Cask ale - Hospitality

SIBA

SIBA boss: more brewers are jumping on the ‘craft’ bandwagon

19-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) managing director Mike Benner has said that although great beer can be brewed by all kinds of brewers, consumers want to know where and from whom their beer comes from.

Great British Pub Awards

Pub Awards: Best Newcomer finalist - The Turks Head, Woodbridge, Suffolk

16-Sep-2016 By MA

When the Turks Head closed more than three years ago, local residents Jemima and Dominic Withey were worried they had nowhere to take the dog – so they bought the pub!

The Craft Beer Co

Craft Beer Co secures another London site

21-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

London-based pubco the Craft Beer Co has secured a new site in the city’s Limehouse.

Cask Ale Week 2016

Cask Ale Week: A Beginner's Guide

28-Jul-2016 By Sara Hussein

September sees the return of Cask Ale Week, but why should pubs get involved in the annual event? Sara Hussein reports

BEER

BrewDog launches “real ale"

26-Jul-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Anarchic Scottish brewer BrewDog has announced the launch of a new, “live” key-keg version of its well-known Dead Pony Club ale.

Good Beer Guide

Cask Marque to sponsor Good Beer Guide

19-Jul-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

This year marks the 44th edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, which will be sponsored by Cask Marque and is set to be published in September.

Digital Feature

Small is beautiful – the quiet rise of the micropub

12-Jul-2016 By Jamie Hailstone

Several years ago micropubs were seen as a growing trend, but is this still the case? The Morning Advertiser reports.

Training

Cellar services: be clean, not mean

04-Jul-2016 By Fiona McLelland

Skimping on line cleaning to reduce waste is false economy. As Fiona McLelland explains, there are plenty of ways to keep cellar standards high without compromising profits.

Beer

New author for this year's Cask Report

27-Jun-2016 By Mike Berry

The Cask Report has a new author to mark its 10th anniversary.

Opinion

Pete Brown: Not every failing pub is the fault of 'evil pubcos'

16-Jun-2016 By Pete Brown

Offering an ‘unbiased view’ can sometimes make those on each side of the debate assume you favour the opposition. Pete Brown tells us more.

BEER

Brewdog re-releases ‘Bourbon Baby’ Scotch ale

10-Jun-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Brewdog has announced the re-launch of its spirit beer ‘Bourbon Baby’.

Beer

Small craft brewers ‘priced out’ of mainstream pubs

25-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Small craft brewers are being priced out of a beer market that’s made of pints and halves, driven by demand for low price points from operators, the founder of honey beer firm Hiver has claimed.

Beer

Beer Quality Report: Main points for licensees

14-Apr-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs are missing out on more than £300m worth of profit because of quality issues, the Beer Quality Report from Vianet and Cask Marque revealed last month. Here are some key facts highlighted in the report relevant to licensees:

The Guv'nor

CAMRA: Saving cask ale was only the start

05-Apr-2016 By Tony Leonard

The history of CAMRA is a remarkable story of a battle magnificently fought and spectacularly won!

Comment

Is this really the end of CAMRA?

05-Apr-2016 By Pete Brown

Established in 1971, the Campaign for Real Ale began as an organisation that helped save UK cask ale. Pete Brown looks at what lies ahead.

Is this the end of the Campaign for Real Ale? CAMRA to review its purpose

30-Mar-2016 By Mike Berry

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is to ask members whether it should remain the champion of cask beer or broaden its focus.

Beer quality issues cost pubs £300m in lost profit

17-Mar-2016 By Ed Bedington

Quality issues on beer could be costing the pub sector more than £300 million a year in profit, a new report has claimed.

Beer

'Undrinkable' beer fears: Punch confirms it will follow Enterprise's lead

07-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Punch has confirmed it will follow Enterprise Inn’s lead and release information about the number of saleable pints in cask conditioned beers to its licensees.

beer

"Undrinkable beer" spat: Enterprise releases information about saleable pints

04-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Enterprise Inns has released information about the number of saleable pints in barrels of its leading cask ales following serious concerns from a campaigning licensee.

Pictures

Pub openings gallery - February 2016

03-Mar-2016 By Oli Gross

The Publican's Morning Advertiser takes a look at the pubs which were opened, renovated and reopened in February 2016.

Analysis: Cask continues to rise in popularity

19-Feb-2016 By Nigel Huddleston

Cask is a product supermarkets are simply unable to recreate. Nigel Huddleston looks at the value of the drink that continues to rise in popularity.

Associations

Mulholland on the British Pub Confederation - the new voice of pubs and publicans

09-Feb-2016 By Greg Mulholland MP

Last month saw a significant development in the pub sector with the launch the new British Pub Confederation.

