Sharp’s Brewery has launched Doom Bar in a mini keg and can format in a bid to make its flagship beer more accessible to a wider range of drinkers. The Cornwall-based brewer said it is responding to trends in the UK beer industry, whereby the mini keg category is growing 79% in volume terms, year-on-year; similarly the premium can category is experiencing 8% volume increase.

Majestic Wines has opened the doors of its newly-refurbished flagship St John’s Wood branch, which now boasts the retailer’s largest ever range of wines under one roof as well as a Lay & Wheeler store-within-a-store. The news coincides with new branding for the retailer, which has been introduced as part of the refurbishment before being rolled out to other stores. Majestic spokesperson, Jack Merrylees, told…

Award-winning independent beer merchant Real Ale is opening a second shop in northwest London to build on the success of its flagship Twickenham store. Real Ale, which also sources craft beer for Marks & Spencer across the UK, has been a regular winner at the Drinks Retailing Awards in honour of its strong retail offering and a range that includes hundreds of rare craft brews,…

Brewdog has been forced to recall cans of its flagship Punk IPA that gave their expiration date as “Mother Fucker Day”.  Retailers were told the batch was not meant for public consumption, but for an internal event, and were asked to return them, but one speculated it was the handiwork of a disgruntled employee.   A source at Majestic…

A cocktail zone, beer and wine chillers and iPads with information on malt whisky are among the features in three new-look stores unveiled by Tesco. The new look is at a flagship 80,000 sq ft refurbished Extra store in Watford where Tesco has also incorporated a Giraffe restaurant, Harris & Hoole coffee shop, a nail bar and a community space for groups to use free…

The Whisky Shop will open its flagship store across from the Ritz in the heart of London’s Piccadilly on November 22. It will stock more than 400 whiskies, including some of the most exclusive bottles in the world. A Royal Salute Tribute to Honour – of which there are only 21 bottles in the world – will be displayed in a diamond-encrusted box created by…