Ale and Beer

Pub crawl to the ends of the Earth

A team of adventurers are going to the ends of the Earth to find the world’s northernmost and southernmost pub or bar – all with the help of a Dartmoor brewery that is on the hunt for new styles of beer.

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Carlsberg buys London Fields Brewery

Carlsberg UK has bought Hackney-based London Fields Brewery, just weeks after chief executive Julian Momen told The Morning Advertiser (MA) it planned to bolster its offer with the acquisition of a UK craft brewery.

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British & Irish Lions return for second Test match

Another weekend of sport will see the second match in the British & Irish Lions Test series in Wellington, as well as the tennis final from Eastbourne.

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PCA is ‘rabbit in the headlights’ over MRO, say operators

A group of leading pub operators has described the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) as “a rabbit in the headlights” over its management of the market-rent-only (MRO) option, in a joint letter sent to Marcus Jones, the minister responsible for pubs (Monday 3 July).

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On-trade serving 1 in 4 teens alcohol without asking for ID

Operators sold one in four teenage mystery shoppers alcohol without asking for proof of age in 2016, according to new data.

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One in five people in Wales drink more than guidelines recommend

One in five (20%) people in Wales drink more alcohol than the recommended weekly consumption figure of 14 units, the National Survey of Wales has revealed.

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