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ESCALATOR TAX: ‘I HEAR YOU … BUT THAT’S ALL!’
By: JimOldfield
November 1st, 2012
Beer tax row finally goes all the way to the top… but Minister won’t push stop button on stairway to hell The wishes of over 104,000 people wanting an end to the beer duty escalator fell on deaf ears in Parliament today when the Treasury refused to consider scrapping the tax. After a Commons debate Read the full post…
Watchdog slams farm’s ‘childish’ beer bottle label
By: JimOldfield
November 1st, 2012
Organic brewer Laverstoke Park Farm has been rapped by an alcohol watchdog for labelling its beer bottles with pictures that appeal to young children. The “childish” drawing of a farmer on the farm’s beer and lager labels has fallen foul of the Portman Group, after they received a complaint from a member of the public concerned that the Read the full post…
Andrew conjures up a beer worth Thwait-ing for!
By: JimOldfield
November 1st, 2012
Cricket-loving beer fan Andrew Bratt hit the competition for six when his imaginary “dream pint” was turned into real ale by a top northern brewery. Andrew, from Manchester, bowled over the judges of Daniel Thwaites’ perfect pint contest, who chose his theoretical beer “Switch Hit”, as their next special brew. And as part of his Read the full post…
Special Brrrrrrew for Antarctic explorers!
By: JimOldfield
October 30th, 2012
Thirsty British scientists at the South Pole are to get their Christmas wish with an ice-cold in Antarctica – after brewers at their Southampton local invented a special brrrrrrrrew! The Dancing Man brewery at the Platform Tavern pub is playing Santa to a team from the British Antarctic Survey and Southampton-based National Oceanography Centre – Read the full post…
Make it snappy for pub photo contest
By: JimOldfield
October 30th, 2012
Pub photographers need to get snappy… as a competition deadline for capturing a slice of “pub-life” expires tomorrow! Saltaire Brewery’s “Pride in Pub Life” competition is looking for a picture which best captures daily life in pubs and bars. The best entries will be displayed in an exhibition, and the winner will also receive £250 Read the full post…
‘As tha’ been a-drinkin’ Joshua Jane?
By: JimOldfield
October 23rd, 2012
An award-winning Yorkshire brewery has called in two amateurs – to help make its next big ale! Ilkley Brewery took up the challenge of running a competition for HOME BREWERS – then let the joint winners of the Leeds Home Brew competition spend a day with the pro team, to help create its new nut Read the full post…
The sex shop they’re all hopping into… for a pint!
By: JimOldfield
October 23rd, 2012
Swindon has launched its newest pub – built from scratch in a former sex shop! And The Hop Inn – billed as “a pub for grown-ups” – has already gotten into bed with the real ale lovers of the Wiltshire town by dragging in drinkers. Owners Jason Putt and his wife Karen Griesel are not Read the full post…
GET SET – IT’S B-DAY AT LAST!
By: JimOldfield
October 23rd, 2012
People-power has won out – with MPs finally granting a full Parliamentary debate on the Government’s controversial “beer duty escalator”. The 100,000-plus e-petition has helped win a three-hour debate a week today (Thursday, November 1) with a motion that will call on the Government to review the hated tax policy. And the brewers’ society, SIBA, Read the full post…
New plunge in real ale sales despite summer of sport
By: JimOldfield
October 23rd, 2012
Britons drank 117m fewer pints of beer between July and September this year… despite a sporting backdrop that included the European footy finals and the London Olympic Games. BodyAnd the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has pinned the latest, 5.6 per cent, plunge firmly on the door of 11, Downing Street. The BBPA says Read the full post…
REVEALED: the formula for a perfect pint!
By: JimOldfield
October 23rd, 2012
But you may need one or two before you try working it out… Boffins have cracked the formula to perfect pint – by adding friends, snacks, mood and even room temperature to your favourite beer. Researchers have discovered that ultimate enjoyment of a pint, depends as much on factors including surroundings, music volume, and days Read the full post…
