Adnams' Powell-Evans wins Brewer of the Year award
17-Jul-2003
Adnams' head brewer Dr Mike Powell-Evans has been named Brewer of the Year at the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group annual dinner. John Grogan MP,...
Tradeteam lorries will get beer message on the road for Coor
10-Jul-2003
A new fleet of Tradeteam malt lorries have been specially designed by Coors Brewers to promote the naturalness of beer. The six eye-catching vehicles...
Interbrew UK defends quality of Czech lager
10-Jul-2003
By MA Reporter Beer columnist Roger Protz has launched a scathing attack on the authenticity of Staropramen, being brewed by Interbrew in the last...
Foam isn't where the heart is
26-Jun-2003
As Yorkshire and other parts of the north are to get their own regional assemblies, I hereby declare the rest of the country to be a "swan neck and...
A sixth generation of the family Robinson is currently cutti
12-Jun-2003
The latest batch of entrants to the 165-year-old brewing and pubs dynasty numbers no less than five drawn from three separate lines of the...
Hampshire brewer George Gale & Co has introduced Crowning Gl
05-Jun-2003
* * * * * The latest seasonal ale from Wychwood the Oxfordshire brewer in Witney is Owzat, which will be available this month. The 4.2% abv ale...
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...
Empire strikes back
16-May-2003
Following a period of consolidation, W&DB has embarked on product development - starting with Old Empire IPA. Mark Stretton reports.The Mark...
Brussels label' is far too fishy
15-May-2003
I try very hard to be a good European, but the bureaucrats in Brussels have an unfortunate knack of making ludicrous decisions that hand powerful...
Beer bodies up in arms at Euro labelling plan
08-May-2003
By Clive Smith A new European law which would call for every beer pump, can and bottle to be labelled as containing fish products would be damaging...
Cameron's Lion King
17-Apr-2003
Mark Stretton meets David Soley, who last year merged Cameron's and Castle Eden to safeguard the art of brewing in the North East.I wanted to talk...
Refresh buys key vessels at Henley
10-Apr-2003
The future brewing of Brakspear beers received a major boost after its new owner Refresh UK purchased key sections of the original plant from the...
Refresh calls for Beer Academy
08-Apr-2003
Refresh UK is calling on the beer industry and pub companies to support its efforts in establishing the UK's first Beer Academy.The brewer of...
Family tradition to continue at Hook
03-Apr-2003
By Graham Ridout Hook Norton, one of the country's best-known independent brewers, has announced that a fifth generation member of the founding...
Where it went wrong for beer
13-Mar-2003
There was a fascinating debate last week in the pages of The Guardian over which wine to drink with a dish of lentils. The paper's wine writer,...
Charles taps into a Rutland tradition
06-Mar-2003
The award-winning Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, brewed up a special beer for last week's visit to the town by the Prince of Wales. The...
Horsley and Newell buy Butcombe
06-Mar-2003
Former Beer Seller bosses Guy Newell and Paul Horsley have bought Butcombe Brewery from its 70-year-old founder Simon Whitmore for an undisclosed...
The Wells wishers
03-Mar-2003
From championing St George's Day to promoting Banana Bread Beer, Charles Wells is a busy brewer. By Mark Stretton.Charles Wells is not your average...
MP urges government to help brewers promote beer
25-Feb-2003
The MP for Burton-on-Trent, widely regarded as the spiritual home of brewing, has called on the government to give the beer industry greater...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
If the young woman he'd just married hadn't accepted a teach
05-Dec-2002
Twenty-eight years on, we certainly wouldn't be celebrating his talents as Coors' first chief operating officer in the UK. "It was all a lot easier...
Greene King is the latest brewer with a campaign to persuade
28-Nov-2002
The beer with food movement is growing. The national brewers are at it. So too are niche brands like Duckstein and Cobra. Now, the regional brewers...
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...
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...
Campaign to keep Boddingtons in Manchester successful
07-Nov-2002
The campaign to keep Boddingtons beer in Manchester has been successful.Boddingtons will continue to be brewed at the Strangeways Brewery in...
