Ale and Beer

Bent on Expansion, Molson to Buy StarBev of Europe

Molson Coors is buying StarBev, which brews more than 20 brands in countries including the Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia and Romania, for 2.65 billion euros from the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and StarBev management.

Source:Bent on Expansion, Molson to Buy StarBev of Europe

Brothers Cider Supports On-Trade with Music Festivals Competition

Brothers Cider has announced its Weekends of Freedom online consumer video competition to bolster awareness and interest in the brand’s significant presence at UK music festivals.

Source:Brothers Cider Supports On-Trade with Music Festivals Competition

More MPs get behind the bar as part of 'MPs in pubs' campaign

More MPs are getting behind the bar of their local pub as part of the ‘MPs in Pubs’ campaign
, launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) last year, and supported by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Source:More MPs get behind the bar as part of 'MPs in pubs' campaign

Geronimo plans to add five pubs per year

Young’s-owned pub operator Geronimo Inns plans to add five outlets per year, its co-founder revealed, as the company took back control of its first-ever site.

Source:Geronimo plans to add five pubs per year

Carlsberg UK: ASDA gets first listing of new Copenhagen lager

Asda has secured the first UK listing of Carlsberg’s new Copenhagen lager (4.5% ABV).

Source:Carlsberg UK: ASDA gets first listing of new Copenhagen lager

Thomas snaps up four sites

Steve Thomas, the former head of Luminar, has picked up four sites formerly operated by his old company after landlord X-Leisure assigned the leases of the units to his nightclub-operating firm We Are Dance.

Source:Thomas snaps up four sites

Bombardier in £5m Dave channel spend

Bombardier is to return to the TV screens on the Dave channel as part of a £5m record investment for Wells & Young’s.

Source:Bombardier in £5m Dave channel spend

CAMRA launches Community Pubs Month

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has today launched its first ever Community Pubs Month which aims to boost footfall at pubs and increase awareness of the value of community pubs.

Source:CAMRA launches Community Pubs Month

Will infusions be a sweet success?

The trend of infusing spirits with sweeter flavours continues unabated. This week’s arrival of the UK’s first honey-infused Bourbon (see story, left) follows Southern Comfort’s new cherry variant.

Source:Will infusions be a sweet success?

CAMRA issues restrictive covenants consultation plea to pubs minister Bob Neill

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has written to community pubs minister Bob Neill urging him to issue a response to the consultation on restrictive covenants used by pub operators.

Source:CAMRA issues restrictive covenants consultation plea to pubs minister Bob Neill