01-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Thornbridge Brewery has added two new brewers to its team including Meantime's former production manager.
01-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Suffolk brewer Adnams is to set to launch a range of hand-crafted spirits later this month, including vodka, gin and whisky.
Class A drugs and beer comparison is 'not rational'
01-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Comparing drinking beer to taking heroin or crack cocaine is irrational, according to an industry chief. Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the...
Cider breaks free from summer
01-Nov-2010
Cider brands are launching a big push to boost cider sales year round - not just the summer. Westons Cider has agreed a three-year deal with Hall...
01-Nov-2010 By PubChef
Ideas for driving food sales in your pub including a back to school party, a Faulty Towers night and a Seventh Heaven menu.
Chapel Down does fizzness for charity
01-Nov-2010 By Robyn Black
Chapel Down has created a blend of its sparkling wine for the Demelza Hospice Care for Children charity. Working with the charity's CEO, Ted...
29-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Chris Myers from The Unites States of America was crowned Stella Artois World Draught Master last night in London.
Fentiman's launches alcoholic ginger beer
29-Oct-2010
Fentiman's, best known for its traditional adult soft drinks, has just released a new alcoholic ginger beer. Hollows Superior Ginger Beer, at 4 per...
29-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Marston's beer brand pulled a publicity stunt outside the Stella Artois competition last night in London.
28-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
BrewDog has conducted the world's smallest protest — consisting of a four-foot five-inch dwarf — to push for a two-thirds pint measure.
28-Oct-2010 By Sonya Hook
Swedish premium cider brand Rekorderlig is set to launch into draught format after securing a listing with Pitcher & Piano.
Party Drinks: Serve up a celebration
28-Oct-2010
The season to be jolly is nearly upon us. For many pubs this also means a jump in sales of what you might call 'occasion' drinks. The term applies...
Beer Quality: Cask's worth the hassle
28-Oct-2010
Last month's Cask Report prompted some well-deserved and much-needed backslapping among Britain's cask ale brewers and supporters. But behind the...
Beer Matters: The importance of being tasty
28-Oct-2010
Perks of the job come in all shapes and sizes, but employees at a certain Bury St Edmunds brewery have one they are especially proud of. Every...
Autumn Food: Fall for new season flavours
28-Oct-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
To team well with Bonfire Night and the cold weather, some much-adored hearty dishes are in order this November. The baked potato has been a...
Pete Brown: Publicans invented the notion of multi-tasking
28-Oct-2010
One of the most curious phrases in the English language is: "One day I'd like to retire and run a pub." I hear it fairly often, and yet it makes no...
Exclusive Interview: BrewDog Aberdeen opens its jaws
28-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Licensing laws. They can really be a total kill-joy can't they? All you want to do is offer customers who tattoo your brand logo on their body free...
BrewDog: Keg is the future
28-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
The boss of controversial Scottish brewer BrewDog has hit out at cask ale for failing to attract younger drinkers - declaring keg ale the "future" of...
BrewDog's dwarf takes case for two thirds of a pint to Westminster
28-Oct-2010
Maverick independent Scottish brewers BrewDog, have employed a dwarf to hold a weeklong protest in Westminster in support of the introduction of two...
'World's fastest beer drinker aiming for Guinness record'
28-Oct-2010
A Chinese man claims to be the fastest beer drinker in the world. Zhang Fengzhong is able to drink 640ml (1.3 pints) of beer in just 3.17 seconds....
27-Oct-2010 By Roger Protz
Harviestoun and Highland Park's pain-staking processes lead to complex, delicious results, says Roger Protz.
Purity gets green light to expand brewery
27-Oct-2010
Purity Brewing Company has had plans approved which wil allow itl almost triple its current brewing capacity to 5.9m pints a year. The 5,000 sq ft...
S&NPC drops 200 pubs as part of restructure
27-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has confirmed it has pulled out of the management of 200 pubs, mainly in Scotland. In a statement...
SIBA to hold first ever Great Northern Beer Festival
26-Oct-2010
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) will hold its first northern beer festival later this week. The Great Northern Beer Festival runs from...
26-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Beer flow monitoring company Brulines has warned that underlying trade for the six months to 1 October may be "marginally" below expectations but in...
