Lager

Petition demanding Government U-Turn on SBR passes 7k signatures in first day

11-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

A petition calling on the Government to reverse proposed changes to the Small Brewers Relief (SBR) threshold has received more than 7,000 signatures in 24 hours.

Average price of a pint rises by four times the rate of inflation

07-Aug-2020 By Stuart Stone

The average cost of a pint in the UK has risen by 24p to £3.94 during 2020 – an increase of 6%, or four times the rate of inflation, according to new research.

In association with BrewDog

Why draught alcohol-free beer is a winner

28-Jul-2020 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.

St Austell appoints Georgina Young as brewing director

16-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

Georgina Young will oversee brewing and operations at both St Austell Brewery and Bath Ales as the Cornish brewer and pub operator’s new brewing director.

CAMRA urges CMA to investigate Carlsberg and Marston’s joint venture

15-Jul-2020 By Stuart Stone

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called upon the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to ‘step up to the plate’ and investigate the creation of the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company.

Drinks list 2020

The Drinks List: Top Brands to Stock 2020

26-Nov-2019 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.

Pubgoers could win £1,000 from new Foster’s campaign

07-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Lager brand Foster’s has launched a Friday-focused activation that will give pub customers the chance to win £1,000 cash.

Peroni reveals alcohol-free lager

02-Jan-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Italian lager brand Peroni has launched its first alcohol-free variant to the UK market, which will be rolled out across the UK on-trade this year.

Chef Marco Pierre White launches premium craft lager

28-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White has launched a new premium lager that gives “the perfect balance of malt and hop”.

Peroni shows off redesign

03-Aug-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Italian lager Peroni has unveiled a sleek new change of style, the biggest overhaul of the brand in almost two decades.

Rising gin and beer sales – what Diageo's results mean for pubs

26-Jul-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Global spirits and beer giant Diageo, maker of Gordon’s and Guinness, has reported a healthy annual sales increase of 8% in Great Britain, driven by its core beer and gin brands.

‘Pubs fear they may have to stop beer on draught’ due to CO2 crisis

28-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Experts predict the gas shortage will soon end, although an industry source has warned that some pubs fear they “may have to stop serving beer on tap due to a lack of CO2”.

Beer stocks low due to CO2 shortage

20-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Brewers large and small are running low or have run out of products as the Europe-wide CO2 shortage worsens, putting a stop to brewing and packaging for many.

Lager and soft drinks risk flat sales following CO2 shortage

20-Jun-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Lager and soft drinks sales could run dry if more food-grade carbon dioxide (CO2) is not produced soon, as stockpiles across Europe run down.

Game of Thrones star helps Estrella Damm play for bigger market share

03-May-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Spanish beer brand Estrella Damm is playing for a bigger slice of the UK beer market with its latest short film starring Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage.

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The return of lager: The beer that's harder to brew than IPAs or imperial porters

25-Feb-2016 By Pete Brown

Despite not having much of a chance of becoming the next great clairvoyant, Pete Brown could be on the right track by predicting a growth in quality lager.

Greenwich Meantime

Meantime dismisses claims it uses Grolsch in London Lager

18-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Greenwich Meantime has dismissed claims that its London Lager contains Dutch beer Grolsch.

Innis & Gunn set to launch bar division

20-May-2015 By Mike Berry

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn will open its first bar in Edinburgh at the end of July, with a plan to operate a further five UK venues by 2017.

World of confusion over lager

25-Feb-2014 By Roger Protz

Kronenbourg's recent ad ban highlights the issue of ‘misleading’ provenance claims, argues Roger Protz.

Lager Focus: Lager than life

23-Mar-2011

This renaissance of cask ale is all kinds of wonderful. Sales of real ale are soaring, there's increasing demand for cask, more pubs are putting...

And the new lager is... lager

09-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black

Lager is enjoying a come back thanks to Budweiser and Cotswold Brewing Company, says Robyn Black.

Guinness trials new Black Lager

24-Mar-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire

Guinness is trialling a new Black Lager in Northern Ireland. The lager, which is being tested in the on and off-trade, is cold filtered and uses...

Dark days for lager

22-May-2008

Despite a substantial market share, lager is in decline, with only good weather and top sports events seemingly able to slow the slide. Nigel...

Comment: Blood on the tracks?

02-May-2008

Jeremy Blood, the new managing director of Heineken UK, told The Publican this week that he saw a big and important future for both the Heineken and...

S&N to offer Heineken brands by late summer

29-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team

Licensees will start to see Scottish & Newcastle UK offering Heineken brands by the end of the summer. That is according to Jeremy Blood, who has...

The mysterious birth of lager

07-Jun-2007

What precisely is lager? It may seem a curious question to ask, as most of the world drinks lager. Even in Britain, with its great ale heritage,...

Beer & food matching: Loving lager

04-Apr-2007

Lager? Surely a bag of salt n vinegar is the highest culinary you can expect with a glass of lager.But no, from bratwurst to beef stroganoff,...

In Session... with Ben McFarland

14-Jun-2006

It's a fair bet that the drinking demands of hordes of England fans will be somewhat lost in translation this summer. Reebok Classics twitching in...

All in the best

02-Jun-2005

possible taste Hoping to educate the press ­ and through them the public ­ about the UK's diverse lager offer, Coors hosted a generic tasting...

Standard's strength

18-Mar-2004

Lager is making headway in an otherwise declining beer market ­ but it's standard lagers, not premiums, which are pushing the growth. Report by John...

Classic lagers fight for survival

03-Apr-2003

Sometimes it's the small, simple words that cause the most problems. Take the word lager. Every week the MA reports, in both news and feature pages,...

Untying the knot

27-Mar-2003

Mike Foster, the man who ran Inntrepreneur, has presented his evidence in the landmark case. It's a revealing picture of life at the top of a major...

Look back in

13-Mar-2003

lager In many peoples' minds, lager is a child of the 70s, as far as the UK is concerned. The truth is very different and Britain's lager brewing...

Increase in duty continues to stifle PPS category

19-Nov-2002

The extra tax burden imposed by Gordon Brown earlier this year is continuing to stifle expansion of the premium packaged spirits category according...

Lager than life

18-Apr-2001

The static lager market has been awakened by a number of relaunches, repositions and the rising popularity of a new imported beer category. Ben...

Arc launches with a crystal clear aim

04-Sep-2000

Bass Brewers has announced the launch of an innovative premium draught lager and regional trialing of an additional four new brands.Arc, initially...