An indifferent beer A licensee attending one of the ‘Day of Beer’ training days I was running at Wye Valley Brewery came up to me at lunchtime and said that I had an impossible job. I asked what he meant. “Well, it is great that you are working with brewers to improve beer quality Brett, but…
A guest blog from Brett Laniosh about the benefits of serving cask ales to your customers. The BBPA beer barometer shows that beer sales in the first quarter of 2018 were down nearly 2% and that last year’s rise in duty was a factor. The growth and interest in the craft sector has seen a…
When it comes to understanding the needs of your customers, it pays to know the relationship between quality and value. Your assumptions about pricing your beer may be wrong. A guest post by Brett…
Renovation is an important part of your glass cleaning routine. There’s a new product on the market that is proving its worth for its efficiency both in how well it works and the time it…
Line cleaning is one of those tasks that nobody really likes doing but is crucial to maintaining the quality of your beers. It’s also a bit of a black art with many and varied claims and opinions flying around the industry. It’s therefore important to understand what’s going on in the beer…
There are a lot of really good reasons to keep your glassware in tip-top condition. First up is the quality of the serve. Ensuring there are no lurking contaminants on your glassware means you can be confident of the quality of the serve. And then there’s the effect on your customers. Marks and…
We all know that regular beer line cleaning can be a bit of an onerous task so why do we bother? Here are 15 reasons from CellarCraft guru Mark Tetlow as to why it is so…
It’s fair to say that Brett Laniosh has two life-long passions – beer and teaching. An educationalist of 30 years standing, Brett now runs the Beer Consultancy delivering services to both breweries and pubs, helping them make the most of the craft beer revolution. We are delighted that he has…
Oh yes, the time is almost nigh – Christmas is lurking. It’s a great time of year – mad busy, with the jingle of sleigh bells matching the jingle of cash in the tills. In amongst the planning of the menu, featured drinks, entertainment and decorations, it’s worth spending time planning your…
