Beer Academy

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Camerons pledges to train beer sommeliers for all managed pubs

21-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

Camerons Brewery has pledged to train beer sommeliers, and hopes to ensure all of its managed pubs have one fully accredited member of staff.

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Here for the beer: Road testing the Beer Academy Foundation Course

05-Nov-2015 By PMA

The Beer Academy has been training people in the appreciation of beer for more than a decade. 

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Debate: Premiumisation of beer...is it a trend?

07-Jul-2015 By PMA & MC Allegra FS Roundtable debate - sponsored by Miller Brands

Last month, key figures from across the on-trade gathered at Geronimo Inns’ site the Oyster Shed, in the City of London, for a roundtable debate on the premiumisation of beer in the licensed hospitality sector. Laurie MacDonald reports.

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Beer Academy reports upsurge in operator training

01-Jul-2015 By Mike Berry

Increased consumer interest in beer has led to a 20% increase in bookings from operators training their staff with The Beer Academy.

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Beer Academy sees 20% increase in course bookings

27-Apr-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The Beer Academy has seen a 20% year-on-year increase in bookings on its beer appreciation courses.

Academy teaches beer sommeliers

17-Nov-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Licensees are being urged to help increase the importance of beer by becoming a beer sommelier through a new course with the Beer Academy (BA).

Business boosters: Month of love, Beer Academy & Tea-time club

16-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit

PubChef takes an in-depth look at an array of good ideas out there to help you boost your food business.

Celebrity beer tasting event to take place in London

07-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Brewery industry veteran and top chef have teamed up to host a tasting event of beers brewed by celebrities. Beer Academy founder Rupert Ponsonby...

It's official - beer is good for you

24-Jun-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Major misconceptions about the qualities of beer have been revealed in a national survey. According to a poll of 2,000 people by education group the...

M&B to create 600 Beer Ambassadors

24-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) hopes to create 600 Beer Ambassadors in its business after teaming up with the Beer Academy.

Beautiful Beer support for Beer Academy

10-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

The BBPA's Beautiful Beer campaign has teamed up with the Institute for Brewing & Distilling to offer funding and support for the Beer Academy.

Beer and Food focus: What's stopping you then?

26-Jan-2009

To beer evangelists the world over, it's the Holy Grail. Michelin-starred chefs love it, it gets women drinking beer and it converts wine critics to...

Ask An Expert: Offering beer samples

17-Jul-2008

I've noticed some pubs promote their beers, especially cask ales, by offering customers a taster. What's the best way of going about this? Are there...

MyShout

10-Jan-2008

The time is now ripe to develop a new language to describe beer, says Tony Jennings A couple of years ago the lads' mag Maxim ran a review of the...

Blonde ambition

01-Jul-2007

Susan Nowak plays matchmaker to some bottle blondes Gentlemen, apparently, prefer blondes. Bottle-blondes. We're talking the latest passion for...

Beer and Indian Food: refined tastes

16-May-2007

Making the jump from amateur to professional status always causes a certain amount of soul-searching. An Olympic medallist asked to compete for a...

Beer Academy launches beer and food course

22-Feb-2007 By Lucy Britner

The Beer Academy has launched a new beer and food matching course. 'Making Beer and Food Dance' is a half day course that has been developed as a...

Merger for Beer Academy

21-Dec-2006

The Beer Academy has been given a major boost following a tie up with the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) that will lead to an...

Good stuff!

06-Oct-2006

Stuffed peppers are a regular meat-free option on pub menus and can be as imaginative or as mundane as you like.So this time around, we gave our beer...

Image of beer: A crusader for beer reverence

25-Apr-2005

The figurehead of The Beer Academy is a passionate advocate for the industry to improve its knowledge of beers. Phil Mellows meets Dr George...

Beer and food back on the menu at GBBF

13-Jul-2004

Beer and food is back on the menu this summer, with the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) showcasing the best of the trend.Britain's brewers have...

Bar for the course

04-Feb-2004

With service standards a key issue, beer, wine and spirits are taking staff training to the next level. Ben McFarland explains.What with it being...

Top of the Class

04-Dec-2003

The pioneering Beer Academy is looking for its first executive director. What's it all about? Rupert Thompson of Refresh UK explains A school or...

Hop of the class

21-May-2003

The newly-launched Beer Academy aims to educate the pub trade on all there is to know about brews and brewing. Ben McFarland reports.As hordes of...