Ale and Beer

‘We’re taking Meantime’s head brewer,’ says Hop Stuff boss

Hop Stuff Brewery has hired former Meantime head brewer Andrew Dickinson to oversee its £1.5m expansion plans and will announce two more big-league appointments soon.

Source:‘We’re taking Meantime’s head brewer,’ says Hop Stuff boss

Craft Beer Co to expand in London after reporting double-digit growth

The Craft Beer Co hopes to open more sites across London over the next year after reporting a rise in like-for-like sales of 11.3% in 2016.

Source:Craft Beer Co to expand in London after reporting double-digit growth

Pubs being sold for alternative use on the decline

The percentage of pubs that are sold for non-pub use decreased by 25% in 2016, according to the annual Fleurets survey of pub prices.

Source:Pubs being sold for alternative use on the decline

My Pub: GBPA Winner The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex

Set in the heart of East Sussex, the Bull has come a long way in the past 14 years. Now crowned Great British Pub of the Year 2016, this historic pub is, according to owner Dominic Worrall, ready to take on new challenges in this charming little village.

Source:My Pub: GBPA Winner The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex

Pub to be converted into flats to help tackle ‘chronic shortage’ of affordable housing

A pub in in South Oxhey, near Watford, Hertfordshire, risks being demolished and transformed into new flats, if a planning application is approved.

Source:Pub to be converted into flats to help tackle ‘chronic shortage’ of affordable housing

Men push women off #DryJanuary wagon

Men are more likely to push their female partners off the #DryJanuary wagon, goad them into breaking healthy drinking plans and consume more alcohol than the other way round.

Source:Men push women off #DryJanuary wagon

Matt Tebbutt announced as Top 50 Gastropubs presenter

Saturday Morning Kitchen and Food Unwrapped star Matt Tebbutt will host the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub list reveal and awards later this month.

Source:Matt Tebbutt announced as Top 50 Gastropubs presenter

Innis & Gunn targets 'Dry January' market with non-alcoholic beer

Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has launched a non-alcoholic beer to coincide with an increasing number of Brits choosing to abstain from drinking through January.

Source:Innis & Gunn targets 'Dry January' market with non-alcoholic beer