Beer

BBPA launches microsite to tackle beer belly myths

18-Feb-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The British Beer and Pub Association has launched a micro-site to tackle the common misconceptions around beer and health.

The beer innovation imperative

15-Feb-2013 By Phil Tate

This is a defining period for beer. It needs to fight for share of throat to resist the multiplicity of trends that currently threaten it. The good news? That our brewers and producers are clearly up for the battle, argues Phil Tate.

Sunday Brunch presenter and chef Simon Rimmer to launch new beer range

15-Feb-2013 By Robyn Black

Celebrity Chef Simon Rimmer has joined forces with Stockport-based brewery Robinsons to launch a range of beers especially brewed to match specific dishes.

Carlsberg going for its slice of the lower ABV beer market

14-Feb-2013 By Robyn Black

Carlsberg has launched a new 2.8% ABV flavoured lager to go up against Carling Zest and Foster’s Radler.

Young's faces fresh live music battle over Bull & Gate in Kentish Town

14-Feb-2013

Young’s is facing a fresh battle with live music campaigners, following its purchase of the Bull & Gate in London’s Kentish Town.

MA250: Entrepreneur calls for beer-tie to be made illegal

14-Feb-2013 By John Harrington

Leisure sector entrepreneur Joel Cadbury outlined his views on the beer tie at the Publican's Morning Advertiser MA250 conference.

Beer Innovation Summit: On-trade remains the place for consumers to try new brands

12-Feb-2013

The on-trade remains the place to visit for consumers who want to try new brands, claims new research from CGA.

JD Wetherspoon pub in Leicester serves special ale to celebrate discovery of Richard III

12-Feb-2013 By Adam Pescod

A JD Wetherspoon pub in Leicester is serving a specially-produced beer to celebrate the discovery of the body of Richard III.

Stefan Orlowski to step down as managing director of Heineken UK

11-Feb-2013 By John Harrington

Stefan Orlowski is to step down as managing director of Heineken UK after four years in the role.

Call time on unhealthy pub food

11-Feb-2013 By Pete Brown

As someone who loves pubs and thinks we spend too much time drawing attention to what’s wrong with our industry and not enough championing what’s right, I always feel a bit bad about using this column to criticise pubs.

Heineken launches a lower alcohol Foster's

07-Feb-2013 By Robyn Black

Heineken is hoping to create a new lager sector with the launch of a new low-alcohol Foster’s, the PMA can reveal.

More than 100 MPs sign up in support of scrapping beer duty escalator

06-Feb-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A petition among MPs calling the beer duty escalator to be scrapped has passed 100 signatures.

Czech brewery bounces back to life

04-Feb-2013 By Roger Protz

Thanks to one man an historic Czech brewery has been revived and is thriving, writes Roger Protz.

Video: BBPA launches film highlighting importance of beer duty freeze

31-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has produced a new film highlighting the importance of a beer tax freeze in the March Budget

The PMA rounds-up the best of January's seasonal beers

30-Jan-2013 By Robyn Black

Space rockets, a wedding and six nations rugby are among the inspiration for brewers this January.

Campaign against alcohol unfairly and falsely denigrates beer

28-Jan-2013 By Pete Brown

As overall alcohol consumption and binge drinking behaviour continue their long-term decline, the campaign against drink is getting increasingly creative in its attempt to convince us that Britain is drinking itself to death.

St Austell Brewery purchases The Real Beer Company for undisclosed sum

25-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

St Austell Brewery has purchased of The Real Beer Company for an undisclosed sum.

Elland Brewery 1872 Porter wins CAMRA Winter Beer of Britain

25-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

West Yorkshire-based Elland Brewery’s 1872 Porter has been crowned Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2013 by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Hobgoblin names and shames MPs not in support of beer duty cuts

25-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Wychwood Brewery’s Hobgoblin has renewed its campaign to scrap the beer duty escalator by naming and shaming the MPs who are not in support of the initiative.

Beer sales in pubs drop again

24-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Sales of beer in pubs are down 4.8% according to the latest ‘Beer Barometer’ from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).

Waterman's Arms wins Brains’ Leased and Tenanted Pub of the Year 2012

22-Jan-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Watermans Arms in Pembroke has been announced the winner of Brains’ Leased and Tenanted Pub of the Year 2012.

Cask Marque awareness grows among pub-goers

21-Jan-2013 By Mike Berry

More than half of cask ale drinkers now recognise the Cask Marque plaque, with six in 10 relating it to beer quality, findings from a new consumer survey reveal.

Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur Valentine's Day drive

21-Jan-2013

Global Brands is hoping licensees will fall in love with its Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur this Valentine’s Day, as it kicks off a year-long marketing campaign for the brand.

The Princess Royal gets tour of Belhaven Brewery

21-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal enjoyed a tour of Greene-King Owned Scottish brewery Belhaven last week.

WKD owner to launch rum and bourbon flavoured beers

18-Jan-2013 By Jessica Harvey

WKD owner SHS Drinks has launched two new spirit-flavoured beers aimed at 18 to 25-year-olds.

Fuller's tenant forced to order in £13k of beer upfront

17-Jan-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A Surrey-based pub tenant has blasted his pub operator for the way he was treated after he was forced to order in £13,000 of beer in one go because no one could confirm Christmas delivery times with him.

