Brewery - Hospitality

Carlsberg seeks brewers to add to upcoming ‘Crafted’ portfolio

15-Feb-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

Carlsberg has launched a competition for craft brewers and importers offering the chance to get their beer listed in its ‘Crafted 2017’ portfolio.

Beer

Hop Stuff Brewery kicks off £1.5m expansion

04-Jan-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Hop Stuff Brewery will expand its brewhouse, open four new bars, hire 40 people and increase its smaller pack offering after raising £750,000 via Crowdcube within three weeks.

Publican Awards

Meet the Publican Awards nominees: Best Brewing Pub Company

14-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

The Morning Advertiser looks into the three pub companies that have been shortlisted for Best Brewing Pub Company at March's Publican Awards.

BrewDog

BrewDog launches Wowcher pub deal

09-Dec-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Brewdog has launched an innovative way of driving trade at quiet times by using Wowcher.

Beer

City Pub Co supports Redemption Brewery for Small Business Saturday

17-Nov-2016 By James Evison

The City Pub Company is getting behind Small Business Saturday by supporting a local north London-based brewery.

Beer

Marston’s future: acquisitions, partnerships and microbrewing

01-Nov-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Marston’s will flex the full potential of its five breweries by partnering with international and UK beer brands and snapping up other beer companies, if they fit with the brewer and pub group’s proposition, The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands.

THE BIG INTERVIEW

The Big Interview: AB InBev's Jason Warner

31-Oct-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Given the way certain craft brewers talk about Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI), you’d expect the brewing giant’s new(ish) Northern European boss to cut a Darth Vader-like figure.

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BrewDog plans biggest festival yet with small-batch brewers

19-Oct-2016 By James Evison

Plans for Scottish brewery-operator BrewDog’s annual ‘collabfest’ have been announced with 19 cities taking part simultaneously

SIBA

SIBA boss: more brewers are jumping on the ‘craft’ bandwagon

19-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) managing director Mike Benner has said that although great beer can be brewed by all kinds of brewers, consumers want to know where and from whom their beer comes from.

Beer

Beer writers stage the Great British Pub Debate

14-Sep-2016 By James Evison

Brewers, licensees, journalists and marketeers came together to debate the future of the pub in Leeds as part of the city's beer festival.

All-Parliamentary Beer Group

Andrew Griffiths MP stands down as chairman of the All-Parliamentary Beer Group

13-Sep-2016 By Oli Gross

Andrew Griffiths MP has announced he will step down as chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group following his appointment as a member of the Government Whips’ Office.

Beer

More than 100 million pints of craft-brewed beer sold thanks to Beerflex

08-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Beerflex delivery scheme, more than 100 million pints of independently craft-brewed beer have been sold.

Innis & Gunn’s ‘not to be opened for 100 years’ beer

26-Jul-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has gone to extreme lengths to ensure its latest limited edition beer Vintage remains in stock.

City news

Laine Pub Co to take brewing operation "to the next level"

18-Jul-2016 By James Wallin

Laine Pub Company is to launch a full-scale brewery in Sussex as it “moves towards a more vertically integrated business”, MCA has learnt.

Digital Feature

Small is beautiful – the quiet rise of the micropub

12-Jul-2016 By Jamie Hailstone

Several years ago micropubs were seen as a growing trend, but is this still the case? The Morning Advertiser reports.

Snifter

The return of Snifter: Murray's mints, the G-word and swimming to pubs

12-Jul-2016 By Snifter

Snifter is back - and ready to cause utter carnage across the pub PR landscape.

EU REFERENDUM

'What's wrong with EU?' Cloudwater brewer talks Brexit

29-Jun-2016 By Paul Jones, co-founder and managing director of Cloudwater Brew Co.

I’ve had a number of conversations during the past couple of years with folk about ideas and dreams for our respective breweries, and what we might like to work towards.

Pubs in the media

Pubs in the papers: Smoking in Irish pubs, Newcastle PubWatch...and David Cameron's Brexit toilets

16-May-2016 By James Evison

This week's pubs in the papers features Irish smokers, London craft brewers, Newcastle's PubWatch scheme...and David Cameron's Brexit toilets

Beer

“There are too many brewers chasing too small a market.” - SIBA's Mike Benner

12-May-2016 By Mike Benner

I keep hearing this statement, both from brewers and from licensees. Is the current ‘craft beer’ boom set to turn to bust as too many brewers fight it out for access to a declining number of pubs?

AB InBev snaps up another craft brewer

26-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

AB InBev has snapped up an Italian craft beer brand days after agreeing to rid itself of a mainstream premium Italian lager in a deal with Asahi last week.

Beer

How big brewers make craft beer: Inside Meantime’s Pilot Brewery

25-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Meantime’s newly-launched Pilot Brewery, which will produce a new craft beer every two weeks, has the potential to change the face of the London brewers’ portfolio.

Bedlam Brewery: market saturation is challenge for independent brewers

22-Apr-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Beer market saturation created by triple-digit growth in the UK brewing sector could make it more challenging for new entrants into the market, a popular Sussex brewer has said.

New opening

BrewDog offers 365 craft beers at new Norwich pub

18-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

BrewDog's new pub in Norwich will stock over 365 different craft beers – one for every day of the year – the Scottish craft beer giant recently announced after revealing plans to increase pubs and capacity in its annual results earlier.

