All news articles for July 2017

Planning for a pint: the trappings of an adventurous trip

Pub crawl to the ends of the Earth

By Fred A'Court

A team of adventurers are going to the ends of the Earth to find the world’s northernmost and southernmost pub or bar - all with the help of a Dartmoor brewery that is on the hunt for new styles of beer.

Failure to regulate: operators claim the PCA looks like a 'rabbit in the headlights'

PCA is ‘rabbit in the headlights’ over MRO, say operators

By Claire Churchard

A group of leading pub operators has described the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) as “a rabbit in the headlights” over its management of the market-rent-only (MRO) option, in a joint letter sent to Marcus Jones, the minister responsible for pubs (Monday...

Buyout: Carlsberg to buy first 'local' craft brewer

Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery

By Nicholas Robinson

Carlsberg UK has bought Hackney-based London Fields Brewery, just weeks after chief executive Julian Momen told The Morning Advertiser (MA) it planned to bolster its offer with the acquisition of a UK craft brewery.

Evolving styles: the next big thing is fruited beer, say experts

Future Trends: Beer and Cider

The future of craft beer: fruit?

By Nicholas Robinson

Sales of fruit beer in the US’s well-established craft beer market account for 13% of total craft sales, which can be matched here in the UK, according to a leading buyer in the category.