24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Trade union Unite has called on MPs and MSPs to turn down offers of hospitality from Diageo at the Johnnie Walker Golf Championship at Gleneagles...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
St Austell has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Devon rugby union referees. The deal with the Devon Rugby Referees Society is the latest through...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The traditional pub pint glass is under threat and may be replaced by a range of polycarbonate alternatives. The Design Council has been asked to...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Italian lager Peroni Nastro Azzurro has teamed up with design brand Alessi to create the Blue Ribbon Design Awards. The awards will be held at the...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Courvoisier is targeting those drinkers who don't know what they want to drink when they get to the bar. A total of 47 hand-selected bars will take...
24-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Twenty Brakspear tenanted pubs are staging beer festivals this summer with the support of a festival kit from their pubco. The kits, supplied free...
21-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Czech lager Pilsner Urquell has announced the 10 finalists for its UK Master Bartender of the Year programme. The finalists will now take part in a...
Pub bitch: Crocodile shoes, famous faces and Dr Diageo
21-Aug-2009
Put yourself in my shoes In a touching scene, the parable of the Good Samaritan was recreated in a pub doorway in Devon on one of the hottest days of...
Brewers tell OFT removing the tie would "shake the industry's foundations
21-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Family brewers have told the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) an end to the beer tie would lead to further pub closures, the loss of more traditional...
Greene King looks to London
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Greene King has launched a new permanent cask ale in a bid to get drinkers into its pubs in the capital. Royal London, a rich and fruity four per...
Adnams reports boost to profits
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Suffolk brewer Adnams has reported an increase in turnover, profits and beer volumes in the first six months of the year. The improvement in trading...
Hunt for Pilsner Urquell Master Beertender underway
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer brand Pilsner Urquell has named the 10 finalists in its prestigious UK Master Bartender of the Year programme. The finalists will go forward for...
21-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
Greene King has launched a new beer to celebrate London, which will be available in some of the capital's classic pubs. Launched today, Royal London...
20-Aug-2009 By Stephen Crawley
British beer and British pubs are slowly, but surely, gaining momentum, says Stephen Crawley.
20-Aug-2009 By Roger Protz
The BBC's Panorama programme on Oldham's drinking scene was no better than tabloid television, says Roger Protz.
20-Aug-2009 By Sonya Hook
An "energy shot" producer aims to boost the popularity of this growing category by spinning it over from the off-trade into the on-trade. Energy...
Budvar Yeast gets fest launch
20-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Budvar Yeast Beer will be available in the UK for the first time this August, as part of a beer festival at the famous White Horse in London's...
Beer for women, in cocktail form
19-Aug-2009 By Sonya Hook
Pubs who want to get more women through the doors may find a solution with beer cocktails, the latest concept from the BitterSweet Partnership. The...
18-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Hostilities between BrewDog and Portman Group are set to resume following two complaints against Britain's strongest beer.
Dark Star brewery to treble capacity
18-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Dark Star brewery will increase capacity by 300 per cent after signing up to move to a new site. The company is moving 11 miles from its current...
BrewDog faces another Portman Group probe
18-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
BrewDog, the high profile Scottish brewer, is facing another investigation by the Portman Group's complaints panel over its 18.2 per cent beer Tokyo....
'Global warming could mean Scottish wines are best'
18-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Gourmets in France are warning that unless global warming is stopped the world's best wines will be made in Scotland. Climate change has been blamed...
18-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Sussex brewer Dark Star is to increase its brewing capacity by 300% after agreeing a move to a new site. The new site is a 16,000 sq foot site in...
17-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Beverage Brands is launching a digital campaign for its cider WKD Core — it will include ads on social networking sites.
Wine and food: Simplicity for success
17-Aug-2009
In days gone by, pubs were all about beer - soaked up with a bag of crisps or Scampi Fries. Now, in many pubs, the beer pumps share bar space with...
The Licensees' Choice Awards 2009
17-Aug-2009
Welcome to the very first Licensees' Choice Awards! This new initiative is designed to celebrate the drinks brands in the UK pub market that...
17-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Irish cider Magners has launched a search to find an official taste tester with a salary of £50,000. The search for the honorary position is...
'Summit organised to help save Diageo jobs'
14-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
A summit aimed at saving up to 900 whisky industry jobs will take place today. Campaigners will meet in Glasgow to map out the next stage of the...
Carlsberg trials new drink for women
14-Aug-2009
A new type of drink developed by Carlsberg specifically to appeal to women is being trialled in 50 Manchester bars. On trial over a period of 12...
14-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Carlsberg is trialling a new bottled beer for women in 50 bars in Manchester for 12-weeks. The new brand, called Eve, is a light, fruity, sparkling...
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer St Austell has launched a new vintage 6% abv ale — Smugglers Ale is a 6%abv vintage ale.
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Leicestershire brewer Everards is giving away 10,000 pints to customers at 100 of its tenanted pubs. Customers will have the chance to claim either...
13-Aug-2009 By Roger Protz
Mild may never again be dominant, but it has every reason to hold its head up high
13-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Stella Artois brewer AB Inbev has reported that it has won market share in the United Kingdom. Its own beer volumes declined 3.4% in the second...
Alcohol advertising: The hard sell
13-Aug-2009
Alcohol advertisers are out of control. Their irresponsible behaviour, particularly their attempts to lure children into the boozing habit, are...
New cider brand launched exclusively for on-trade
13-Aug-2009
A new cider brand has been launched exclusively for the on-trade. Symonds Founders Reserve is a 5.5 per cent ABV draught product that will be...
13-Aug-2009 By David Elliott
I love beer —and most of all I love a good pint of cask ale in a pub. It's something that just cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world. You...
13-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg will be killing an iconic Leeds brand if they forge ahead with plans to shut the Joshua Tetley brewery. That's the stark warning from Lib...
Food safety: Takeaway trouble
12-Aug-2009
A common problem faced by the hospitality industry is function organisers wanting to take away excess food after an event - particularly when guest...
Comment: The great pear shortage
12-Aug-2009
There's evidence that pear cider has taken over where the success of conventional apple left off. Asking for 'a pint of cider' in three venues last...
How to... sell cask beer
12-Aug-2009
OK, so following the first two Beer Matters 'How to…' guides, you are looking after your beer correctly and tasting it before serving to ensure...
11-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
InBev UK is to distribute more than 300,000 new, improved Stella Artois chalice glasses to licensees around the country. The glass has been...
Supply problems for Bulmers Pear finally resolved
10-Aug-2009
Stockists of Bulmers Pear are breathing a sigh of relief after Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) finally sorted out supply problems that have denied...
10-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Food and drink wholesaler Booker is now supplying over 18m pints of beer and cider to the on-trade a year. Booker said it was selling around 350,000...
10-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Global Brands is looking for candidates to carry out academic research into what makes the perfect night out. The company's VK Vodka Kick brand is...
Big brewers set to join new-look SIBA
07-Aug-2009
The campaigning future of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) will be shaped from October 1 as the UK's biggest brewers decide whether they...
07-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
Is swine flu having an impact on the pub trade at all? Tell us your experiences of the pandemic. Have staff been off or has trade dipped?
06-Aug-2009 By Roger Protz
President Obama's recent 'beer summit' at the White House focused attention on America's brewing industry, sayys Roger Protz.
Video: Champion Beer of Britain brewer hails win
06-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
MATV caught up with Rudgate Brewery's Craig Lee and Jamie Allen, following its win at the Great British Beer Festival.
Beer group calls for clarity in beer styles
06-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The European Beer Consumers Union (EBCU) has used the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) as the launch pad for a new campaign calling for clarity and...