Breweries

Wylam Brewery announces opening of Newcastle site

12-Apr-2016 By James Evison

Newcastle-based Wylam Brewery has announced the opening dates of its new brewery, brewery tap and events space at the Palace of Arts in the city's Exhibition Park.

Beer

BrewDog rules out 'industrial beer' takeover at its AGM

11-Apr-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Self-styled ‘punk’ craft brewer BrewDog says it has nailed its colours to the mast by amending its articles of association to rule out a takeover by any ‘monolithic purveyor of bland industrial beer.’

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SIBA: Craft beer boom shows no sign of slowing down

18-Mar-2016 By Oli Gross

Craft beer is continuing to boom, with brewers forecasting rapid growth this year, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).

Publican Awards 2016: Outstanding industry contribution

14-Mar-2016 By James Evison

The 25th anniversary of the Publican Awards was brought to a close with Shepherd Neame’s Jonathan Neame taking home the award for Outstanding Industry Contribution.

BrewDog axes development fund to support craft beer independence

11-Mar-2016 By Ben Winstanley

BrewDog has announced the closure of its Development Fund in response to the number of craft beer breweries acquired by large beer brands in the past 12 months.

Comment

Will a beer duty cut really benefit licensees?

18-Feb-2016 By Ed Bedington

It’s no great surprise that licensees are calling for more than just a cut in beer duty from next month’s Budget.

Like-for-like net income up 3.2% at Everards

19-Jan-2016 By M&C Allegra

Everards, the Leicestershire-based brewer and pub operator, saw like-for-like net income in its 176-strong pub estate rise 3.2% in the year to 30 September.

Comment

Is this the end of craft beer?

14-Jan-2016 By Roger Protz

As ‘Big Beer’ turns to microbreweries, Roger Protz worries for the future of craft ales.

Operator criticises brewers

Call to take action on beer price hikes

14-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A leading operator has hit out against price rises from big brewers and called on fellow publicans to put pressure on them to lower prices.

Operators

Family brewers: signs of hope in challenging market

02-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The latest survey from the Independent Family Brewers of Britain has revealed the number of customers looking to stay in pubs is on the rise and that the appetite for British beer is still strong.

Beer

BrewDog ditches second craft brewer after billion dollar buy-out

18-Nov-2015 By Emily Sutherland

BrewDog co-founder James Watt has announced that his bars will no longer stock American craft beer brand Ballast Point after it was bought by Constellation Brands (which owns Corona) for a billion dollars.

Publican Awards 2016

It's your time to stand out from the crowd

02-Nov-2015 By PMA

With the deadline fast approaching, now’s the time to enter one of the pub sector’s most prestigious events — the Publican Awards 2016.

Craft beer

Timothy Taylor boss: Craft boom has driven beer prices dangerously low

30-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Timothy Taylor boss Tim Dewey has hit out against the tax breaks given to smaller brewers, arguing beer prices have been driven dangerously low by the craft beer boom.

Shepherd Neame launches Movember activity for Spitfire

20-Oct-2015 By Jessica Mason

Shepherd Neame has launched a limited-edition Spitfire Ale Movember bottle to pubs and bars between October and November.

Events

Add to your silverware at the Publican Awards 2016

19-Oct-2015 By PMA

With the search now on for the industry’s best pub companies in the 25th Publican Awards, the PMA looks at why you don’t want to miss out on being part of it.

MA300 Business Club

Nottingham 'up there with Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds' for operators

16-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Nottingham’s eating and drinking out scene is starting to outshine some of its better-known rivals, building a steady reputation for its vibrant nightlife and diverse range of venues.

Industry blasted for lack of ethics in dealings with craft brewers

16-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Leading craft beer brewers have spoken of their frustration with pubs and bar chains who consistently fail to pay for beer on time.

Craft Beer Co reports 22% turnover uplift

14-Sep-2015 By MC Allegra FS

Craft beer bar operator Craft Beer Co has reported an uplift of 22% in its turnover across its six bars as it prepares to make its debut in the City.

BrewDog ditches craft beer Lagunitas after Heineken buy-out

09-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Brewdog co-founder James Watt has announced his business will no longer stock US craft brewer Lagunitas’ products after it was acquired by Heineken.

MA300

Shine on: Dark Star talks expansion plans

04-Sep-2015 By Emily Sutherland

It’s been an impressive journey for Dark Star, going from a tiny brew plant in the cellar of a Brighton pub to a successful craft brewer on the brink of rolling out 20 pubs.

Beer Special

Meantime brewer Hook wins Parliamentary brewer of year award

08-Jul-2015 By James Evison

Founder of Greenwich's Meantime, Alastair Hook, has been named brewer of the year by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group at its annual awards dinner.

Beer special

'Will BrewDog ever do a Meantime? No.'...Interviewing James Watt

07-Jul-2015 By Adrian Tierney-Jones

The BrewDog empire of beers and bars may well continue to grow at a rapid rate, but co-founder James Watt wants to keep hold of the punk spirit...

Pubs minister claims he will be 'proactive'

04-Jun-2015 By Emily Sutherland

New community pubs minister Marcus Jones has assured the industry he will be a proactive supporter of pubs and that he is ready to take on the challenges ahead.