Early one cold morning in January about a dozen members of the local CAMRA branch joined James and I to brew a beer in memory of our good friend Philip Roberts. As well as being our BLO, Philip was a good friend and I have accompanied him on his forays on the canals many times; […]
Ninety-six medals were today (15 February) presented to brewers and cider makers in The International Brewing Awards 2013, after a three-day judging session at the National Brewery Centre in Burton-upon-Trent. This year’s competition attracted almost 1,000 entries – a significant increase on the field in 2011, when the bi-annual event was last held. Beers and […]
A couple who met, dated and got married, all while regulars at the same pub, have won Everards’ new Valentines ‘Love in a Pub’ competition. For Steve and Dawn Hinks love did truly blossom in the pub after the couple were first introduced to each other in 2007 by friends at the Barley Mow pub […]
The first poll of Beer Academy Sommeliers has identified the perfect beer for Valentine’s Day. Dark beers won with 28% of their votes, closely followed with Belgian ales with hoppy lagers taking the third place. Commenting on the survey, Beer Academy Director, Simon Jackson said “All the Sommeliers said that their top priority was sharing; […]
The WSTA advise new claims by researchers in Canada that increasing the cost of alcohol would save lives are misleading and inaccurate. Official statistics – available on the researchers own website – show the number of deaths actually rose during the period they studied. The study used estimates of the number of deaths rather than […]
Much has been written about matching food with wine. But what about our national tipple, beer? Despite the growing trend to match beer with food, you’d be hard pushed to find a beer which has actually been brewed to go expressly with food… until now! Highly acclaimed celebrity chef and restaurateur Simon Rimmer has teamed […]
The Design Business Association held its Design Effectiveness Awards, on Thursday 7th February at The Brewery, London. WPA Pinfold were the proud recipients of no less than four Design effectiveness awards – propelling them from nowhere to seventh in the Design Effectiveness League. This marks the start of our renewed focus on strategic planning and […]
Warwickshire-based Purity Brewing Co has reported a positive year of growth for the financial year to September 2012. The brewery’s star is shining brightly as it notes the highlights of the past year: • Sales turnover grew by 23% from £2.6-million in 2010-11 to £3.2-million in 2011-12 • Five new people were welcomed to the […]
A unique partnership between a brewery and an international wildlife charity is launched on the shoreline of Scotland’s Moray Firth today (Monday Feb 11). A new beer created in support of Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) means that for every pint drunk, cash will be donated to help conserve and promote the work of the […]
A Cornish ale has reached the number one spot for the best loved beer in the UK, according to Cask Marque. Heligan Honey, brewed by Skinners, has been named top British beer by Cask Marque’s CaskFinder app users, who give beers a % rating as and when they taste them in UK pubs, with rankings […]