2012 June « Ale and Beer

Bar Sport plans for further expansion

Bar Sport — the sports-focused bar brand run under franchise — plans to open three more sites over the next three months, company founder Scott Murray has told M&C Report.

Source:Bar Sport plans for further expansion

Coors Cameo in a Futurist Film

During the first 30 minutes of ”Tron: Legacy,” the forthcoming science fiction film from Walt Disney Studios, the hunky computer whiz at the center of the action struts to his refrigerator and pulls out a Coors. Yes, a Coors. Cynical moviegoers may think the screen time is a case of product placement, where marketers pay […]

Beer tax fraud inquiry: Government should freeze beer duty

The Government should freeze beer duty if it is to press ahead with tax stamps on beer to tackle alcohol fraud.

Source:Beer tax fraud inquiry: Government should freeze beer duty

Cider categories introduced to the International Brewing Awards

Two new categories for cider are being added to the International Brewing Awards for the 2013 competition.

Source:Cider categories introduced to the International Brewing Awards

Bedford pub wrongly named in Euro 2012 football riot reports

A Bedford pub inadvertedly became the subject of unwelcome press attention earlier today after news reports, including on the BBC and the Sun’s websites, said it had been targeted by England football fans following last night’s defeat to Italy.

Source:Bedford pub wrongly named in Euro 2012 football riot reports

MPs set to debate beer duty escalator

MPs are to debate proposals to abandon the beer duty escalator in Parliament.

Source:MPs set to debate beer duty escalator

An Economic Lifeline of Barley and Hops

In Bend, Ore., where there is no Interstate, no university and the closest major city is 160 miles away across steep and snowy mountains, beer has had room to make a difference.

Source:An Economic Lifeline of Barley and Hops

The Big Interview: Mark Crowther, Liberation Group

Caught between the cultures of England and France, the last thing you might expect as a signature dish in a Channel Islands pub is a kind of giant Portuguese kebab that comes swinging to your table hoisted on a yard-high wrought-iron gibbet.

Source:The Big Interview: Mark Crowther, Liberation Group

London pubs anticipate further football boost despite England's Euro exit

Pub operators are hopeful of another strong week of trading, despite England’s exit from Euro 2012 on Sunday.

Source:London pubs anticipate further football boost despite England's Euro exit

M&B ‘has preferred candidate for CEO’

Analyst Douglas Jack at Numis has revealed Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has a preferred candidate for its vacant chief executive role, who “understands the sector”.

Source:M&B ‘has preferred candidate for CEO’