April, 2021
West country brewer sells 21 pubs
The ambitious Liberation brewery has snapped up 21 pubs put up for sale by West country brewer Wadworth. It’s been a difficult year for the Devizes ba...
Pubs as community heroes
Pubs across the country have stepped up to help their local communities through the second national lockdown in England. Once again, many have pivoted...
VAT rate reduction… good news for pubs and customers both?
The Chancellor has cut VAT to 5 per cent on certain aspects of the hospitality industry. Nick Metcalfe looks at the implications. On 8 July the Chance...
Industry insider: flexibility in a post-Covid age
Des de Moor In early 2020, as I was finishing off the text of the new edition of London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, in blissful ignorance of the impen...
Lockdown threatens future of many breweries
Harrogate brewer Ian Fozard fears many breweries will not survive beyond Christmas unless they receive Government help. Fozard who is boss of Rooster’...
Heavenly brew from Harviestoun
Pubs might be having a hard time but that hasn’t stopped a Scottish brewery from launching its first new beer of 2020. Heaven Cent, at 4.6 per cent AB...
The future of cask ale
Has there ever been more choice for the discerning beer drinker asks Mike Unsworth From sours and lambics through to craft beers and world lagers, the...
Sheps will survive the lockdown
Kent brewer pub group Shepherd Neame vows it will not only survive the lockdown but come back in position of strength. Chief executive Jonathan Neame...
Destroying our nation’s heritage: The plight of our great British pubs
The country’s pubs are at risk says Steve Alton We are a nation of pub lovers. To us they represent more than just places to eat and drink, they are t...
Enjoy CAMRA’s winter beer fest at home
CAMRA’s winter beer festival is back, but it won’t be like any other festival you have been to. Building on the success of CAMRA’s acclaimed summer be...
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