Drinks

Exit interview

St Austell to pass 200-pub mark in 'next few years'

17-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

Having joined the company as an apprentice, St Austell Brewery’s CEO James Staughton officially bows out on 31 January after an impressive four decades at its helm. Here he shares a slice of his Cornish past.

One-in-four pub visits now alcohol-free

17-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Booze-free occasions are booming as new research shows a quarter of all pub visits now don’t include alcohol.

Guv'nor

Teaching a pig some new tricks

17-Jan-2020 By Brendan Padfield

After spending 33 years as a solicitor, Brendan Padfield – now owner of the Unruly Pig in Woodbridge, Suffolk - had a dramatic career change and became a publican.

Opinion

‘My 2020 wish list for pubs’

17-Jan-2020 By Sophie Atherton

Sophie Atherton considers the situations pubs are facing at the start of a new decade.

How have pubs been encouraging Tryanuary?

16-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A nationwide campaign has encouraged people to make a trip to their local pub during ‘Tryanuary’ to try a new drink, even if they are not drinking alcohol.

A third of UK drinkers consuming less alcohol than a year ago

16-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

New research has revealed more people are drinking less alcohol than they did 12 months ago with Millennials spearheading the trend towards low and no-alcohol beverages.

Budweiser takes on new on-trade sales director

15-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, a part of AB InBev, has announced Ryan Fritsch as its new on-trade sales director, who will be pushing on-trade sales across Budweiser Brewing Group’s entire portfolio.

Brewery ‘remains neutral’ with its Brexit Ale

14-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A brewery has sold 2,000 bottles of its Brexit Ale with the message that it doesn’t matter what you voted for – it is a beer for everyone.

Beavertown creates official beer of Tottenham Hotspur

10-Jan-2020 By Stuart Stone

North London-based brewer Beavertown has added new brew ‘One Of Our Own’ – the official beer of Premier League football giants Spurs – to its line-up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Drink Tank

Launch Roulette: Grape news on ice

09-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Rebel Pi founder and former contestant on The Apprentice Jackie Fast proved that producing ice wine was a cool idea by winning the honour of ‘best pitch’ at the inaugural Drink Tank

2020 drink predictions: rum renaissance, wellbeing and authenticity

09-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

What patterns and opportunities are poised to steer what you stock behind the bar in 2020? We ask the experts what trends are set to shake up the drinks market.

Ex-BrewDog boss steps down as Curious Brewery MD

07-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Curious Brewery managing director Gareth Bath has stepped down from the beer and cider arm of Chapel Down Group to “pursue other interests”.

Fourpure IPA packaging has ‘appeal to children’

07-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The packaging of Fourpure Brewing Company’s canned Juicebox IPA has been deemed to appeal to underage drinkers by a watchdog.

The MA podcast

Tanner brothers open to new pubs / JW Lees boss on the trade

03-Jan-2020 By Nicholas Robinson

JW Lees managing director William Lees-Jones gives his view on issues in the pub trade and confirms there are no plans to sell the brewery, following similar sales in the trade this year.

English sparkling wine sales fizz

03-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Champagne sales in pubs have dropped in the past year with consumers looking to other varieties of sparkling wines instead.