Cask Ale

Wales

Wales

Penrhyn Arms Penrhynside, Conwy Ex-grave digger John Sumbland brought a "dead" pub to life when he and wife Sharon bought the Penrhyn Arms. It was a...

American booty

American booty

When Jim and Anne Anderson swapped Philadelphia, USA, for the Scottish Highlands, they discovered a home from home - and brought a multi-cuisine...

LETTERs

LETTERs

Camra does not profit from club Greene King's Rooney Anand is wrong to suggest that the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) profits from the success of the...

MyShout

MyShout

There are just too many cask-ale organisations achieving too little says David Bremner I remember from my economics degree that a market would be in...

MyShout

MyShout

Why tie pubs for beer when we don't tie them for food, asks Tony Jennings

JDW aiming to own 1,500 pubs post-ban

JDW aiming to own 1,500 pubs post-ban

By The PMA Team

JD Wetherspoon has set its sights on ramping up its opening programme once the impact of the English smoking ban has settled down in a couple of...

Licensee fumes over real ale omission

Licensee fumes over real ale omission

A Peterborough licensee is so angry at being left out of Camra's Good Beer Guide he is offering free food and drink to anyone who bins their copy of...

What they said

What they said

CAMRA's proposed guest beer law, (which would see all companies that own 30 pubs or more give their outlets the freedom to buy a guest beer), has...

Taste test

Taste test

My first impression of Bud Silver is that they're trying a bit too hard with the labelling. There's too much going on - I prefer something simpler....

Ricky is ready…

Ricky is ready…

The search for the best cask ale pub in the UK is now well under way with hundreds of entries flooding in, as licensees seek to be named the Greene...

Railway Hotel

Railway Hotel

If you're one of those people who's been wondering what happened to the 24-hour drinking society, then look no further. Nigel Jones, owner of the...

The Punch Bowl

The Punch Bowl

It's little over a year since the Punch Bowl was taken over by the team behind the legendary Drunken Duck, in league with two friends and Crosthwaite...

Ale lovers 'will pay for quality'

Ale lovers 'will pay for quality'

By The PMA Team

Pubs need to recognise the opportunity that now exists to charge more for high-quality, premium cask-ale brands, according to Wolves & Dudley...

Bathwater beer warning as temp soars

Bathwater beer warning as temp soars

By Iain O'Neil

The surprisingly warm British summer has prompted beer inspectors to issue a warning about 'bathwater beer' being served in too many pubs. Inspectors...

Brewery's £1million makeover

Brewery's £1million makeover

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...

Ale brewers join forces to revitalise beer

Ale brewers join forces to revitalise beer

By Andrew Pring

Leading ale brewers have formed a think-tank dedicated to breathing new life into the declining cask market. Called "Why Handpull?", the new group...

Making a splash

Making a splash

"At the moment, we're displaying our latest certificates in the fireplace," says Jacqui. "I'm not sure where they'll go after that, but we'll always...

Tim Platt the licensee at the White Lion

Barred punter buys his local pub

By Lucy Britner

A West Midlands pubgoer was so hacked off after being barred by his landlady - he decided to buy the pub. Tim Platt was a regular at Punch outlet the...

Micros hit by tax backlash

Micros hit by tax backlash

Britain's family brewers are hitting back against progressive beer duty - the tax break aimed at small breweries - because it threatens to cause serious long-term damage to the cask-ale sector. JOHN HARRINGTON reports

Camra reaches membership landmark

Camra reaches membership landmark

By Iain O'Neil

CAMRA is celebrating a landmark today after it signed up its 80,000th member. This week campaign group celebrates its 35th anniversary and chief...

Quality first

Quality first

Perfecting a pint of cask beer is of the utmost importance. The Publican and Greene King have teamed up to explain why.If licensees should aspire to...

Casking in glory

Casking in glory

Selling cask ale does require more care and attention than keg. But developing a range that entices customers doesn't have to be as daunting as it...