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Creating gluten freedom in our pubs

29-Jan-2016 By Jessica Mason

Gluten-free beer used to be a bit of a contradiction and had a fairly poor reputation too.

Beer

The magic of Maris Otter: 'It's 5% of all malting barley, but it's in 10 of the last 16 Champion beers of Britain'

29-Sep-2015 By Pete Brown

Barleys come and go through cross-breeding and a yearning for bigger yields but one variety has reached its 50th anniversary.

News of the brews

07-Sep-2015 By Jessica Mason

News of the brews is your definitive guide to the week in beer, bringing you the latest in all things hoppy.

Animals

London boutique to offer Belgium beer for dogs

01-Sep-2015 By James Evison

London boutique, the Pet Pavilion, will be delivering a Belgium beer for its dog customers, it has announced. 

Pints for pooches: Beer for dogs launched in UK

21-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

A new beer for dogs brewed in Belgium has been launched in the UK.

Beer prices set to rise if droughts continue

22-Mar-2012 By Gurjit Degun

Beer prices could be set to rise by as much as 2p a pint as the drought across the south of England may lead to a shortage of barley and hops.

British beer tax accounts for 40% of European tax bill

22-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

British beer tax accounts for 40% of the entire European beer tax bill, claims a new report from accountancy firm Ernst & Young.

Cornish brewer hit with £9k beer duty bill

14-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A Cornish brewer has been hit with a £9,000 backdated duty bill after HMRC ruled that its nettle beer was not a beer. Mike Lavers, who runs...

Christmas-themed Tuborg hits Wetherspoons

22-Nov-2010 By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has signed an exclusive deal to stock a Christmas-themed version of Tuborg over the festive period. Tuborg Christmas Brew will be...

Adnams Distillery: Spirits from the coast

18-Nov-2010

Trying to interview Jonathan Adnams in one of his own pubs is a challenge. Not least after he has just treated selected guests to some brand new...

Beer is good but tell that to the righteous

16-Nov-2009 By Roger Protz

Brewing and beer drinking should be a source of national pride — why has it become so maligned, asks Roger Protz.

'Madonna's pub prices probed'

08-Aug-2008

Madonna and Guy Ritchie's pub is being investigated by the local council because of its bar prices. Staff at The Punchbowl, in London's posh Mayfair,...

BrandsBriefs

27-Mar-2008

All out of ale The draught version of an ale brewed by Timothy Taylor to commemorate its 150th anniversary sold out within days. The one-off brew of...

Birthday blitz for Bushmills

13-Mar-2008

Diageo is celebrating 400 years of Bushmills Irish whiskey with a string of events and promotions. The celebrations will include advertising, rugby...

Charles Wells profits hit as costs take their toll

24-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ

Reorganisation costs and rising raw material prices combined to dent Charles Wells' profitability in 2007.But despite a 17 per cent drop in pre-tax...