...J.D. Pratten Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the main changes to the British pub brought about by the Beer Acts. Design/methodology/approach There has been a heavy use of secondary sources drawn from the whole of the period studied. This has been augmented by discussions...

... been other attempts to examine changes in the public house. This is the most detailed, and as such could be of interest to the general reader as well as practitioners and students of the hospitality industry. Beer Licensing United Kingdom © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007...

... the whole of the period studied. This has been augmented by discussions with licensees, retired licensees and older pub customers, to collect their reflections on the industry. Findings – The public house of 60 years ago had a largely male, working class beer‐drinking clientele. Women were becoming more...

... Parliament issued the Beer Orders, limiting the number of pubs controlled by this tie. As a result, most breweries sold many of their pubs. The least profitable often went into private hands, and newly‐created pub‐owning companies acquired the others. They made strategic decisions about how...