Pint Glass

'Safer' pint glasses have been designed

Safer pint glasses close to rollout

By Ewan Turney

British pubs could soon be stocking new safer pint glasses after two major suppliers confirmed they are trialling protoypes inspired by the...

Mellows: defending lunch

The politics of a pub lunch

By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows defends Britons' rights to a pub lunch following a Drinkaware announcement that "lunch is dead".

Carlsberg: promoting branded glassware

Carlsberg launches glassware promotion

By Lesley Foottit

Carlsberg stockists can get a free case of branded glasses for every one they order next month, as part of a promotion on branded glassware.

New glass design: difficult to break

'Safer' pint glasses unveiled

By John Harrington

The Government has unveiled two prototype "revolutionary" pint glasses — designed to be safer than traditional glass but more popular than plastic....

Charles Wells pubs: welcome news

Price freeze for Charles Wells pubs

By Ewan Turney

Bedford based brewer and operator Charles Wells has announced it will not increase its beer prices to its tenants until at least 1 April, despite the...

New Year's Eve was the strongest trading day for many pubs

Beer to rise 10p after festive sales drop

By Ewan Turney

The price of a pint of beer in pubs could rise by up to 10p following the 2.5% VAT increase and a disappointing festive season. A snapshot survey of...

Foster's: alcohol units clearly displayed

S&NUK to roll out alcohol-unit glasses

By John Harrington

Scottish & Newcastle UK is to be the first major brewer to carry alcohol unit information on all its glassware. S&NUK plans to deliver more...

Two-thirds measure looks set to come into being

Two-thirds pub pint measure gets green light

By Ewan Turney

Pubs will soon be allowed to serve beer in two-thirds of a pint measures, under new Government plans. The option of introducing a two-thirds — or...

ASA: ad is misleading

ASA bans Axe the Beer Tax ad

By Gemma McKenna

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Axe the Beer Tax ad, calling it inaccurate and misleading, as it underplays the amount of tax paid...

The average price of a pint at a student's union is £2.19

Student bars 34p a pint cheaper than pubs

By John Harrington

The average pint at university bars costs £2.19 — 6p more than last year but 34p less than at nearby student-focused pubs. That's according to a...

Axe the Tax: 202 MPs on board

Labour MPs unite against beer duty hikes

By Ewan Turney

Over 200 MPs have now called for the Government to scrap its planned duty hike on beer at the Budget — including 97 Labour backbenchers.

Axe the Tax: public in favour

70% against beer tax increase

By Ewan Turney

Over 70% of the UK population are opposed to plans to increase tax on beer in the Budget, according to a ComRes poll. The poll, carried out on behalf...

On-trade sales are down 9.3% for 2008

Pub beer sales down 130m pints

By Ewan Turney

Pub beer sales plummeted 9.9% in the fourth quarter of 2008 — equating to a massive drop of 130m pints on last year. The figures from the British...

Camra's Mike Benner and director of pubs Julian Hough outside No10 yesterday

PM asked to act on short beer measures

By Ewan Turney

The Campaign for Real Ale has handed in a petition to the Prime Minister calling for an end to short beer measures in pubs — it claims that one in four pints is served short by over 5%.

Crawley: Pubs play a big part in social life

The wonderful power of the pint

By Stephen Crawley

The pint brought people together and oiled conversation about all sorts of topics, love included, says Caledonian Brewery managing director Stephen Crawley.

Somerset crackdown on oversized pint heads

Somerset crackdown on oversized pint heads

By Ewan Turney

Somerset Trading Standards has launched a new campaign to check the size of the head on a pint. Officers claim that a recent survey showed that one...