When did sofas (or settees, or couches) start appearing in pubs? And what does their presence say about the type of pub you’re in?

By Phil Mellows and Kate Simon

The Macallan 1926 was bottled after maturing for 60 years, with just 40 bottles drawn from a single sherry seasoned oak cask.

October 2026. Derby. Mrs RM has been down in RTW, as the kidz call it, arranging care packages for my father-in-law. Just because it’s been on the horizon for ages doesn’t make it less …

Carlsberg Britvic has announced it is proposing to close the Marston’s Brewery in Burton-upon-Trent amid dwindling cask ale volumes.

Rumours over Carlsberg Britvic planning to close its Martson's Brewery have emerged, raising the question: What will happen to so many of Britain’s historic cask ales now? Jessica Mason reports.

The fight for the pint and the nationby Sivamohan Valluvan and Amit SinghPublisher: Manchester University PressPublishing Date: October 2026Price: £18.99Pages: 264 (Hardback)ISBN: 9781526194541A heart...

…and the Sensibility of Niceness

Country pub operators have hit back at remarks linking rural pub nostalgia with the far right, arguing village pubs remain vital community hubs facing real financial pressures.

Adnams is launching Ghost Ship Alcohol-Free Pale Ale on handpull keg, following four years of development and strong growth in low & no beer.

YouTube video by LTC

A range of up to 30 cask ales, including five from international brewers, will be available at Wetherspoon pubs during a 12-day beer festival.The pubs will host the festival from Wednesday 7 to Sunday...

Light musings on how the pub is depicted in films

The world's leading gathering for the karaoke business. One day, one stage, the people who power and operate karaoke worldwide.

YouTube video by The Morning Advertiser

This 2026 Great British Pub of the Year has been revealed as the Tamworth Tap in Staffordshire at the Great British Pub Awards.

This study investigates how consumers trade-off between various features when making pub choices, a previously underexplored area. Uniquely we apply foraging theory as a multi-level, ecologically b...

The new owner of Brewdog has embarked on a campaign to rid itself of the controversies of the Scottish brewer’s former regime. The Under New Ownership campaign includes 48-sheet London Underground ads...

Four of the best boozy things on Youtube

Staff owed £489,000 in wages and holiday pay will receive nothing from BrewDog Retail's administration after squatter removals, collapsed…

Guinness has gone from a working-class staple to one of the most fashionable drinks in Britain, complete with a second clothing collaboration with Percival. James Bayley asks what its transformation s...

Westminster has adopted its revised licensing policy, shrinking the West End cumulative impact zone while retaining its definition of ‘vertical drinking’.

Campaigners are looking to raise £250k to buy The Trafalgar in South Wimbledon and make it Merton’s first community-owned pub.

Tadcaster-based Sam Smith’s Brewery has reopened 18 of its pubs in the past three months, according to Malton man Tom Taverner.

More computer-aided controversy.

Cornerstone Inns is targeting up to five sites for the first phase of its worker-owned pub model, combining free-of-tie supply with an 8% turnover rent.

39 beers on British shelves carry foreign branding and are brewed here. Where each is really made, its strength, who owns it, and which beers are what they say.

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