Goddards Brewery, Isle of Wight
10-Jul-2003
By Claire Hu Who are they? The island's most famous brewer, which last month celebrated its 10th birthday. Housed in a 19th-century stone barn in the...
GM turns to cider
10-Jul-2003
Newcastle Breweries managing director Willie Crawshay, has been appointed by Scottish and Newcastle to the post of general manager of HP Bulmer....
St Peter's Brewery has produced the first of this year's bat
10-Jul-2003
Marketing director Steve Holt said: "We use freshly-cut nettles in the brew and, given the popularity of the product, we never somehow make enough to...
The world makes a staggering quantity of wine over 266 mil
10-Jul-2003
A "wines of the world" theme should create appeal with many sales opportunities. Customers will often trade up to try something different. Consider...
Mixed messages in a tale of two brewers
10-Jul-2003
Britain's two biggest brewers had conflicting messages last week. Scottish & Newcastle, by far the nation's top beer power with a stock market...
Viva Las Vegas
10-Jul-2003
Three additional international associations are set to exhibit at
The Spirit of wine
09-Jul-2003
Jason Danciger of Spirit Group tells the secrets of the company's wine offer to Ben McFarland.When the Spirit Group, formerly known as Punch Retail,...
Bacardi and Coke unite for pub push
07-Jul-2003
Bacardi-Brown Forman brands (BBF) and Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) have joined forces to promote a new spirit and mixer drink to UK pubs and bars.As...
Coors Brewers has reinforced its commitment to cask ale by i
03-Jul-2003
White Shield head brewer Steve Wellington described St Modwen as: "A thirst-quenching blend of wheat and White Shield's traditional pale-ale malts,...
Tipping back prompts pours for thought
03-Jul-2003
It's not often that editors like receiving angry letters from their readers. But when they started pouring in last week from all over the country,...
Crehan looks to the Court of Appeal
01-Jul-2003
The long-running court action by ex-Inntrepreneur lessee Bernie Crehan is set to move to the Court of Appeal after both sides claimed a partial...
Carling is waiting in the wings to make its mark
26-Jun-2003
The Scottish on-trade is patiently waiting for the Carling invasion to take hold. It's been something of a phoney war so far, with England's number...
Nation divided on beer prices
26-Jun-2003
The north west has the cheapest beer in the UK, a Campaign for Real Ale survey has revealed. The annual prices survey carried out in March by...
'Aphrodisiac' drink falls foul of The Portman Group
26-Jun-2003
Roxxoff, the fruit-flavoured premium packaged spirit (PPS) dubbed a 'Viagra pop' by campaigners, has fallen foul of the drinks industry's code of...
Havana Club to align itself with new Auf Wiedersehen series
23-Jun-2003
Havana Club is moving its publicity through the gears in preparation for a forthcoming series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet, which will be set in Cuba.The...
Rebellion Beer Company
19-Jun-2003
by Claire Hu Who are they? A 10-year-old Buckinghamshire microbrewery that has just won the supreme champion award in the Society of Independent...
Nicholson spills the beans in new book
19-Jun-2003
The "inside story" of the closure of Vaux Breweries has been put into words in a new book written by the company's former boss, Sir Paul Nicholson....
Freedom brewer is on verge of closure
19-Jun-2003
Yet another of Britain's niche beer brewers is on the verge of closing down. The Freedom Brewing Company is fighting for survival and has issued a...
New Global Wine Director appointed at Maxxium Worldwide
17-Jun-2003
Maxxium Worldwide, the global premium brand wine and spirits distributor, today announced the appointment of Michael Sainsbury as Global Wine...
Raising Spirits
16-Jun-2003
The Publican is embarking on a crusade to raise the profile and profits of spirits in UK pubs and bars. So get ready."Raising Spirits" is not...
Maxxium hits the road with cocktail mix tour
16-Jun-2003
Maxxium UK has embarked on a drinking and driving initiative with a difference in its crusade to raise the standards of mixed drinks in UK pubs and...
Young's fights on
13-Jun-2003
Brewer battles tough market conditions. By Mark Stretton.London brewer and pub operator Young's described the trading conditions of last year as some...
Hands up for S&N's estate
13-Jun-2003
The man who bankrolled billions from the UK tenanted and lease pub sector has thrown his hat into the ring for S&N Retail.City financier Guy...
Wetherspoon to stock premium spirit brands
12-Jun-2003
Pub-goers may not be able to swear in a Wetherspoon pub anymore, but they can now get their laughing gear round some b****y good spirits!In a move...
ScotCo's absinthe concept blasted by critics
11-Jun-2003
It's sparked the kind of controversy that Oscar Wilde would have been proud of.The attempt by Scottish Courage to rekindle the mood of 19th century...
Pub cooking is gastronomic-ale!
