Award-winning beer blogger @markdredge visits the Budvar Brewery
23-Sep-2010
The Czech Republic has an odd charm. The square blocks of Communism sit next to elaborate pastel-coloured 19th-century houses while Western culture...
14-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Last year's Pilsner Urquell UK Master Bartender champion is back to defend his title after being shortlisted for the finals. Chris Milner of Browns...
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...
Hop harvest: Hopping mad
13-Sep-2010
Brian Yorton, head brewer at Wadworths, is without doubt sane and is carrying on the tradition of creating the well-regarded green-hopped 4.5 per...
23-Aug-2010 By Sonya Hook
Brewers from across London have joined forces to create a beer to promote the capital's contemporary brewing scene. Members of the London Brewers...
Sheps brews 10-hop beer for World Cup
24-May-2010
Britain's oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has launched a beer containing 10 hops in time for the World Cup. The ale, named 4-4-2, after the best-known...
02-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The first hop from the National Hop Association's (NHA) breeding programme will be tasted this week.
24-Nov-2009 By Roger Protz
Czech history was made two decades ago with the Velvet Revolution, and the loss of the old regime had a big impact on the nation's beer, says Roger Protz.
Craft brewing: History in the making
12-Nov-2009
We English have a curious attitude to our history: we're proud of it when roused, especially if there are battles involved, but there's so much of it...
Scottish & Newcastle to close Dunston brewery
13-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has announced plans to close its Dunston brewery in Gateshead - which produces its Newcastle Brown Ale - by the...
Hunt for Pilsner Urquell Master Beertender underway
21-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Beer brand Pilsner Urquell has named the 10 finalists in its prestigious UK Master Bartender of the Year programme. The finalists will go forward for...
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Czech lager Pilsner Urquell will be hosting its own 19th hole venue at two London locations as part of its sponsorship of The Open Championship....
Acorn Brewery launches IPA range
19-Jan-2009
South Yorkshire brewery Acorn has launched a 2009 range of beers based on IPA's (India pale ales).It replicates Acorn's guest ale programme used in...
17-Oct-2008 By Roger Protz
Industry support enables research into new hop varieties, says Roger Protz.
06-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Bristol barman Danny Walker has been crowned the world's best bartender in a competition run by Czech beer brand Pilsner Urquell. Walker, of the...
02-Sep-2008 By Andrew Pring
Pilsner Urquell, the original golden beer has crowned Danny Walker from The Square in Bristol as the prestigious Pilsner Urquell UK Master Bartender...
Nick Miller lands MD post
19-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Sales director Nick Miller has landed the job as managing director of Miller Brands. The move follows current MD Gary Whitlie's appointment as...
Pilsner Urquell wants commuters to take it for a ride
21-Jul-2008
Pilsner Urquell is targeting select commuters as part of its new advertising campaign. Using the findings of a You Gov poll, which revealed that 74...
10-Jul-2008 By The PMA Team
Thwaites, the brewer and retailer, has reported a "very difficult year" that saw turnover and profits down for the year to 31 March. Turnover was...
31-Jan-2008 By Roger Protz
Beer expert Roger Protz considers the hops of Britain
MyShout
10-Jan-2008
The time is now ripe to develop a new language to describe beer, says Tony Jennings A couple of years ago the lads' mag Maxim ran a review of the...
The original Pilsner
22-Nov-2007
The head brewer at the historic Czech brewery that produces Pilsner Urquell tells John Harrington how the focus on beer quality extends beyond...
Perfect pairing
03-May-2007
At the Windsor Castle in Lye, West Midlands, matching beer and food is a fine art. Susan Nowak reports In Belgium you find breweries with "brew...
In session...with Ben McFarland
01-May-2006
At a rough guess, I'd say you probably know its strength, possibly where it's made and, most importantly, what it tastes like and whether you like...
Beer and food matching: Fish and chips
24-Aug-2005
This month - What would you serve with fish and chips? John Porter gets some expert advice.Crispy batter hiding tender chunks of fish, golden fluffy...
Beer and food matching: Steak and kidney pie
29-Jul-2005
This month - What would you serve with steak and kidney pie? John Porter gets some expert advice.Matching good pub grub with great beer is the...
Brothers deal gives Freedom a chance
21-Jul-2005
Freedom Beer is to relaunch its Pilsener brand on 20 August almost a year since its former owner appealed to the Morning Advertiser to help find it a...
Unity key to championing beer's past
20-Jan-2005
I was flicking disconsolately through the television channels one evening looking for a programme that wasn't a repeat or an insult to the...
01-Oct-2004 By Sue Nowak
Garrett Oliver, a brewer and writer from Brooklyn, says wine can't match beer on the dining table. He reveals why to Sue Nowak, author of the Beer...
Brewery must be kept in Czech
25-Sep-2003
The state-owned brewer of Budweiser Budvar should not be allowed to fall into the hands of the private sector just look what happened to Bass,...
SAB confirms talks to buy Miller
05-Apr-2002
South African Breweries has confirmed it is in talks to buy US beer maker Miller, a deal that would create the world's second biggest...
SAB still "considering bid for Bass Brewers
31-May-2001
South African Breweries (SAB) is thought to be still interested in buying Bass Brewers despite spending its cash on other deals.It said it was still...
Bass boss calls for free merger
30-Oct-2000
Iain Napier, set to become chief executive of the proposed Interbrew-Bass-Whitbread brewing giant in the UK, has reiterated his commitment to a...