A Nottinghamshire licensee will be rubbing shoulders with sporting stars as he takes to the bench for a rugby Legends game in aid of the Louis Deacon Benefit Year. Stuart Birch was invited to play in the match, which takes place at Leicester Tigers’ ground Welford Road on 21 April, after meeting the Tigers lock. […]
Skinner’s Brewery is supporting an exciting new project which is recording the history of surfing in Britain. ‘The First Wave’ is capturing people’s memories about the early days of surfing and how it has changed over the decades, by collecting up to 100 audio and video interviews with the people who have been involved in […]
Lancashire’s celebrated ‘Pendle Witches’ brewer is releasing the ‘spellbinding’ White Witch (3.9%abv) tipple to herald the dawn of spring. April sees the Moorhouse’s brew returning by popular demand for a full six months this year. Following an inaugural roll out last Easter the easy drinking seasonal ale sold out rapidly wherever it went on sale. […]
SIBA chairman Keith Bott was able to personally thank George Osborne for the ‘penny off the pint’ announced in the Budget, when the Chancellor attended an ‘end of the beer escalator’ reception hosted jointly by SIBA, the BBPA and CAMRA. Mr Osborne was roundly applauded by the room for his decision to reduce the duty […]
The installation of an 18-18-6 Huanyu filler bloc, for still water, sparkling water and carbonated soft drinks, proved to be such an instant success with the client, that the volumes created necessitated the requirement for a new film only shrinkwrapper to cope with the higher volumes being bottled. Richard Portman and Mike Hill from Chinese […]
Ossett Brewery has picked up the award for Best Microbrewing Pub Company at the Publican Awards 2013. The company were presented with their trophy by TV star Rob Brydon at an awards ceremony at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The awards, organised by leading pub trade newspaper the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, recognise the achievements of pub […]
Working in collaboration with writer and beer sommelier, Jane Peyton, Ilkley Brewery has taken Scandinavian inspiration to create a spruce beer named the Norseman. The 5% ruby coloured ale has been made using locally foraged pine needles from spruce trees, along with Douglas fir needles and buds from Ilkley Moor. The beer has a soft […]
All the hard work of Hallidays social committee and the generosity of their team members paid off last Friday when over £1,200 was raised from their Casino night. Casino International transformed Hallidays largest meeting room and over 35 team members played with the chips they were given throughout the evening. The money from any additional […]
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A summer season of beer tastings kicks off at the White Horse at Parsons Green in April. Each of these monthly 90 minute sessions is hosted by a Beer Academy Sommelier who will explore a different aspect of the fascinating world of beer. 23rd April St George’s Day Beers Peter Haydon 21st May Beer and […]