Julian Grocock: 'It's time for beer, not mead'
09-Mar-2011
A few weeks ago I returned home to be told by a daughter that I'd missed a phone call from a journalist - a well respected name in the world of food...
MP's beer tie Bill to get full debate in Parliament
09-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
An MP's bid to force the government to intervene on the beer tie is gathering steam after he received cross-party support in Parliament today....
Beer rate drop shows need for tax freeze, says BBPA
09-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
An overall drop in beer consumption is a further reason for the government to take it easy on the trade at the Budget, according to the British Beer...
09-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Carlsberg has launched its programme to train licensees on how to improve their businesses and attract new customers for 2011. The programme, We...
MP aims to force big pubcos to relax beer tie
08-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
A Liberal Democrat MP is set to increase the pressure on the government to legislate on the beer tie with the tabling of a parliamentary Bill...
Family brewers warn MPs against scrapping the beer tie
08-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
Family brewers have written to MPs fiercely defending the beer tie as part of a bid to increase politicians' understanding of the controversial...
Mild wins overall beer champion crown
08-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Costwold Spring Brewery's mild Old Sodbury has been named the SIBA Supreme Beer Champion at the group's annual conference. The 3.9 per cent brew was...
08-Mar-2011 By John Harrington
Family brewers have defended the beer tie in a pamphlet that has been sent to every MP — it said the tie works for their tenants.
08-Mar-2011 By John Harrington
An MP has introduced a Bill into Parliament to force pubcos to give tenants a free-of-tie option combined with an open-market rent review. Tied...
07-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
The Ilkley Brewery Co in West Yorkshire is to move from its current brewery into a state-of-the-art facility due to demand outstripping supply for...
Punch licensees to get access to local beers
07-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
Punch licensees are being promised greater access to local beers after a company link-up with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Pubs that...
07-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A mild from Gloucestershire based Cotswold Spring Brewery took the top title of Supreme Champion Beer 2011 at the SIBA awards on Friday.
07-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Brewer Molson Coors has called for all brewers — large and small — to work together to help boost beer sales. Speaking at the Society of...
04-Mar-2011 By Tony Jennings
Declining global beer sales show that Big Brewing is losing ground slowly but surely in the mature markets of Europe and America, says Tony Jennings.
Thousands urge MPs to support duty campaign
04-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Thousands of CAMRA members have contacted their MP in a bid to stop the government imposing more beer tax hikes. The consumer group has emailed...
SIBA chief warns of 'irreparable' harm of beer duty regime
04-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Irreparable damage is being done to the British beer industry by the current duty regime, according to the chairman of the Society of Independent...
04-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Hula Hoop crisps are getting a £1m boost, as part of a sponsorship deal with the Britain's Got Talent show. Brand owner United Biscuits UK (UBUK)...
04-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Brewer Molson Coors has refused to bow to supermarket pressure and sell its brands at prices dictated by the giant retailers. Scott Wilson, the...
03-Mar-2011 By John Harrington
Budweiser volumes rose 36.1% in the UK during 2010 as A-B InBev reported a 3.4% increase in UK beer volumes overall during the year. Announcing its...
SIBA urges freeze on beer duty through film
02-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The Society of Independent Brewers has produced a short film in the run up to the Budget asking the Government not to increase duty on beer.
01-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
Fuller's has announced that John Roberts, managing director of its beer division, will leave the company next week to pursue new opportunities.
01-Mar-2011 By Roger Protz
The constant focus on gastropub food overshadows the vast improvements in pub grub in general, says Roger Protz.
01-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Michelle Perrett looks at ways to maximise cask-ale sales around food, using innovative menu combinations and special events. Having a beer with...
Robert Sayles: Is the price of beer being 'manipulated'?
28-Feb-2011 By Robert Sayles Robert
In 1890, English economist Alfred Marshall published his work, 'Principles of Economics' which outlined how the principles of supply and demand...
New alcoholic ginger beer from Constellation
28-Feb-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
Ginger wine brand Stone's has launched a new alcoholic ginger beer - Ginger Joe. Clive Patten, marketing manager at brand owner Constellation Europe...
Beer Group defends itself after newspaper probe
25-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
The secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has defended the income received by the group, following an investigation by a national...
