The Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) Award was once again handed to a brewer belonging to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) at the Great British Beer Festival today. Six of the seven class winners were also SIBA members. The victory for Coniston Brewing Company means that 12 of the last 13 CBOB winners have come from within the SIBA ranks, as well as the vast … [Read more...]
Firmdale Group success in 2012 continues
Not only did both Tim and Kit Kemp, owners of Firmdale Hotels, receive MBEs for services to the hotel industry and charity in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee birthday honours list, but results in 2012 achieved record levels, and trading in the new financial year is powering ahead with earnings in the first third of the new financial year comfortably outperforming budget. … [Read more...]
AB InBev UK launches Brahma on draught
As the knowledge and sophistication of beer drinkers grows, so the demand for beers from all over the world is increasing. AB InBev is responding to this demand with the launch of Brahma on draught. Ideally suited to outlets with a focus on world beers as well as Brazilian and Latin American bars and restaurants, Brahma is a 4.3% ABV authentic Brazilian lager. It is a … [Read more...]
Absolute Pubs blossoming with The Flower Pot
Absolute Pubs has continued its expansion with the recent opening of the Flower Pot in Sunbury-on-Thames, following a £250,000 makeover. Award-wining licensees Simon and Sarah Bailey now operate four Absolute pubs around the Middlesex/Surrey border. Their latest venture has been funded jointly with landlord Brakspear. Along with the revamped bar and restaurant, the Flower … [Read more...]
Chef’s Restaurant of the Week, Mark Dodson’s The Masons Arms
This week's Chef's Restaurant of the Week is The Masons Arms, Knowstone, Devon and courtesy of Great British Chefs It seems like a new report appears at least once a week bemoaning the decline of the English pub, but Mark Dodson’s pub restaurant The Masons Arms has defied the trend. When Dodson left The Waterside Inn and acquired the property in 2005 with his wife … [Read more...]