For all you history buffs out there the brewer J. W. Lees has put a concise history of beer on the internet. It charts the history of beer from 3,500 BC to the present day and contains a lot of interesting facts you can use to impress your friends over a pint. For example, a […]
After Mothers Day Wetherspoons will remove the traditional Sunday Roast Dinner from its menu. This has upset many of its customers who have taken to Twitter to express their disgust. The story has made the national press and even our local paper, the Llanelli Star, has reported this distressful decision. As it’s St. David’s day why […]
Why not make better use of the free WiFi provided in many pubs by using one of the apps suggested in this Mental Floss article. They suggest 10 apps for smarter drinking. I have already got one of their suggested apps on my phone. Vivino allows you to take a photo of the label on […]
If you ever fancied brewing your own beer the boys at Brewdog have come to the rescue. They have published a free book of all their beer recipes from the past few years. As well as the recipes it includes hints and tips on how to brew your own beer. The founders of Brewdog started as home brewers so […]
Here comes the judge. Earlier this month the government announced that it is going to close 86 courts in an effort of safe £700 million. To make up for the loss of courtrooms the Lord Chief Justice has suggested that cases could be heard in pubs and hotels. So if you are thinking of alterations to […]
Our niece is the manager at Majestic Wines in Woking. She brought a bottle of Silent Pool Gin with her when she came home for Christmas. She wasn’t very generous with the measures but we were able to have a sample. It was an exceptionally nice gin. So if you like gin and would like to buy some the […]
Are your customers fed up of run of the mill salted and dry roast nuts? If they are then take a look at the new offerings from Edgar’s Choice. They have a new range of nutty snacks specially designed for the licensed trade. There are the usual salted and dry roast nuts and these are […]
Believe it or not HMRC will now allow anyone who uses duty paid alcohol in their comercial cooking to claim Alcohol Ingredients Relief. This has been available to wholesalers for some time but from this month pubs and restaurants are also eligible. However don’t expect any big payouts. So get the beer battered cod and […]
Not content with microbreweries and micropubs someone has now set up a micro distillery. Hamish Lothian, the landlord of the Fat Pig in Exeter, has set up a distillery in a spare bedroom above the pub. It wasn’t plain sailing the biggest problem being dealing with HMRC and getting a license to set up the […]