency in drinks creation is important, but so is the skill of a good blend. It is something that has been overlooked for some time. Why? Because, these days, we’re a bit suspicious of anything rogue. Is there horse meat in it? Nuts?...

Dispelling the myth: scientist's advice on the perfect pint

01-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

A scientist has re-opened the debate about the best way to pour a beer, carrying out research and concluding that it’s not always right to use the infamous 45 degree angle.

News of the brews

30-Sep-2015 By Jessica Mason

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

Beer

The magic of Maris Otter: 'It's 5% of all malting barley, but it's in 10 of the last 16 Champion beers of Britain'

29-Sep-2015 By Pete Brown

Barleys come and go through cross-breeding and a yearning for bigger yields but one variety has reached its 50th anniversary.

Beer

Parliamentary Beer Group launches new Brew with Your MP scheme

28-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Parliamentary Beer Group chair Andrew Griffiths has launched a new initiative designed to boost MP's understanding of how beer is made and the crucial role brewing plays in the local economy.

Hydes Brewery

Hydes Brewery buys Chester pubco as platform for food-led business

25-Sep-2015 By M&C Allegra

Hydes Brewery has acquired the Chester-based Woodward & Falconer Pub Co, which it said would provide a platform for further acquisitions of food-led businesses.

Cask Beer

"Massive" changes needed to keep pace with cask boom

25-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Enterprise Inns’ divisional director Nathan Wall has urged the pub industry to focus on training and quality of equipment in response to the growing trend towards cask beer.

BII supports wet-led pubs

Wet-led pubs hold a "special place in British culture" despite decline

24-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

The chief executive of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has spoken out in support of wet-led pubs following recent statistics indicating their decline, suggesting they "still hold a special place in British culture".

Beer stats

UK beer tax 14 times higher than German rate

24-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

UK beer tax rates are still among the highest at 14 times the German rate, as revealed today in a British Beer and Pub Association report.

It's cask-ing for trouble not training bar staff

23-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

As Cask Ale Week begins, Mike Berry asks the important question: Do your staff know about cask?

Beer

Carlsberg unveils suppliers for Christmas trade show

23-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Carlsberg UK will host over 1,000 suppliers and customers at its annual Christmas Trade Show.

Cask Ale Report: Sustained growth

22-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Licensees have been encouraged to note the increasing trend towards cask ale among drinkers as details of the Cask Ale Report were revealed at a seminar in London today.

'I thought it best to avoid the Crazy Shit beer' - Protz on the Bristol beer scene

22-Sep-2015 By Roger Protz

Global beers and small-batch brewing are setting the pace in the bustling south-west city of Bristol. Roger Protz reports.

Beer

The Cask Report 2015-16: ‘How pubs can profit from cask’

22-Sep-2015 By Bruce Dickinson & Pete Brown

This year's Cask Report has been published and beer writer Pete Brown has delivered his findings - with a little help from Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson.

Beer

'Too many pubs think food is the saviour': operators defend future of wet-led venues

22-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

There is still a bright future for wet-led pubs according to leading operators, who have argued that a ‘move to food’ is not the answer in the wake of figures revealing a 4.4% decline in wet-led pubs over the last year.

How to become a beer expert - Part 1

21-Sep-2015 By Sophie Atherton

With beer available from 1,500 breweries in the UK, and hundreds of imported beers on the market, knowledgeable staff are essential to making the most of the beer revolution. It’s not just a matter of avoiding spoilage and waste.

Beer

Pub brews own beer for Cask Ale Week

21-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Tottington pub, the Dungeon Inn, has paid homage to its roots by developing its very own beer, named Whimbury Hill.

Wet-led and community pubs decline as whole pub sector contracts 2.6%

21-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

The past year has seen a 4.4% decline in wet-led pubs and bars– including a 5.1% fall in community pubs - according to the new Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners and CGA Peach.

Brew history

Brew history: The journey of Imperial Extra Double Stout

18-Sep-2015 By Martyn Cornell

It has been a long journey for the latest Champion Bottle-Conditioned Beer. Martyn Cornell tracks the path this stout has taken from Southwark to Sussex via St Petersburg, a voyage that lasted more than 200 years

Beer and Food

Bath Ales launches craft beer & pizza concept in Oxford

18-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Brewer and operator Bath Ales is refurbishing its Grapes pub in Oxford into a craft beer and pizza venue called Beerd.

Beer

Shepherd Neame launches Late Red Autumn Splendour Ale

18-Sep-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Kent brewer Shepherd Neame has launched its special edition Late Red Autumn Splendour Ale (4.5% ABV).

