Amber Ales acquires first pub
Ripley-based brewer Amber Ales has purchased its first pub — owner Pete Hounsell has acquired the Talbot Inn on a temporary leasehold.
Archives for December 4, 2009
Family brewers: tenancies with a difference
Charles Wells boss Paul Wells explains why being a tenant of a regional family brewer is that little bit different.
FSA seeks views on pub menu calorie labelling
The Foods Standards Agency is seeking views on how displaying calorie information on menus would work best in practice.
Enterprise gets £11.58m from freehold sales at auction
Enterprise Inns is considering putting more pubs up for auction after raising £11.58m yesterday from seven London outlets as part of another sale...
Publican columnist is Beer Writer of the Year
Author and Publican columnist Pete Brown was last night crowned Beer Writer of the Year at the British Guild of Beer Writers Awards. As well as...
Jennings Brewery — after the floods
With the floods in Cockermouth receded, those at the Marston's-owned Jennings brewery reflect on the tumultuous past few weeks.
Customers back Kent pub over 'unfair' food hygiene fines
Locals of a Kent pub have offered to raise funds to appeal "unfair" food hygiene fines for the licensees totalling £10,670. Tenants Fiona and Mark...
ASA bans Pitcher & Piano pub Martini ad
An event at a Pitcher and Piano (P&P) bar featuring the strapline "stay beautiful with Martini" has fallen foul of advertising rules.
'Supermarket under fire for selling beer at just 25p a bottle'
A supermarket giant was under fire yesterday for selling bottles of beer for just 25p. Morrisons was accused of picing alcohol at "pocket-money"...
Everards extends Project William pubs
Brewery Everards has bought three new pubs under its Project William banner — which allows the tie to be relaxed on cask ale. The pubs will be run by micro-brewers and real ale enthusiasts in the area.