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Beer News: Bad news for the Cobra

Anne — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:55:16 +0000

Cobra Beer bought by Molson Coors

Cobra Beer is sold in 6,000 restaurants in the UK

Cobra Beer has been bought by a joint venture between Molson Coors and Cobra founder Lord Karan Bilimora after entering a pre-packaged administration.

Administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers said the company had run into financial difficulties in the economic downturn.

A pre-pack is when a sale is agreed before the administrator is appointed and is carried out without the business being offered on the open market.

From BBC News. No idea how this would really affect the Cobra beer itself, but it would be a shame if it started to taste more like water Carling.

Now for something a little more serious – the Tax…

Andy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:23:00 +0000

Well taken from the BBC website…

He also cut future spending plans in a Budget which added 2p on fuel, 1p on a pint of beer and 7p on cigarettes…. In other Budget measures, fuel duty will increase by 2p per litre in September and then by 1p a litre above inflation each April for the next four years. Alcohol duties will go up by 2% – about 4p on a bottle of wine and 13p on a bottle of spirits – from midnight.

So anyone who likes using a car, relaxing in the evening with a glass / chilling in a pub garden, a swift whiskey, or smoking will now have to pay more to relax in their favourite way. In a county thats full of people who dont feel to positive about life at the moment, that cant be great.

Now admittingly according to the BBC web site I may be better off – but I dont quite believe it.

BBC Tax Calculator

Beer2-D2

Andy — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:40:09 +0000

If George Lucas drank too much beer while making Star Wars…

From Beer.com

How much Beer Tax do you pay?

Andy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:57:53 +0000

Taken from AxeTheBeerTax

Axe The Beer Tax!

Andy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:39:15 +0000

Just came across this movement – getting more and more famous from the sounds of it. Basically they are trying to get the government to cut the price of beer, and generally leave pubs alone and give them breathing space. Lets face it alot of pubs are either too pricey, too nasty, or belong to weatherspoons.

Axe The Beer Tax

Buy Beer. Save a Squirrel.

Andy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:40:34 +0000

Beer money to save red squirrels

The ale will be officially launched on Thursday

A new drink has been created by a Scottish brewery to help efforts to protect red squirrels.

Part of the proceeds from sales of Red Squirrel Ale will be donated to the Dingwall-based Highland Red Squirrel Group (HRSG).

The Highlands are considered a stronghold for the mammals, which has been threatened by competition and a disease carried by non-native greys.

The ale has been made by Atlas Brewery in Kinlochleven.

I hope there will be plenty of people asking for a pint of Red Squirrel Ale and a bag of nuts

Ian Collier
HRSG chairman

HRSG said it has been estimated that only 160,000 red squirrels are left in the UK.

Loss of habitat has been identified as another factor in their demise.

Thursday’s launch of the ale coincides with Red Squirrel Week from 4-12 October.

BBC News