Food & Drink

A storm in a pint pot

06-Nov-2003

I read with interest your article on metric measures at the Cardinals Hat in Worcester and what you can and cannot serve. The law says that beer...

Scots pub ban on spirits 'upselling'

06-Nov-2003

The routine pub practice of asking customers if they want a double measure when they order spirits has been outlawed by a Scottish licensing...

Interbrew U-turn on Staropramen

06-Nov-2003

Interbrew UK has bowed to drinker pressure and announced that the brewing of its draught Staropramen brand is returning to the Czech Republic from...

Stuart Neame hits back at "libellous" claims

06-Nov-2003

Stuart Neame, the outspoken "Kill the Bill" campaigner and former vice-chairman of Shepherd Neame, has accused the Kent brewer of acting...

Pubs forced to display prices of soft drinks

06-Nov-2003

by Max Gosney Pubs have been ordered to display their soft drink prices after complaints that venues were charging more for lemonade than lager. The...

Let's get fizzical

06-Nov-2003

With Christmas just around the corner, most licensees' thoughts are moving in the direction of parties and Christmas bookings. This is the time of...

Just what is Stuart Neame playing at?

06-Nov-2003

Amid all the sensation of a classic family-brewer boardroom bust up, one question leaps out from the events Faversham: what on earth is Stuart Neame...

ATMs in Thwaites

06-Nov-2003

Daniel Thwaites has put Hanco cash machines in 24 of its pubs. Retail director Paul Howarth said the machines generate money from transaction fees...

Hooked on ale

05-Nov-2003

Hook Norton is an old-fashioned, steam-powered brewery that hopes to drive up sales with modern marketing and a food link. By Ben McFarland.There can...

Wine Focus: Be in the know

30-Oct-2003

Wine research from The Publican in association with:As wine becomes the choice for more drinkers it is essential that barstaff have the knowledge to...

Brewers give Ofex ballast

30-Oct-2003

Constituents of the Ofex fringe share market are a contrasting bunch ranging from young, highly-speculative companies to solid, long-established...

Brains goes home for Yard opening

30-Oct-2003

Brains has opened its largest ever pub, the Old Brewery Yard, in the regenerated Old Brewery Quarter on St Mary Street, Cardiff, where Brains brewed...

Yates in £1m wine deal

30-Oct-2003

Yates Group has sold its "Aussie White" wine brand to Merseyside-based Halewood International in a deal believed to be in excess of £1m. The company...

Napa Valley for variety

30-Oct-2003

All wine lists deserve a few quality wines and, for the American section, Napa Valley is the answer. It is California's most famous wine region,...

Pouring the perfect pint

30-Oct-2003

It's the little things that matter, say Greene King's Rooney Anand and Steve Magnall To pour the best, you must have the best to pour and back this...

Diageo backs maturing RTD category

29-Oct-2003

Diageo has taken steps to reassure the trade that the future of the ready-to-drink (RTD) sector is a rosy one.The spirits giant recently met with a...

The bourbon cowboys

28-Oct-2003

With American whiskeys out-performing the home-grown market in terms of growth, Ben McFarland says its time to look across the Pond.Having run the...

Sheffield pub steals first place in Stella Artois quality awards

28-Oct-2003

A Sheffield pub has beaten off competition from licensed outlets across Britain to scoop the industry's ultimate quality accolade - the Stella Artois...

Let's talk about wine!

24-Oct-2003

The following article is brought to you by Jacob's Creek.Training is good for businessWine training for your team is a simple and cost effective way...

Steve Cahillane used to run his own contract brewery in Chic

23-Oct-2003

Steve Cahillane, the new Interbrew UK and Ireland chief executive, might just prove a hard act to precede. When told Stewart Gilliland bid farewell...

Big brewers face Healey PBD snub

23-Oct-2003

by Tony Halstead Treasury minister John Healey has played down the prospect of progressive beer duty (PBD) being extended to more brewers in next...

Brewing heritage

23-Oct-2003

Kronenbourg's premium beer, 1664, commemorates the date when a cooper named Jerome Hatt first brewed in Strasbourg. He based his small brewery in the...

Partnership nets Brains £13m site

23-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team Welsh brewer and pub company SA Brain and real estate investor Mansford Holdings have completed a major deal to buy out joint...

Allied Domecq ponders Aussie wine play

23-Oct-2003

Drinks giant Allied Domecq is to consider launching its own Australian wine brand after failing to capture Peter Lehmann wines.Allied was forced to...

Holsten ad 'takes the Pils'

23-Oct-2003

A new Holsten Pils advertising campaign has been lambasted for being offensive to women.A poster advertisement for the German lager featuring a...

