Food & Drink

Cloudwater boss dispels fears over brewery future

04-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Cloudwater co-founder and managing director Paul Jones has moved to allay fears over the brewery’s long-term future.

SIBA purchases majority shareholding in Flying Firkin

04-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has purchased a major stake in beer supplier Flying Firkin as part of its commercial strategy to develop routes to market opportunities for its members.

Moor Beer to open London venue

04-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Bristol-based brewery Moor Beer has acquired a new 2,000sq ft premises in London, in close vicinity to the area known as the ‘Bermondsey Beer Mile’.

Brew By Numbers celebrates fifth birthday

04-Dec-2017 By James Beeson

Craft beer brewery Brew By Numbers celebrated its fifth anniversary with five new beer launches and a party at its taproom this weekend.

What’s going on at Campari UK?

04-Dec-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Campari UK is at the centre of a perfect storm, riding the wave of growing demand for premium drinks from British pubgoers.

Coffee and cocktail trends: are you ready for the ‘explosion’?

04-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Sophistication, social media and theatre are just three big trends set to hit the coffee and cocktail scene in the next 12 months, according to a new report.

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Make the perfect Porn Star Martini

04-Dec-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

There is nothing quite like a Porn Star Martini. Not only do you combine the freshness of passion fruit and pineapple with the richness of vanilla, wrapped up in a hit of vodka, you also get another drink on the side.

North Brewing Co celebrates second birthday

01-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Leeds-based North Brewing Co celebrated its second birthday earlier this month (25 November) with a party at its taproom in the city.

CAMRA and SIBA look to ban sexist beer

01-Dec-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have laid out plans to ban sexist beers at their festivals.

Cloudwater Brew Co faces fight to find new home

30-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Manchester-based craft brewer Cloudwater has a 12-month notice period to move out of its brewery site, co-founder and managing director Paul Jones has revealed.

Celebrations for beer duty freeze

30-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Government ministers and brewing industry campaigners celebrated the freeze in beer duty in London this week (27 November).

MA’s Beeson takes home coveted beer award

30-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) food and drink reporter James Beeson was awarded the prestigious title of Young Beer Writer of the Year at last night’s British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards.

Brugal 1888 launches new design as part of growth strategy

29-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Rum brand Brugal 1888 is set to roll out a new package design as part of a wider growth strategy and is aiming to target a new premium audience.

Not all pubs must survive, says St Austell's brewing director

29-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Britain has been “over-pubbed” and not all pubs have the right to survive in a challenging marketplace, according to the brewing director of St Austell brewery.

They just don’t get it: the fight against sexist beer rages on

29-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The battle against sexist beer marketing revved up yesterday after Wild Card head brewer Jaega Wise's call for a ban on non-PC beers at competitions brought the ugly truth to a head on social media.

BrewDog offers dogs shares in business with Equity for Pups

29-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Scottish brewer and operators BrewDog has offered dogs the opportunity to become ‘shareholders’ in the company.

Tryanuary returns to support UK beer industry

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Tryanuary, the social-media campaign aimed at supporting the UK beer and pub industry during January, is to return for its fourth year.

Heineken UK takes minority stake in Brixton Brewery

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Brixton Brewery has announced a partnership with Heineken UK that will see the brewing giant take a minority stake in the south London business.

Cave Direct announces partners for Good Company Blendery

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Cave Direct has announced the names of the three British breweries that will be supplying wort for its blendery project at the soon-to-open Beer Merchants Tap in Hackney Wick.

Tiny Rebel Brewing Co: If you want our cask beer, you will pay what we charge

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Tiny Rebel co-founder Gareth Williams has launched an impassioned defence of cask beer, insisting the product has been devalued by new businesses selling the product too cheaply to UK pubs.

Ban sexist beers from CAMRA competitions, says Wild Card Brewery

28-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Beers featuring sexist imagery on their pump clips or labels should be banned from beer festival competitions organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), according to the head brewer of London-based Wild Card.

Hawkshead Brewery unveils £3m expansion scheme plans

28-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Lake District-based brewery Hawkshead has agreed a deal with global German manufacturer Krones to build a new brewery as part of a two-site brewery expansion scheme.

Carlsberg unveils its first Christmas brew

27-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Carlsberg UK has released its first limited-edition festive beer exclusively on draught across 29 Northampton venues, including pubs.

Dea Latis celebrates women in the pub industry at beer tasting

27-Nov-2017 By Claire Churchard

More than 70 female MPs and women working in brewing and related industries attended the third beer tasting to be held in parliament by beer and women group Dea Latis, the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) and the British Beer & Pub Association...

Top 8 wine trends pubs need to look out for

27-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Sparkling wine, American Pinot and premium Malbec are just three of the top wine trends pubs need to look out for over the next 12 months.

