Drinking Culture

BRITAIN’S SMALLEST, AND NAKEDEST, PUBS

Posted on May 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Statistics show pubs continue to rapidly close all over the UK, but some forge on through economies of lack of scale, and innovation continues to thrive in the form of London’s first nudist pub. The great British pub owes much

STUDY ON GEN Z DRINKING TRENDS

Posted on February 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
By Emma Castle A new study has found that Gen Z adults have a different approach to alcohol, drinking less but drinking better, prioritising experiences, and socialising at home more. The new generation of drinkers has been found to be

UK PUB CLOSURES CONTINUE AT TWO-DOZEN PER WEEK

Posted on December 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
New figures out of the UK show the steady decline in the number of pubs in Britain, with thousands closing since 2013. The UK Market Growth Monitor by CGA and AlixPartners reports that across Britain the number of pubs and

BRITAIN’S PUB BRAWL OF THE WEEK

Posted on November 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
A Sunday evening in the sleepy market town of Tring was interrupted as police were called to a scuffle in the Bell Pub on High Street, as around 20 men and women drunkenly pounded crap out of each other. CCTV

STUDY FINDS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN ALCOHOL ADVERTISING AND CONSUMPTION

Posted on October 22nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Foundation for Advertising Research recently released a study suggesting alcohol advertising does not increase consumption, in conflict with the rhetoric of prohibitionists. The Foundation for Advertising Research (FFAR) operates in Australia and New Zealand, providing expert advice on matters

AUSTRALIAN CRAFT BEER SURVEY 2018 REVEALED

Posted on September 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Craft beer specialist retailer Beer Cartel has released the 2018 Australian Craft Beer Survey, amounting to the “most comprehensive study ever undertaken with Australian craft beer drinkers”. The study asked a broad range of questions to over 18,000 craft beer

THINKING AND DRINKING LOCAL

Posted on September 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Drink in Local Stories - by Australian Brewery sales manager and craft beer sentient David Ward.   In my mind, people shouldn’t need an excuse to go to the local pub and have a beer. However, as delivery apps and

RESEARCH FINDS AUSSIES TOP ANOTHER BEER LIST

Posted on August 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Research looking at data on beer consumption in 30 cities across 23 countries has found Melbourne and Sydney lead the world in dollars spent on beer, while faring a little better on quantity and proportion of income splurged. Emanating from

BIG AD CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE BRITISH PUB

Posted on July 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Britain’s Beer Alliance has announced a £9 million (AU$15.9 million) advertising campaign hoping to stem the tide of pub closures by reminding the people of their community significance. According to data, roughly three pubs close for good in Britain every

GAS CRISIS THREATENS DRAUGHT BEER

Posted on July 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Britain in in the grips of a crisis, as low production and high demand for CO₂ bring the real possibility the country’s famously tepid beer will also be flat. Carbon dioxide, whilst enjoying recent fame as a greenhouse gas, has