31-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Five Williams Bros Brewery beers have won accolades across eight categories in the 2010 Scottish SIBA Beer Awards. The brewery also won Best in...
Kelly Brook backs new Playboy Energy Drink
28-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
The Playboy brand has extended its merchandise and product line to include a new energy drink. Playboy Energy Drink is now available in the UK after...
28-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Bacardi Brown-Forman is expected to sign a deal with three major pub chains for its recently unveiled RTD Bacardi Originals cocktail range.
28-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
An award-winning Oxfordshire brewer has taken on a pub and is building his own microbrewery on site. Peter Fowler left his post as head brewer at...
27-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Award-winning pub operator and brewer C2 Investments is to invest around £750,000 on opening a new brewery and "pubby bistro" at Lancaster Leisure...
Britvic sales hit by snow and ice
27-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Soft drinks giant Britvic blamed the recent bad weather for a continued slump in sales of its single serve drinks in UK pubs. Announcing a decline in...
'Britvic suffers from double whammy of snow and competitor discounts'
27-Jan-2011
Britvic saw sales drop as the snowy weather kept people away from pubs and its competitors increased the number of discounted special offers. The...
Camden Town Brewery: The talk of the town
26-Jan-2011 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
For Jasper Cuppaidge, founder and owner of Camden Town Brewery, brewing is in his blood. His family ran Queensland regional brewer MacLachlan's in...
Martin Dinkele: Import ou non
26-Jan-2011
There's always a small frisson of excitement when I put that first pint to mouth and I know it's travelled. Not just from a brewery in West London...
26-Jan-2011 By Robyn Black
Diageo is trialling its first draught cocktail in the UK under its Smirnoff brand — the new dispense system is on trial in 500 pubs.
25-Jan-2011 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub including a ten-pence sale, art exhibitions and a customer-run kitchen and bar.
National Brewery Centre to host international beer festival
25-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
More than 750 beers from around the world will be available at a new international beer festival at Burton's National Brewery Centre next month. The...
Pubs sell 333 million fewer pints year-on-year
25-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Pubs last year sold 333 million pints fewer than they did in 2009, while off-trade beer sales rose slightly, latest figures have revealed. Overall...
25-Jan-2011 By Roger Protz
SIBA chief shrugs off critics and says duty has transformed the beer market , says Roger Protz.
Guinness is offical RBS 6 Nations beer partner
24-Jan-2011
Guinness is to become the Official Beer Partner of the RBS 6 Nations, the first beer partner in the 100 year history of the international rugby...
SIBA craft beer finals fast approaching
24-Jan-2011
A five-day celebration of the UK's craft brewing industry will be held by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) in Nottingham next month. A Craft...
Halewood releases Prince William Champagne
24-Jan-2011
Independent drinks manufacturer and distributor, Halewood International, is launching Prince William Champagne to celebrate the royal wedding....
21-Jan-2011 By Tony Jennings
Tony Jennings discusses why Dethroning The King: The Hostile Takeover Of Anheuser-Busch is worth a read.
Whisky group calls for 'fairer' duty system in Budget
21-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
The government has an early opportunity to start to introduce a "fairer" duty system based on a drink's alcohol content in March's Budget, the Scotch...
St Austell launches two new brews
21-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Cornish brewer St Austell has confirmed plans to launch two new cask ales this year, following the success of other brands in the stable. In...
Bacardi launch new 'cocktails in a bottle'
21-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
Bacardi has said it wants to 'liberate cocktails from the cocktail bar' and has launched two new cocktails-in-bottles to help pubs cash in on what it...
Hop Back stout wins CAMRA's Champion Winter Beer
21-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
A stout brewed by Wiltshire's Hop Back Brewery has been crowned CAMRA's Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2011. Entire Stout picked up the top...
St Austell reshuffling its ale range
21-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
St Austell Brewery is to reshuffle its portfolio of ales following the launch two new cask ales to its permanent range. Admirals Ale (5% ABV), a...
Bacardi enters ready to drink cocktail market
21-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Bacardi Brown Forman is launching into the ready to drink cocktail market with Bacardi Mojito and Bacardi Cuba Libre. The move is to open up the...
Ianthe Butt: My 'below-cost' booze odyssey
20-Jan-2011
Tesco, Blackfriars The cheapest wine on offer was a £3.63 Italian Merlot, a good £1.60 more than the minimum price of £2.03. FAIL Costco, Waterloo...
