You might have noticed a phenomenon amongst the people you know. Many of them are cutting down on their alcohol consumption, opting for no alcohol on some nights out, or have stopped drinking all together! Dry January is a huge event as is Stoptober to make us think about how and why we consume…
Cask beer is a wonderful product full of a variety of tastes and aromas, a great testament to the skills of the brewer, but being an unpasteurised living product it needs the skills of the licensee to get it perfect for the drinker. Understanding how to handle cask beer is therefore vital to the…
Spring Budget 2017 – What it means for pubs & bars After the Spring budget there have been numerous articles about the financial situation of pubs and how the government has not gone far enough to help small businesses. Their figures state that 90% of pubs will benefit from a…
Spring is on it’s way at last and for landlords and bar staff this means some seriously busy months with plenty of events to utilise to help bring customers through the door and provide some fun after the bleak winter months. Here’s some quick tips to make it all run smoothly: Preparation…
Nozzles, Sparklers & Creamers We have discussed the often neglected matter of cleaning nozzles/sparklers/creamers/fixed nozzles before, but we thought it worth mentioning again in light of a recent enquiry about the merits, or otherwise, of leaving nozzles on pumps whilst line cleaning and…
Picture the scene, it’s a busy Saturday night, the pub is full and the customers are three deep at the bar when somebody complains that the lager is flat. If you’ve not experienced this yet I’m sure you will at some stage but what do you do. Firstly, you need to find out if it’s the beer,…
When you are looking to maximise revenue through your drinks with a higher end offering, the right presentation is as key as the taste. Customers love a cocktail, a little something different, a luxurious looking drink for their pub experience and they are not afraid to pay for it but how can you…
The latest from our CellarCraft Guru at The Beer Hub. It’s Six Nations time again and the pubs are full of keen enthusiastic rugby fans cheering their teams over the touch line……
Celebrate all things beer-like and encourage new customers into your pub whilst giving them a different experience in your premises. Hold a mini beer Festival and showcase half a dozen ales to your customers as part of your entertainment…
