There are lots of reasons why you might consider putting on an extra beer in your pub. After all, it makes sense to give your customers choice. Not everyone likes a straw coloured, citrussy beer. It would be nice to make that customer who keeps asking for a dark beer or plum porter happy. Plus,… Continue reading Get your numbers right
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Bromsgrove Beer Festival Trade event
One of Worcestershire’s biggest beer and cider festivals opened it’s doors on a warm June evening. The event was run by Redditch and Bromsgrove branch of CAMRA. A special trade event was run by beerconsultancy.co.uk on the opening night (Thursday) which was attended by licensees and bar staff, brewers, the media and the former national… Continue reading Bromsgrove Beer Festival Trade event
Sell more 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 I have… Continue reading Sell more beer!
Black Country Ales learns “All About Beer”
Beerconsultancy.co.uk has been delivering its “All About Beer” training programme to West Midlands Pub Company “Black Country Ales“. With a growing estate of over 30 pubs as well as a brewery, the growing company is famed for serving high quality and interesting cask beers, running popular, well kept community pubs and also winning awards. Black… Continue reading Black Country Ales learns “All About Beer”
Beer Consultancy joins the Cellar Craft team
I am delighted to announce that I have joined the prestigious Cellar Craft Team. CellarCraft is a resource for pub landlords and managers aimed at promoting high standards of cellar management. The team at CellarCraft are on-hand experts with specialist technical know-how in: Cellar Management Line cleaning Chemical products – the right products for the job Glass… Continue reading Beer Consultancy joins the Cellar Craft team
Beer sales drop – So why cask?
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 significant rise in the number of beers served in both bottles and cans. Nevertheless, the key choice will still be between cask and keg. Some countries… Continue reading Beer sales drop – So why cask?
Britain’s Best Pub
Picking up the phone to be told that you have been voted the Champion Pub of Britain is pretty mind blowing. You won’t have much time to let the news sink in because over the next few hours you’ll be taking calls from the national and international media asking you for comments, photos and interviews.… Continue reading Britain’s Best Pub
Wye Valley Brewery and Beer Consultancy team up
Brett Laniosh Beer Consultancy has teamed up with Herefordshire family brewery Wye Valley to provide a programme of support and training for licensees and bar staff. Eleven days of training which began in February will take place during 2018 and will cover beer knowledge, quality, consumer awareness, cellar dispense and management. The practical course includes… Continue reading Wye Valley Brewery and Beer Consultancy team up
Bringing beer to the Artrix
Real ale finally came to Bromsgrove’s Artrix Theatre in February 2018. For the first time since the popular venue opened in 2005, visitors were able to sample cask conditioned beer at a special premiere that was run for the Counterfeit Stones concert. Drinkers enjoyed beers from Warwickshire’s Purity Brewery including Purity Bunny Hop and Pure UBU… Continue reading Bringing beer to the Artrix
Wildmoor Oak staff are beer trained
Staff at the Wildmoor Oak in Bromsgrove completed their All About Beer training on February 4th. The two hour course covered how beer is made, beer styles, presentation and how to look after it so that it is served to the customer in perfect condition. At the end of the training, a number of the… Continue reading Wildmoor Oak staff are beer trained