Invest time in cask beer and reap the benefits

16-Jan-2013 By James Staughton

Make 2013 the year of cask beer. With an ever-growing number of cask-beer drinkers, and its unique nature making it one of the only drinking experiences that can’t be replicated at home, 2013 is the perfect year for licensees to invest time in cask.

Heineken to lower alcohol in John Smith's - and raise the price by 2.5p a pint

15-Jan-2013 By Robyn Black

Heineken has confirmed it will be dropping the alcohol content of its John Smith’s Extra Smooth beer from 3.8% to 3.6% ABV from next month.

Serve cask ale correctly or risk losing customers

15-Jan-2013 By Pete Brown

I had a brilliant Christmas and New Year, thanks for asking. As you might expect, a great deal of it was spent in the pub. This year I had the choice of more different beers in more decent pubs than I’ve ever had before.

Three Tuns Brewery eyes new pubs as it expands brewery

14-Jan-2013 By M&C Report

Three Tuns Brewery, reportedly the UK’s oldest brewer, is looking to secure about four more pubs within the next 18 months as it announces a c£500k brewery expansion, M&C Report has learnt.

Carlsberg partners with CPL in £250k training deal for pubs

11-Jan-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Carlsberg UK has linked up with training provider CPL to deliver £250,000 worth of training to pubs.

Licensees face further beer price increases in 2013

10-Jan-2013 By Adam Pescod

Major brewers have revealed their wholesale beer price increases for 2013, with licensees facing rises of up to 5p per pint in some instances.

Parliament pubco debate: Beer Group chair concerned that Govt is legislating only some companies

09-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has accused the Government of not thinking through its approach to regulate the pubco-tenant relationship.

Joule's Brewery secures £1m funding for new pubs

04-Jan-2013 By mark Wingett, M&C Report

Joule’s Brewery, the Shropshire brewer and pub operator, has secured an additional £1m in funding to add another five to six pubs in the next year and double the storage area at its brewery.

International Brewing Awards extends deadline to 18 January

04-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The International Brewing Awards has extended its closing date to 18 January, giving brewers and cider makers extra time to enter the competition.

Greene King kicks off Six Nations campaign

02-Jan-2013 By Robyn Black

Rugby fans are being offered the chance to show off their rugby skills during England’s clash with the Barbarians at Twickenham, as part of a pub campaign for Greene King IPA.

Carlsberg UK appoints James Lousada as sales director

19-Dec-2012

Carlsberg UK has announced the appointment of James Lousada as sales director.

Greene King brings back a festive favourite

19-Dec-2012 By Robyn Black

Greene King is hoping its seasonal ale, Rocking Rudolf, will light up the bar this Christmas.

Fair Pint founder Mark Dodds' former pub Sun and Doves is re-let

19-Dec-2012 By Adam Pescod

The former pub of Fair Pint founder Mark Dodds has been let by Antic Ltd, the London-based multiple pub operator.

On-trade beer volumes fall while RTD sales grow

18-Dec-2012 By John Harrington

On-trade beer volumes fell 5% in the year to 6 October, while RTD sales have received an unexpected lift as ciders, perries and premium spirits continue to drive growth in pubs and bars.

Caledonia Best named Official Beer of Scottish Rugby

18-Dec-2012 By Adam Pescod

Caledonia Best, the Scottish ale from Tennent Caledonian, has been unveiled as the Official Beer of Scottish Rugby.

Meantime launches 11-beer range “the Brewer’s Dozen" for selected outlets

17-Dec-2012 By Adam Pescod

Meantime Brewing Company, the Greenwich-based craft brewers, are to launch a new range of eleven beers, “the Brewer’s Dozen,” so called because the brewer keeps the twelfth for himself.

The eagle has landed... almost

14-Dec-2012 By Roger Protz

Truman’s famous black eagle symbol will soon be swooping over east London once more as a new brewery nears completion, writes Roger Protz.

CAMRA beer duty rally: MPs and speakers give their views on the beer duty escalator

12-Dec-2012 By The PMA Team

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) mass lobby saw a range of speakers rally against the beer duty escalator.

CAMRA beer duty rally: Escalator is "crippling the industry" says MP Andrew Griffiths

12-Dec-2012 By Gurjit Degun

The rally to scrap the beer duty escalator has kicked off with pro-pubs MP Andrew Griffiths saying that the measure is “crippling the industry”.

Mulholland calls for beer duty escalator update during Treasury questions

12-Dec-2012 By Michelle Perrett

Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, Greg Mulholland MP asked Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Sajid Javid, for an update on his consideration of the future of the beer duty escalator.

CAMRA stats show regular pub visitors down 3 million since beer duty escalator introduced

12-Dec-2012 By Adam Pescod

The number of regular pub goers in the UK has declined by 3 million people since the beer duty escalator was introduced in 2008, according to new figures from the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA).

Carling to invest £5m in new font rollout

12-Dec-2012 By Robyn Black

A new Carling font is being rolled out over the next two years, at a cost of £5m to brewer Molson Coors.

Anti-tie brigade could learn a thing or two from beer duty campaign

12-Dec-2012 By Pete Brown

When I worked in advertising, my life was full of smug aphorisms and parables. Creative directors especially loved to throw out comments that seemed unarguable, and then sit back like some coke-fuelled Buddha and watch you squirm.