Beer

MA500

‘Don’t judge low-and-no drinks on their sales’

12-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs need to go all in on low-and-no alcohol drinks, whether the sales currently stack up or not because they may risk missing out on the genuinely rising demand for the category.

Former Saracens stars’ brewery on course to pour 1m pints this year

12-Sep-2019 By Stuart Stone

Former rugby union internationals and Saracens teammates Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles discuss swapping lineouts for lager and founding their own beer brand

My shout

Why SIBA is needed now, more than ever

12-Sep-2019 By James Calder

Cask, keg, can and bottle; it doesn’t matter. The important things are quality, independence and the people behind the beer, according to SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers) chief executive, James Calder.

Beer sales flop by 2.8%

11-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

On-trade beer sales have fallen by 2.8% in the second quarter of 2019, when compared to the same period last year, new data has revealed.

JDW’s beer price cut a ‘significant concern’ for SIBA

11-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Tim Martin’s 20p average cut to beer prices across JD Wetherspoon’s 879 pubs is a “significant concern” to producers, according to the Society of Independent Brewers’ (SIBA) chief executive James Calder.

Opinion

'Beer made as a fashion statement is as bad as beer made purely for profit'

10-Sep-2019 By Sophie Atherton

Sophie Atherton considers whether craft has gone too far and why the best beers are those brewed with integrity

Greene King IPA revamped

09-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Pub operator and brewer Greene King has tweaked the recipe of its flagship IPA cask beer to ensure the flavour and freshness of the product is maintained for longer.