Beer

Cost of a pint in Parliament leaves people floored

Cost of a pint in Parliament leaves people floored

No wonder they enjoy a drink People have been left floored by the cost of a pint in Parliament after Green Party MP Hannah Spencer hit out at MPs for drinking on the job in Westminster during work hours. Speaking with PoliticsJOE, the winner of the recent Gorton and Denton constituency byelection slammed the boozing […]

1 month ago

Pubs told to switch off beer fridges to save money on energy bills as prices surge

Pubs told to switch off beer fridges to save money on energy bills as prices surge

Ed Miliband tells pubs to switch off beer fridges to save money on energy bills Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has suggested that pubs should serve warmer beer and turn off ovens, in order to save money on their energy bills. Miliband has launched an advice tool aimed at hospitality businesses, which he hopes will ease […]

2 months ago

Pub banned from serving 25p pints gives them out for free instead

Pub banned from serving 25p pints gives them out for free instead

How about that for a response A pub has begun giving beers away, after it was told that selling a pint of beer for 25p during a promotion was “irresponsible” and a breach of its licence. Whitelocks started serving in 1715 and is the oldest continuously running pub in Leeds. The city centre pub offered […]

3 months ago

BrewDog calls in advisers as craft beer brand launches formal sale process

BrewDog calls in advisers as craft beer brand launches formal sale process

It is one of the largest brewers in the UK BrewDog has called in advisers as the well-known craft beer brewer launches a formal sale process of the company. This comes via Sky News who reported that the Scotland-based brewer is looking to be sold in a move that could break up the business. The […]

3 months ago

Steve Jobs had a ‘beer test’ he used for Apple job interviews

Steve Jobs had a ‘beer test’ he used for Apple job interviews

Jobs wanted to break the trend of candidates giving prepared answers Steve Jobs apparently had a ‘beer test’ that he would use during interviews for potential new employees. Going slightly against the idea that job interviews should be pretty formal affairs, the late Apple CEO wanted to buck the trend of people turning up to […]

4 months ago