Beer

National Cask Ale Week kicks off tomorrow

30-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

National Cask Ale Week, kicks off tomorrow, with pub across the country supporting ‘Try Before You Buy’.

Black Sheep plans seasonal range

29-Sep-2011 By Jessica Harvey

The Black Sheep Brewery is set to launch a range of seasonal beers this autumn to coincide with the recent revamp of its Black Sheep logo.

CPL and Cask Marque launch new training scheme

29-Sep-2011

CPL Training has launched a new e-learning package, in partnership with Cask Marque, in a bid to raise service standards.

Pubs ‘missing out’ on selling more beer

29-Sep-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees are missing out on “incremental sales” opportunities because they are not matching food with cask ale.

Molson Coors set to end Carling Cup sponsorship

28-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

Molson Coors looks set to end its sponsorship of the Football League Cup — known as the Carling Cup or the Worthington Cup for the past 14 seasons.

Brewers to share Budweiser name

28-Sep-2011

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that brewing companies A-B InBev and Budweiser Budvar can both use the Budweiser name in the UK.

Greene King launches 2.8% abv beer

27-Sep-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Greene King is set to launch a lower strength beer, named Tolly English Ale, to take advantage of the forthcoming Small Beer Duty Law for lower strength beer brands.

Good news for beer, but what about the pub?

26-Sep-2011 By Greg Mulholland

When it comes to British beer, to quote Harold Macmillan, we have never had it so good. Nationally, we now have 840 breweries, with almost 100 new ones opening across the UK in the past year, with a remarkable 5,500 beers now in regular production, a...

British beer tax accounts for 40% of European tax bill

22-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

British beer tax accounts for 40% of the entire European beer tax bill, claims a new report from accountancy firm Ernst & Young.

Let’s hail the beer for all ages

22-Sep-2011 By Roger Protz

It’s a brave man who mentions supermarkets in the the PMA — we’re all too well aware of their crimes against beer-drinking humanity — but for once they fit my thesis about the revival of ale.

The thirst for ale knowledge

21-Sep-2011

If there’s one drawback to the current explosion in the number of breweries creating a seemingly endless variety of interesting cask ales (I know — my wife is always telling me I’m a ‘glass half empty’ kind of guy) then it’s the snowblindness of knowing...

Pilsner Urquell reveals UK master bartender

21-Sep-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Robert Kecskes of the Anthologist in London has been named the UK Pilsner Urquell Master Bartender 2011.

Fair Pint founder Dodds to be evicted on Friday

19-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

A founding member of Fair Pint, Mark Dodds, will be evicted from his pub this Friday after falling behind on a repayment scheme.

Diageo's Litherland joins Britvic

19-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

Britvic has appointed former Diageo GB managing director Simon Litherland as its new managing director in Great Britain.

New Carling ad looks to launch two billion pint brand

19-Sep-2011 By Jessica Harvey

A new Carling television advert has been launched nationally by brand owner Molson Coors as part of a a £7.3 million investment into the brand in an effort to turn the lager into “a two billion pint brand”.

Pilsner Urquell hunts for master bartender

19-Sep-2011 By Gurjit Degun

The top 10 bartenders are set to compete for the annual Pilsner Urquell Master Bartender UK awards in London on Monday 19 September.

Thwaites launches ale to toast Lancashire Cricket Club success

16-Sep-2011 By Adam Pescod

Lancashire-based brewer Thwaites has created a new ale to celebrate Lancashire County Cricket Club’s first County Championship triumph in over seven decades.

Marston’s: two types of cask-ale drinker

16-Sep-2011 By Jessica Harvey

Cask-ale drinkers are split into two distinct groups set apart by age and experience, according to new consumer research from Marston’s Beer Company.

Good Beer Guide reveals a rise in new breweries

15-Sep-2011 By Adam Pescod

The number of new brewery openings in Yorkshire is the “big stand-out story” from the Campaign For Real Ale’s (CAMRA’s) Good Beer Guide 2012, which is published today.

JW Lees launches lower strength beers

14-Sep-2011

Manchester brewer JW Lees announced has launched two draught beers with an alcohol content of only 2.8%.

Two-third pint glasses for Carlsberg UK World Beers portfolio

13-Sep-2011 By Adam Pescod

Carlsberg UK has introduced two-third pint glasses for three brands from its World Lager portfolio.

Let’s hear it for ‘the whirlwind’

12-Sep-2011 By Roger Protz

Dave Wickett is a whirlwind in a wheelchair. A day in his company leaves you breathless. He runs his business — pubs and breweries — at a pace that would leave younger people drooping with exhaustion.

Mulholland: Government must intervene to stop tragedy of Beer Orders

12-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The Government must intervene to solve the “tragedy” of the Beer Orders, claims Liberal Democrat MP and pub campaigner Greg Mulholland.

National Brewery Centre gains Trust status

12-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

The National Brewery Centre in Burton-on-Trent has been granted Trust status — the first step in its bid to achieve charitable status.

Stella Artois Cidre bottles recalled

09-Sep-2011 By John Harrington

AB-InBev UK has recalled certain batches of Stella Artois Cidre in bottles over fears they could “burst unexpectedly”.

BrewDog launches world's strongest fermented beer, served from stag's head

07-Sep-2011 By Jessica Harvey

BrewDog has launched what it claims to be the world’s strongest fermented beer, named Ghost Deer, which will be served from a taxidermy stag’s head font.

Carlsberg and Sky Sports in pub ad link-up

06-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney

Carlsberg has signed a major one-year advertising deal with Sky Sports, which will see pub specific ads calling for people to reward themselves for hard work with a pint while watching some sport.

First big bite of the apple

05-Sep-2011 By Pete Brown

It’s wet. It’s dull. Dreams of summer have disappeared on the wind like the smoke from a rained out barbecue. This can only mean one thing: it’s festival season.

Brew-pub for Utobeer

05-Sep-2011

London is set for another new brewery as brew-pub Tap East is due to open its doors in late September at the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, next door to the Olympic Park.