'Beer to be classified as alcohol for first time in Russia'
25-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Beer is to be legally classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia for the first time as the Kremlin forges ahead with the toughest anti-alcohol...
Licensee scoops £10k prize for cinema brainwave
25-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensee Mitchel Adams from the Thatchers Arms pub in Mount Bures, Essex, has picked up £10,000 in a competition run by Czech beer Pilsner Urquell....
25-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Constellation has launched into the ginger beer market with Stone's Refreshingly Feisty Ginger Joe. The 4% ABV ginger beer has been in development...
25-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
The All-Party Beer Group already satisfies upcoming rules on transparency for Parliamentary groups, according to secretary Robert Humphreys.
Microbreweries: London gets in on the act
24-Feb-2011
It was all starting to get a bit embarrassing. In 2006 I went on a tour of Boulder, Colorado, and had a wonderful time visiting a handful of the...
SIBA report: Indie brewers still on a roll
24-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Doom and gloom may still cloak the industry in many areas, but there are shards of light. And these shards of light are ruby red, golden and dark....
Brewer gives stout a push with double saints day offer
24-Feb-2011
Pubs stocking Welsh stout Brains Black will be able to offer customers the chance to win a branded hat or T-shirt on St Patrick's Day and St David's...
24-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Daniel Thwaites plans to open an estate of up to 20 new coaching inns and character hotels under a new brand within the next five years.
Pub forum will focus on Manchester minimum price plan
23-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Minimum pricing will be on the agenda at the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) Spring Key Issues Forum next month. Mike Jones, alcohol...
23-Feb-2011 By Roger Protz
Molson Coors' takeover of Sharp's could signal the decline of the brewer's ales, says Roger Protz. The £20m takeover of the Cornish brewer Sharp's...
Brains stops production of continental lager '45'
22-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Brains 45 - a "continental style Welsh beer" launched in 2006 - is being discontinued, the Cardiff-based brewer and pubco has confirmed. The 4.5 per...
Hobgoblin offers Royal Wedding alternative
22-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer brand Hobgoblin is marking its claim to be 'unofficial beer of weddings by holding alternative to the Royal Wedding on April 29. The brew -...
22-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Wychwood will be hosting the Alternative Wedding of the Year for one lucky couple on the same day that Wills and Kate tie the knot. Wychwood brewery...
Local brewers continue to buck the trend
21-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Locally-brewed craft beers are continuing to buck the trend as a new major industry report reveals volumes for independent brewers grew by nearly...
17-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
Marston's Pub Company is to re-locate 60 service and support staff in Burton-upon-Trent, to a single head-office operation in Wolverhampton.
Russian Imperial Stout: To Russia, with beer...
17-Feb-2011
Just in case you were wondering, the reason that Catherine the Great was great was not because she reigned as the Russian Empress for more than 35...
Triple whammy could put 20p on a pint
17-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs could be forced to put up the price of a pint by around 20p in the space of just three months due to a triple-whammy of factors. Major pub...
Fair Pint issues 'call to arms' over MPs' beer tie inquiry
17-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Fair Pint, the anti-pubco campaign group, has issued a 'call to arms' over MPs' expected re-examination of the tied pub sector. Warning that the...
16-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
CAMRA hopes to work with the Government to secure a change in EU rules to allow a lower duty rate on beers below 3.5% abv.
Beer Matters: Training staff to sell cask
16-Feb-2011
Quality, well-informed staff are invaluable to any business, whether selling clothes, cars or real ale, and the correct training is essential for...
Speciality beers face hit from high-strength tax hike, warns CAMRA
16-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Hiking duty on high-strength beers will make a "limited contribution" to Treasury coffers and threaten the production of speciality beers, CAMRA has...
BrewDog's sales double
16-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
BrewDog, the maverick Scottish craft brewer, said its turnover in 2010 doubled as its range of bottled beers continued to appeal to drinkers looking...
London's Harp is CAMRA Pub of the Year
16-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
The Harp in London's Covent Garden has become the first in the capital to ever win CAMRA's National Pub of the Year competition. The freehouse,...
16-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Significant cost savings and higher prices helped brewer Heineken deliver profit growth in the UK last year. Announcing its full year figures for...
