Tiny Rebel brewery temporarily ceases can sales and issues recall notice
Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel has announced it is temporarily halting all of its canned beer production after reports of lids popping off several batches.
Archives for July 25, 2017
Conman ‘scamming licensees’ through fake pub guide promise
A publisher of UK pub guides and maps from Liverpool has warned publicans a conman is ripping off licensees across the country by trading under his name.
Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Beer Bar/Pub
It’s back and it’s bigger and better than ever. Yes, it’s that time of year again, when judges close in on the category winners in The John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards – the highlight in the calendars of licensees up and down the land.
Spotlight: survey lays bare the fears of licensees
An annual survey of readers of The Morning Advertiser shows a sector struggling to keep up with the demands of a changing consumer base. Here we detail their concerns and look at what solutions are offered in MCA’s UK Pub Market Report.
Northern Irish gin wins two international awards
Boatyard Gin has won two awards in the prestigious International Wine and Spirit Competition 2017.
Pubs code adjudicator receives over 550 enquiries in its first year
More than 550 enquiries have been made to the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) in its first year with the overwhelming number of cases that have been accepted relating to the market-rent-only (MRO) option under which tied tenants can request to go free of tie.
Christmas comes early for Bristol pub
A publican has “bookings coming out of her ears” for the festive season after putting up a fully-decorated Christmas tree – five months early.
JDW pub kitchen forced to shut after ‘pests’ found in nearby bins
Pests, thought to be maggots were discovered in nearby bins to a JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub in Gloucestershire, forcing the kitchen to close temporarily.
XT brewing releases pale ale featuring prototype hops
A Buckinghamshire brewery is pioneering the use of new unnamed hops that can reportedly withstand pests and diseases.