Brakspear in board shake-up
12-Apr-2010
Family-run pubco Brakspear is to overhaul its board to coincide with the retirement of its chief executive Don Bridgman who leaves in September. His...
09-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Diageo has improved its branded glassware for Guinness for the first time in a decade, but the tulip shape remains.
09-Apr-2010 By Sonya Hook
Freedom Brewery has brought out a 4% ABV lager to compete with mainstream offerings.
09-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Brunning & Price (B&P), the gastropub operator owned by the Restaurant Group, is set to reopen a second Blubeckers site in its own trading style.
09-Apr-2010 By Peter Linacre
The tenanted pub companies can't carry on passing through inflationary wholesale price rises, says Peter Linacre. Following the release of the...
Spanish star set to shine
08-Apr-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Grupo Damm, brewer of Estrella Damm, beer of Barcelona, is terrifyingly slick. Maybe it's something to do with the exotic novelty of meeting Enric...
Brewer creates Fundraiser beer for Hospice
08-Apr-2010
A Bedfordshire hospice has collaborated with the Potton Brewery to create a bitter celebrating the centre's thirtieth anniversary. Sue Ryder's St...
08-Apr-2010 By Jo Bruce
Meantime Brewing Company has opened a new restaurant, bar and brewery in Greenwich, London. The Old Brewery has opened in the grounds of the Royal...
07-Apr-2010 By Roger Protz
John Healey's appointment as pub minister prompted a wave of optimism — shortly squashed by another trade-bashing Budget, says Roger Protz.
BBPA renews call for beer tax hikes to be axed
07-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has told the three main political parties there is a "compelling" case to ditch duty hikes on beer, in...
Pub Bitch: New beer for the mature drinker
06-Apr-2010
One for the mature drinker Perusing my copy of German newspaper Der Spiegel the other day over breakfast I rather bemusedly read about a local brewer...
Coors Light launches on-trade promotion
06-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Coors Light is launching an initiative which will allow pubs to introduce the beer brand at a trial price, as well as offering free kegs and staff...
Pete Brown: Protest or be damned
02-Apr-2010
Frustration. Anger. Disgust. Despair. The reaction to the Budget from the beer, cider and pub industries was pretty uniform, and entirely...
01-Apr-2010 By Sonya Hook
A new beer has joined Wells & Young's portfolio to coincide with National Cask Ale Week — Young's London Gold.
Everards unveils Belgian style beer
01-Apr-2010
Leicestershire brewery Everards has teamed up with Belgian brewer Val Dieu to produce a cask conditioned Abbaye style beer-Val Dieu Abbaye Blonde....
01-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
More female drinkers are trying real ale than ever before — up to 37% compared to just 16% in June 2008. As part of National Cask Ale Week the...
01-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
A new pear and apple cider under the Bulmers brand marks the start of a "major investment and innovation programme" for the range, the Morning...
01-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Former Communities Secretary Hazel Blears is leading a campaign to save a derelict inner-city pub for the local community in Salford, Greater...
01-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Heineken UK is to counter the launch of Guinness Black Lager with a new dark beer called Foster's Amber Stout. Heineken UK brand director Mark Given...
01-Apr-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Manicure brand Nails Inc and hairdressing chain Toni & Guy have joined forces with Carlsberg to promote new female-friendly brand, Eve....
31-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Hook Norton celebrates St George's Day by bringing its 303AD back to the bar — named after the date of St George's death.
31-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Oxfordshire based Wychwood Brewery has launched a new range of cask ales to go that are perfect for parties, events or just drinking at home. The...
31-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
An Anglo Saxon fertility goddess Eostre is the inspiration behind Howard Town's Easter beer offer. The 4.4% ABV ale is unique, according to the...
Soft drinks sales overtake spirits for first time
30-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Soft drinks have overtaken spirits for the first time to become the second largest drinks category in the on-trade, according to Britvic's annual...
New Burton brewing museum to open on May 1
30-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Burton's new brewing and visitor centre is set for its grand opening on May 1. The newly revived facility - the National Brewery Centre - is being...
