Home Counties: Falkland Arms
29-Jan-2004
Great Tew, Oxfordshire The Falkland Arms is an oddity within Wadworth's tied estate. It is one of only two pubs in the brewer's 250-strong estate...
Young's might be a steady-as-she-goes sort of place but, as
13-Nov-2003
Taking the reins of power isn't likely to change Stephen Goodyear but it might just change Young's. Not that the new chief executive is thumping the...
Burton Ale rears its lovely head
06-Nov-2003
Hello, old friend," I said, "long time no see." Things have come to a pretty pass when I start talking to pump handles, but my outburst was caused by...
Flair Miles
30-Oct-2003
Miles Templeman is seen as one of the shrewdest marketeers in the industry. Successful with Stella Artois in the 1990s, and Levi's in the 80s, this...
Firkin-style inns for the US
02-Oct-2003
The traditional English community pub concept is enjoying a massive revival in America. Canada's largest pub chainthis week unveiled plans to...
Opportunities: Beer festivals
23-Sep-2003
To mark Cask Beer Week, Your Business takes a look at beer festivals in pubs.Beer festivals are a controversial subject these days, what with the...
Trade raises a glass to Cask Beer Week
22-Sep-2003
The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has declared its third National Cask Beer Week the most successful so far, with the backing of a...
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...
Festival fun week for family brewers
14-Aug-2003
by Tony Halstead Britain's family brewers will push the boat out with a range of high-profile events when the trade's annual Cask Beer Week is...
Beer image initiatives
10-Jul-2003
By Graham Stewart-Reed Pressure is mounting for more co-operation across the industry to improve the image of beer. This week, the British Beer and...
McMullen's to join microbrewers
05-Jun-2003
Hertford brewer McMullen's is considering joining the ranks of the microbrewers to gain the benefits of progressive beer duty (PBD).The company has...
Scrap' fails to deter cask-ale champions
22-May-2003
Tenants Keith Braithwaite and Toni Phillips have won a national cask-ale award for the third year in a row despite operating a pub described by...
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...
Punch aims to play fair
06-May-2003
Punch, the UK's second largest pub landlord, has announced its results - and things seem to be going to plan. Mark Stretton reports.As well as owning...
Pub smoke kills appeal
17-Apr-2003
Recent press articles saying that the "traditional pub is dying" has triggered this letter. I have been a regular pubgoer, but, like many people who...
Hog's Head revamp will keep a taste of traditional values
10-Apr-2003
by Claire Hu Laurel has decided against converting all its Hogshead pubs to a new contemporary concept, and will instead retain a proportion as...
Research highlights decline of cask ale
10-Apr-2003
By Graham Ridout The cask-ale market is still in steep decline and is now worth around three million barrels, according to the latest report from...
Branded for life
03-Apr-2003
Every columnist has to face up, sooner or later, to the awful possibility that he or she might just conceivably be wrong about something. I had such...
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...
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...
Revised Firkin chain comes into its own
30-Jan-2003
Spirit Group has decided to open four more new-style Firkins after success trialling the new format at three outlets in London. The Firkin...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Ale cause needs new body to survive
28-Nov-2002
If there was such a thing as the Queen's Award for Initiatives, then the real-ale industry would win hands down. Ask If It's Cask, Cask Marque, Beer...
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...
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...
Chris Holmes believes market changes have turned his company
24-Oct-2002
His pubs, predominantly in the East Midlands, sell an average of 500-plus barrels of cask ale each year per pub, accounting for 90% of the draught...
Hot on the heels of the Society of Independent Family Brewer
17-Oct-2002
Britain's family brewers are still taking stock of the impact that Real Beer Week made on drinkers up and down the country. The week ended on 6...
Local brands high on agenda
Unique licenseesget just rewards
17-Oct-2002
by MA Reporter The high-flyers of the Unique pub estate have been recognised at the annual Unique Retailer Awards. Former EastEnders star and...
I suppose it was inevitable. It's that time of the year when
10-Oct-2002
In the distant past, the big bad brewers were regularly on the receiving end of Camra's wrath, the Government (both parties) have also been targets...
Swings and roundabouts
10-Oct-2002
Prospects for cask ale still lie in the balance, according to the latest research from AC Nielsen. The headline news is that cask-ale volumes held...
Poll shows rise in ale drinking
09-Oct-2002
Almost half of the UK's drinkers are drinking more real ale than they were a year ago, according to new research.The survey of consumers, conducted...
Pass the Deuchars
29-Aug-2002
Caledonian's Deuchars IPA has this year become the first Scottish Champion Beer of Britain. Ben McFarland discovers the brewer is ready to capitalise...
Coors launches premium Worthington ale
12-Aug-2002
Coors Brewers has stepped up its commitment to the cask ale category with the expansion of its Worthington's brand.Following-on from a recent...
Raising the standard
22-Jul-2002
Licensees must capitalise on what is available in their pub to raise their profile against the competition.It does not take rocket science to provide...
Brew sexy thing
13-May-2002
Cask ale has turned to that old adage: sex sells. John Porter looks at how brewers and pub companies are targeting younger drinkersA blindfolded...
Ember Inns targets women with new ale promotion
25-Mar-2002
Ember Inns is encouraging women drinkers to try real ale with a new promotion in more than 120 of its pubs.Two to three guest ales will be available...
Ale and hearty
27-Feb-2002
Laurel Pub Company has confirmed its commitment to cask ale with a unique training scheme in association with Cask Marque. By Ben McFarlandWhen...
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...
Challenge for beer
25-Feb-2002
'We can watch the beer industry decline as it has over the last 20 years, or we can do something about it' - Mark Hunter, Coors Brewers marketing...
Confusion over size of cask ale market continues
25-Jan-2002
The confusion over a report that claimed the cask ale market was healthier than previously thought, shows no sign of being resolved.In December the...
The top news stories of 2001 on thePublican.com
03-Jan-2002
The nine months or so since we've been up and running have seen some controversial issues facing the trade, so we thought a round up of the most...
Many hoppy returns! CAMRA's 30th anniversary
31-Oct-2001
CAMRA recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Phil Mellows tells the storyMy drinking life coincides almost exactly with the history of the...
