So, farewell Young's
04-Sep-2006
As I write this nearly a hundred employees at Young's Brewery have received their letters of redundancy. Soon, the brewery will come to a shuddering...
10-Aug-2006 By Roger Protz
The mood in the industry is that the family brewing sector is doomed. The gloom-mongers point to the recent disappearance of Gale's and Ridley's as...
28-Jul-2006 By Graham Ridout
Pressure is mounting for an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) inquiry into TrenStar, the country's largest keg supplier.
20-Jul-2006 By Andrew Pring
There's two guys worked down the chip shop who swear they're ale men
06-Jul-2006
Crossing swords with a fellow columnist is a dangerous course of action. The dispute could rumble on, turn and turn about, until we both disappear up...
28-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Cains the Liverpool brewery rescued by Ajmail and Sudarghara Dusanj continues to go from strength to strength having just signed a deal with...
23-Jun-2006 By The PMA Team
World Champion cask-ale brewer Moorhouse's has unveiled its £1m vision for the future of its Lancashire brewery. The investment will allow...
Calling all micros!
22-Jun-2006
SIBA's Local Brewing Business Awards aim
25-May-2006 By Roger Protz
The heart is being ripped out of a small town in Belgium. The town is called Hoegaarden, home of a brewery of the same name that produces a cult...
Brakspear beers in growth
25-May-2006
Sales figures indicate that beer drinkers have accepted that the unique flavour of Brakspear beers has been successfully replicated by their current...
On the ball
01-May-2006 By Susan Nowak
Susan Nowak suggests celebrating the World Cup by serving beer and food inspired by the cities hosting the matches With just a month to go before the...
Dining Deutsch part 2
01-May-2006 By Jo Bruce
The first game of the World Cup kicks of in Munich on 9 June. PubChef headed to Bavaria to explore the region's culinary scene and look at produce...
11-Apr-2006 By Chris Harding
The MA team discovers the home of London Pride. Sometimes our work at MorningAdvertiser is a struggle against deadlines while juggling complex code...
13-Mar-2006 By Jo de Mille
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) last week launched its Local Brewing Business Awards, with the MA as lead media partner.
In session... with Ben McFarland
07-Mar-2006
Having spent the large part of his professional life writing about beer Ben McFarland fears he may have turned into the very thing he has always...
Fuller's slammed over Gales closure
27-Feb-2006
Fuller Smith and Turner's decision to close Gales brewery in Horndean, Hampshire, has been slammed as showing "contemptible disregard" for the...
Fronting the revolution
25-Jan-2006
The Meantime Brewery is known for its vast range of quality beers, but the UK doesn't necessarily appreciate them, says founder Alistair Hook. Nick...
Hydes too tough for executioner's axe
08-Dec-2005
Who will be the next to go? That was the question on many lips when Fuller's bought George Gale's brewery in Hampshire last month.
Ukrainians sell wheat beer to Bavaria
10-Nov-2005
It's difficult to think of a more classic case of taking coals to Newcastle than brewing a Bavarian-style wheat beer in the Ukraine and then...
Fuller's agrees £91m deal for George Gale
08-Nov-2005
London brewer Fuller's has agreed a deal to acquire rival family brewer George Gale.The move values Hampshire-based Gales at £91.8m in total, with...
CAMRA vows to fight to protect Gales' brewery
08-Nov-2005
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has pledged to fight to prevent the closure of Gales' brewery in Horndean following Fuller's acquisition of the...
Energy revolution brewing at Adnams
27-Oct-2005
Is the future shape of British brewing being hammered out in the small Suffolk seaside town of Southwold? Adnams, the regional brewer based there, is...
Film shows beer is 'perfect with food'
20-Oct-2005
The Beautiful Beer campaign has launched a new film designed to portray beer as a stylish modern drink which is an exciting partner to food. The...
Welcome end to brewing monks' rift
20-Oct-2005
A damaging split in the brewing fraternity has been healed, much to the delight of those who treasure the contribution made to beer drinking by the...
Reasons to be proud
17-Oct-2005
Entering the reception area of Gales' brewery in the Hampshire town of Horndean, one is immediately struck by how proud it is of its award-winning...