Gallery

Pub openings - January 2016

02-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

The Publican's Morning Advertiser takes a look at pubs across the UK which were opened or renovated in January 2016.

Industry reacts to profit fears over 'undrinkable beer'

20-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

The British Beer and Pub Association has said it will investigate 'ways to promote awareness and best practice', including pre-entry industry training, in the wake of serious concerns from tenants about how much drinkable beer is in a barrel.

MPs urged to support beer duty cut

18-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

Industry leaders have written to MPs urging them to support a new parliamentary motion calling for a one penny cut in beer duty in this year's Budget.

Beer

Profit fears over 'undrinkable beer' from the Punch Tenant Network

14-Jan-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Not enough is being done to inform licensees how much drinkable beer is in a barrel, leading to potential confusion over missing profits, according to one campaigning licensee.

Operator criticises brewers

Call to take action on beer price hikes

14-Dec-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A leading operator has hit out against price rises from big brewers and called on fellow publicans to put pressure on them to lower prices.

MA300

Craft Beer Co heads into the City

18-Nov-2015 By James Evison

The Craft Beer Co. has opened its newest site on London’s Mitre Street, in the shadow of London’s landmark ‘Gherkin’ building.

Beer

Does cask have its rivals over a barrel?

11-Nov-2015 By Nigel Huddleston

Cask ale cannot be matched outside pubs. Nigel Huddleston finds out why stocking it will give you the edge.

Pub openings

Brakspear opens first managed pub in London

09-Nov-2015 By James Evison

Shepherds Bush site reopens as neighbourhood local.

Finance

City digest - 6 November

05-Nov-2015 By PMA

This week's city news include Intertain, Meantime, PubLove.

Is the difference between a bar and a pub becoming irrelevant?

13-Oct-2015 By Pete Brown

Pete Brown discovers why the difference between a bar and a pub is becoming less relevant as venues like award-winning Purecraft proves being both is a way of enticing all types of custom.

It's cask-ing for trouble not training bar staff

23-Sep-2015 By Mike Berry

As Cask Ale Week begins, Mike Berry asks the important question: Do your staff know about cask?

Beer

The Cask Report 2015-16: ‘How pubs can profit from cask’

22-Sep-2015 By Bruce Dickinson & Pete Brown

This year's Cask Report has been published and beer writer Pete Brown has delivered his findings - with a little help from Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson.

Cask Ale Report: Sustained growth

22-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Licensees have been encouraged to note the increasing trend towards cask ale among drinkers as details of the Cask Ale Report were revealed at a seminar in London today.

Cask Ale Week

Punch offers free pints again for Cask Ale Week

15-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Punch Taverns is supporting Cask Ale Week by running a free pint promotion between Thursday 24 September and Sunday 4 October 2015.

Pub Awards: Best Beer Pub – Purecraft Bar, Birmingham

10-Sep-2015 By PMA

A modern beer-focused pub with warmth and less edge was how the judges described the Purecraft Bar in Birmingham City Centre.

MA300

Craft Beer Co secures site near Gherkin

29-Jul-2015 By James Evison

The Craft Beer Co has announced that the group will debut in the City of London, after securing a site in Mitre Street, in the shadow of the insurance district's landmark Gherkin building.

Beer

Cask Ale Week: Would you be #CrazyNotTo?

27-Jul-2015 By PMA

Cask Ale Week runs from 24 September to 4 October, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser looks into all of the reasons your pub should get involved.

Beer special

Debate: Premiumisation of beer...is it a trend?

07-Jul-2015 By PMA & MC Allegra FS Roundtable debate - sponsored by Miller Brands

Last month, key figures from across the on-trade gathered at Geronimo Inns’ site the Oyster Shed, in the City of London, for a roundtable debate on the premiumisation of beer in the licensed hospitality sector. Laurie MacDonald reports.

GK/Spirit Deal

Greene King: ‘Business as usual’ at Spirit pubs

30-Jun-2015 By Mike Berry & Ruth Williams

Greene King boss Rooney Anand insists it’s “business as usual” for tenants and lessees following the completion of the biggest deal in the pub sector for 10 years.

Micropubs go macro

18-Jun-2015 By Roger Protz

Many traditional pubs have faced tough times in recent years, but Roger Protz has found a new type of pub bucking the trend.

Brakspear recognises top tenants

18-Jun-2015 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Oxfordshire-based pub operator Brakspear has rewarded tenants at five of its pubs in its annual awards.

Comment

Brown: Don't over-price craft beer

14-Apr-2015 By Pete Brown

The premiumisation of craft ale has been a fantastic boost to pubs throughout the UK but, as Pete Brown explains, push the margins too far and customers will soon start to walk away.