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'Will BrewDog ever do a Meantime? No.'...Interviewing James Watt

07-Jul-2015 By Adrian Tierney-Jones

The BrewDog empire of beers and bars may well continue to grow at a rapid rate, but co-founder James Watt wants to keep hold of the punk spirit...

Pub trade opens up to young licensees

28-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Excitement around craft beer and the opportunity to run their own businesses is bringing an influx of young entrepreneurs into the trade.

BrewDog hails 'epic' year with profit up 69%

02-Apr-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and bar operator, has announced its sixth consecutive year of record growth, having increased its annual turnover by 64% to over £29.6m in 2014.

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Brown: The craft of defining artisanal beer

01-Apr-2015 By Pete Brown

Beer writer Pete Brown learned a lot while on assignment recently, but despite asking experts and discovering those in the industry are unsure, his search for clarity on one subject goes on.

BrewDog tops profit tracker list

26-Mar-2015 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog came out on top in this year’s AlixPartners Profit Tracker in association with the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report.

Joule’s to rethink craft beer concept

28-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry

Steve Nuttall, managing director of Shropshire brewer and pub operator Joule’s has revealed the company is re-evaluating its Craft Beer Bars concept after mixed results at two trial sites.

Brewdog eyes US launch and global presence

09-Jan-2015 By Mark Wingett

Scottish brewer and bar operator BrewDog has set its sights on ramping up its international presence over the next 12 months, including opening its first location in the US.

Beer sales expected to rise 1.3% in 2014

22-Dec-2014 By James Wallin

After five years of decline, volume sales of beer for 2014 are expected to rise 1.3% to 4.24bn litres, according to new research from Mintel.

Big boys hit craft beer trail

22-Oct-2014 By Pete Brown

Writer Pete Brown has just finished a trade show tour in which he had the enviable job of telling people exactly what he thinks about beer.

MA300: 'Social media has made craft beer challenge even harder'

29-Sep-2014 By Jessica Mason

Craft beer, like the introduction of guest ale, is changing the way we drink, speak and share information, according to The Evan Evans Group.

MA300: Craft Beer ‘could follow mistakes of gastropubs phenomenon’

26-Sep-2014 By James Evison

Craft beer is in danger of following the gastropub phenomenon and being misrepresented to consumers, Craft Beer Co’s Martin Hayes claimed at the MA300 Business Club in Brighton.

Pete Brown on the Cask Report

25-Sep-2014 By Pete Brown

Working in beer often feels like living in a busy, hyperactive bubble - less so now that beer is finally enjoying the mainstream media attention it deserves.

The Cask Report: What is 'craft beer'?

24-Sep-2014 By The Cask Report

A great deal of the new interest in beer focuses on the notion of ‘craft beer’. The term lacks a precise definition because, by its nature, it describes a broad and diverse category of beers. Among beer aficionados and around the industry, there is a...

BrewDog pubs to offer student discounts

29-Aug-2014 By John Harrington, M&C Report

BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, is offering a 15% discount to students at all its 17 UK bars between midday and 5pm on weekdays.

The Big Interview: Martin Hayes, Craft Beer Co

29-Jul-2014 By John Harrington

If anyone knows what makes a good craft beer, then that person is surely Martin Hayes, founder and MD of the renowned pub group Craft Beer Co that has grown to an estate of seven sites over half a decade. John Harrington spoke to him.

Dismiss craft beer at your peril

11-Jun-2014 By Pete Brown

How a newspaper article predicting the imminent decline of ‘trendy’ brews left Pete Brown hopping mad.

Carlsberg launches range of craft beers

02-Jun-2014 By Robyn Black

Carlsberg has chosen 28 beers to create a new “crafted” portfolio, aimed at its freetrade customers who want to expand their beer offer.

Craft beer booming but divisions damaging industry, CEO warns

01-May-2014 By James Wallin

Sales of craft beers are booming but there were warnings at this week's ALMR spring conference that the rivalry between craft and traditional brewery could damage the industry.

Craft Beer Co's first festival a 'huge success'

08-Apr-2014 By Helen Gilbert

Craft Beer Co moved away from its traditional ‘meet the brewer' events to hold its first pub beer festival last weekend, which saw more than 11,000 pints sampled.

Demystifying the craft beer movement

19-Feb-2014 By Jessica Mason

The funniest thing about the craft beer trend is that it’s a bit of an emperor’s new clothes term. Nobody wants to ask: “What is craft beer?” Instead, everyone’s whispering: “We just need to have some, okay?”

Craft beer ‘has gone mainstream’ in 2013

20-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Craft beer has gone mainstream this year, beer writer Pete Brown told the Pub Retail Summit last week.

BrewDog cofounders to front craft beer TV show in US

31-May-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The co-founders of Scottish craft brewery BrewDog are to star in their own TV series about the US craft beer revolution.

Brewdog on track to achieve £12m turnover

11-Jun-2012

BrewDog, the fast-growing Scottish brewer and bar operator, has said it is on track to achieve full-year turnover of £12m as it announced plans to open three new sites in the next three months, complete its new £8m craft brewing facility and launch a...

Craft Beer Co in talks over rollout

15-Aug-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

The Craft Beer Co is believed to be in talks with a number of interested parties regarding funding to roll out the brand to further sites in London.

This craft-beer debate saps the fun out of ale

26-Jul-2011 By Pete Brown

Serious beer bores are in danger of turning the wider public off great ale, writes Pete Brown.