Beer

Average price of a pint rises by 10p

05-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The average cost of a pint of beer has increased in the past year by 10p to £3.79, according to a national survey.

BrewDog launches political protest beer

04-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog has announced the launch of a new protest beer – Hello My Name Is (Unelected) Boris.

New look for Old Speckled Hen

03-Sep-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Greene King-owned ale brand Old Speckled Hen has revealed its new look, along with a reimagined font design and glassware.

New beers and spirits launched in August

02-Sep-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Last month (August), saw a multitude of products launched into the market for the beer and spirits category.

Traditionally stadiums have been out of bounds for craft, says Beavertown founder

30-Aug-2019 By Stuart Stone

Beavertown founder Logan Plant discusses how fans at Tottenham's 62,000-seater stadium are taking to the brewer’s taproom and brewhouse as well as his own club Wolves’ prospects at home and abroad this season.

Little interview

Cannabis-based drinks set to boom at pubs

29-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The Morning Advertiser talked to one of the only UK breweries producing cannabidiol (CBD) beers how to stock and sell the up-and-coming drink.

Opinion

Great British Beer Festival: the leopard is changing its spots

29-Aug-2019 By Pete Brown

Pete Brown looks at the evolution of the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival (GBBF)

JDW will ‘slash beer prices’ post-Brexit

22-Aug-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer prices will be cut at JD Wetherspoon if Prime Minister Boris Johnson can separate the UK from the EU by 31 October, the pubco’s boss Tim Martin has said.

Molson Coors invests £7.5m into plastic-free pledge

19-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Beer giant Molson Coors has made a commitment to remove plastic packaging from its Carling and Coors Light brands, in a multimillion-pound investment.

Bedlam Brewery gains first listing with Mitchells and Butlers

14-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Sussex-based Bedlam Brewery has acquired its first listing with Mitchells and Butlers, with a special beer that will raise money for endangered sea turtles.

Little Interview

Busy drinkers leading low-ABV trend

14-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Co-founder of Small Beer Brewery, James Grundy, explains that low-alcohol beer has found a growing fanbase in modern pubgoers who are too busy to have a hangover the next day.

St Austell backs Long Live the Local with red brew

08-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Cornwall’s St Austell Brewery has put its support behind the Long Live the Local campaign with the release of a special-edition beer.

Real ale drinkers more likely to make friends in pub

08-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

More than half (56%) of real ale drinkers who go to pubs have made one or more friend there, compared to a third (35%) of the general pub-going public, new research has revealed.

CAMRA bans discriminatory beers at GBBF

07-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has banned beers with discriminatory names or designs at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).

Surrey Hills Shere Drop awarded Champion Beer of Britain 2019

06-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

This year’s Champion Beer of Britain has been announced as Surrey Hills Brewery’s Shere Drop at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).