No place like home
14-Oct-2002
Global consolidation in the beer market has led to an increase in brands being brewed under licence, but is the beer the same? By Ben McFarland.The...
Don't know your Ugly Sisters from a Wicked Witch? Graham Rid
10-Oct-2002
It's a ritual that is as regular as clockwork. Once the clocks go back and the nights draw in even earlier, emotions start to stir in many a head...
Thwaites to contract brew Bavaria's Kaltenberg lager
03-Oct-2002
North-west independent, Daniel Thwaites, has sealed a major brewing contract and supply deal with one of Germany's oldest and best-known brewers,...
All we fear is cowardice'
03-Oct-2002
In your editorial "Hoping for best from a feared system" Morning Advertiser, 26 September, you ask "who decided there was no alternative to local...
Wet weather could bring a price hike for drinkers
30-Aug-2002
Drinkers could end up paying more for their beer because of the gloomy summer weather.The wet weather has taken its toll on this year's barley crop...
What the Sunday papers said
05-Aug-2002
The Sunday TelegraphThe Telegraph picks up on the Grey Archer story that broke last week. The liquidation of the on-line business represents Guy...
Sacked licensee couple unfairly dismissed rules tribunal
01-Aug-2002
A licensee couple sacked for allegedly watering down beer were unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal has ruled. Eric and Carol Daykin's...
Finland's Lapin Kulta set to make mark in UK
09-Jul-2002
Finland's best selling beer, Lapin Kulta, looks set to grow its presence in the UK. By Tom InnesAlthough northern Finland has a well-maintained road...
A timely toast for an 850-year-old classic brew - Leffe
24-Jun-2002
Centuries of brewing tradition and beer culture are being toasted across Europe as the world's best-known Belgian abbey beer, Leffe, celebrates a...
Arkells cuts prices in wake of Budget
16-May-2002
Arkells Brewery in Swindon is to cut the price of its own-brewed beers in time for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.The reduction is in response to the...
Gordon sets the trap
30-Apr-2002
Mark Stretton looks at how the recent Budget will squeeze many UK brewersIn the most recent Budget, the pub and brewing industry once again bore...
W&DB's Marston's Pedigree ads branded 'misleading'
30-Apr-2002
Hampshire brewer Gales is calling for Wolverhampton & Dudley to modify its Marston's Pedigree advertising after it branded the latest campaign...
In the line of duty
24-Apr-2002
Jackie Annett investigates how Gordon Brown's 14p cut in duty for small brewers, announced in the Budget, will affect the tradeAs far as Budgets go,...
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...
Brewer aims for female following with launch of flavoured lager range
07-Mar-2002
A South London microbrewery is looking to coax female drinkers from grape to grain with a new range of distinctive bottled lagers. Alastair Hook,...
Out of Orders
27-Feb-2002
Last week the DTI announced that the Beer Orders, introduced in 1989, are to be revoked. Jackie Annett looks at how this will affect the tradeThe...
Rebellion launches new beer under its 'frugal' theme
20-Sep-2001
The Rebellion Beer Company, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, has embarked on a crusade against penny-pinching pint lovers in an effort to broaden...
MPs back Wolves in fight against Pubmaster
03-Aug-2001
MPs have joined the battle over the future of Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB), warning that Banks's beer could be at threat because...
Morrells' brands saved with a contract brewing deal
08-May-2000
Morrells' beer brands have been saved with a contract brewing deal with Dorset's Thomas Hardy.The brewer, formerly part of Eldridge Pope, is to start...
Bass may use Burton to meet extra demand
06-Oct-1997
Bass may look at increasing production of Caffrey's and leading ale brands through the acquisition of Carlsberg-Tetley's (C-T) Burton brewery.Last...
Ridleys keeps Essex appeal as it strengthens its divisions
21-Jul-1997
Ridleys Brewery is strengthening its retailing and brewing divisions. Lorna Harrison visits the picturesque site to determine its plans.Nobody would...
