07-Oct-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Around 300 Greene King licensees are to be rewarded for their work with cask beer, with the launch of a new initiative called the Head Brewer's Club....
07-Oct-2009 By Sonya Hook
Brains is brewing a unique beer to mark 15 former Wales rugby captains' trek to climb Kilimanjaro. The Welsh brewer is the headline sponsor of the...
06-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Office of Fair Trading is to look at ABInbev's sale of Tennent's lager to Magners producer C&C Group.
05-Oct-2009 By Roger Protz
With the Tories odds on to win the next election, hosts face threats to their freedom, says Roger Protz.
Music to their Beers
05-Oct-2009 By Caroline Nodder
"I've got two words for you," exclaims the burly Scottish roadie type who has just burst through the big wooden double doors into the dimly lit stone...
Cask beer: the pub trade's saviour
05-Oct-2009
Cask beer is in such growth that it offers a lifeline during the pub trade's present struggles, according to a major new report. With cask sales...
05-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Up to 50 real ales from across the world will be on sale at Wetherspoon pubs during the company's 19-day beer festival. Customers will be able to...
National Trust launches ale
05-Oct-2009 By Sonya Hook
The National Trust is bringing out its first branded beer as part of a new affordable British food and drink range. The 5% abv beer, Viceroy India...
05-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cask ale has gone from zero to hero in the space of five years with volumes up once again in a declining beer market. The Cask Ale Report...
'Name change for Diageo?''
02-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Booze company Diageo may be changing its name. The brewer invented the moniker Diageo after Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1997. It's...
02-Oct-2009 By Sonya Hook
Cobra, Grolsch and Stella Artois have all been recognised as three of this year's CoolBrands. The annual list, which is compiled by the Superbrands...
01-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A major counterfeit vodka manufacturing and bottling plant in Leicestershire has been broken up following two days of raids by customs officers.
Trade up trial
01-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Training staff to recommend specific drinks could mean they sell more profitable products in at least a quarter of all transactions. These are the...
British lager campaign body launches
01-Oct-2009
A campaign to promote British-produced lagers will be formally launched with a beer festival in London between October 12 and 18. Craft lager brewer...
01-Oct-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Absolut vodka is set to benefit from its biggest ever campaign in the UK. Brand owner Pernod Ricard is investing in a new campaign for the premium...
01-Oct-2009 By Sonya Hook
A soft drink developed in association with the World Land Trust has joined the Calypso Soft Drinks line up. The new brand, Calypso Juicy Aid, has...
Blended Scotch set for profile boost
30-Sep-2009
Awareness of blended Scotch whisky brands is to rise as three of the biggest names in the sector announce new promotional campaigns. Launching this...
Diageo "unconvinced" by minimum pricing
30-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Diageo has hit back at claims by the Scottish government that a minimum price for alcohol would help tackle alcohol-related problems north of the...
30-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has unveiled its new £700,000 bottling line that will double output to 24,000 barrels a year. The bottling line...
Roy Beers: Scottish minimum pricing carries a sting in the tail for pubs
29-Sep-2009
The latest press release from the Scottish Government trumpeting the hoped-for benefits of minimum pricing comes up with the curiously exact figure...
Pure pourfection with new training scheme
29-Sep-2009
Diamonds, opening a can of corned beef with that special 'key', finding your wife in bed with your best friend… there are only a few things harder...
Fair Pint founder loses High Court arbitration case
29-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensee Mike Bell, one of the founder's of the Fair Pint campaign, has lost his chance to appeal against a decision made in arbitration over a rent...
28-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pubs will soon be allowed to serve beer in two-thirds of a pint measures, under new Government plans. The option of introducing a two-thirds — or...
28-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&NUK) will change its name to Heineken UK from 23 November.
28-Sep-2009 By Roger Protz
CAMRA is backing the fight to save the Tetley's brewery and Roger Protz states the case to save the brewery.
Beer and food matching: Match pint
28-Sep-2009
Some reputations take some living up to, and even the most ardent beer pundit might think twice about being dubbed 'the Beer Messiah'. Not so Rupert...