Women get brewing for Cask Ale Week
30-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Family brewer Wadworth has launched a new beer to tie in with National Cask Ale Week's FemALE Day. Mississippi has been created by Wadworth...
30-Mar-2010 By Roger Protz
Success can be a doubled-edged sword in the brewing industry, says Roger Protz. If you get too big and your beers achieve acclaim, there's always...
30-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Sales of soft drinks surged ahead last year, overtaking spirits in UK on-trade for the first time, according to the Britvic Soft Drinks Report....
29-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna
National Cask Ale Week got off to a roaring start as a crack team of head brewers took to the streets of London, dressed as the A-le Team, to...
29-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Budweiser Budvar is launching a new POS kit featuring four glamorous women across pubs and bars in the UK from today. Show cards, table cards and...
29-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale is to host the first ever Twitter beer tasting event in celebration of National Cask Ale Week, which kicks off today.
26-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Anti-beer tie campaigners Fair Pint met with Business Secretary Lord Peter Mandelson to discuss the Government's proposals for reform of the tie. Mandelson met with Fair Pint members Mark Dodds, Steve Corbett and Nicky Francey.
26-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
McEwan's Lager Cold has recorded a massive uplift in volume sales as a result of its full UK push. The 3.6% ABV draught beer brand, launched by...
25-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Fair Pint could support family brewers' right to tie tenants if they distance themselves from the major pubcos and resign from the BBPA.
Robert Sayles: Fair Pint and the battle for hearts and minds
25-Mar-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
Watching the cut and thrust of debate on the blogs over the last few days I have been struck by the seemingly intransigent positions adopted many of...
Twitter offers a taste of cask ale
25-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
National Cask Ale Week is set to be celebrated in cyberspace as well as pubs across the country. To mark the launch of the event - which runs from...
Carlsberg launches Eve into on-trade
25-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Carlsberg has signed up Louise Redknapp to launch on-trade exclusive, fruit spritzer drink Eve. The roll-out of the low calorie, low ABV drink...
25-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
The 19-day festival will see pubs offer up to 50 beers, including some brewed exclusively for JDW.
Guinness trials new Black Lager
24-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Guinness is trialling a new Black Lager in Northern Ireland. The lager, which is being tested in the on and off-trade, is cold filtered and uses...
24-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Beer duty will increase by a further 5% — adding 8p a pint at the pumps — as the Chancellor delivered yet another dagger to the heart of the pub trade.
23-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Guinness is trialling a black lager in Northern Ireland to tap into a growing segment of the lager market.
Darling should scrap duty escalator, says survey
23-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Two out of three people want Chancellor Alistair Darling to scrap the duty escalator in tomorrow's Budget. A survey of 1,000 people by ComRes, on...
23-Mar-2010 By Roger Protz
The world's first golden lager beer remains in excellent shape today — but its traditional taste is worth remembering, says Roger Protz. My first...
John Barnes supports Carlsberg World Cup campaign
23-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Former England and Liverpool legend John Barnes has lent his support to Carlsberg's Team Talk campaign as the World Cup draws closer. The former...
23-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Two-thirds of the British public want the Government to ditch its controversial beer tax escalator in Wednesday's Budget. The poll, conducted by...
Head of Steam boss complains of tie 'strangulation'
22-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A multiple operator has described the beer tie as a "strangulation" that has the licensee "at its mercy". Tony Brookes, managing director of the...
19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale has vowed to press on with its Office of Fair Trading super-complaint on the beer tie.
'Brewing chiefs urge end to beer tax regime'
19-Mar-2010
Forty leading bosses in the brewing and pub industry have called on the Government to recognise the key role played by pubs in their local...
19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Family brewers will be included in plans to offer tenants a free of tie option and a guest beer right, Pubs Minister John Healey has confirmed in an...
19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Government will issue a new set of Beer Orders forcing pubcos to offer free of tie leases and a guest beer option within 15 months if the...
