Ale and Beer

Brakspear managed estate hits 10 sites

Brakspear, the pub operator and brewer, is expanding its managed division with two pubs to transfer from its tenanted and leased business.

Source:Brakspear managed estate hits 10 sites

Pubcos slammed for using Section 25 notices to block MRO

Pubcos have come under fire for using a specific notice to hinder licensees from accessing the market-rent-only (MRO) option.

Source:Pubcos slammed for using Section 25 notices to block MRO

What have pubs been doing for Cask Ale Week?

Cask Ale Week, which runs from 21 September to 1 October and is organised by Cask Marque, celebrates the brew and encourages consumers to go to pubs and imbibe the nationâs favourite drink.

Source:What have pubs been doing for Cask Ale Week?

Cask must “stop being distracted” by craft beer says Innis & Gunn

The cask-beer industry should âstop being distractedâ by arguments over the definition of craft beer, according to Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn.

Source:Cask must “stop being distracted” by craft beer says Innis & Gunn

Pub acid attack leaves woman ‘temporarily blinded'

An acid attack in a pub in Suffolk has left a woman, who was “not the intended target”, temporarily blinded.

Source:Pub acid attack leaves woman ‘temporarily blinded'

Cask ale drinkers spend more in pubs than other customers

Cask drinkers spend more than Â1,000 a year in pubs, 30% more than other drinkers, according to a new report.

Source:Cask ale drinkers spend more in pubs than other customers

Consumers willing to pay more for quality cask beer

Four in five customers (81%) would be willing to pay up to 20% more for a quality pint of real ale, according to The Cask Report 2018.

Source:Consumers willing to pay more for quality cask beer

Cask beer pubs ‘serve good food too’

Some 33% of all adults believe pubs that serve cask ale are run by licensees who care about beer and therefore the food will be of a high standard too, according to new research.

Source:Cask beer pubs ‘serve good food too’

Free-from food is top food trend in 2017

Free-from food has been the top food trend for 2017 with 38% of consumers demanding it from pubs, according to data experts.

Source:Free-from food is top food trend in 2017

Fly infestation and build-up of sludge found at Toby Carvery pub

A Toby Carvery pub has been awarded a one-star food-hygiene rating after food hygiene inspectors discovered an âinfestation of fliesâ and a build-up of sludge in its kitchen.

Source:Fly infestation and build-up of sludge found at Toby Carvery pub