Beer

JW Lees has produced the first brew of its notoriously stron

20-Feb-2003

The reddish brown beer has an abv of 7.5% and a strong malt and fruit aroma. It is generally only available on draught in a limited number of outlets...

City briefs

17-Feb-2003

It has been reported that Capital Management and Investment, the UK-listed cash shell, is said to be considering investment in the pubs sector. The...

CAMRA tells McMullen's to 'keep on brewing'

14-Feb-2003

Real ale consumer group Camra has thrown its weight behind a campaign to keep brewer McMullen's making beer for the foreseeable future.The company,...

Pour better or worse

14-Feb-2003

Ben McFarland takes a look at the latest initiatives in the world of beer as brewers concentrate on 'Theatre of Dispense' in a bid to steal the...

Seeing the

13-Feb-2003

light When it comes to having a drink with your meal, beer is emerging as a popular alternative to wine, reports Sally Bairstow What's in your beef...

Cellars are on the up

11-Feb-2003

A range of initiatives have been planned to drive up standards below stairs.Suddenly, cellars are sexy - and not just the kind of cellar with whips...

Hot or Not?

07-Feb-2003

Which drinks will be doing the moving and shaking in 2003 and which ones will be standing still? Ben McFarland gets his crystal ball out.While it is...

ScotCo aims for revolution

06-Feb-2003

by The PMA Team Scottish Courage believes it will eradicate the problem of poor quality in the draught lager sector with the £10m roll-out of its...

Duty cut for small brewers proves a success

05-Feb-2003

Gordon Brown's cut in beer duty for small brewers is proving to be a success.Brewers' tax bills across the country are falling following the...

Hammers' pub hits the spot

30-Jan-2003

There's a widespread belief in the pub trade that there areno-go areas for cask beer. For no-go areas read working-class areas: the assumption is...

Heineken, Europe's biggest beer company, is celebrating the

30-Jan-2003

Amstel is Europe's second most popular beer (after Heineken) and one of the best travelled around the world: Amstel is the brand leader in Greece and...

Good cellar management continues to be one of the most impor

30-Jan-2003

Brewers constantly remind licensees that skimping on maintenance or hygiene standards will mean lost beer sales and reduced profits ­ and earn their...

Belgian brewer makes its Marque on cask ale sector

28-Jan-2003

Interbrew UK has reinforced its commitment to the cask ale sector by becoming the latest signatory to the licensed trade's independent accreditation...

Rooms with a view to quality

23-Jan-2003

A few years ago I described the unique fermenting rooms at Marston's Brewery in Burton- upon-Trent as the "cathedral of brewing". It's comforting to...

Image so crucial in real ale crusade

23-Jan-2003

Cask Marque may not yet be a mass consumer brand, but it can only be a matter of time before every ale drinker in the country is looking for that...

Cask ale stalwart is tall in the saddle

16-Jan-2003

Horse-loving Mark Woodhouse has been around long enough not to be taken by surprise too often these days. Yet even the genial vice-chairman of his...

Plea for starter pubs' to tempt newcomers

16-Jan-2003

Trade leader Tony Payne has called on pubcos to launch specialist estates of "starter pubs" to help first-time licensees gain a more secure entry...

Tenanted sector to be hit by price rise

16-Jan-2003

The controversial divide between tenanted and managed pubs over beer discounts is set to take an uncomfortable step in the wrong...

Refresher course isn't easy

16-Jan-2003

The closure of Brakspear's Brewery in Henley-on-Thames last year threw up the intriguing question of whether it would be possible to successfully...

Freehouse

09-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year Sponsored by the Beer Seller, this award recognises the freehouse pub that has best developed its business over the past 12 months....

Daley joins Gale

09-Jan-2003

George Gale & Co has appointed a chef as its first catering development manager. Jonathan Daley will be involved in creating tailor-made pub...

Quality and service: keys to avoiding a 2003 hangover

09-Jan-2003

by Mike Bennett It's going to be tough out there ­ but the licensed trade can turn the tide if it focuses on quality and service. That's the...

Small is beautiful, according to Alan Morgan, who runs the A

09-Jan-2003

Micro-breweries are becoming big business, at least in the sense that a couple of hundred are reckoned to start up every year. What often goes...

Real Beer

09-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year This award, formerly Cask Ale Pub of the Year, has been renamed by sponsor Wadworth 6X to widen real beer's appeal, especially to a...

Trading places

09-Jan-2003

Abbey's good fortune means a lot to Alan Morgan, who has had his ups and downs in the trade over the past 30 years. He was interviewed for a job with...

Fundraising

09-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year This award is sponsored by the Society of Licensed Victuallers in acknowledgement of the record sums raised by those working in the...

