Drinks

What role can cider play in winter trading?

18-Oct-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Cider is often seen as a must-have for when it’s hot but, as the temperature drops and the festive season approaches, operators need to be aware that the drink still has a big role to play in wintertime drinking

Gold medal for Brighton Gin’s artwork and bottle design

18-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

The multi-award-winning Brighton Gin has added another accolade to its trophy cabinet after judges voted its design as “an outstanding example”.

Ei partners with Hobgoblin to capture Halloween spirit

18-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Ei Publican Partnerships has partnered with Hobgoblin to make the most of the Halloween period, with special incentives for publicans who stock the beer.

Chapel Down appoints new head of brewing for its Curious Brewery arm

18-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

Curious Brewery, owned by leading English winemaker Chapel Down, has announced Matthew Anderson as its new head brewer.

What time do Brits start drinking on Christmas Day?

18-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

A small batch craft gin firm from Bedale in Yorkshire has worked out when the average Brit breaks open the Christmas spirits on 25 December.

High street chains serving drinks with too much sugar

17-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

Popular hot drinks containing the maximum daily intake of added sugar for an adult are being sold by high street coffee shop chains.

7 ways not to serve cocktails

17-Oct-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Drinkers have taken to social media to air their frustration at being served drinks, including cocktails, in vessels other than glasses.

Pubs look to crowdfunding to keep their local alive

17-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

With new figures showing as many as 29 pubs are being closed down each week, it comes as no surprise that some landlords are depending on crowdfunding to keep their boozer alive.

How can brewers ensure their designs don’t get canned?

16-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

After a complaint about Easy IPA was upheld by the Portman Group's Independent Complaints Panel, The Morning Advertiser asked how brewers can avoid seeing designs getting canned.

Gin boom to be affected by tax increase

16-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

Britain’s booming £2bn gin industry shows no signs of slowing down and now gin makers across the country have united to call on the Chancellor to freeze spirit duty.

Climate change could cause worldwide beer shortage

16-Oct-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Severe changes in the climate could mean a shortage in the global beer supply, and as a result, push prices up, according to new research.

Mitchells & Butlers teams up with Old Mout Cider to tackle kiwi extinction crisis

15-Oct-2018 By Robert Mann

In a bid to stop the kiwi from going extinct, Mitchells & Butlers has partnered with New Zealand-born cider Old Mount and created a mobile game that aims to raise money to help save the bird.

Beer tax to add extra £125m on beer spend

15-Oct-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

A 2% rise in beer duty at next month’s November Budget would mean an additional £125m on what consumers are already spending annually on pints of beer.

Flanders Field beer to mark war anniversary

15-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A special edition ale will be sold at Greene King pubs to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

Signature Brew looks to raise £400,000 for new brewery

15-Oct-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Signature Brew has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £400,000, which it will use to triple its production capacity and refine some essential back-of-house functions.