The managing director of Wells and Young’s Brewing Company, Nigel McNally is to leave his role next week in a bid to revive the Kestrel lager brand, which he is in negotiations to buy from the brewer.
We held a party last week to launch the 2013 edition of the Good Beer Guide. We thought a small celebration was in order as it’s the 40th edition of the guide, a remarkable milestone.
The e-petition to scrap the beer-duty escalator has reached the target of 100,000 signatures — and is only the 12th e-petition out of 16,000 to reach the milestone.
Linking minimum pricing to inflation will mean that the basic unit price will only increase which is a "real concern" the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has stated.
Jane Peyton is a beer writer, trainer and principal of a corporate events company which organises beer, cider and wine tastings; and beer and food matching events.
Minimum pricing is a “solution desperately searching for a problem” that is not based on good evidence, according to Diageo head of industry affairs and alcohol policy Mark Baird.
The new chairman of the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) Paul Bartlett has called for the Government to help the cider industry by providing consistency in areas such as duty and minimum pricing.
The e-petition calling for the Government to scrap the beer-duty escalator is close to hitting the 100,000-signature barrier, which will prompt a debate on the issue in Parliament.
The boss of the Society of Independent Brewers tells the PMA’s Mike Berry that he has as much passion now for beer as he did in his formative drinking years as an undergraduate in Leeds.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) is continuing to push for less red tape for pubs, asking the Government to put more of the onus on local councils.
The Portman Group's Independent Complaints Panel has dismissed a complaint by Alcohol Concern about a campaign for Absolut Vodka, owned by Pernod Ricard UK.
Butcombe Brewery, the Somerset-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 3.7% rise in full-year pre-tax profit to £1.4m in “extremely difficult” trading conditions.
The average price of a pint of lager and bitter in the pub has increased 11p to £3.19 and £2.80 respectively this year, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s (BBPA) Statistical Handbook 2012.
Wine bars and tea shops are becoming increasingly common on high streets while businesses such as pubs, cafes and takeaways decline, says a new study that highlights the rise of “boutique” retail outlets on high streets.
Britvic has made available its Fruit Shoot kids soft drink range again after three variants were taken out of the market in July following a packaging safety concern.
The 12 Pins in Finsbury Park, London and the Jolly Miller in West Derby, Liverpool are the first two winners of Carlsberg’s Football Legends competition and will each play host to the ‘Ultimate Match Commentary Team’ for an England’s World Cup qualifying...
Last week I appeared on a Radio 4 programme called What’s the Point of Pubs? It had a favourable reaction on Twitter, but I was struck by the number of people who highlighted my positive, optimistic sign-off about the future of the pub as being particularly...
The Government must tackle the growth of beer duty fraud and treat wine as a separate issue, or legitimate wholesalers will be forced out of business, claims the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD).
Freedom Brewery has turned to customers to provide tasting notes for its new Pioneer lager, after managing director Edward Mayman said it was “frustrating” that Cyclops Beer profiling couldn’t be used for lagers.
Competing in a triathlon is obviously only for the deranged — a newspaper columnist recently described it as the sport that says to Bradley Wiggins: Pack your wetsuit next time, big boy.
A new campaign for Swedish cider Rekorderlig intends to help us Brits “bring out our inner Swedishness” by teaching us all about the sport of Kubb, as well as Swedish pronunciation and grooming.
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the UK's largest managed pub group, is trialling Cyclops Beer notes as part of its staff training and customer education in 20 of its Village Pub and Kitchen outlets.
Cocktails and wine are two of the big Christmas growth categories and drinks giant Pernod Ricard is hoping to capitalise on this with a range of Jacob’s Creek wine cocktails.
They’re tearing their hair out at Coniston Brewery in the Lake District. They didn’t expect, in their wildest dreams, that their 8.5% ABV No 9 Barley Wine would be named Champion Beer of Britain last week at the Great British Beer Festival, says Roger...
The George & Dragon in Ilfracombe, Devon, the Bull in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and the New Hall Tavern in Preston, Lancashire, have all won free beer for a year as part of Spitfire Premium Ale’s Glorious 2012 promotion.
We are hardly storming towards the tape in the manner of a Mo Farah sprint finish, but the line is in sight. Helped in no small part by the wonderful efforts of the volunteers at the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA’s) Great British Beer Festival last week,...
Lesley Foottit investigates how a pub can be more man-friendly. Beer, burgers and steak, it seems, will go a long way for the cause, but above all it must appeal to the ladies too.
A Parliamentary debate over the impact of the beer-duty escalator moved a step closer this week as the industry e-petition closes on the magic 100,000-signature figure.
