As an experienced Licensee you will know the importance of cleaning, in fact, they say cleanliness is next to godliness but in the pub game cleanliness is godliness. But, have you ever stopped to think what part of the beer dispense system poses the highest risk to the quality of your beer? You may…

As a landlord you spend many hours rolling those metal beer containers around your cellar but have you ever stopped to think about why they are that shape and size. The first point to make is that a barrel is a measure, 36 gallons of beer, not a type of container and a cask is just a name for a…

There’s never been a more exciting time to be a licensee. The variety of beers has just exploded over the last few years. There’s vegan beers, murk bombs, twig beers, saison and sours, DIPA’s, fruit beers, barrel aged beers, hop forward bitters, the list is endless. The difficult bit is…

“Britain basks in the hottest day for over 40 years.” Headlines like this are great news for publicans as they drive people into pub gardens for a refreshing drink or two. But, and there’s always a but, they also bring their own challenges to the beer dispense equipment, which to be…

Bar snacks are an essential part of any pub.  They offer owners the opportunity to secure incremental sales and margin at every visit, are part of the overall customer experience, and are a good pairing for a nice cold drink. An interesting range of options is essential as consumers taste buds…

The sun is starting to come out a lot more and the temperatures are rising nicely, summer is on it’s way. It’s the perfect time to act to create outside space that your customers will love to spend time (and more importantly) money in. You might have a nice lawn, a spare piece of paved area, or…

The Vianet Beer Quality Report 2017 is out and as usual is packed with useful information to help the industry maximise both the quality of serve and profits. The section on glassware was of particular interest as the way the treatment of glass affects the serve is something we come across…

We’ve been asked several times about how effective an upright stillage system is. We got our guru Mark Tetlow to write down a few pointers as guidance as to the challenges. Upright stillage versus flat stillage In a majority of cases, upright stillage is used when there is limited cellar space so…

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…