Cask Ale

Michel Roux Jr to oversee new Langham London hotel bar The Wigmore

02-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Michel Roux Jr is to oversee the food at The Wigmore, a new bar set to open at The Langham London hotel from the team behind the venue’s existing Artesian bar.

Cask ale market grows to £1.7bn a year

21-Sep-2016 By Sophie Witts

The cask ale category is now worth £1.7bn a year in the UK, but pubs still need to do more to raise awareness of the drink.

Craft Beer Co. to make City debut

29-Jul-2015 By Mark Wingett

The Craft Beer Co is set to make its debut in the City of London, after securing the leasehold of the former Trident Bar and Restaurant on Mitre Lane.

Great British Pub Awards 2015 open for entries

16-Apr-2015 By Jo Bruce

The search is now on for the best pubs in Britain in the Great British Pub Awards 2015, organised by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Real ale shakes off old-man image, fuels boom in new breweries

27-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Cask ale has lost its image as an ‘old man’s drink’ and now appeals to a broad range of drinkers, with the majority of licensees claiming the beer is bringing more young people and women into their pubs.

CD Pub Co hits Worcestershire

03-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Warwickshire-based business CD Pub Co has added a third venue to its portfolio of food-led pubs, having purchased the freehold of The Lygon Arms in Feckenham from Enterprise Inns.

Camra claims majority of tied publicans earn less than the minimum wage

05-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Camra has revealed new figures which it says proves the majority of publicans tied to large pubcos are earning less than the minimum wage, however the BBPA has responded by saying 'statutory regulation is not the answer'.

Spirit Pub Company opens first pub under new 'premium food' concept

19-Apr-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Spirit Pub Company has opened The George Belsize Park, a premium food pub which is thought to be a trial for a possible new concept for the Burton upon Trent-based group.

Beer tax argument heats up at BeerX event ahead of 2013 Budget

15-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Labour may have to retain the controversial Beer Duty Escalator if it came into power at the next election as Shadow Small Business Minister Toby Perkins admitted to brewers at SIBA’s BeerX conference that they ‘can’t solve all the problems facing pubs’.

Spirit Pub Company opens 100th John Barras pub, targets 200 mark

10-Oct-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Spirit Pub Company has opened its 100th site under the growing neighbourhood brand John Barras and has committed to a target of further doubling the estate.

Cask ale sales back in growth for first time in 20 years

28-Sep-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Around 2.2 million barrels of cask, equating to some 633 million pints, were sold in the UK last year, marking a 1.6 per cent uplift in volume on 2010 - the first increase in sales of the drink since 1991.

The British Larder named Best Food Pub at the Great British Pub Awards 2012

14-Sep-2012 By Peter Ruddick

The British Larder in Bromeswell, Suffolk has been named Best Food Pub in the Great British Pub Awards 2012 and co-founder Ross Pike has revealed the award has helped drive interest from potential investors in the business.

Last orders: Pub industry urges Government to cut beer tax ahead of budget 2012

17-Feb-2012 By Luke Nicholls

As hospitality businesses are gearing up for next month’s announcement on the 2012 budget, the British beer and pub industry is unanimously demanding a freeze in the Government’s controversial beer tax escalator.

Pub landlords pin hopes on cask ale

24-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Pub Landlords throughout the UK believe that cask ale could hold the key to the future of the Great British pub, according to new research by Molson Coors.

Food dubbed 'lifeline' for pubs despite higher operating costs

27-Sep-2011 By Emma Eversham

Food is being dubbed a 'lifeline' for many pubs, despite the operating costs involved in serving food being 7 per cent higher than they are in wet-led pubs, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) reports.

Northumberland’s Feathers Inn named 2011 Great British Pub of the Year

09-Sep-2011 By Becky Paskin

The Feathers Inn in Hedley-on-the-Hill, Northumberland, has been named the Great British Pub of the Year 2011 after winning the awards’ Best Gastropub category.

Summer drinks trends: Beer

31-May-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Local and premium beers will continue to be a priority for consumers this summer, but in order to make the most of sales and appeal to a range of consumer groups, publicans must promote beer as a respectable drink with a diverse history.

The Harp named first London National Pub of the Year

16-Feb-2011 By Becky Paskin

The Harp in Covent Garden has become the first London pub to be named National Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Oak Taverns to roll out microbrewery concept

12-Nov-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Oak Taverns plans to install microbreweries at seven of its pubs following the opening of one at its most recent acquisition, the Cross Keys in Oxfordshire

Cask ale continues to grow in popularity

05-Oct-2009 By Emma Eversham

The author of a report out today suggests that cask beer can offer publicans a 'lifeline' out of recession as it increases its share of the on-trade beer market