17-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
But one pub — the Western Inn — is facing an uphill struggle to clear water in time for a wedding this Saturday.
Cornish pubs experience mixed fortunes in floods
17-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
Pubs in a Cornwall town have experienced mixed fortunes after this morning's floods caused havoc for many in the county. Heavy rain and gale-force...
Hop harvest: All in a day's work
13-Sep-2010 By Katie Coyne
Peering over the top of the mash tun, head brewer Roger Ryman exchanges worried looks with fellow brewer James Vincent. "That's an awful lot of...
28-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Cornish brewer and retailer St Austell Brewery had reported a remarkably buoyant financial performance in the year to 2 January 2010. The company...
10-Jun-2010 By Phil Mellows
St Austell Brewery's managing director James Staughton tells Phil Mellows about the company's environmental approach to business.
10-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
04-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Cornish brewer and retailer St Austell has reported that sales of its own brews are up 20% so far in 2010. The company is investing in new...
19-Apr-2010 By Roger Protz
If you brewed a beer called Daylight Robbery you would expect a loud, collective raspberry from media and consumers, says Roger Protz.
26-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer St Austell has rewarded two of its licensees for outstanding achievement with a new Director's Award. The award, handed out for the...
17-Dec-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Some nine out of 10 tenants at Cornish family brewer St Austell are happy with their area manager, according to a new survey.
St Austell tenants happy with their deal
17-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
St Austell tenants are overwhelmingly happy with the quality of their beer and the vast majority are satisfied with the level of support they receive...
24-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer and operator St Austell has acquired the Three Crowns Hotel in Chagford, Devon. The 13th Century Inn will be run by experienced...
HQ Food Champion of the Year 2009: Paul Drye, executive chef, St Austell Brewery
18-Nov-2009
Independent family brewer St Austell has 175 pubs, mainly in Devon and Cornwall. The company takes pride in the fact that it sources predominantly...
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer St Austell has launched a new vintage 6% abv ale — Smugglers Ale is a 6%abv vintage ale.
City Diary 16 July
17-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
City Diary 16 July
13-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
The Cornish brewer and retailer has reported a drop in pre-tax profit to £7.417,000 in the year to 27 December 2008, compared to £8,448,000 the year before.
01-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
St Austell is the latest tenanted pub operator to have its lease code of practice accredited for its clarity under a BII-backed scheme. The BII...
St Austell's tenants' code gets BII stamp of approval
01-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
St Austell has become the latest pub company to have its code of practice for tenants approved by the BII's accreditation scheme The Cornwall-based...
26-May-2009 By The PMA Team
South-west brewer St Austell has installed Brulines' i-draught system into more than 40 of its pubs, giving tenants a vital tool to monitor their...
Celebrity chef Stein buys lease on St Austell pub
09-Feb-2009
Celebrity chef Rick Stein has extended his South West business empire by buying the lease on St Austell pub, the Cornish Arms in St Merryn. News of...
13-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer St Austell opened its new distribution centre today, which will supply over 2,000 pubs, clubs and hotels in the region. The purpose...
Cider: A snake in the grass?
28-Oct-2008
When pub companies were asked on behalf of The Publican Industry Report 2008 what the biggest-selling cider was in their estates, time and again the...
Battle of the South West: St Austell Vs Sharp's
06-Oct-2008
Coming from a coastal region rich in maritime history, it is fitting to see Cornish rivals St Austell and Sharp's as warring naval fleets.The major...
St Austell unveils major investment in new distribution centre
24-Sep-2008
St Austell Brewery has announced what it calls "a major investment" in its wholesale drinks operation.The brewer is to take over the lease of a large...
24-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
St Austell has announced plans for a new regional distribution centre in Cornwall to supply its 2,000 pub, club and hotel accounts. The purpose built...
St Austell invests in braille menus
15-Aug-2008
St Austell Brewery is introducing menus in braille in its pubs and hotels to help blind and partially sighted customers to order food and drinks.The...
Focus South West: Cornish tasty
05-Aug-2008
Named Pub Company of the Year at the Pub Food Awards 2007, St Austell has put local provenance, promoting its Cornish identity and heritage, at the...
07-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
Cornish brewer aims to cut its carbon footprint by a third in five years
Profile: On an upward trajectory
07-Apr-2008
There were many high-flying new entries into The Publican's top 200 Brands Report this year - but one that really stood out was St Austell Tribute,...
BII to roll out catering qualification
24-Aug-2007 By Lucy Britner
The BII is to roll out level 2 of its new catering qualification this Autumn. The BIIAB Level 1 Award in Essentials of Catering (ECA) was launched...
Focus South West: give that man a Tribute
27-Jul-2007
The past 12 months have been pretty significant for Roger Ryman, head brewer at South West family brewer St Austell. Not only has he seen capacity at...
Hooked on style
05-Jul-2007
Ewan Turney discovers how St Austell's £443k investment transformed the Sharksfin in Mevagissey, Cornwall, from a derelict hotel into a premium bar...
Tribute to matching
05-Jun-2007
CELEBRATIONS OF Cornish beer and food seem set to become a regular feature of St Austell Brewery's pubs after the success of an evening dedicated to...
Winning ales
05-May-2007
Adrian Tierney-Jones profiles the nine beers that satisfied the punters and scooped the top Cask Marque awards across 10 regionsSouth West St...
29-Mar-2007
The MA's Plan for the Ban roadshow in Newquay, Cornwall, offered plenty of advice to help licensees prepare for the big stub-out. John Harrington...
St Austell freehold quartet up for sale
23-Nov-2006 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk
St Austell Brewery is selling four freehold pubs. The Cornish brewer is offloading four outlets from its 166-strong pub estate. The freeholds are...
Keen to do a proper job
14-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
It's past midnight on a Wednesday in mid-July and the streets circling the Central, St Austell Brewery's snazzy bar in the middle of Newquay, are...
Making the grade - doing up a listed building.
01-Dec-2005
Refurbishing a listed building is no easy task. But, as Ewan Turney discovered, 18 months and £170,000 later, the Hewas Inn at Sticker, Cornwall,...
New tool to find local produce
28-Apr-2005
Food From Britain has launched a new tool to allow chefs easy access to local food suppliers. The find-my-nearest online feature allows caterers to...
The heart of it
23-Mar-2005
The brewery contains the very soul of St Austell - as Lorna Harrison reports.In today's climate, the heart-wrenching decision to quit brewing and...
St Austell winning war on sales rollercoaster'
11-Nov-2004
How do you survive if you're a regional brewer in a tourist area where the population drops by more than half when the main holiday period ends? The...
St Austell awards managers of the year
18-Feb-2004
Alan and Sue Fern of The Fort, Newquay and Eddie and Lisa Hoogervost of Tyacks Hotel, Camborne shared the 'Managers of the Year' award at the St...
A true taste of the west
11-Dec-2003
St Austell runs an "eclectic mix" of 153 tied pubs which spanthe counties of both Devon and Cornwall. The estate may not boastisolated romantic inns...
Festival of fun
11-Dec-2003
by Adrian Tierney-Jones St Austell doesn't spring to mind as a prime destination in the dark days of winter. However, for the last four years,...
Since the day family-owned St Austell brewed its first ale,
11-Dec-2003
There are few breweries around the country that reflect the true colour and heritage of their own region quite likeSt Austell in Cornwall....