MyShout
12-Jul-2007
In the trade's parallel universes, ensure revenue comes before volume, says Tony Jennings We all know there's an on-trade and an off-trade, and that...
Keeping it professional
12-Jul-2007
The Siba Local Brewing Business Awards are now in their second year, and expanding their scope with new categories. Adrian Tierney-Jones reports...
New plant for Woodforde's
05-Jul-2007 By Tony Halstead
Norfolk independent brewer Woodforde's is to invest £500,000 in new brewing plant to satisfy soaring demand for its cask beers. The new 60-barrel...
Brewing the Burton way
03-Jul-2007
It is a little known fact that Alistair Darby, managing director of Marston's Brewing Company, judges much about a person on first meeting them upon...
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...
South East Focus: Harveys of Lewes
28-Jun-2007
Lewes in Sussex is a peculiar sort of town. Set against a surreal background of inland chalk cliffs, its inhabitants have never quite gone along with...
25-Jun-2007 By The PMA Team
George Bateman, the head of Lincolnshire family brewer George Bateman & Son, has died. Mr George, as he was affectionately known at the...
Chris Maclean: Make mine mild
20-Jun-2007 By Chris Maclean
I've heard some really good news. The brewery is going to produce a limited quantity of mild.Okay, this isn't everyone's cup of tea. But I have the...
Remembering Claude Arkell
14-Jun-2007
Donnington has the deserved reputation of enjoying the loveliest setting of any brewery in the country. It's in the Cotswolds, an area of gently...
Beer and food matching: Wheat beer
05-Jun-2007
LIKE GARLIC bread, wheat beer is looked upon with a certain amount of suspicion by those who believe the Europeans are trying to bring us down from...
22 Paul Wells chairman, Wells & Young's (26) Nigel McNally managing director, Wells & Young's (new entry)
31-May-2007
Why they are on the list: Paul Wells now enjoys a dual role following the merger of the Wells & Young's brewing interests to form one brewing...
Back To Basics: Cellar Management
30-May-2007
WHEN IT comes to qualifications to run a pub, the Award in Beer Cellar Quality (ABCQ) must be one of the strongest. The nationally-recognised...
Trenstar's UK operations in doubt
24-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
Trenstar UK, the country's leading beer keg and cask owner, said it would operate normally for the foreseeable future despite launching a...
10-May-2007 By Roger Protz
My copy of the MA arrived last week at the same time as I took delivery of two bottles of beer from the Westerham Brewery in Kent and the latest...
Perfect pairing
03-May-2007
At the Windsor Castle in Lye, West Midlands, matching beer and food is a fine art. Susan Nowak reports In Belgium you find breweries with "brew...
Business Opinion
26-Apr-2007
with James Crawfurd-Porter Brewers must keep an eye on their kegs Casks and kegs must be the most enduring eco-friendly packaging of modern times....
NEWS OF THE BREWS
12-Apr-2007
Higsons Bitter reborn A legendary name in Liverpool brewing is returning to the city's pubs after an absence of almost 20 years. The first pints of...
Taking the long view
05-Apr-2007
The Society of Independent Brewers has been enjoying a growing profile of late. Roger Protz meets new chairman Peter Amor Peter Amor has just turned...
Chocolate and chilli: the missing link
27-Mar-2007
"WOULD YOU like to spend an evening drinking beer and eating chocolate?" It's one of those questions that has you searching every word for small...
MyShout
22-Mar-2007
As international beer brewing changes, Tony Jennings wonders how this will effect the market I completely understand if some of the current reportage...
Pooling resources
22-Mar-2007
The man was built like a small mountain - suitably so, as he confronted me in Penrith in the northern Lake District. The business card he gave me...
Your friends in the north
22-Mar-2007
Northern Restaurant & Bar Show promises the biggest showcase of regional food, drink and business operators ever assembled. As the trade prepares...
A class of their own
15-Mar-2007
From honey flavouring to a famous Cornish drinker, independent brewers are bringing innovation to beer. Adrian Tierney-Jones reveals the winners of...
Our great brewing traditions
08-Mar-2007
When people describe Britain as a "post-industrial society" they imply that we don't make things any more. I appreciate we don't dig coal, fashion...
Keg with a positive spin
08-Mar-2007
Intrepid Suffolk brewer Adnams has bucked a prevailing trend to create Spindrift, a keg beer that's actually worth drinking. Andrew Jefford reckons...