Beer Matters: King of quality
20-Jan-2011
Anyone looking at the industry today may believe this revolution in cask ale is a new phenomenon, but a lot of the passion that leads the charge...
'Beer: how much would you pay?'
20-Jan-2011
The average price of a pint has risen above £3 for the first time. After the VAT increase, Britain's largest breweries have warned it's likely there...
Renata Pankova: We should regard beer bloggers as allies
19-Jan-2011
There is a feeling that many bloggers are simply geeks in danger of getting carried away by their undisciplined enthusiasms. This can lead, among...
Retro Soft Drinks: A nostalgic creation
19-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
I'm in a lab, trying not to cough and splutter while putting a lot of effort into forcing my face to produce a convincing smile that I hope says...
Live web chat with Bernard Hickin of Jacob's Creek at 1pm today
19-Jan-2011
As the new chief winemaker at Jacob's Creek, Bernard Hickin is at the forefront of Australian winemaking. Supervising the process from vineyard to...
New initiative launched to promote beer
19-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
A new initiative designed to celebrate beer and increase politicians, councillors and the public's understanding of the drink was launched in London...
CAMRA slams government plans on below-cost selling
18-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
CAMRA said today the government's plans for a ban on below-cost selling will do nothing to stop the tide of pub closures across the country. The...
18-Jan-2011 By Roger Protz
The trade needs a helping hand from Government as it contends with the recent VAT increase, says Roger Protz. The airwaves are packed with...
18-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Supermarkets could still sell cans of lager for 38p and litre bottles of vodka for £10.71 under its plan to ban "below-cost" alcohol sales, the...
Carlsberg launches Tetley seasonal ales
14-Jan-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Carlsberg launches seasonal ale programme for Tetley's as the first in a series of innovations for the brand during 2011.
'A pint of beer a day keeps the doctor away'
14-Jan-2011
Drinking a pint of beer a day is good for you, a new study claims. Moderate drinking of ale and lager can cut the risk of diabetes and high blood...
Limited edition Jameson launched
13-Jan-2011 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
A new limited edition bottle design of Jameson is set to launch at select on-trade venues and global duty free from next week. Speaking exclusively...
13-Jan-2011 By MA Team
Pubs could be forced to add 10p or more to the price of a pint this year as a combination of wholesale price rises, the VAT hike and duty increases...
Brewers blame rising costs for price hikes
12-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
The 'Big Four' brewers have blamed increasing costs after revealing the wholesale price of key lager brands are set to increase by around 5p a pint....
Pub is first to opt for toughened glass only
12-Jan-2011
A pub where a customer was struck with a half pint tumbler has volunteered to be first in Scotland to use only toughened glass. Glasgow venues are...
10-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Carlsberg UK has announced a wholesale price rise of 5p per pint. The increase, which is duty inclusive and amounts to 3.5% across all its brands, will take effect from Monday 31 January.
Carlsberg: They deliver more, don't you know
10-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
It's a well-known fact that big companies like to speak in marketing jargon to doggedly push their brands. While phrases such as "we have created a...
Shandy goes Turbo with new drink
10-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
Turbo Shandy, a new drink which aims to bridge the gap between lagers and RTDs, has been launched. The drink is brewed in the Lake District and...
New Blue Ball Brewery opens in Cheshire
10-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
A microbrewery has opened aiming to both produce unusual and challenging brews and assist pubs to brew their own beer too. The Blue Ball Brewery in...
10-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Major brewers have announced wholesale price rises of between 3.5p and 7p per pint for January and February, the Morning Advertiser has learned....
Foster's lager pokes fun at Aussies after Ashes defeat
10-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Foster's brewer Heineken UK has launched a cheeky viral tribute to England's cricket team after our Ashes victory down under. The 15-second film,...
Hydes XXXX returns for winter
07-Jan-2011 By Claire Dodd Claire
Manchester brewer Hydes is bringing back its strong, winter ale XXXX for a limited period. The 6.8 per cent ABV beer, which includes Fuggles,...
07-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Brewery industry veteran and top chef have teamed up to host a tasting event of beers brewed by celebrities. Beer Academy founder Rupert Ponsonby...
Pete Brown: Let's defend pubs in language politicians understand
06-Jan-2011
I think we can safely say that anyone hoping for a better deal for pubs after the general election is now disappointed. From Theresa May's completely...
06-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Manchester brewer Hydes is bringing back its strong seasonal ale Hydes XXXX for a limited time only. The 6.8% ABV ale will be available throughout...
