Cask Ale

Better off

Better off

All this talk of the good old days is pure nonsense, writes Adam Withrington, it's never been so good - well, for the consumer anyway...As we do...

The Taps

The Taps

2 Henry Street, Lytham, Lancashire 01253 736226 'There is a passion in this Greene King-owned pub for cask ale, and people come from all over to...

Rupert Thompson

Rupert Thompson

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...

May the best brew

May the best brew

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...

Full steam ahead

Full steam ahead

Beer guru JEFF EVANS reflects on the progress being made by the BBPA's Beautiful Beer campaign at a tasting aboard the Severn Valley Railway There's...

Mike Fallon

Mike Fallon

The Wheatsheaf Barrow-in Furness "We do not do happy hours but we sell some alcopops for£1 each on a permanent basis so people are not encouraged...

Taking cask to cask

Taking cask to cask

Why should anyone bother with cask ale? Because, as DAVID GRANT, managing director of Moorhouse's Brewery and northern chairman of SIBA makes clear,...

Check credentials

Check credentials

Q In your first article you mentioned that the trade should avoid employing cowboy' stocktakers. How can I be sure of finding a bona fide expert? A...

Standing up for ale

Standing up for ale

Mike Benner took over as chief executive of CAMRA in May - and he is already flexing his muscles, as Tom Sandham reports.Despite being appointed...

Cellar to Glass

Cellar to Glass

With a view to standardising cellar management and beer dispense, the BII is now offering an Award in Beer and Cellar Quality. Phil Mellows...

Standards bearer

Standards bearer

Shepherd Neame The consumer needs to know that service standards for ale have improved if the sector is to be revived, says Shepherd Neame sales and...

Boost profits

Boost profits

from beer The MA is throwing its weight behind an industry-wide campaign to improve the image of beer and standards of dispense in pubs. Under the...

Continental Copa

Continental Copa

Greene King pub Copa has taken the controversial step of destocking cask ale and replacing it with continental-style niche beers, reports Ben...

Cellar to glass

Cellar to glass

It has become as clear as a perfect pint that the traditional publican's craft of cellar management now requires a much broader set of skills and...