Tandleman's Beer Blog

Young's have bought the Cock and Hen , a Fulham brew-pub from Capital Pub Company along with two others. Wish David Bruce wouldn't ...

Pub Operator Mitchells and Butlers have posted an astonishing loss of what amounts to two years profits from a disastrous delve into "h...

JW Lees is my local brewer, so I declare an interest. I love the company and I love the beer! The mild (OK now Brewer's Dark) is superb...

According to Scotland on Sunday, the Chairman of Scottish and Newcastle, having agreed to the joint Carlsberg / Heineken bid for S&N, p...

British Pie Week is 1st – 7th March 08 . Right I know it's not about beer, but it is a well known accompaniment to beer. Why not have...

It has just been announced that S&N have agreed an eight billion takeover from the Carlsberg / Heineken consortium. Full details are ye...

Our friends in InBev, providers of Stella Artois, aren't happy with Young's decision to boot them out. Read all about it in The Publ...

I have mentioned before that my quiz league endeavours take me to various Sam' Smiths pubs in my area. Last night it was the Bay Horse i...

It seems that Duvel-Moortgat has made a bid for some of the assets of the bankrupt speciality brewer Liefmans. They aim to continue to brew...

Seems that Young's are de-listing Stella Artois, commonly referred to as "Wifebeater", from its tied pub estate, replacing it...

I lived in Liverpool for nine years or so and still have huge affection for this city which has seen both ups and downs. I was there in the ...

The St Sixtus Monestery in De Vrede in Belgium is home to the Westvletern Brewery which according to some produces the world's best beer...

One thing the punters don't see is the very hard work that goes into setting up a beer festival, be it big or small. The National Winte...

This Manchester boozer (and that's what it is) has a somewhat legendary status among tickers, scoopers and scratchers. What are these I...

Guinness Special Extra Stout if we are to believe the mob at "Beer Advocate", a USA based magazine published by two controversial ...