The Cyberboozer Pubs and Bars Blog

Bernard Brindley takes over BII chairmanship following Grant departure

Simon — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:10:39 +0000

Bernard Brindley has been unveiled as the new chairman of the BII, following Martin Grant’s resignation earlier this week.

Full story can be read at ThePublican.com

Mitchells & Butlers blames flat sales on ‘the wrong type of pubs’ – This is Money

Simon — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:09:28 +0000

This is Money

Mitchells & Butlers blames flat sales on 'the wrong type of pubs'
This is Money
By Rupert Steiner All Bar One and Harvester owner Mitchells & Butlers has blamed the wrong type of pubs for a savage slowdown in sales. Britain's biggest pubs group,which operates 1600 restaurant sand bars, said the April washout had hit trading at its …

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Encinitas residents ask for bar moratorium – U-T San Diego

Simon — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:09:29 +0000

Encinitas residents ask for bar moratorium
U-T San Diego
ENCINITAS — A group of about 200 Encinitas residents have asked City Council members for a moratorium on new bars, pubs and breweries. Members of the Encinitas Citizens Committee packed the council chambers Wednesday to share their fears about what …

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Martin Grant resigns as chairman of the BII

Simon — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:13:11 +0000

Martin Grant has resigned as chairman of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) following a “watershed” month for the organisation.

Full story can be read at ThePublican.com

Soap star Michelle Collins fears for the Black Cap pub – Camden New Journal newspapers website

Simon — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:12:26 +0000

Camden New Journal newspapers website

Soap star Michelle Collins fears for the Black Cap pub
Camden New Journal newspapers website
by DAN CARRIER SHE has pulled pints behind the bars at the two most famous telly boozers in Britain – and now soap star Michelle Collins of Coronation Street and EastEnders fame is joining the fight to save one of Camden Town's most famous pubs.

Cairngorm – Sheepshaggers 4.5%

Simon — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:16:12 +0000

American Contemporary to Bars/Grills/Pubs – Chicago Tribune

Simon — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:09:17 +0000

American Contemporary to Bars/Grills/Pubs
Chicago Tribune
Lunch and dinner daily Bars/Grills/Pubs Bishop's Famous Chili 250 N. Cass Ave., Westmont, 630-852-5974 This Westmont location is the last outpost for Bishop's, which was first opened in Chicago in 1925 by a real Mrs. Bishop and today is still run by a …

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Magners revenue grows in the UK

Simon — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:12 +0000

C&C Group, the Irish producer of Magners cider and Tennents lager, has reported a full-year growth in Magners revenue in Britain for the first time in five years, thanks to new variants of the brand.

Full story can be read at ThePublican.com

Time to allow more bars in SLC – Salt Lake Tribune

Simon — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:26 +0000

Time to allow more bars in SLC
Salt Lake Tribune
A proposal for a proper set of laws on where Salt Lake City would allow neighborhood pubs is, at more than two years old, ready to be poured. In December of 2009, Mayor Ralph Becker's proposal to ease the city's zoning restrictions on taverns, …

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Fuller’s Organic Honey Dew #124 – Maxwell Starr’s Beer Review

Simon — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:57:40 +0000

Great beer to get a Buzz off of. 5%abv
Video Rating: 5 / 5