Cask Marque to launch "try before you buy" scheme nationally
03-Oct-2001
Cask Marque is to launch its "try before you buy" cask ale promotion nationally following the success of its trial in Thames Valley pubs.However,...
Barrels of fun enjoyed at Cask Ale Week
24-Sep-2001
Brewery tours, dray horses, models and sausages have all been part of the promotional activities organised by brewers taking part in Cask Ale...
Pub & Bar 2001: Preview
14-Sep-2001
More than 200 exhibitors are taking part in this year's Pub & Bar show at London's Olympia. Phil Mellows previews what will be showingAs an...
Cask ale
14-Sep-2001
Cask ale quality accreditation body Cask Marque and wholesaler The Beer Seller have teamed up at this year's Pub & Bar to promote the continuing...
Cask Ale Week gets under way
13-Sep-2001
IFBB launches country-wide initiative to grow ale salesThousands of drinkers are expected to try cask ale for the first time as a result of the new...
Take-home bottled ale: can pubs reap the rewards?
13-Sep-2001
Despite flagging ale sales in the on-trade, the take-home bottled ale market is booming. John Porter looks at how this success can be replicated in...
Fuller's disputes "cask ale decline" as ale sales grow
26-Jul-2001
London brewer Fuller's has disputed the claim that cask ale is in decline and revealed that production of ale at its Griffin Brewery has greatly...
IFBB launches Cask Ale Week
11-Jul-2001
The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has launched a new nationwide initiative aimed at boosting the profile of cask ale.Cask Ale Week...
The heat is on
22-May-2001
Bitter sales have traditionally suffered in the summer. Ben McFarland investigates how brewers are pulling in new drinkers with lighter brews.The pub...
Thinking of stocking cask ale?
18-May-2001
Whether or not to sell cask ale, or 'real ale' as it is sometimes called, is something all licensees have to decide. It helps to know exactly what...
Gales upbeat despite red tape and duty
16-May-2001
Red tape, beer duty, foot-and-mouth and flooding have not dampened George Gale & Co's hopes of expanding.The Hampshire brewer is on the lookout...
Marqued improvement
01-May-2001
Cask Marque's Time to Get Real? initiative to raise the profile of real ales has got off to a successful start.Cask ale has suffered from something...
Brakspear breaks sales record
29-Mar-2001
Regional brewer WH Brakspear is celebrating its best results for 220 years, including a continuing increase in sales of cask beer.The Oxfordshire...
CAMRA fights to conserve the pint
14-Mar-2001
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched the biggest promotion of real ale for 50 years as part of its on-going battle to conserve the great...
Pouring reigns - beer dispensing gets all the attention
18-Sep-2000
The way beers are dispensed today is becoming more sophisticated as drinks companies try to cash in - just like thatPicture a Friday night down the...
Brewer set to sell
26-Jun-2000
A regional brewer is to offer a new dimension in real ale choice to licensees through an innovative beer box package.The boxes from Smiles of Bristol...
Adnams snubs CAMRA ale advertising drive
22-May-2000
Suffolk brewer Adnams has managed to avoid a rift with the Campaign for Real Ale despite axing a popular cask beer and refusing to support generic...
Wine boom threat to beer
15-Nov-1999
Beer is being threatened by a boom in wine drinking, both at home and in pubs.A government report suggests that home consumption of beer fell by 17...
The Head of Steam - the station buffet of the future?
18-May-1998
According to Tony Brookes' masterplan, waiting for a train will never be the same. Phil Mellows went trainspotting with the founder of Head of Steam....