Beer

Wild Beer Co open first bar and restaurant

18-Sep-2015 By James Evison

A Grade II listed Georgian property, which housed the former Bistrot Coco restaurant and its adjoining bar Coco Beach, has been taken over by Wild Beer Co.

BrewDog goes to Brussels

17-Sep-2015 By James Evison

BrewDog Brussels to be 33rd BrewDog bar opening.

Is atmosphere in a pub more important than beer or food?

17-Sep-2015 By Pete Brown

Creating the right atmosphere in a pub is rated as more important than the beer, the food or the prices, according to Pete Brown. Here he looks at the difficulty in finding that balance.

Beer Group MP: 'We won over beer, many would say we lost over pubs'

16-Sep-2015 By Andrew Griffiths MP

Just like the Forth Road Bridge, where famously workmen on completing a new coat of paint have to start all over again at the other end, so the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group begins again at the start of the new Parliament.

Analysis

SAB Miller - the firm that AB InBev wants to buy

16-Sep-2015 By James Evison

AB InBev wants to purchase SAB Miller - according to reports. PMA looks at the recent history of the brewing giant.

There's A Beer For That

Beer festival kits in 500 pubs ready for Rugby World Cup

16-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Kits enabling licensees to set up beer and food matching events and festivals have been sold to 500 pubs in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup.

Industry blasted for lack of ethics in dealings with craft brewers

16-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Leading craft beer brewers have spoken of their frustration with pubs and bar chains who consistently fail to pay for beer on time.

Molson Coors

Iconic Burton beer gets new brewer - and saves historic town brewery

16-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Burton-based brewer Worthington to have two brands taken on by new company - following Molson Coors deal.

Hogs Back Brewery appoints new sales director

14-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Gordon Thompson has joined Surrey-based Hogs Back Brewery as its sales director.

Wadworth appoint new chief executive

14-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Former managing director of Spirit Leased, Chris Welham, is to become the new chief executive of Wadworth & Co.

Beer

New breweries increase by 17%

10-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Third consecutive year of double-digit growth reported by CAMRA.

BrewDog ditches craft beer Lagunitas after Heineken buy-out

09-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Brewdog co-founder James Watt has announced his business will no longer stock US craft brewer Lagunitas’ products after it was acquired by Heineken.

News of the brews

07-Sep-2015 By Jessica Mason

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

Bitter blow for Scottish minimum unit pricing plans

03-Sep-2015 By Minimum pricing

The Scottish Government’s plans to introduce minimum pricing have suffered a bitter blow after the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice said the move infringed EU rules on free trade.

People News

Charles Wells appoints new chief executive

03-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Charles Wells, the Bedford-based brewer and pub operator, has announced a restructure of its board with Justin Phillimore becoming chief executive.

Report debunks £20bn 'cost of alcohol' figure

03-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

Drinkers are subsidising non-drinkers to the tune of £6.5bn a year, a new report suggests.

Craft Beer

Beginner's guide to stocking US craft beer at your pub

02-Sep-2015 By Sylvia Kopp

Craft beer is the hottest trend in the beer world but the plethora of styles and brands available can be overwhelming. Sylvia Kopp, craft beer ambassador at the US Brewers Association, looks at how best to choose which brands to stock.

Beer

Death of the pint? Not at all...

02-Sep-2015 By Pete Brown

Pete Brown relies on the world of statistics to compile the Cask Report - but when facts are used incorrectly, he refuses to tolerate it.

Beer

'Exclusive' pale ale for artist Banksy's Dismaland exhibition

01-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Brands Reunited, the umbrella operation of the recently re-launched 'Home Ales' brand from Nottingham, has secured its debut brew Robin Hood Pale Ale as an exclusive cask pale ale at Banksy's latest exhibition in Weston-super-Mare, titled...

News of the brews

28-Aug-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

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

BrewDog

In pictures: BrewDog's dead donkey stunt

27-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

BrewDog has aimed to cement its reputation as a ‘maverick’ brewer by inviting guests attending the launch of its much-anticipated Brighton bar to arrive on a dead donkey.

"Disappointing" beer sales down again

27-Aug-2015 By Laurie Macdonald

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has released figures in its Beer Barometer for the second quarter of 2015 showing total sales down 5.6% from 2014.

Beer

Only 12% of UK men opt for a pint in a pub

27-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A poll has found that only 12% of British men over 30 name beer or lager as their drink of choice in a pub, with one in five citing calories as the reason for their choice.