by Darren | Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Pellicle Magazine, the independent publication celebrating the joys of beer, wine and cider, has launched its first series of podcasts. The series features eight hour-long episodes, weaving together interviews, debates, and spoken word versions of some of the most...
by Darren | Tuesday, January 21, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
Brewhouse & Kitchen Chester In a report released by the Office for National Statistics, for industry trends in 2019, the number of pubs and bars in the UK increased by 315. The previous decade was tarred by the constant site of community pubs closing their doors...
by Darren | Monday, January 13, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
Campaigners who saved a pub in Ryton and made it the first community pub in the Tyne Valley have received a national award for their efforts from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). CAMRA’s Pub Saving Award recognises communities who have successfully rescued pubs from...
by Darren | Tuesday, January 7, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
Keith Bott MBE has been appointed as the first ever president of PubAid, the organisation dedicated to promoting pubs as a force for good. The founder of Titanic Brewery and former chairman of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) takes up the position in this...
by Darren | Monday, January 6, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
A new £1.15m fund is being set up to support British pubs, the government has announced. The funding will help an estimated 100 new groups take ownership of and save their local, or support essential community services based in pubs in rural and remote areas....
by Darren | Friday, January 3, 2020 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
BrewDog is opening its first alcohol-free bar, BrewDog AF, in London on Monday (January 6). In addition to this, the company will be running Drink All You Can Jan across all bars. The initiative offers drinkers unlimited refills of BrewDog alcohol-free beers in all...
by Darren | Monday, December 30, 2019 | Pubs and Bars
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a campaign to promote the role pubs play in tackling loneliness and social isolation. CAMRA’s national chairman, Nik Antona, said: “There’s something about the colder months when it is harder to enjoy the outdoors...
by Darren | Friday, December 20, 2019 | Pubs and Bars
Brakspear is starting 2020 with two no- and low-alcohol drinks offers designed to help its pubs beat the Dry January trading blues and make abstainers feel as welcome as drinkers. The popular Henley Ale Trail is being adapted for non-drinkers, with a new Dry January...
by Darren | Wednesday, December 18, 2019 | Pubs and Bars
Rebecca Hamilton with her son, Henry A publican’s wife has praised the Licensed Trade Charity for rescuing her son’s education and inspiring him to new academic heights by giving him an opportunity she says was “life changing”. Richard Hamilton, a general manager for...
by Darren | Tuesday, December 17, 2019 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
Having opened a 130,000 sq ft fully-chilled warehouse near Glasgow, code-named the Hop Hub, BrewDog has now given the facility a taproom. The bar is attached to the warehouse in North Lanarkshire, which at time of opening in the spring of 2019 was Europe’s first...
by Darren | Friday, December 13, 2019 | Pubs and Bars
A new report has revealed that the UK pub industry is reversing a decade of numerical decline, with a net growth of 320 pub/bars, a possible extra 8,975 jobs, and additional cash turnover of £740m nationwide. Stampede, a Leith-based start-up offering digital growth...
by Darren | Tuesday, December 10, 2019 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
The brewery at Chester’s Brewhouse & Kitchen Brewhouse & Kitchen has announced plans to develop its brand further with the concept of a ‘brewtel’. There are plans to open ten new bedrooms within its Worthing brewpub, currently in...