Helping out small brewers

23-Oct-2003

John Grogan, in his otherwise excellent column on 9 October, suggests that the Small Breweries' Duty Relief will be extended to larger breweries next...

Hop to it

23-Oct-2003

At Wingersheim, a small town at the centre of the Alsace hop farms, I travelled on a bumpy trailer behind a tractor to view the fields with their...

Mainstreams are key for Christmas claims Coors

22-Oct-2003

Coors is throwing cold water on the idea that lager drinkers trade up to premium beers when they celebrate Christmas at the pub.Research unveiled by...

Stocking up for Christmas: Spirits, Soft Drinks & RTDs

22-Oct-2003

Christmas 'spirit' can boost tradeWith more cash in their pockets, your customers like to get into the Christmas spirit - literally. The advice to...

The drambusters

21-Oct-2003

Despite scotch whisky being the UK's native spirit, malts and blends are underused by pubs. Ben McFarland suggests how this can be changed.Scotch...

Cains backs sensible drinking

20-Oct-2003

Liverpool-based Cains Brewery has followed-up its decision to print alcohol advice on its beer packaging by calling on the drinks industry to take a...

Rum's the word

17-Oct-2003

Rum's all white in the pub but the amber, golden and aged varieties are tickling the fancy in top-end bars. Ben McFarland samples a tot or two.For a...

Wychwood Brewery's premium cask-ale brand Hobgoblin is being

16-Oct-2003

Brand manager Kate Blazey added: "We put the new beer into extensive sensory testing against nine other national and regional cask ales and we have...

Wine Focus: Going it alone

16-Oct-2003

Wine research from The Publican in association with:Wine without food always seems to do better in the off-trade but, with the right kind of focus,...

Brakspear buy

16-Oct-2003

Brakspear has bought its first pub in Wiltshire the Shears Inn at Collingbourne Ducis. The buy takes Brakspear's total estate to more than 100,...

First Drinks spices up Noilly Prat label

16-Oct-2003

Independent drinks supplier First Drinks Brands has a new look for its premium French vermouth Noilly Prat, which it hopes will attract new drinkers...

WKD strength takes five

14-Oct-2003

Tough trading conditions in the premium packaged spirit (PPS) category have forced Beverage Brands to reduce the ABV of its flagship WKD brand.The...

Perry goes large?

13-Oct-2003

Centuries ago, perry was the chosen tipple of society's elite, but today it languishes in the cellars. Ben McFarland asks if the pear could rise...

Hofmeister is 'under review'

13-Oct-2003

Hofmeister, one of the UK's most famous lager brands, is heading for the cellar in the sky following a Scottish Courage decision to review its...

JDW varies range with global beers

09-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team Managed operator JD Wether-spoon has launched a range of "global beers" in an attempt to "add interest" for its customers. And the...

Beverage Brands gets its Kitsch off

08-Oct-2003

Beverage Brands is looking to tighten its grip on the ready-to-drink category with the launch of a new perry-based concept.The RTD specialist, home...

Publican sacked for refusing to serve pints

06-Oct-2003

A licensee has had his tenancy agreement revoked because he refused to sell beer by the pint.Nigel France was given notice to quit the King's Head in...

Time called on Shag

06-Oct-2003

Drinkers will no longer be up for a Shag following the latest ruling by The Portman Group.The Portman Group's independent complaints panel has upheld...

CAMRA to champion small ciders and perries

03-Oct-2003

Licensees are being urged to stock real cider and perry during October to celebrate the first ever National Cider Month, launched by the Campaign for...

Devon brewer O'Hanlon's has started making and distributing

02-Oct-2003

Royal Oak, which dates from 1896, is described as "a subtle mix of pale and lightly crystallised malts, whose mouth-filling complexity acts as a base...

Wine Focus: The perfect match

02-Oct-2003

Wine research from The Publican in association with:Despite the fact that two-thirds of pub-goers who drink wine do so with food, there is still a...

JDW starts online wine sales

02-Oct-2003

JD Wetherspoon pub customers can now enjoy two of the company's most popular wines at home following the launch of its online wine ordering...

The beer belly:Fact or fiction?

02-Oct-2003

Bill Sharp The Kings Arms Bankside London "I think that drinking beer is something that should be enjoyed in moderation. Ale can make an excellent...

Beer

01-Oct-2003

Brewers have realised that things have to change for beer It's as if the British brewing industry has suddenly woken up and smelt the hops. In a bid...

A rum with a view

30-Sep-2003

It may not be in Wetherspoons, but Bacardi has its sights firmly set on the number one spot in the white spirits sector. Ben McFarland reports.There...

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