Craft Beer

Category perception: ‘For too long the no and low category has been marred by the stigma that ‘not drinking’ is dull,’ Ellie Webb, founder of non-alcoholic spirit Caleño, says.

‘Low and no isn’t about compromise’

By Stuart Stone

With the help of category experts, The Morning Advertiser pours over some of the ways in which low and no drink producers are raising the bar.

North Bar and North Brewing Co Fiona Potts Big Interview

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Secrets behind the success of North Bar/North Brewing Co

By Nikkie Thatcher

Off the back of North Bar/North Brewing Co’s recent win at the 2021 Publican Awards, The Morning Advertiser caught up (virtually of course) with head of retail Fiona Potts just before the company opened its latest venue for outdoor trading.

Bigger than forecast: BrewDog COO David McDowall outlined the demand for the brewer and operator's beer demand situation

BrewDog: ‘It’s been hold on to your hats time on supply’

By Georgi Gyton, MCA

BrewDog has managed to keep up with demand for its beer, but it has been “hold on to your hats time”, since hospitality reopened for outdoor trading last month (April), president and COO David McDowall told MCA’s The Conversation.

More pours: which new products have launched in the past week?

New product round-up

Fruit flavoured serves the pick of latest product launches

By Stuart Stone

From a pair of passion fruit pours and a tayberry tipple to the launch of a trio of schnapps serves, there are berry rich pickings for operators among the glut of new fruit flavoured products in this week's round-up.

Committed AF: “at BrewDog, we are on a mission to prove that alcohol-free does not equate to taste-free,

In association with BrewDog

Why draught alcohol-free beer is a winner

By Stuart Stone

Alcohol-free beer has long been the preserve of the fridge, but new brewing techniques and a 'punk' focus could see that change as BrewDog looks to put its stink on the sprouting category.

Fourpure No Passport Required Cosmic Café Coffee Sour

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Taste test: Fourpure ‘No Passport Required’ beers

By Nicholas Robinson

Fourpure has launches a series of six beers to take drinkers on a ‘no passport required’ journey, featuring a gose, a SIPA, two sours, a DIPA and a coffee stout.

Consumer change: craft beer has also see a shift in drinkers of late

Drink Tank

Craft beer sales drop

By Nikkie Thatcher

The craft beer sector has seen an overall drop in volume sales, pulled down by packaged products, despite a growth in draught, data has revealed.

Top dog: BrewDog Punk IPA is the pub trade's best-selling craft beer for a second year in a row

Drinks list 2020

BrewDog Punk IPA sales increase by 19.7%

By Stuart Stone

BrewDog’s Punk IPA is still top dog when it comes to on-trade craft beer according to The Morning Advertiser’s latest Drinks List after both its volume and value increased by almost a fifth, year on year.

Crunching the numbers: an in-depth look at the best performing brands and variants in every beverage category in the on-trade

Drinks list 2020

The Drinks List: Top Brands to Stock 2020

By Nicholas Robinson

Getting to grips with data in The Morning Advertiser’s Drinks List 2019 will give operators a head start in formulating successful drinks menus.

Power of four: new low-alcohol beers on the market

Four low-alcohol beers for January

By Nicholas Robinson

Beer distributor Euroboozer has pulled four new low-alcohol beers into its portfolio in time for Christmas and Dry January.

What is it? experts try to define craft

Can we define craft?

By Nicholas Robinson

The word 'craft' is bandied around so often it’s hard to know what is and what is not craft. Harder still is the fact few, the drinks industry in particular, work towards a standard when defining something as craft.

Beer in abundance: Great American Beer Festival (image: ©Brewers Association)

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6 hot American craft beer trends

By Lotte Peplow

The US is a hive of craft beer activity, with a market that has significantly more going on than the UK’s. In this special feature, Britain-based beer sommelier, writer and judge Lotte Peplow reports on the latest trends from the Great American Beer Festival...

Creating a real buzz: Hiver launches in cans

Honey beer Hiver launches in cans

By Nicholas Robinson

Specialist brewer Hiver has launched its original Honey Blonde and its Honey IPA in cans, with further plans to launch seasonal variants in the works.

Landing in London: two airlines will offer more than 200 craft beers from the US at a special pop-up pub

Airlines to host American-themed craft pop-up

By Emily Hawkins

A pop-up pub showcasing hundreds of US craft beers will open this month in the latest marketing ploy by two airlines to attract UK tourists to cross The Pond.