Upham Brewery gets Parliament invite in Hampshire food and drink celebration
Hampshire brewer Upham has been invited to showcase its ales at Parliament next month as part of a celebration of food and drink from the county.
Archives for May 19, 2014
Cumbria community group seeks pub tenants
A Cumbria community group is searching for tenants to run its pub, after battling to purchase the property three years ago.
My round... what you having?
Come on, it’s a simple enough question. Or is it? asks Pete Brown.
Is England football star Paul Gascoigne planning to open ‘Gazza Bar’ chain?
Paul Gascoigne is reported to be planning his own chain of pubs, to be called Gazza Bars.
Spirit to restructure management team
Spirit Pub Company has announced that it is to streamline its management structure by combining its managed operations and commercial functions, in a move that will see current commercial director Clive Briscoe leaving the business at the end of May.
Why sour beer is proving sweet for brewer Elgood's
Sour beer may still be anathema to some brewers, but Elgood’s is breaking with tradition, reports Roger Protz.
Top tips on pub bingo
Bingo in pubs is becoming increasingly popular and can be a way of providing a fun, alternative form of entertainment for your customers while potentially increasing food and drink sales. Eyes down for some top tips from licensing specialists Poppleston...
Celebration of pub garden that won gold at Chelsea Flower Show
A group of Chelsea Pensioners were guests of honour at a Shepherd Neame pub to celebrate its award-winning garden.
Why I'm hopping mad over ever-more extreme beers
I don’t often venture into the specialist realm of beer writing — for reasons that may quickly become apparent. I employ the services of two award-winning beer writers — Pete Brown and Roger Protz — to do that and, as they say: “Why get dogs and then...
Mexican bottle shortage leads to Corona rationing in UK
Publicans have been warned of a Corona shortage ahead of the World Cup.