Jul 3, 2014 | Good Practice, New to Cask?, Practical Advice
Recent research by Cask Marque shows that 39% of Ale Pythons are not working effectively thus leading to warm beer and increased call out charges. The cause is invariably low water levels or poor water circulation problems. The industry over the last 10 years spent...
Jul 3, 2014 | Case Studies, Insight
The Five Bells at Wickham has been named Pub of the Year 2014 by the West Berkshire branch of CAMRA. Licensee Mark Genders, who also runs the John O’Gaunt pub in Hungerford, said: “We constantly change the ales and ciders that we offer and pride ourselves on not...
Jul 3, 2014 | Insight, Stats & Research
The British Beer and Pub Association helps you to keep abreast of trends within the beer and pub industry. This page on the BBPA website shows the price of a pint over the last ten years, the UK Quarterly Beer Barometer and the decline in pub numbers since 1982. You...
Jul 3, 2014 | Events, Practical Advice, Promotion
When it comes to dining, beer is being given a major push by brewers and beer writers as an accompaniment to food. With the variety of flavours derived from different hop strains and ingredients, different beers are able to contrast and complement a range of different...