Beer - Hospitality

CAMRA flagship festival postponed

12-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival is taking time off in 2024 but will return the following year.

What’s on the Bar with Ye Olde Bridge Inn, Oxton

11-Dec-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The Morning Advertiser discussed what Ye Olde Bridge in has on the pub with operator Hannah Lloyd.

Xmas drinks sales ‘on a knife edge’

11-Dec-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Drinks sales for the last week of November/first weekend of December were down again compared to last year, new figures have found.

35.9m pints poured in first week of festive runup

05-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The festive season has well and truly commenced, with 35.9m pints being sold in the first week of the run up to Christmas according to new research.

CMBC plans to shut Ringwood Brewery after operation fails to sell

05-Dec-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced it is planning to close Ringwood Brewery and shop, after it was unable to secure a sale of the operation.

Drinks sales down but hopes up for strong Christmas

05-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

On premise drinks sales were down by 5% year-on-year in the week to last Saturday (25 November)—but there are grounds for optimism as the run-up to Christmas begins.

FEATURE – Low & no-alcohol

FEATURE: The category you can no longer ignore

04-Dec-2023 By Emma Inch

In 2023, the Christmas bells are ringing in some changes for how we celebrate together.

DRINKS LIST 2024

The Drinks List – top brands to stock in 2024

04-Dec-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

Welcome to the Drinks List 2024 – a list of the top-selling beverages in the on-trade looking at 15 different categories during the past year.

DRINKS LIST 2024

The top cask brands to stock

04-Dec-2023 By The Morning Advertiser

Sharps Doom Bar was the best-selling cask ale brand in 2023, data from The Morning Advertiser’s The Drinks List has found.

Jump Ship: ‘taking action against BrewDog not an easy step’

01-Dec-2023 By Rebecca Weller

“Just because we are small doesn’t mean we don’t matter”, that is founder and managing director of alcohol-free beer brand Jump Ship Sonja Mitchell’s message to BrewDog.

THE CASK PROJECT

Acorn Brewery's new general manager to champion cask

01-Dec-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Liz Casserly is on a mission to champion cask as she takes to the helm of 20-year-old Acorn Brewery in Yorkshire.

Breweries pushed into insolvency due to rising interest rates

01-Dec-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Nearly as many craft breweries went out of business in the first half of 2023 as the whole of last year due to a surge in interest rates, data from Price Bailey has revealed.

CHRISTMAS NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Beers and spirits dominate new drinks for Christmas

30-Nov-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Hey, if you didn’t realise, Christmas is round the corner and now is an ideal time to launch some new drinks that could keep customers coming back until next Yuletide.

Guild of Beer Writers 2023 winners revealed

30-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

David Jesudason has been crowned Beer Writer of the Year at the 2023 British Guild of Beer Writers awards.

What’s on the Bar with the Red Lion, Shepperton

27-Nov-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The latest episode of What’s on the Bar showed what the award-winning Surrey pub, the Red Lion in Shepperton offers.

Autumn Statement

What's the opposite of exceeding expectations?

22-Nov-2023 By Ed Bedington

Expectations ahead of the Autumn Statement were already pretty low in the pub sector and I think it’s fair to say they have been duly met.

Northern Monk discontinues two beers after complaints

22-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Leeds-based brewer Northern Monk has discontinued two of its seasonal products after complaints against the beers were upheld by the Portman Group.

Carlsberg shares 'heartbreak' as Russian staff arrested

21-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Carlsberg has shared its “heartbreak” after two members of staff at its Russian brewery were arrested on suspicion on fraud, branding the allegations against them as “fake”.

Price of a pint of lager jumps 12.5% YOY

16-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The average cost of a pint of draught lager increased 12.5% in the year to October 2023 as pubs and brewers “struggle to survive”.

Camden Brewery unveils new collaborative beer

15-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Camden Town Brewery has launched a new limited-edition collaborative beer in partnership with HP Sauce, Camden HP Brown Ale.

MY PUB

My Pub: the Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax, West Yorkshire

14-Nov-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Perennial award-winning pub the Shibden Mill Inn is a dream destination for foodies across the UK.

OPINION

Unfair tax system must be fixed

13-Nov-2023 By Andy Slee, chief executive, Society of Independent brewers (SIBA)

In a free market economy, Governments help things that are good for society and tax things that aren’t. Life should really be that simple.

What’s on the Bar with the Fox & Hounds

10-Nov-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

In this first episode of our What’s on the Bar series, we looked at the what the Fox & Hounds in Barley, Hertfordshire, is serving.

Drinks sales up 15% on average during Rugby World Cup

10-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs and bars scored double-digit growth in drinks sales during the final stages of the Rugby World Cup, data from CGA by NIQ has revealed.

