SALTAIRE PILSNER, 4% For a while, Saltaire has been brewing a very impressive Helles, so I was keen to try the brewery’s new Pilsner.
SALTAIRE PILSNER, 4% For a while, Saltaire has been brewing a very impressive Helles, so I was keen to try the brewery’s new Pilsner.
Craft beer discovery club Beer52 has invested in the Brighton-based brewery Lost+Found. The brewery, which was founded in 2015 by Simon Checkley and Chris Angelkov, will be relaunched with “greatly increased capacity” as a result of the partnership. To celebrate the releanch Beer52 will send the brewery’s four core beers to its 60,000+ members from June 8, along with a selection from other nearby craft…
January proved another success for committed abstainers. Granted, it’s the grimmest month to endure without the occasional glass of whisky, but the brave few suffered for our sins, seeing it tee-totally through to February while simultaneously inflicting a short, sharp kidney punch to the industry. Well done them. But fear not, for all the evidence from our travels indicated that these pilgrims of…
Eighteen per cent of suppliers have lost listings as supermarkets scale back their wine ranges, and another 23% say their margins and prices are coming under increasing pressure, OLN’s exclusive Wine Report poll of UK agencies and distributors has revealed. One supplier says: “Ranges are being squeezed so supermarkets are expecting more profit and investment from those brands that are still listed.” Buckingham Schenk managing director…
Six retailers have lost their licences and 10 more are under review after Newham council’s enforcement team blitzed the east London borough in a series of test purchasing stings. Volunteers were sent into 151 businesses in Stratford, West Ham, Upton Park and Plaistow at least four times during the operation. The council was cracking down on retailers selling alcohol to children, selling alcohol outside licensing…
Languedoc-Roussillon winemaker Katie Jones has continued her resurgence by releasing a 2013 Domaine Jones Blanc Grenache Gris Côtes Catalanes into the UK market. The Leicester-born winemaker lost her entire 2012 vintage after vandals broke into her property and left the taps on while she was away at a trade fair. Neighbours rallied to help her and she received support from Naked Wine and its “angels”…
Tobacco manufacturers are fighting EU plans which would ban menthol and slimline cigarettes, all packs of 10 and limit sales of rolling tobacco to 40g pouches. Opponents of the proposals say they will also impose restrictions on the size and shape of cigarette packs and bigger health warnings. The plans for rolling tobacco would have significant impact in the UK, where 77% of sales are…
