04-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Marston's has scooped the Hollis Sponsorship Award for its backing of the England cricket team. Judges praised the Official Beer of the English...
04-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Plymouth's Black Friars Distillery, home of Plymouth Gin, has been saved from destruction after a fire broke out last Wednesday. A fire started at...
03-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Health secretary urged to back calls to force pubs to sell wine in 125ml glasses
Beers at your fingertips
29-Feb-2008
The Great British Beer Festival is normally a rather jolly occasion. Lots of excellent beer, good company and thousands of satisfied drinkers.But a...
Magners to go on draught from May
29-Feb-2008
C&C Group has confirmed the launch of Magners Draught in the UK - and has announced it has signed an exclusive kegging and distribution deal with...
29-Feb-2008 By Noli Dinkovski
A draught version of Magners is to be made available in the UK from May and it will be sold exclusively through Coors. Producer C&C Group said...
29-Feb-2008
Carlsberg UK has launched a new website to help licensee design menus and marketing material
28-Feb-2008 By Roger Protz
Beer expert Roger Protz tells of his trip to St Pancras station
A special relationship
28-Feb-2008
They couldn't be more different if they tried. In fact, not since Jack Straw and Condoleeza Rice got all hot under the collar has there been such an...
S&N unveils two new over-ice cider brands
28-Feb-2008
Scottish and Newcastle UK (S&N UK) is set to launch two new variants of existing 'over-ice' cider brands - Bulmers and Jacques - to strengthen...
Westons launches ice cider on draught
28-Feb-2008
Westons has launched a new cider brand coupled with an innovative draught ice serve in an attempt to continue the revitalisation of the cider...
28-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Stella Artois brewer Inbev saw UK beer volumes tumble by 10.3% last year. Volumes in the fourth quarter were down 10.8% in the UK market as the smoke...
NEWS OF THE BREWS
28-Feb-2008
Black Sheep Black Sheep's strongest ale has picked up the top accolade at the Stockton Beer Festival. Riggwelter was named Best All-round Beer by a...
New look for Old Speckled Hen
28-Feb-2008
Old Speckled Hen is to be positioned as "the not-so-traditional ale" in a £1.5m drive to attract a younger style-conscious crowd. Central to the...
Gaymers joins band of music sponsors
28-Feb-2008
Rosie Davenport rosie.davenport@william-reed.co.uk Gaymers has become the latest brand to break into the music-sponsorship scene. The cider company...
27-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
MPs are set straight on high strength lager tax hike call by BBPA
Comment: Off her head
27-Feb-2008
Westminster councillor Audrey Lewis has a way with words akin to Vlad the Impaler's: random, needlessly destructive and dangerous.Last week the...
27-Feb-2008
Scottish and Newcastle is to launch two new variants of existing over-ice cider brands - Bulmers Light and Jacques Orchard Fruits. Bulmer's Light has...
Row brewing over super-strength lager
26-Feb-2008
Carlsberg has hit back at a London council's bid to solve street drinking problems by taking super-strength lagers off the shelves. In Westminster 25...
26-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Jygsaw Brands, the company formed to look after Scottish & Newcastle's heritage ale brands, has commenced operation
ASDA gets tough on alcohol sales
25-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
Supermarket giant ASDA has unveiled a series of hard-hitting measures to limit access to alcohol in its stores - including a ban on post-midnight...
25-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Warrants for the arrest of two restaurant owners were issued after the pair failed to turn up to court on charges of spirits substitution. In...
25-Feb-2008 By Rosie Davenport
Old Speckled Hen is to be positioned as "the not so traditional ale" in a £1.5m drive to attract a younger style-conscious crowd. Central to the...
Bucking the trend
22-Feb-2008
The current plight of the lager market has been covered in some depth on these pages over the past few weeks. One of the big issues for the market...
Some independent thinking
21-Feb-2008
Is the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) gaining a bigger voice in the industry?Former chairman Keith Bott raised the profile of the organisation...
