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Video of the ‘best pub on the planet’, the Fat Cat in Norwich
Find out what makes the Fat Cat in Norwich such a favourite with its local community. This video has been made by students of the University of East Anglia and includes interviews with the pub's staff and its customers. The pub's well-kept cask ale is at the heart of...
Marston’s joins with The Sun to create the ‘pub of the future’
Marston's, operator of over 1,800 pubs and is the world's largest brewer of cask ale, is joining forces with The Sun to future proof its pubs and ensure they remain relevant to future generations of pub-goers. As one of the largest pub groups in the UK Marstons is...
Moorhouse’s puts local barley at the heart of its business
Lancashire brewer Moorhouse’s is aiming revive the cultivation of Britain’s favourite ‘brewing barley’ in the North West. The brewer is encouraging farmers to grow the traditional Maris Otter barley in the region as it seeks to secure crucial sustainable supplies for...
Meantime beers now on Blipper
Meantime are now live on the Blippar (AR) platform creating an innovative augmented reality app for the beer connoisseur. Using Blippar, a free app that can be downloaded on smartphones and tablet devices, customers can ‘blipp’ the Meantime logo on labels and beer...
Online beer tasting with Robinsons
Robinsons’ Head Brewer Martyn Weeks Hall gives an online tasting of new brew, Citra Pale Ale. This is a great idea from Robinsons, rather than just reading tasting notes for a new beer, you can see the tasting which is available as a short video clip. Listen to Martyn...
Bradford Brewery and Brewfactory
BREWING is set to return to Bradford city centre for the first time in almost 60 years under plans which should also secure the future of a historic industrial building and boost the night-time economy. The £400,000 move would see an initial production of 16,000 pints...
New Master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers celebrates with a new brew
Chairman of Wiltshire family brewery Arkell’s, James Arkell, has been inaugurated in London as the Master of the Worshipful Company of Brewers, one of the oldest City Guilds which dates back to the 12th Century. In celebration, Arkell's has brewed The Master, a dark...
importance of using data in today’s competitive pubs market
Hawthorn Leisure, run by Noah Bulkin, is a new pub company which recognises the importance of data to running a profitable pub business. The company now has several hundred pubs and is aiming to transform them from struggling to successful by tracking everything from...
Emma Gilleland wins All Party Parliamentary Beer Group Brewer of the Year 2014
Emma Gilleland, Supply Chain Director for Marston’s was last night awarded the honour of Brewer of The Year by Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, Andrew Griffiths MP, the first time a woman has been given the award. Brewer of the Year is nominated by...
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