He may be leading a brewery that's a lot smaller than its co

19-Dec-2002

It's been a tough fortnight for Caledonian Brewery's managing director Stephen Crawley. If the desk-clearing exercise he's having to undertake before...

Cry freedom... warts and all

19-Dec-2002

I was cheered by the news last week that Wolverhampton & Dudley has restored its fortunes and that a major campaign is being launched to promote...

6BeerIt was the year that beer pulled its socks up. Or at le

19-Dec-2002

Only time will tell if the clutch of campaigns unleashed during 2002 will arrest the slow, drip-drip decline of "Britain's favourite long drink," in...

Trade fury as Customs staff sell on seized alcohol and tobacco

12-Dec-2002

The licensed trade is furious that Customs and Excise staff have been allegedly selling on cheap alcohol and cigarettes seized from passengers.The...

This week sees Marston's embark on a three-stage advertising

12-Dec-2002

The theme of the campaign is "No compromise" and relates to the Wolverhampton & Dudley-owned brewer's pledge that Pedigree will continue to be...

Burnley-based Moorhouse's Brewery has tripled production of

12-Dec-2002

Beer Seller has selected Moorhouse's as a Local Heroes supplier which means a higher profile for all its beers in the region and in Yorkshire, while...

Fuller's fulfils cool promise

12-Dec-2002

We live in a cool age. I smile when my two sons ­ one just into his teens, the other two years younger ­ tell me that something is "cool", for it...

A glass of IPA with your curry, sir? Or how about a Worthing

12-Dec-2002

Brewers large and small used the star-studded show to get the message across that beer and food make a perfect match. Even the centre's wine theatre,...

Brakspear director Joe Laventure maintains that a wind of ch

12-Dec-2002

Subtle changes are taking place in the beer market, according to Joe Laventure, director of sales and marketing at Brakspear. An increasing number of...

CAMRA sets out to unite brewers

09-Dec-2002

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), is urging all brewers to unite behind an industry-wide generic campaign aimed at promoting beer and stemming its...

Interbrew unveils gorgeous new look for Boddingtons

05-Dec-2002

Interbrew has launched a glamorous new font, incorporating a cylinder-less beer engine, for its Boddingtons keg brand as part of a £14m marketing...

Po Na Na slump

05-Dec-2002

Bar operator Po Na Na experienced a dip in sales and profits in the six months to the end of September. Turnover fell year-on-year from £17.2m to...

Microbrewery for former Courage site

05-Dec-2002

A microbrewery is to form part of a £150m redevelopment of the former Courage Brewery in Bristol. Work on the three-year project is expected to...

Dutch giant Heineken is being re-launched with a new premium

05-Dec-2002

Heineken UK announced this week it had signed a contract with cross-channel logistics specialist P&O European to transport its new premium lager...

Beers to the future

29-Nov-2002

With beer sales in decline there is talk of a crisis. Ben McFarland puts the key questions of what can be done to brewing industry figures.Beer is on...

Punch lessees'battle strategy

28-Nov-2002

by Richard Matthews Angry Punch licensees packed into a crisis meeting at a Midlands pub to vent their anger at tied beer prices and "excessive"...

Heineken rolls out draught Amstel in UK

28-Nov-2002

Heineken is launching draught Amstel in the UK in a move aimed, says the Dutch brewing giant, at creating a new "super standard" lager category. But...

UK brewing industry hopes to create national beer campaign

20-Nov-2002

It worked for British Beef, New Zealand Lamb and French apples, and now the UK brewing industry hopes to create a generic marketing campaign for the...

Increase in duty continues to stifle PPS category

19-Nov-2002

The extra tax burden imposed by Gordon Brown earlier this year is continuing to stifle expansion of the premium packaged spirits category according...

Greene King issues challenge to wine with 'Beer to Dine For' campaign

19-Nov-2002

Greene King is looking to re-install beer at the head of the dining table with the launch of a new marketing campaign aimed at matching beer with...

Belgian beers

15-Nov-2002

Following the launch of the latest Good Beer Guide to Belgium & Holland, it's a good time to offer some of Belgium's renowned exports. Phil...

Czech brewer Budweiser Budvar has won an epic battle with US

14-Nov-2002

The appeal court's decision paves the way for a novel sharing arrangement. "This ruling creates a unique trademark situation in which both companies...

CAMRA guide catches Chimay on the hop

11-Nov-2002

Belgium's best-known trappist beer has come under fire in the Campaign for Real Ale's latest guide. Chimay, brewed at an abbey under licence by the...

Coors chief issues rallying cry to British brewers

07-Nov-2002

Beer in pubs is facing a bleak future if brewers don't unite and work together to dramatically change public perceptions, says Peter Kendall, chief...