Ale and Beer

Brakspear rewards top five tenants with up to £2,000 each

Brakspear has presented five of its top pub tenants with up to £2,000 each, as winners of the annual Brakspear Hospitality Awards.

Source:Brakspear rewards top five tenants with up to £2,000 each

Government should not use the industry as scapegoats

The Government should not put all the blame on the pub sector when things go wrong, a Baroness has told the House of Lords.

Source:Government should not use the industry as scapegoats

The Big Interview: David Bruce, City Pub Company

For some reason that now escapes me, having carried our desserts across the level crossing, David Bruce and I are eating them off pub crockery balanced on some sort of electrical junction box at Kintbury railway station, eastbound platform, in Berkshire.

Source:The Big Interview: David Bruce, City Pub Company

Sidney Phillips sells 10 freehold pubs at auction

Sidney Phillips has sold three freehold pubs at an auction held in south Wales last week, with an additional seven properties selling prior to the event.

Source:Sidney Phillips sells 10 freehold pubs at auction

LTC national golf challenge raises £6,100

The Licensed Trade Charity’s (LTC) national golf tournament has already held four heats around the country this year in Bath, Norwich, Kent and North Wales, raising £6,100 for its work supporting those in the trade facing troubled times.

Source:LTC national golf challenge raises £6,100

Government beer tax stamps plan could be illegal

The Government’s plans to introduce a tax stamp for bottles and cans of beer could be illegal, according to lawyer DLA Piper.

Source:Government beer tax stamps plan could be illegal

Beer Tax Fraud Inquiry: Enforcement should be central to Government strategy claim MPs

The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) has called for enforcement to be central to the Government’s policy to tackle beer-duty fraud in a report presented to ministers today (16 July).

Source:Beer Tax Fraud Inquiry: Enforcement should be central to Government strategy claim MPs

Harpenden Arms pub crowned Fuller's Master Cellarman of the Year

Hertfordshire pub, the Harpenden Arms, has won the Master Cellarman of the Year award for the second time from London brewer and pub retailer Fuller, Smith & Turner.

Source:Harpenden Arms pub crowned Fuller's Master Cellarman of the Year

First women accredited as Beer Sommeliers

The first two accredited female Beer Sommeliers have been announced by the Beer Academy.

Source:First women accredited as Beer Sommeliers

Haye vs Chisora grudge match proving popular with pubs

The high-profile British heavyweight clash between David Haye and Dereck Chisora, is proving a knock-out attraction to pubs and clubs with more than 1,000 so far subscribing to the fight’s exclusive broadcaster BoxNation.

Source:Haye vs Chisora grudge match proving popular with pubs