The Pub Curmudgeon

The continued debate around the subject of Fresh Ale has thrown up a rather muddled article from Annabel Smith entitled Could ‘Fresh Ale’ b...

Last year, Otter Brewery launched a concept called Fresh Ale , which was described as “beers that are said to straddle the lager, cask ale a...

This week’s Budget provided a crumb of comfort to drinkers in that the freeze on alcohol duties was extended from August this year to Januar...

In the early 2000s, I visited Brussels several times on business trips. I was struck by how all of the well-known Belgian beers had their ow...

The hackneyed topic of cask beer premiumisation has recently reared its head again in the shape of comments by Georgina Young of St Austell ...

The Daily Telegraph reports that an increasingly abstemious younger generation are blowing a large hole in the government’s revenue foreca...

It was reported earlier this week that the highly-regarded Elland Brewery in West Yorkshire was facing liquidation . Obviously sympathy has ...

Several industry bodies have joined together to campaign for a reduction of VAT applying to hospitality and tourism from 20% to 10% in the f...

In a move that will surprise no-one, the Guardian reports that the Scottish government are planning to announce a 30% increase in the mini...

Following Tim Martin receiving a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours List, J. D. Wetherspoon have achieved recognition as one of Britain’s ...

Last December, I produced a summary of changes resulting from the introduction of the new reduced duty rate for beers of 3.4% or below, whi...

In its dying days, the present government seems to have developed a distinctly illiberal streak. First there was the utterly appalling creep...

Last week’s issue of the Spectator magazine contained a very insightful article by Henry Jeffreys entitled How Britain sobered up , looking...

The Morning Advertiser reports that Carlsberg-Marston’s have decided to discontinue the use of traditional “Union sets” for brewing Marsto...

In a result that will surprise no-one, health campaigners have found that eliminating the largest size of wine glass reduces the amount peo...