Pontypridd family launch Otley Brewing Company
03-Oct-2005
A pub-running family in Pontypridd, South Wales, has launched a new brewery to distribute a range of real ales throughout the UK.Nick Otley, along...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Anthony Fuller
20-Sep-2005
Anthony Fuller, chairman of Fuller, Smith & Turner, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was the...
Good Beer Guide criticises 'lust for growth'
14-Sep-2005
The new edition of the Good Beer Guide has slammed two of Britain's biggest regional brewers, criticising their "lust for growth".In the introduction...
The Brewery Tap
08-Sep-2005
80 Westgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 01733 358500 Opened in 1988, this freehouse also houses the award-winning microbrewery Oakham, which, its...
Ridley's the tale of a dying brewery
01-Sep-2005
Standing on the loading bay of Ridley's Brewery as the swallow flies in to feed its second lot of young, I wonder if, like us, this will be the last...
Brewers face crisis over £10m theft of beer kegs
18-Aug-2005
by Tony Halstead Soaring metal prices have led to a surge in the number of stolen beer kegs this year, according to the country's biggest container...
Scot turns IPA origins on their head
04-Aug-2005
Is it time to re-evaluate the origins of two 19th-century beer styles, India Pale Ale and Pale Ale? One veteran Scottish brewer, who has just...
Beer and food matching: Steak and kidney pie
29-Jul-2005
This month - What would you serve with steak and kidney pie? John Porter gets some expert advice.Matching good pub grub with great beer is the...
Sheps secures deal to brew Asahi Super Dry
28-Jul-2005
by The PMA Team Shepherd Neame has signed an agreement with Asahi Breweries to brew the number-one Japan-ese beer Asahi Super Dry under licence for...
Rupert Thompson
28-Jul-2005
Refresh UK The story of Brakspear's may be unique in the long history of the British brewing industry because of the mothballing and subsequent...
Sheps to brew Asahi Super Dry
26-Jul-2005
Shepherd Neame has signed a deal to brew Japanese lager Asahi Super Dry under licence for the UK market.The agreement will see the brand brewed and...
May the best brew
21-Jul-2005
win Beers from around 50 nations will go head-to-head in Munich for the coveted Brewing Industry International Awards 2005. Events director John Bass...
Vue Kriek tap trial
21-Jul-2005
Interbrew is trialling a draught version of its Belle-Vue Kriek fruit beer in selected London pubs that 'are serious about special beers, including...
A quiet but powerful beer revolution
07-Jul-2005
The Nethergate Brewery in Suffolk is one of the country's longest-established micros with a success story to tell. It proves that, beneath the giant...
In session...with Ben McFarland
22-Jun-2005
Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland flies the flag for America's most inspirational independent brewers.I love Americans. I know that stating as...
Time to follow Sheps' lead on PGI
26-May-2005
Something unusual happened last week. Ian Dixon, production director at Shepherd Neame of Faversham, sent me a friendly letter, pointing out a...
Pride returns to the Lion Brewery
19-May-2005
After nearly 30 years of detachment in the hands of a succession of owners, Hartlepool's Camerons Brewery is keen to stress its newly found stability...
Oz Clarke's beer odyssey
12-May-2005
So many people were impressed by a speech given last year at the Tesco Brewing Innovation Awards by Oz Clarke that they clamoured for a repeat. So...
Trade trio set up Lancaster Brewery
28-Apr-2005
Brewing is to return to thehistoric city of Lancaster next month thanks to a £130,000 venture set up by a trio of prominent trade personalities....
Why super-regionals must stay home
28-Apr-2005
Is the British brewing industry on the verge of yet another major upheaval? Wolverhampton & Dudley has bid £46m for Jennings in Cumbria. The...
In session... with Ben McFarland
26-Apr-2005
As wedding season approaches Beer Writer of the Year Ben McFarland makes the case for champagne beers."Beer?" I'm asked quizzically by a rather posh...
The next chapter
26-Apr-2005
Having exited brewing, Brakspear is now focused on tenancies. By Lorna Harrison.Following an era of controversy surrounding the sale of its...
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...
Image of beer: Could do better...
25-Apr-2005
New efforts to change old perceptions about the image of beer are under way. By Phil Mellows.So we finally have our generic campaign to lift the...
Don't just keep the Jennings name
21-Apr-2005
Can Jennings survive? The takeover bid by Wolverhampton & Dudley has been accepted by the Cumbrian brewer, so there is little point in manning...