North West Focus: Upbeat Moorhouse's bucks the depressing trend
21-Feb-2008
Last month, as I waded through the depressing pile of New Year press releases and statements all warning of ill-fortune for brewing, an email caught...
Reaction to Tesco's move on alcohol prices
21-Feb-2008
Why not add your voice to the debate? Click on the link to the right and have your say...Andy Bond, CEO of ASDA "We are already talking to government...
Tesco move to raise alcohol prices welcomed by trade
21-Feb-2008
Tesco's proposal to ban alcohol promotions has been welcomed by the pub trade and campaigners alike - and thrown down the gauntlet to other...
Thatchers pushes single variety ciders
21-Feb-2008
Thatchers' range of single-variety ciders, led by the best-selling Katy, has been given a new look for 2008. A new lightweight 500ml bottle is being...
'Tesco wants ministers to ban cheap alcohol'
21-Feb-2008
Supermarket giant Tesco will today break ranks and call on the government to ban the sale of cut-price alcohol. The move comes amid growing outcry...
Tesco: we WANT a ban on cut-price booze
21-Feb-2008
Tesco has laid down the gauntlet to the other supermarkets with an announcement that it is actively calling for a law banning the sale of cut-price...
21-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has slammed Tesco for ducking its responsibilities
Clark's new world of wine
21-Feb-2008
Matthew Clark has added to its wine portfolio by tying up an exclusive distribution deal with a leading Australian vineyard. As part of the...
Right track for Winner's Tipple
21-Feb-2008
John Smith's has reinforced its sponsorship of horse racing's biggest race with the launch of a new limited- edition ale. Winner's Tipple, which was...
21-Feb-2008 By Roger Protz
Beer expert Roger Protz considers why bad pub news is better than good pub news
CaskForce winners unveiled
21-Feb-2008
Marston's has announced the first tranche of winners in its innovative CaskForce initiative. Run in conjunction with the Morning Advertiser, and...
21-Feb-2008
CaskForce, the beer-quality initiative driven by Marston's in conjunction with the Morning Advertiser announces its first monthly winners. After...
Charming the trade
20-Feb-2008
The last time I saw Adrian McKeon he got stung for forty quid. The details are not important but let's just say he'll never offer to buy anyone a...
Heineken reports record growth in 2007
20-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
As it prepares to take on Scottish & Newcastle's UK beer operations Dutch brewer Heineken said it achieved "record" organic growth in 2007....
'Price of pint to hit £4'
20-Feb-2008
The average price of a pint of beer is likely to hit the £4 mark, the drinks industry said yesterday. It blamed an "unprecedented" rise in...
20-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Heineken is third brewer in two days to warn beer prices are set to rocket
20-Feb-2008
Marston's Inns and Taverns managers Ashley and Carol Cooper have won a trip to New Zealand to watch England play cricket. The managers of the...
19-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
A second brewer has warned of beer price rises in all markets following an increase in the cost of raw materials
Scottish & Newcastle's beer prices set to rocket
19-Feb-2008 By Hamish Champ
In its last results presentation as an independent company, brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has reported flat profits and warned of...
19-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Revenue at Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) was up 7.9% on last year to £4,150m - chiefly driven by "outstanding" results at Baltic Beverage...
Vodka focus: Spirit of spuds
18-Feb-2008
Standing here in the shadow of a state-of-the-art copper still with wintry sunlight pouring through the windows of a former agricultural building,...
Vodka focus: Fear of the unknown
18-Feb-2008
Vodka, vodka, vodka, yawn, yawn, yawn!! Ask many licensees what vodka they sell and the reply will often be two: one house band and one named brand....
Vodka focus: Vodkas for all
18-Feb-2008
What was the strategy behind Revolution?Roy and Neil saw a lot of independent bars opening up in the Manchester area which all had great staff, great...
Vodka focus: Premium players
18-Feb-2008
Paul Walsh, chief executive of Diageo, was quoted in The Times newspaper earlier this month suggesting that premium spirits brands would be unlikely...
Vodka focus: A different league
18-Feb-2008
What with the news of the Scottish & Newcastle sale and the potential merger of Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers you could have been...
