Taste

Meantime Brewing Company hiring for the position of ‘beer taster’

29-Sep-2017 By James Beeson

Ever thought about how great it would be to get paid to sit around and drink beer?

‘Gin boom will end in two years’ claims expert

22-Sep-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

The gin bubble will burst in two years' time, according to New World Trading Company (NWTC)’s head of bars Nick Whitby.

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Coach head chef: ‘It’s all about deliciousness’

09-Jun-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Tom Kerridge’s the Coach in Marlow's head chef Nick Beardshaw lets The Morning Advertiser in on what drives dish inspiration at the Buckinghamshire pub, as well as what it is like working with Kerridge.

Virtual reality

Innis & Gunn brings virtual reality to UK pubs

18-Aug-2016 By Liam Coleman

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? It's hard to tell at 50 pubs dotted across the UK where Innis & Gunn is inviting drinkers to don a virtual reality headset when trying its beers.

Pubs need to serve up a sense of adventure

03-Apr-2014 By Robyn Black

With Easter just around the corner the shops are filling up with the usual chocolate chicks, bunnies and eggs.

Gold Great Taste Awards winners announced

01-Aug-2008 By Lucy Britner

The gold winners of the Great Taste Awards have been announced. From 4753 products entered into the scheme this year, the majority of gold winners...

Ask An Expert: Offering beer samples

17-Jul-2008

I've noticed some pubs promote their beers, especially cask ales, by offering customers a taster. What's the best way of going about this? Are there...

J2O adds Apple & Blueberry

24-Jan-2008

Britvic Soft Drinks is introducing a new exotic flavour to its J2O range - Apple & Blueberry. The new flavour will be available in the on-trade...

Pubs urged to raise standards on real ale

17-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore

Cask Marque has launched a new campaign in a bid to attract more drinkers to real ale and encourage pubs to raise standards. The Campaign for Great...

Cask Marque: Smoke ban will reawaken taste buds

16-Aug-2007 By The PMA Team

Cask Marque has claimed the smoke ban has reawakened taste buds.

'DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT' - buyers on brands

05-Oct-2006

My first encounter with Foster's Twist almost gave me a nasty cut. I assumed that it would have a screw top, but it has a seriously sharp metal...

Pub & Bar 2005 preview: News and features

05-Apr-2005

All the latest news on the range of features offered by Pub & Bar 2005.Competition ends to find the UK's best pub singerPub singers are getting...

Product test - Chef Test

01-Nov-2004

In the first of a new series PubChef asks a panel of four pub chefs to put a range of new products to the test in their kitchens. Anthony Williams -...

Pub grub classics under threat

29-Oct-2004

Pub grub favourites such as shepherd's pie and carvery roast lamb are under threat from the increasingly cosmopolitan tastes of consumers.A...

Beer notes are such bitter pills

22-May-2003

Tasting notes for beer lack the spirit of wine and whisky, says Andrew Jefford, but it's not too late for the trade to pen more tempting descriptions...