10-Jun-2003
Spirit Group chefs have boosted sales of Belgian beers in gastropubs. Ben McFarland, knife and fork in hand, finds out how.There are few brewers...
Bulmers gets shot of Sidekick
10-Jun-2003
The "everything must go" sale at Bulmers has begun with the sale of Sidekick to Halewood International.As predicted on thePublican.com on 8 May,...
Bacardi-Martini launches bid to tackle hosts passing off'
05-Jun-2003
by Claire Hu Bacardi-Martini has launched an initiative with Trading Standards officers to crack down on its flagship rum being "passed off" with...
Premier Cru is new Champagne' lager
05-Jun-2003
Scottish Courage is also launching Kronenbourg Premier Cru, a new luxury lager it hopes will become the Champagne of the beer sector. The 6% abv beer...
Cider is the apple of
05-Jun-2003
Wills' eye Cider makers were full of glee over the news that Prince William isn't a lager lad, but a cider drinker. The question on everyone lips is...
InnSpired finds the perfect pint
03-Jun-2003
Top ten pub company InnSpired, has announced the winners of its competition to find the perfect pint. The InnSpired Beer and Cellar Quality...
W&DB launches Banks's brand in Birmingham
02-Jun-2003
Wolverhampton & Dudley (W&DB) is looking to take up the slack in the Midlands ale sector with the launch of a new version of its Banks's ale...
Price discounts fuel wine dumb down'
29-May-2003
The relentless downward pressure on drinks prices has forced a producer to "dumb down" its wine and continue selling it under the same brand name,...
Uncork wine's potential
29-May-2003
Waverley's latest wine survey has revealed the trends of the sector. Ben McFarland reports.Pubs are still not living up to the grape expectations of...
Cuckmere Haven Brewery
29-May-2003
Who are they? A micro-brewery which forms a joint business with the adjoining Golden Galleon pub, set in the idyllic heart of the East Sussex Downs...
Diageo parts company with digital arm
28-May-2003
Diageo has sold off Translucis, its on-trade digital media network. Avanti, a broadband specialist with a strong presence in the retail sector, has...
Sunchaser is a new seasonal ale from Everards that will be a
22-May-2003
With an abv of 4%, the new brew is not as potent as its 4.6% abv predecessor and is being produced using lager malt, which gives the ale its elegant...
FastPour trial was it the stuff of bitterness?
22-May-2003
Was FastPour Guinness a trial that followed a bitter experience by a very senior Guinness executive? One story circulating in the trade is that he...
Flagship Vodka on course for UK's premium market
22-May-2003
by Claire Hu A new vodka brand, which claims to be based on a recipe from the time of Russian Tsar Peter the Great, some 300 years ago, is this week...
It's time to get the Fuller's picture of your pint...
22-May-2003
Customers who want to know the characteristics of Fuller's beers will benefit from a new aid for barstaff pump clip descriptors. The new addition...
Beer notes are such bitter pills
22-May-2003
Tasting notes for beer lack the spirit of wine and whisky, says Andrew Jefford, but it's not too late for the trade to pen more tempting descriptions...
Scrap' fails to deter cask-ale champions
22-May-2003
Tenants Keith Braithwaite and Toni Phillips have won a national cask-ale award for the third year in a row despite operating a pub described by...
Hop of the class
21-May-2003
The newly-launched Beer Academy aims to educate the pub trade on all there is to know about brews and brewing. Ben McFarland reports.As hordes of...
Portman Group bans Fcuk Spirit
21-May-2003
The Portman Group has ordered the withdrawal of Fcuk Spirit after its independent complaints panel upheld a complaint against the premium packaged...
W&DB makes an IPA return with Marston's Old Empire
16-May-2003
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) has spiced up its portfolio with the rebirth of its Burton-brewed India Pale Ale (IPA).In launching...
Just a few decades ago, Daniel Thwaites merely traded in its
15-May-2003
They do not really need to bother giving visitors maps or directions to find Daniel Thwaites. Approach Blackburn from any direction and the Star...
Pub drinks prices rising at fastest ever rate
15-May-2003
The increasingly wide gap between the price of drinks in pubs and the off-trade threatens the survival of many pub operators, warned research out...
Diageo scraps Guinness FastPour system
15-May-2003
Diageo's bid to launch a quick-pouring Guinness has flopped after a three-month test in 30 busy outlets proved that drinkers and barstaff prefer the...
Smirnoff laser pen promotion attacked
15-May-2003
A licensee has refused to run a Smirnoff promotion that offers drinkers free laser pens for fear that they can damage people's eyesight.Diageo's "If...
Bacardi breaks 141-year-old family tie
15-May-2003
The possibility of another huge spirits shake-up increased last week when the Bacardi family took the first step towards sacrificing total control of...
