New ad for Stella Artois 4%
AB-InBev yesterday launched the latest ad for Stella Artois 4%.
Archives for February 15, 2011
Pubwatch helps net prolific pub burglars
A trio of men responsible for a spate of pub burglaries have been jailed thanks to the combined efforts of Hertfordshire Pubwatch and police. Lee...
Conjuring up classic London ales
Fuller's and Meantime are recreating historic ale recipes to give a glimpse of London's glorious brewing past, says Roger Protz.
Buyers found for former Moorgate estate
Buyers have been found for nine out of the 10 former Moorgate Taverns sites, which were placed on the market at the end of September last year. The...
Titanic launches pilsner to mark anniversary
A leading light in the world of real ale is so convinced that craft lagers will play a key role in the future of beer that he is set to brew his own....
Mark Daniels: Foreign satellite retailers - hold your horses!
Unsurprisingly, since the recent announcement from advocate general Kokott that her opinion is that foreign satellite broadcasts should be allowed to...
Pubcos to be 'named and shamed'
The first cases of pubcos being 'named and shamed' for breaching their codes of practice with tenants are to be published on-line in one month's...
BBPA renews call to scrap tax escalator, in light of inflation rise
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to scrap plans for what it calls "record-breaking" tax rises on beer....
'£23bn of extra red tape to fall on firms'
Businesses will be strangled by £23billion worth of extra red tape over the next four years, an alarming report warns today. The British Chambers of...
Thwaites opens second pub focusing on ale
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has rolled out its pub concept, Beer Hero, focusing on raising the profile of ale, in a second pub. The brewer...
CAMRA's OFT beer tie appeal withdrawn
CAMRA has withdrawn its appeal against the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT's) decision not to refer the beer tie to the competition authorities, The...
CAMRA withdraws super-complaint
CAMRA says its lobbying for beer tie reform will focus on the Government and MPs after formerly stopping its action against the OFT.
Oxfordshire pub to host a live pub quiz
An Oxfordshire pub will be the first pub to host a live TV broadcast of a national pub quiz on 22 February. The Blackhorse Hotel in Thame will host...
Sunderland hosts plan to shop foreign sat screenings
A group of Sunderland licensees has raised the idea of forming a "crime-watch group" to shop pubs that screen foreign satellite football. That's...
Hope springs eternal at the Magdalen Arms
Florence Fowler, licensee at the Magdalen Arms, Iffley, talks to Lesley Foottit about bringing a bit of London to east Oxford. The S&NPC...
Pub customers petition Marston's over beer prices
A group of regulars at a Marston's tied pub in Chesterfield are to deliver a petition to the company complaining about the price of beer. Licensee...
RPI hike to hit beer prices and rent
The BBPA has called for the Government to scrap "record-breaking" tax rises on beer, as the RPI reaches 5.1%
Enterprise Inns raises its beer prices by 3.8 per cent
Enterprise Inns licensees are facing a 3.8 per cent increase on drinks supplied by the pub company. Letters have been sent to licensees confirming...
Pub Bitch: Separated at birth
The laughing policeman One of the themes at this year's National Pubwatch conference, held in Liverpool, was tackling misconceptions. You know the...