08-Apr-2011 By Tony Halstead
Kegwatch is to increase the charge it makes for re-patriating lost beer containers to brewers and other suppliers by £1 from May to help plug a...
07-Apr-2011 By Robyn Black
Foster's lager stockists will be getting new fonts from this summer as brand owner Heineken rolls out the brand's new look to pubs and bars. The new...
07-Apr-2011 By Tony Halstead
Brewer Heineken UK is planning to introduce a £25 charge for each beer and cider container customers fail to return after revealing kegs and casks...
06-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Somerset brewer and operator Butcombe has added three pubs to its estate with the acquisition of local operator Triple Rock for an undisclosed sum.
06-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney
Molson Coors has added 25 staff to its field sales team as they look to undertake 78,000 site visits during 2011. The new field sales executives...
05-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Ian Fozard, boss of pub operator Market Town Taverns, has bought local microbrewery Roosters and plans to hand control of it to his two sons.
05-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Carlsberg Group has announced a major upgrade of all key elements of its flagship brand, Carlsberg. The upgrade, which the group says will support...
05-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Controversial Scottish microbrewer BrewDog is to open its third craft beer bar in August, with the site chosen by a BrewDog fan in a competition run...
04-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The Duke of Kent has given his royal seal of approval to Marston's special beer brewed to celebrate Wills and Kate's wedding. The Duke visited...
Brewing industry's Bridgett passes away
01-Apr-2011 By Tony Halstead
One of the brewing industry's best-known personalities, Alan Bridgett, has died following a short illness at the age of 82. His trade career, which...
Young's confirms plans to sell tenanted pubs
31-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Young's has confirmed that it is looking to trim its estate after putting 30 of its 99 tenanted pubs on the market. The move follows the London...
30-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
The Society of Independent Brewers will, for the first time, sponsor the forthcoming edition of the Good Beer Guide.
Adnams reveals 10 per cent profits dip
30-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Adnams, the Suffolk brewer and pub operator, has reported a slide in annual pre-tax profits of 10 per cent, although it maintained operating profits...
30-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
A consortium of six local people have taken control of Lincolnshire brewer and retailer Tom Wood, which went into liquidation at the start of this...
30-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
Suffolk based brewer and operator Adnams has reported a strong second half as it clawed back operating profit to finish the year broadly flat on last...
Charity welcomes 'super-strength' beer tax
29-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Homelessness charity Thames Reach has welcomed the government's confirmation that it will increase duty on super-strength lagers. In the Budget last...
29-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Henley-based pub company Brakspear has announced two new appointments, including the new role of tenancy recruitment manager. Amanda Windows takes...
29-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
The first of a new brand of pubs with rooms developed by brewer and retailer Thwaites has opened for business. The concept, Inns of Character, is...
28-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Beer unfairly takes the rap for "binge-drinking Britain", but spirits and wine are to blame too, says Robyn Black.
Breconshire Brewery up for sale
25-Mar-2011
The Breconshire Brewery is being put up for sale, along with the recently refurbished Red Lion pub in Llangorse. The multi-award winning Welsh brewer...
Lager Focus: Lager than life
23-Mar-2011
This renaissance of cask ale is all kinds of wonderful. Sales of real ale are soaring, there's increasing demand for cask, more pubs are putting...
23-Mar-2011 By Roger Protz
The story of Newcastle Brown Ale shows a lack of respect for Britain's great brewing history by the big brewers, says Roger Protz. Newcastle Brown...
23-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney & Lesley Foottit
The pub trade has been dealt another devastating blow after the Chancellor stuck to plans to increase duty 7.2%.
23-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Chancellor George Osborne will have plenty of British beer to help him think about a freeze on beer duty today — after a special delivery from...
23-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain has announced plans to spend £5m renovating 22 pubs over the next 12 weeks. Projects will range from...
22-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
A former advertising executive has set up his own brewery, supplying more than 50 pubs, taking advantage of the barley on his family's farm. John...
22-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
An ex-Brakspear licensee has vowed to continue her case against the beer tie despite being evicted from her pub. Mira Bateman, of Plowden Arms in...
21-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
There is rapidly growing support in Parliament for urgent calls to freeze the tax on beer in the Budget next week. Over 100 MPs from all parties...
Willie Crawshay and others to leave S&N Pub Company
21-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Heineken UK has confirmed the departure of three leading executives of its Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC), including Willie...
21-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Three top S&NPC execs, including MD Willie Crawshay, are to leave the firm on 15 April, parent company Heineken UK has confirmed.
21-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Cornish brewer and retailer St Austell is offering discount vouchers in an attempt to dent the effects of this week's Budget. From now until the...
Ban on strong beer for Tourism Week venue
17-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The venue used by a government minister to launch British Tourism Week this week is banned from serving beer above five per cent ABV, it has emerged....
17-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
The annual alcohol industry in-fighting has once again broken out in the run up to the Budget — with each sector calling for a freeze on its own...
CAMRA 40th anniversary: How it all began
16-Mar-2011
We were four young men from the north of England, all of us under 25 and more concerned with making the most of our youth while it lasted than...
CAMRA hits 40 but shows no signs of slowing down
16-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Camra has vowed to carry on campaigning for breweries and pubs as it celebrated turning 40 today. The consumer group which was formed on March 16,...
16-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Shepherd Neame, the Kent-based brewer and pub operator, has reported record beer volumes for the 26 weeks to 25 December 2010. Like-for-like retail...
15-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
A South Wales newspaper has started a campaign to save local pubs — The South Wales Echo has teamed up with Welsh brewer Brains.
Molson Coors commits to two thirds measure
15-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Brewing giant Molson Coors has pledged to produce two-third pint glasses for all of its beer brands as part of the government's Public Health...
15-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Carling and Grolsch brewer Molson Coors has pledged to include alcohol unit information on glassware and roll out two-third pint measures across all...
15-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator, has appointed Richard Bailey as its new chief executive. Bailey's appointment comes...
15-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Brewers that produce more than 90% of the beer sold in the UK have signed up to social responsibility pledges under the Government's "Responsibility Deal". That's according to the BBPA, as the long-awaited Responsibility Deal is made...
14-Mar-2011 By Simon Clarke
The surface of recommended licensed trade reforms has barely been scratched, says Simon Clarke.
Wetherspoons launches global beer festival
14-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 50 cask beers from across the globe will be on sale at Wetherspoons pubs during a 19-day beer festival. The celebration runs from March 23...
14-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Canny Geordies are being celebrated in a new campaign for Newcastle Brown Ale to run through this and next month. The poster and print ads aim to...
14-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
Heineken UK is to reduce the alcoholic level of one of its key brands as part of its commitment to the Government's Responsibility Deal on alcohol....
11-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Controversial brewer BrewDog is holding a "crap beer amnesty" this month for drinkers to trade in big brand cans for a Punk IPA. It will be held at...
11-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Batemans Brewery has added a new beer to its permanent range. The new brew, All Seasons, was originally called Autumn Fall.
10-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Bombardier beer is again putting its might behind St George's Day with a new campaign aimed at boosting the pub trade around Saturday, 23 April. And...
09-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Lager is enjoying a come back thanks to Budweiser and Cotswold Brewing Company, says Robyn Black.
09-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
An MP is introducing a Bill into Parliament today to force pubcos to give tenants a free-of-tie option combined with an open-market rent review. Tied lessees must also be offered a guest beer option under the Tied Public Houses Bill.
