Cellar to Glass: line cleaning
Attend any cellar management course and one of the lessons that will be driven home to you over and over again is that you must clean your beer lines...
Archives for June 14, 2007
Free fags for pubs' smokers
Drinkers at two Nottingham pubs will be given free sweet cigarettes when they buy a pint as part of the final 'Smoking Day' in England's pubs. The...
Smoking exclusion zones on the cards, says lawyer
The government may have to introduce smoking "exclusion zones" around public buildings before long, a solicitor has warned. Licensing and planning...
Pride of Camden
The winners of Camden Best Bar None 2007 have been crowned at a glittering awards ceremony. Best Bar is University of London Union (Malet Street,...
Cellar to Glass: plastic casks
The crisis at Trenstar has highlighted once again one of the most intractable problems facing the pub and brewing industries.Theft of stainless steel...
One drink and you'll be over the limit
The Government is reportedly considering lowering the drink-drive limit to bring the UK into line with most of Europe. A report in the Times says the...
Product trial: A glass of cider with that?
THE CASUAL observer could be forgiven for thinking the only accompaniment a cider drinker wants with their tipple is a handful of ice.Certainly, the...
What the papers say - June 15, 2007
Motorists could find themselves over the alcohol limit after just one drink under a proposal to bring Britain's drink-drive law into line with the...
Cellar to Glass: the surgery's open!
Tech services have been brought into the 21st century with the launch of a trouble-shooting beer quality website for publicans.By logging onto...
Chris Maclean: disaster averted
Occasionally, just occasionally, everything goes just right.For all of us in the hospitality industry there is the potential catastrophic disaster...
Camden venues praised for drop in crime
Pubs and clubs in the London borough of Camden have been praised by a senior police officer for helping produce a major drop in violent crime....
Pubs get advice on fighting terrorism
Pubs are being provided with detailed safety guidance from the Association of Chief Police Officers to help them counter terrorism. Both a leaflet...
Cellar to Glass: the perfect pub?
There's one sure-fire way for a company supplying the pub trade to prove wrong licensee critics who say they don't understand their livelihoods....