Atten-shun door-men: Military ID now valid in pubs
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
British servicemen can now be sure of getting a pint in their local if they are old enough to drink – after the Government acted to correct a “ludicrous” anomaly in which their military ID could NOT be accepted by doormen. In March 2011, the Government finally permitted the use of military ID cards as Read the full post…
Cor! Whew! Greek ale wows Wetherspoons!
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
A Corfu beer has topped a Wetherspoon international taste test, and has been named as the chain’s official beer throughout the London Olympics. Koroibos Ale is produced by the Corfiot Brewery, located in the Arilla district of the Greek holiday island. The ale was named after the runner Koroibos who took part in the first Read the full post…
Cor! Phew! Greek ale wows Wetherspoons!
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
A Corfu beer has topped a Wetherspoon international taste test, and has been named as the chain’s official beer throughout the London Olympics. Koroibos Ale is produced by the Corfiot Brewery, located in the Arilla district of the Greek holiday island. The ale was named after the runner Koroibos who took part in the first Read the full post…
Brewers move into pubs and hotels
By: JimOldfield
August 5th, 2012
Brewery bosses like their vertical integration… which usually takes the form of buying up pubs, in which to sell their ales. But as ambitions grow, London giant Young’s has been going one better for a while – and the company is about to open its SEVENTEENTH hotel! The £3m, 17-room Foley Hotel, in the Surrey Read the full post…
Beer tax costs pubs an extra £66,500 a year to run, new figures show
By: JimOldfield
July 29th, 2012
By Hand-Pumped Staff July 29 2012 The colossal cost of beer duty and VAT is saddling the average British pub with a £66,500 a year bill, CAMRA and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have revealed. The two organisations’ joint research showed this massive drag anchor has gone up by a staggering £18,000 Read the full post…
Beer Group sides with BBPA against “catastrophic” beer stamps
By: JimOldfield
July 26th, 2012
The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has backed the British Beer and Pub Association’s stance against the introduction of beer tax stamps – which the BBPA warns could cause an industry catastrophe. The beer group has been conducting an independent inquiry into duty fraud – with the tax stamps proposed as one of the measures to Read the full post…
Gill could help you run a Robbies pub!
By: JimOldfield
July 24th, 2012
If you’re looking to run a pub for Cheshire family brewer Robinsons, Gill Dennett should be your first call! Gill has joined the brewery as Business Opportunities Development Manager, taking over from John Lavin, who retired recently. She is the first point of contact for all prospective tenants wishing to invest in a tenancy with Read the full post…
Illegal beer tax stamps may wipe out brewers and pubs – BBPA
By: JimOldfield
July 16th, 2012
The Government’s planned “tax stamps” on every bottle of beer may be ILLEGAL… and they will land brewers with a horrific £100 MILLION annual bill which could wipe out smaller brewers and pubs. The frightening claims came from the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) today, in its submission to HM Revenue and Customs on Read the full post…
British brewers lead worldwide push for responsible drinking
By: JimOldfield
July 12th, 2012
British brewers are featuring highly on a new Worldwide Brewing Alliance website to encourage responsible consumption. The new WBA site demonstrates how the global brewing industry is working to help reduce the harmful use of alcohol, and shows the shared global dedication to promoting responsible drinking and it provides detailed information about hundreds of brewer-supported Read the full post…
Thirsty Magpies build an 80-ale nest-egg at footy club beer fest
By: JimOldfield
July 3rd, 2012
A town’s football club has teamed up with a local pub to stage a four-day beer festival showcasing more than 80 ales and ciders. EvoStik Premier Division side Chorley, nicknamed the Magpies, will launch their Thirsty Magpie Beer Festival, at their Victory Park ground from July 12-15, in collaboration with the Spinners Arms pub at Read the full post…