NEWS OF THE BREWS
01-Mar-2007
Beer style matters Herefordshire micro Wye Valley Brewery has launched a range of half-pint glasses branded with its beer logos in a bid to...
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...
Hydes: profits drop sharply
22-Feb-2007 By The PMA Team
Manchester-based Hydes Brewery has reported a sharp drop in profits in its most recent year, after difficult times in its managed division and...
Less camera, more Camra
15-Feb-2007
The former portrait photographer to HM the Queen, beer-loving Mark Lawrence, has put his mind to capturing the spirit of another great British...
Tax hike 'will cause brewery closures'
15-Feb-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Brewery closures will escalate if the annual tax hike on beer continues. That is the stark message from the British Beer & Pub Association...
Chris Maclean: be nice to your draymen
15-Feb-2007 By Chris Maclean
On Tuesday I had a a delightful time in London with my three daughters. When I returned I discovered I had experienced the worst brewery delivery in...
Wales Focus: choose a local beer
30-Jan-2007
Like other parts of the UK, Wales has seen a growth in microbrewers since the advent of progressive beer duty encouraged small scale producers to set...
Budweiser in shock deal with Budvar
11-Jan-2007 By Graham Ridout
The brewing industry is reeling at the news that US giant Anheuser-Busch has formed an alliance with long -time adversary Budejovicky Budvar to...
29-Dec-2006
A new company is hoping to help British brewers reach a global market. Sovereign Beverage Company has been set up by David Davies (pictures) to help...
23-Nov-2006
Brewer Daniel Thwaites has announced good results for the last six months. It said its recent investment had been rewarded and the introduction of...
Taste test
23-Nov-2006
THIS WEEK: Chalky's Bite A new brew from Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall that has been developed with celebrity chef Rick Stein as an ideal beer to...
17-Nov-2006
Brewer Daniel Thwaites is to launch a commemorative ale called 'Double Century' as part of its bi-centenary celebrations. The beer, created by head...
Local heroes
16-Nov-2006
The Society of Independent Brewers has presented its first Local Brewing Business Awards in London. Adrian Tierney-Jones met its innovative winners...
Flashes of inspiration
02-Nov-2006
Beer is Wychwood managing director Rupert Thompson's burning passion. Adrian Tierney-Jones meets the compellingly enthusiastic spirit behind...
01-Nov-2006
The Hawkshead Brewery has been named overall winner in SIBA's inaugural Local Brewing Business Awards. The finals ceremony, held at the prestigious...
19-Oct-2006 By Steve Hobman
Dave Porter has fulfilled his dream of setting up a micro-brewery - now he helps others turn visions into reality. Steve Hobman meets a controversial...
Hallowe'en: a ghost of a chance to fill tills
16-Oct-2006
Cider may not be the first thing that springs to mind when it comes to Hallowe'en, but Strongbow has made a concerted effort to ally itself with...
CAMRA slams Greene King over H&H closure
03-Oct-2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has condemned Greene King's closure of Hardys & Hansons brewery in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. Thousands of...
03-Oct-2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has condemned Greene King's planned closure of the that Hardys & Hansons brewery in Nottinghamshire.
Forever Young's
25-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
The death of John Young from cancer at the age of 85 has robbed the UK brewing industry of one of its greatest champions. Young was the oldest and...
John Young RIP
21-Sep-2006
John Young, who died on Sunday after a long battle against cancer, was, at 85, by far the oldest and longest serving chairman in the British brewing industry. His death came in the final week of brewing in Wandsworth. Below, we reproduce selected hig
21-Sep-2006 By Tony Halstead
Licensees could be charged a deposit of between £10 and £20 for each beer keg or cask delivered to their premises unless the trade finds ways of...
John Young dies at 85
18-Sep-2006
London family brewer Young's has announced the death of its Chairman, John Young CBE.The company said Mr Young, 85, passed away after a "long and...
18-Sep-2006
John Young, who died this week after a long and courageous battle against cancer, was, at 85, by far the oldest and longest serving chairman in the British brewing industry.
From Liverpool with love
15-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
Timing, as they say, is everything. A few years ago brothers Sudaghara and Ajmail Dusanj turned up at Ludgate House on London's South Bank to pitch...
