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...
22-Mar-2010 By Jo Bruce
Ideas for boosting food sales at your pub including beauty nights, a children's pancake day event and race days.
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...
InterContinental Brands add new cider, shandy and Sambuxo flavours
22-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
InterContinental Brands has launched several new products as managing director John Mills says the company is to focus on its strongest brands. Two...
19-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
E&J Gallo has created a summer cocktail to give World Cup fans an alternative to beer — the Gallo Rosito.
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.
Gaymers launches new fruit cider
19-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Gaymer Cider Company has launched a new fruit flavoured varient to tap into what it says is the biggest growth area for the cider in 2010. Gaymers...
'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...
18-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Carling brewer Molson Coors has taken a rather significant — some would say unprecedented — step, says The PMA Team.
'Storm over MacAskill's drink-laws 'hypocrisy''
18-Mar-2010
The Scottish Government was accused of "hypocrisy" last night for planning a massive crackdown on alcohol abuse while failing to enforce existing...
Read all about it - local paper brews beer
18-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A local newspaper has brewed a beer in its own name as part of its bid to promote pubs. Stroud Life has teamed up with the Stroud Brewery in...
Pubs gear up for Cask Ale Week
18-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer tastings, food matching and staff dressing up are just a few of the celebrations that will be taking place in around 4,000 pubs during National...
18-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
London brewer Fuller's is launching two mild ales in April to celebrate the warmer months and the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Mild Month.
18-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Shepherd Neame has reported record turnover and record beer volumes for the half-year to 26 December. However, the Kent-based brewer and pub...
17-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna
MPs in charge of licensing for all three main political parties — Gerry Sutcliffe, Tobias Ellwood and Don Foster — of referring the beer tie.
Top MPs want beer tie referral 'immediately'
17-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Senior MPs from across the political divide - including a government minister - stood united last night in calling for the beer tie issue to be sent...
17-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Diageo has promised to help a licensee who refused to serve Guinness on St Patrick's Day today in protest at the company's failure to provide a POS...
17-Mar-2010 By Roger Protz
Brewing Tetley's cask outside Yorkshire prompts outrage reminiscent of the Hoegaarden fiasco, says Roger Protz. You have to admire the sensitivity...
17-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Coca-Cola has launched a report which identifies a £1.4bn growth opportunity for soft drinks within the next five years. The findings stem from its...
Adnams launches St Patrick's stout
16-Mar-2010
Suffolk brewer Adnams is marking St Patrick's Day with the release of a cask conditioned Irish Dry Stout. Created by the company's Irish head brewer...
Marston's unveils 'revolutionary' new Fast Cask ale technology
16-Mar-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Midlands brewery Marston's has today unveiled its 'Fast Cask' concept - which it claims will make it far easier for publicans to store and serve top...
Brewer offers pubs help to boost World Cup trade
16-Mar-2010
Molson Coors has kicked off its World Cup plans with the launch of a campaign to help pubs get the most out of the tournament. The "Be Part of it...
16-Mar-2010 By Roger Protz
A revolutionary new method of storing cask beer in pub cellars could see real ale reaching out to a new audience of drinkers. Marston's will launch...
16-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Independent is to publish a 16-page supplement in support of Cask Ale Week with Good Beer Guide editor Roger Protz contributing.
15-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Beer Tapas is on the menu from Welsh brewer Brains this Spring, in time for Cask Ale Week.
Aussie Rules - or running Heineken UK the Orlowski way
15-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Nine months into his stint as boss of Heineken UK Stefan Orlowski says he is delighted to be working in the domestic brewing and pub sectors, despite...
'Guinness gets a rival as sales of black lager go through the roof'
15-Mar-2010
With sales soaring 42% in the last year, Black lager is the fastest growing tipple in Britain with supermarkets and pubs struggling to keep up with...
15-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Bottles of counterfeit Bollinger Special Cuvée champagne have been appearing in the London area. Champagne Bollinger's UK agent Mentzendorff &...
15-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Molson Coors has unveiled its "Be Part of it 2010" campaign to help pubs attract and retain customers during the World Cup. The global brewer is...
15-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Spring has arrived at last courtesy of Shepherd Neame, which is this week launching its seasonal ale for April and May. The brewer is bringing back...
Stroud Life brews up ale
15-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Local newspaper Stroud Life has launched its own beer, as part of a planned campaign to support pubs in the area. The paper approached the Stroud...
15-Mar-2010 By Phil Mellows
AB InBev president Stuart MacFarlane tells Phil Mellows about his determination to build brands and focus on being a global brewer. In the week when...
12-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Budget brand Claymore Scotch whisky has been made available to the on-trade for the first time.
National Cask Ale Week: Savour its success
11-Mar-2010
Every week on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen show, a guest journalist is invited to select a wine to go with that week's featured dish. It's always wine,...
Carlsberg chief attacks MP over boycott call
11-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg chief executive Isaac Sheps has claimed that a boycott of its products, over the brewer's decision to shut its Leeds Tetley brewery, would...
11-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Carlsberg UK has confirmed that 145 jobs will be lost following the closure of the Leeds Brewery in 2011. The news came in a letter from Carlsberg...
11-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Brewer Molson Coors is relaunching Caffrey's Irish Ale with a lower ABV and a collector card scheme to drive sales. From 15 March the premium...
Pamela Anderson pulls pints at Kent pub
10-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson has been on the pull at a pub in Sandwich, Kent. As part of a new Walkers TV campaign, the actress served...
10-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Unconventional wines from a popular wine region are being introduced to the on-trade via Matthew Clark. Rare Vineyards comprises a Carignan, Malbec...
10-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
Bombardier is providing UK pubs with kits in the run-up to St George's Day, supported by its biggest campaign for the brand to date. Merchandise in...
SIBA boss backs PBD for all
09-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The newly elected chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has called for progressive beer duty (PBD) to be extended to include major...
09-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
E&J Gallo Winery plans to expand its on-trade distribution in the UK this year and its Barefoot brand will be the one to watch, it announced...
09-Mar-2010 By Sonya Hook
A beer celebrating a school's 150th anniversary has been created by Hook Norton Brewery in Oxfordshire. A Shining Light derives its name from...
09-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A £13m lottery winner has ditched her leisurely lifestyle to take on a SA Brains tenancy in Llanelli, Wales. Former supermarket checkout assistant...
09-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
A Fair Pint founding member is hoping to buy the freehold of his pub via a community buy-out. Mark Dodds leases the Sun & Doves in Camberwell,...
08-Mar-2010 By Roger Protz
This is about a brewery in Yorkshire that brews Barnsley Bitter — sounds simple but it's a complicated story, says Roger Protz.
Pub Bitch: Amy Winehouse 'helps out' behind bar at her local boozer
08-Mar-2010
Star behind the bar Famed for rolling in and out of bars across the country, it looks like Amy Winehouse has finally found a way to steer clear of...
Titanic boss takes helm at SIBA
08-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Titanic Brewery managing director Keith Bott has been elected as the new chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Bott, whose...