9 things we learned at the Club Soda event

27-Nov-2017 By Claire Churchard

Traditionally, the pub trade has not done the best job of serving or promoting low and non-alcoholic drinks but, with a burgeoning demand for these products, pubs have an opportunity to capitalise on this market.

Celebrity pub owner Heston Blumenthal’s perfect G&T

24-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Heston Blumenthal has revealed how to make the perfect gin and tonic, including when to add the fizzy mixer.

White cider tax slammed by industry experts

23-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Traditional cider makers, industry figures and pubs have hit out at plans to increase the duty paid on super-strength cider announced in the Autumn Budget this week.

Pernod Ricard ‘disappointed’ ASA complaint was upheld

23-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Drinks company Pernod Ricard was “disappointed” that a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about a Facebook advert was upheld.

Renowned former Greene King brewer dies at 93

22-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Ex-Greene King board director and head brewer Bernard Tickner MBE has passed away at the age of 93, it has been announced.

AUTUMN BUDGET 2017

Wine and spirit duty to be frozen in Autumn Budget

22-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Duty on wine and spirits will be frozen rather than increase in line with inflation as planned, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has announced at yesterday's (22 November) Autumn Budget.

Autumn Budget 2017

Beer duty frozen by Chancellor in Autumn Budget

22-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has announced a freeze in beer duty in his Autumn Budget, unveiled in Parliament yesterday (22 November).

West Berkshire Brewery opens new £6m facility

22-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

West Berkshire Brewery has officially unveiled its state-of-the-art brewing facility.

Dark Star offers pubs fundraising help

21-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Sussex-based brewer and pub operator Dark Star has urged pubs to get in touch with them for help raising money for charity.

UK beer distribution model ‘fundamentally messed up’

20-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

The warehouse model employed by most beer distributors is “broken” and should be “done a completely different way”, according to one of the UK’s leading online retailers and wholesale suppliers.

How to make the most of the alcohol-free trend

20-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Alcohol-free is undeniably a rising trend in the on-trade, which operators must get to grips with or risk losing out to a growing audience of drinkers.

Public wants action to help British brewers and pubs

20-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

The general public overwhelmingly supports the Government taking action to support the brewing industry, according to a new YouGov poll.

BrewDog Equity for Punks crowdfunding smashes £5m milestone

20-Nov-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Scottish craft brewer and operator BrewDog has passed the £5m mark in the latest round of its crowdfunding scheme, Equity for Punks.

Turnover of independent craft distillers more than doubles in 5 years

20-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Surging demand for artisan gin and vodka has led to the turnover of independent craft gin and vodka distillers more than doubling in the past five years, according to new data.

The Drinks List: Top Brands To Stock 2018

The Drinks List: Top Wines

20-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

In broad terms, the wine category is in decline but the category is too complex to be explained in a sweeping statement.

The Drinks List: Top Brands To Stock 2018

20-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

With the on-trade drinks market moving at an ever-faster pace as operators try to keep pace with increasingly volatile drinkers, knowledge truly is power. Here, The Morning Advertiser brings you the facts behind the stats

The Drinks List: Top Brands to Stock 2017

The Drinks List: Top Cask Ales

20-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Cask is in decline, but the importance of the category to the pub is widely recognised, with many in the sector keen to point out it can’t be replicated anywhere else.

Historic lantern-style tankard glass revived

17-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

An iconic 10-sided tankard glass has been revived by a catering equipment supplier, in a bid to bring it back to Britain’s pubs and bars.

Supermarkets – the 'final nail in the coffin' for pubs

16-Nov-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Licensees and consumers have claimed news that supermarkets are selling both discounted alcohol and beer on tap could spell the end for the pub sector.

Wilde Child expands production fivefold at new site

16-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Yorkshire-based brewery Wilde Child Brewing is relocating to new premises, as it seeks to expand production.

Magic Rock Brewing Co: We have to be more stubborn on cask quality

15-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Greater education around cask quality is essential to the survival of the style in UK pubs, according to Magic Rock founder and managing director Richard Burhouse.

Dark Star launches craft lager

15-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Sussex-based brewery and pub chain owner Dark Star has launched its own lager.

Wine price hike could hit supermarket sales

15-Nov-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Still wine sold in supermarkets accounts for a third of in-home alcohol consumption, but a potential wine shortage caused by bad weather could cause consumers to change their drinking habits.

Dark Star launches beer mat inspired by pubs' charity work

15-Nov-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Sussex-based brewer Dark Star has launched a new set of beer mats to remind pub customers that UK pubs raise more than £100m every year for charity.

Garrett Oliver: New England IPA is ‘based around Instagram culture’

15-Nov-2017 By James Beeson

Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster, and beer author Garrett Oliver has criticised the trend of breweries producing hazy, low bitterness Indian Pale Ales – known as New England IPAs (NEIPA).