SIBA unveils new categories for 2024 Business Awards

09-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Entries for the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Business Awards 2024 are now open, with the introduction of new categories.

Low and no products becoming 'ingrained' in drinking culture

03-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Demand for low and no serves is “maturing” and becoming more culturally “ingrained” as products grow more “in their own right” to sit alongside alcohol.

Carlsberg reports 5.8% revenue rise and cuts ties with Russian brewery

02-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Carlsberg Group has announced a 5.8% global rise in revenue per hectolitre across Europe and the termination of its license agreements with its Russian brewery as part of its Q3 performance update.

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

Black Sheep Brewery releases first craft beer

01-Nov-2023 By Rebecca Weller

This month's round-up includes new products from Black Sheep Brewery, Molson Coors, Thatchers Cider, Warner's Distillery and more.

Real Brewing Pub Company enters administration

01-Nov-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Real Brewing Pub Company, the pub operation arm of Derby Brewing Company, has entered administration due to Covid debts and soaring costs.

CMBC’s multimillion-pound investment in Northampton Brewery

31-Oct-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is planning to invest more than £10m into upgrading equipment at its Northampton Brewery in a bid to boost its sustainability credentials.

North Brewing opens first international site

31-Oct-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

Leeds-based brewer and operator North Brewing has announced has opened its first international bar in Treviso, Italy.

MY PUB

My Pub: the Beresford Arms, Morpeth, Northumberland

30-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

The Beresford Arms in a food-led gastropub in the north of England that was a finalist in the Great British Pub Awards in the Best Pub for Food category.

Two Tribes chief: 'The stronger breweries will survive'

27-Oct-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

Justin Deighton has friends in high places. A career spearheading the 90s club-culture revolution as a DJ accumulated a punchy contact book of artists, musicians and chefs.

Signature Brew smashes fundraising target on day 1

25-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

East London-based Signature Brew, which is known for collaborating with musicians and bands, has launched its third crowdfunding campaign and is overfunding before the first day of the drive is over.

BrewDog slashes prices for under-25s

24-Oct-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

BrewDog has launched an ‘Under-25 Club’, cutting prices by 50% for younger guests across all its UK bars.

Weather and sport boost weekly drink sales

20-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Drinks sales in the on-trade rose by 3% in the week to last Saturday (14 October) with the Rugby World Cup and good weather cited as the key drivers.

CAMRA: Autumn Statement is ‘make or break’ moment for UK pubs

19-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Next month’s Autumn Statement has been labelled as a “make or break” moment for the UK’s pubs, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

No change of average pint price

19-Oct-2023 By Nikkie Thatcher

The average cost of a pint draught lager stayed at £4.62 in September – the same price as the previous month, according to official figures.

CMBC secures 'momentous' 10-year agreement with Stonegate

17-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced a new 10-year partnership with the UK’s largest pub company.

CAMRA Pub of the Year finalists announced

17-Oct-2023 By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) announced the four regional finalists in its national Pub of the Year 2023 competition today.

CASK WEBINAR

How to improve your cask offer – free webinar

16-Oct-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Whether you’re a licensee wanting to start serving cask beers or a pub company looking for a few tips to improve the offer you already have – this free webinar is one you won’t want to miss.

Drinks sales growth 'holding up well'

13-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Drinks sales “holding up well” as the final quarter of 2023 begins, data from CGA has revealed.

EXCLUSIVE

Value of beer sales in pubs higher than volume

13-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Beer sales in pubs have seen a marginal increase in volume compared with a higher turnover in value over the last 12 months, demonstrating “huge restraint” from pubs in the face of "outrageous" rising costs.

MCBC to invest £10m into Tadcaster Tower Brewery

10-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Molson Coors Beverage Company (MCBC) has unveiled plans to invest £10m into its North Yorkshire brewery.

St Peter's Brewery acquires Curious Brewery

09-Oct-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Kent-based Curious Brewery has been procured by St Peter’s Brewery, one of the UK’s oldest craft brewers.

PROMOTIONAL CONTENT

Meet the brand: Rosa Blanca, the beer of Mallorca, comes to the UK

09-Oct-2023 By Rosa Blanca

Rosa Blanca, the beer of Mallorca was launched in the UK on 1 August. Rosa Blanca is a smooth, refreshing beer with a touch of aromatic hops and all the essence of the Mallorca.

NEW PRODUCTS ROUND-UP

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Lord Bilimoria: 'Gov needs to stop taking sector for granted'

29-Sep-2023 By Rebecca Weller

The Government needs to start listening to the hospitality sector and stop taking the industry “for granted”, Cobra Beer founder Lord Karan Bilimoria told The Morning Advertiser.

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