March, 2013

Scottish Borders Brewery Prepares for Wild Harvest

Plough to pint microbrewer, the Scottish Borders Brewery, is gearing up to produce a new range of beers made from naturally foraged products created with the help of volunteer foragers and home-brewers. The brewery, which has just celebrated its second anniversary with the sale of its 500,000th pint will work in partnership with the community […]

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Iron Maiden to create new beer

Iron Maiden have turned their attention from heavy metal to hops – to create their own beer. The iconic British rock band, who have sold more than 85m records worldwide, have teamed up with Stockport brewery Robinsons to compose the new cask and bottle ale Trooper. They follow in the footsteps of chart toppers Elbow, […]

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Four weeks to go!

The closing date for entries to the Sainsbury’s 2013 Great British Beer Hunt is four weeks away – 10th April 2013 – and already over 200 brewers have signed up for further information and the entries have started coming in. With samples needed by the 17th April there is still plenty of time to prepare […]

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Butcombe Brewery to Launch Quarterly E-Mag ‘Butcombe Bytes’

Butcombe, the West Country’s most innovative brewery is launching a quarterly E-Magazine with versions tailored to both consumers and publicans from 1st May 2013 named Butcombe Bytes. Butcombe Bytes will include exclusive news of events, launches and new beers, great prizes, new ideas and special promotions. The first issue will include the chance to win […]

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Everards named top pub company

Leicestershire brewery Everards has won a national award for the successful management of its 170-strong estate of pubs. The Publican Awards named Everards Brewery ‘Pub Company of the Year 2013’ (tenanted/leased 20 – 199 outlets), in recognition of the company’s flexible approach and comprehensive tenant support package. Considered the most prestigious in the industry, The […]

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American Craft Beer Exports Set New Records in 2012

Boulder, CO • March 12, 2013—The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today reported that the American craft beer industry set a new record for exports in 2012. Based on results from a recently-completed industry survey, craft beer export volume increased by an astounding 72 percent compared to 2011, with […]

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‘Time to get off the escalator’ says SIBA chairman

Speaking to delegates at SIBA BeerX in Sheffield, chairman Keith Bott hailed the campaign to end the beer duty escalator as the “best in all my time in this industry”. He said, “The campaign, in which SIBA has been a partner along with the BBPA and CAMRA, has been incredibly effective in winning support from […]

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Woodforde’s takes top prize at SIBA Business Awards

Woodforde’s Norfolk Ales beat fierce competition to take the top prize at the SIBA Business Awards 2013, announced today at the organisation’s first-ever BeerX event in Sheffield. Judges praised Woodforde’s Ale Trail for its involvement of both pub customers and drinkers. They were impressed by a “well put-together initiative”, and by the careful measurement and […]

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SIBA BeerX National Beer Competitions 2013 Winners

National Cask Winner March 14th, 2013 Sponsored by Close Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV Gold Quantock Brewery Wills Neck 4.3% Silver Cotswold Spring Brewery OSM 3.9% Bronze Kirkstall Brewery Dissolution IPA 5.0% Overall Champion in Keg Sponsored by Close Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV Gold Convivial London Pubs PLC The Lamb Brewery Oatmeal Stout 5.0% […]

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