26-Oct-2010 By Stella Artois
The winner of the World Draught Master title has to show they have the ultimate level of expertise to triumph over the very best bar talent anywhere...
26-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
Warwickshire-based brewer Purity is to triple its capacity after planning for a new 5,000 square foot brewhouse was approved. The new brewhouse will...
26-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
RTD brand VK is launching a promotion this weekend for Halloween called VK Vampire VKend with selected Luminar, Orchid and Marston's venues. Global...
SIBA attacks beer references in underage drinking report
25-Oct-2010
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has hit out at a report on underage drinking for suggesting beer is a major part of the problem. The...
22-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
AB InBev is running a dual font trial for Stella Artois offering cold or extra cold variants with a possible roll-out.
Fireball to take on the might of Jägermeister
22-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Hi-Spirits hopes to take on the might of Jägermeister as it launches cinnamon flavoured whisky Fireball in the UK on-trade in time for the Christmas...
Rekorderlig targets mulled wine market
22-Oct-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
The cider, made from apple, vanilla and cinnamon, can be served warm or cold. Bartenders are encouraged to add Grand Marnier or Cointreau to it to...
22-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Greene King has unveiled its £1m ad campaign for IPA with the tagline: "Man Deserves a Proper Pint". The tongue-in-cheek campaign focuses on how...
22-Oct-2010 By Robyn Black
Laid-back Caribbean coconut rum Malibu is refusing to take it easy this winter, with a raft of on-trade initiatives designed to show the spirit as a...
21-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Carlsberg UK has reported that its market share jumped from 13.4% in 2008 to 14.4% last year — the first full year current chief executive Dr Isaac...
21-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Brains, the brewer and pub operator, is set to re-open the restaurant on top of Swansea's £70m Meridian Tower. The Penthouse restaurant, which is...
Beer: Proper pilsner
21-Oct-2010
Imagine this. It's 1842 and you've just invented pilsner. You're really excited about it and you take your new invention to Dragon's Den, or the...
Rooster's Brewery: 'Making a pumpkin beer isn't the easiest project'
21-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Pumpkins the size of small cars. That's what's been disturbing the sleep of Rooster's brewer Sam Franklin of late. "It's a bloody lot of hassle," he...
Festive Food: 'Tis the season to get planning...
21-Oct-2010
Christmas menus can present a difficult challenge for publicans who offer food. You want to offer people the great traditional Christmas dinner that...
The Beer Tie: Is this the end of the debate?
21-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
So what next in the battle over the beer tie? Many in the trade are hoping CAMRA and the anti-pubco brigade will let things lie after the Office of...
20-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Absolutely ridiculous — that's the message from multiple retailer Tony Brookes of the Head of Steam company to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT),...
Pub chain chief slams beer tie ruling as 'ridiculous'
20-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
A high-profile multiple operator has slammed the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) beer tie decision as "absolutely ridiculous", arguing there is clear...
20-Oct-2010 By Roger Protz
Veltins Pilsener is looking to increase its sales in Britain. A fresh style will help, says beer expert Roger Protz.
19-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Molson Coors UK chief Mark Hunter has called for beer menus in every on-trade premises — to help revive the UK beer market.
19-Oct-2010 By Stella Artois
In its biggest on-trade push of recent years, Stella Artois is helping retailers tackle the key business challenge of product quality with a series...
Carling boss wants cider duty rise
18-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The boss of brewing giant Molson Coors has called for cider duty to be upped following a report highlighting cheap supermarket deals. Mark Hunter,...
Quality food and drink still most important pub ingredients
18-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A good choice of food and drink are still top of the agenda when customers are looking for a 'proper pub', according to a new survey. In a YouGov...
18-Oct-2010 By Tony Halstead
Moorhouse's has unveiled its brand new £4.2m state-of-the-art brewery on a 5,000 square foot site near to its historic nineteenth century...
15-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Pub operator Ladhar Leisure has been fined £2,000 for selling watered down spirits at a Cleveland bar. The firm was also ordered to pay £2,093.85 costs.
Enterprise Inns welcomes beer tie ruling
15-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubco giant Enterprise Inns has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to leave the beer tie alone but has vowed to "evolve" its...
