Cask Ale

Take-home bottled ale: can pubs reap the rewards?

13-Sep-2001

Despite flagging ale sales in the on-trade, the take-home bottled ale market is booming. John Porter looks at how this success can be replicated in...

Fuller's disputes "cask ale decline" as ale sales grow

26-Jul-2001

London brewer Fuller's has disputed the claim that cask ale is in decline and revealed that production of ale at its Griffin Brewery has greatly...

IFBB launches Cask Ale Week

11-Jul-2001

The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has launched a new nationwide initiative aimed at boosting the profile of cask ale.Cask Ale Week...

The heat is on

22-May-2001

Bitter sales have traditionally suffered in the summer. Ben McFarland investigates how brewers are pulling in new drinkers with lighter brews.The pub...

Thinking of stocking cask ale?

18-May-2001

Whether or not to sell cask ale, or 'real ale' as it is sometimes called, is something all licensees have to decide. It helps to know exactly what...

Gales upbeat despite red tape and duty

16-May-2001

Red tape, beer duty, foot-and-mouth and flooding have not dampened George Gale & Co's hopes of expanding.The Hampshire brewer is on the lookout...

Marqued improvement

01-May-2001

Cask Marque's Time to Get Real? initiative to raise the profile of real ales has got off to a successful start.Cask ale has suffered from something...

Brakspear breaks sales record

29-Mar-2001

Regional brewer WH Brakspear is celebrating its best results for 220 years, including a continuing increase in sales of cask beer.The Oxfordshire...

CAMRA fights to conserve the pint

14-Mar-2001

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched the biggest promotion of real ale for 50 years as part of its on-going battle to conserve the great...

Pouring reigns - beer dispensing gets all the attention

18-Sep-2000

The way beers are dispensed today is becoming more sophisticated as drinks companies try to cash in - just like thatPicture a Friday night down the...

Brewer set to sell

26-Jun-2000

A regional brewer is to offer a new dimension in real ale choice to licensees through an innovative beer box package.The boxes from Smiles of Bristol...

Adnams snubs CAMRA ale advertising drive

22-May-2000

Suffolk brewer Adnams has managed to avoid a rift with the Campaign for Real Ale despite axing a popular cask beer and refusing to support generic...

Wine boom threat to beer

15-Nov-1999

Beer is being threatened by a boom in wine drinking, both at home and in pubs.A government report suggests that home consumption of beer fell by 17...

The Head of Steam - the station buffet of the future?

18-May-1998

According to Tony Brookes' masterplan, waiting for a train will never be the same. Phil Mellows went trainspotting with the founder of Head of Steam....