Ale and Beer

Heartstone Inns grows estate

Heartstone Inns has taken its estate to 12 with the acquisition of a Monmouthshire pub.

VAT Club proposes staggered tax reduction

The hospitality VAT cut campaign has put forward a plan to the Government for a staggered reduction in the level of the tax for hospitality businesses.

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Knockout blow for 158 Punch pub licensees

Interestingly enough, following on from my last piece on paranoia and the pub trade, Punch seemed determined to underline this by selling off a lot of pubs that it has been suggested would have been moving down the market rent-only option (MRO) route.

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August soft drink round-up

The essential round-up of soft drinks launches and news from August.

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Beginner's guide to stocking US craft beer at your pub

Craft beer is the hottest trend in the beer world but the plethora of styles and brands available can be overwhelming. Sylvia Kopp, craft beer ambassador at the US Brewers Association, looks at how best to choose which brands to stock.

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London boutique to offer Belgium beer for dogs

London boutique, the Pet Pavilion, will be delivering a Belgium beer for its dog customers, it has announced.

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'Exclusive' pale ale for artist Banksy's Dismaland exhibition

Brands Reunited, the umbrella operation of the recently re-launched ‘Home Ales’ brand from Nottingham, has secured its debut brew Robin Hood Pale Ale as an exclusive cask pale ale at Banksy’s latest exhibition in Weston-super-Mare, titled Dismaland.

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Getting the most from empty rooms in pubs

Pubs may have rooms ‘behind closed doors’ – back of house spaces not used as main trading areas. Although kitchens, storerooms, cellars and offices can use sthis space, there is often plenty left over. Laurie MacDonald explores the options for using empty rooms.

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Picture gallery: The most beautiful pubs in England?

The PMA takes a detailed look, inside and out, at the pubs which have been protected by the Government, and explains the reasons given for protection.

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'Disappointment' for locals determined to prevent pub from becoming convenience store

Campaigners fighting to save the Seven Stars in Sedgley have described a meeting with Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay as ‘disappointing.’

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