ScotCo calls for a halt to massive price hikes
14-Mar-2005
Scottish Courage has laid down the gauntlet to brewers to be more open with their pricing policies.The brewer has announced a 3.2 per cent increase...
Dominant ales
24-Feb-2005
Size matters or so it would seem in the ale market. The national brewers have moved out of ale in recent years, making way for a strong charge...
SIBA speaks out on behalf of small brewers
27-Jan-2005
Pub companies are still failing to offer small brewers access to the market, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).The trade...
Water, water everywhere
27-Jan-2005
ANDREW JEFFORD entertains some impure thoughts as he discourses on the importance of water Water matters for earthlings. We live on the blue...
Media brings down our winter warmers
13-Jan-2005
Andrew Jefford reported last week on the lively debate in Camra's (Campaign for Real Ale) newspaper What's Brewing on the subject of the ever-growing...
Confused definitions reign in the trade
18-Nov-2004
Herding the styles of imported, speciality and specialty beers into recognised groups is a difficult task; even a poll of brewers reveals some...
Beer and food matching: Hop to it
11-Oct-2004
How can you go about returning beer to its rightful place at the dinner table?In the last four years or so, I've been requested to attend more beer...
Finance: Trouble brewing
08-Sep-2004
Brewer loans may look like the answer to all your problems, but if you're not careful the small print can trap you in debt, reports Phil...
Price problems
21-Apr-2004
With beer prices on the rise once again, licensees are being forced to foot the bill. However, both the brewers and pub companies insist it is not...
The race for space
15-Apr-2004
These days it's not just in the property market that space is at a premium - the fight on the bar is almost as fierce, writes Adam Withrington.You...
It's small beer from Gordon
18-Mar-2004
l Duty on a pint of beer up 1p l Duty on a bottle of wine up 4p l Duty frozen on spirits, RTDs, cider and sparkling wine l Duty on a packet of...
Build a
11-Mar-2004
business partnership The Morning Advertiser is supporting an industry campaign to improve the image of beer and boost dispense standards in pubs....
01-Mar-2004 By Richard Fox
Richard Fox looks at how beer with food stretches back thousands of years and suggests some simple ways of using beer in your kitchen. Ambling...
Unique deal hailed as start of new cask era
13-Nov-2003
by Claire Hu Cask ale brewers will for the first time be given direct access to thousands of tied pubs under a new supply agreement launched by...
Beer's quiet revolution
28-Aug-2003
by MA reporter A new book launched by Camra pays tribute to the "quiet revolution" in bottled beers being produced by small brewers. Author Jeff...
IFBB bucks cask sales trend
21-Aug-2003
by Tony Halstead The 33 members of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) have bucked general cask-ale market trends which saw...
Progressive beer duty review welcomed by brewers
31-Jul-2003
More brewers could be reaping the benefits from progressive beer duty (PBD) following a government review.Customs & Excise has launched a...
Call to recapture the lost drinkers'
10-Apr-2003
By Graham Ridout Brewers should forget about tar-geting men aged 18 to 34 and start to focus on women and the "grey" market. This is the key...
Co-op to lift East Anglia beer profile
03-Apr-2003
by Claire Hu A new co-operative was launched in Cambridge last week with the aim of raising the profile of beers and brewers in the east of England....
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...
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...
Pubcos must defeat brewer opportunism
16-Jan-2003
The latest round of wholesale beer price rises comes as a major blow to the bulk of Britain's licensees. With inflation at just over 2%, and most...
Lease renewals may be a new phenomenon, but with rent review
07-Nov-2002
Lease renewals are a new phenomenon in the pub industry and have only been around for a year or so. I receive numerous calls from licensees who...
Cellar management
30-Oct-2002
Over the next couple of pages, we focus on cellar management, with tips including how brewery courses are focusing on commercial benefits and the...
Trade hits back at claims of misleading public with 'foreign beer' brands
10-Jul-2002
The trade has fought back at national press reports that brewers are misleading the public over the origin of its "foreign beer" brands. Reports in...
Retail is detail
27-May-2002
By using the key retailing space to greatest effect, you can influence the consumers' choice of drink.The challenge for the on-trade is to embrace...
IFBB adds support to sliding duty scale campaign
13-May-2002
The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has given its support to MPs fighting for a more comprehensive sliding scale for beer duty.Last week...
Chancellor accused of "conning" beer drinkers
18-Apr-2002
Chancellor Gordon Brown has been accused of "conning" beer drinkers into thinking they will get cheaper pints, after he halved the beer duty paid by...
Making progress
27-Mar-2002
With progressive beer duty on the horizon and plenty of plans in the pipeline, SIBA is confident that the future for small brewers is bright. By...
What are the Beer Orders?
21-Feb-2002
The Beer Orders may well be being revoked by the government, but what exactly are they, and how have they affected the trade?The Beer Orders required...
British beer industry threatened by...fish innards?
15-Jan-2002
Declining volumes, the threat from global brewers and bootlegged beer have all taken their toll on the cask ale sector.Now fish bladders are the...
Industry players slammed for ousting micro-brewers
19-Oct-2001
The commercial director of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has hit out at pub companies and brewing giants for squeezing micro-brewers out...
The perfect pour
18-Oct-2001
The traditional branded beer tap, a vital marketing tool for brewers, is under threat from a shift in pub design. Ben McFarland investigatesA...
Real ale set for publicity drive
24-Apr-2000
The Campaign for Real Ale is to mount its biggest-ever publicity drive with generic advertising for cask beer.Support for the move will come from...
British brewers hope to extend sales at US beer festival
24-Nov-1997
British brewers Fuller's and Adnams have moved to extend their sales to the American export market by taking part in a ground-breaking festival.The...
Controversial report defended by analysts
19-May-1997
City analysts are sticking to their controversial view that major regional brewers should stop making beer and concentrate on pubs. A report by...