Diageo bids for Merry Christmas with Baileys and Smirnoff
28-Sep-2009
Diageo is giving two of its biggest sellers a Christmas time push with advertising campaigns and initiatives aimed at driving sales of Baileys and...
Enterprise says no to beers without tasting notes
28-Sep-2009
More beers are likely to come with tasting notes because of a move by Enterprise Inns to only accept guest beers accredited by the Cyclops tasting...
It's 'bye bye' Scottish & Newcastle, 'hallo' Heineken UK
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
The Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&N) name is effectively set to disappear in two months time following the brewer's take-over by Dutch group...
BrewDog hits back at critics with 'Nanny State' brew
28-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The brewers of the UK's strongest beer have hit back at attempts to get it banned by producing a 1.1 per cent ABV ale. BrewDog courted controversy...
28-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Controversial Scottish brewer BrewDog has launched a 1.1% abv Nanny State ale in a stinging riposte to complaints over its 18.2% Tokyo stout....
28-Sep-2009 By Sonya Hook
More brewers have pledged their support to British forces flying home after completing their tour of duty in Afganistan. Everards has donated cases...
28-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Aspall Cyder has developed a pie in conjunction with Fuller's Ale & Pie pubs as part of its focus on food and cider matching. The Chicken, Apple...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Isaac Sheps took over the reins of Carlsberg UK last October. The PMA Team spoke to him.
New company forms to run Cyclops
25-Sep-2009
The biggest brewing trade bodies have formed a company that will attempt to persuade more breweries to register their beers on the Cyclops tasting...
25-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
Diageo is launching a campaign for food-led pubs to encourage sales of Baileys after a meal. The Sweet Spot campaign will run from September to the...
Beer Matters: World beers defying the slump
24-Sep-2009
Pubs need to think carefully about which world beers they are stocking in order to get the most from this growing drinks category, according to...
Chris Maclean: Last week saw the publication of the 2010 Good Beer Guide
24-Sep-2009 By Chris Maclean
This week sees the publication of the 2010 Good Beer Guide. I am delighted to say we are, once again in it. As explained in previous blogs I take a...
Brewers provide 'Beer for Our Boys'
24-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Brewers across the country are helping to quench the thirst of troops returning from service in Afghanistan by providing them with beer. Marston's,...
24-Sep-2009 By Sonya Hook
Beer experts are already urging pubs to think about their festive beer line-ups, including brands especially aimed at women. The BitterSweet...
23-Sep-2009 By Stephen Oliver
Cask ale is one of Britain's glorious legacies to the world, says Marston's managing director Stephen Oliver.
Cask Ale Week 2010 launches
23-Sep-2009
More effective point of sale (PoS) material and greater coverage in local media will make Cask Ale Week 2010 an improvement on last year's inaugural...
23-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Changes are planned for next year's week-long national celebration of cask ale. More regional PR, better and cheaper point-of-sale kits, and fewer...
Highgate Brewery goes into administration
22-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Midlands-based Highgate Brewery went into administration last week with debts to the taxman in excess of £1m. The Publican has learned the brewer...
Chris Maclean: Bishops Finger announced "Best Beer in the World" in Hong Kong
21-Sep-2009 By Chris Maclean
The news for my brewery is good. Bishops Finger, one of their traditional brands has been entered into a competition in Hong Kong and pronounced...
Beer Matters pub profile: The Wellington
21-Sep-2009
With a reputation for cask ales and speciality lagers, Beer Matters to every pub in Mitchells & Butlers' central London chain Nicholson's. Here...
How to... keep cellar to front of house spotless
21-Sep-2009
This feature is the pub trade's own How Clean is Your House? We may not have Kim and Aggie, the dirt-busting celebrity presenters of that TV show,...
Lager brewery battles CAMRA
21-Sep-2009
A lager brewery has been left furious after the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) banned its products from a beer festival this weekend. Freedom Brewery...
Carling turns advertising in football grounds over to local pubs
21-Sep-2009
Pubs in Manchester, Bolton, Nottingham and Birmingham will be promoted on advertising hoardings during football matches this week thanks to Molson...
Interactive billboards advertising Beck's to music fans
21-Sep-2009
Beck's is being advertised via high tech billboards that invite music fans to plug in digital personal stereos (MP3 players) to generate personalised...
