Popular West Country brewer, Bath Ales, has won the top accolade for its Golden Hare beer at SIBA’s annual Tuckers Malting Beer Festival. The awards are designed to showcase the very best products in the region with over 250 different beers on show at this year’s event. Golden Hare fought off tough competition from The […]
Ossian and Blackfriar, two beers crafted by Inveralmond Brewery in Perth, are making a name for themselves as “not just any beer” in a recent deal which will see them on the shelves of Marks & Spencer stores this May. Marks & Spencer prides itself on great quality and responsibly sourced food. The company has […]
Three award winning Yorkshire breweries have worked together to launch a unique mixed pack of craft beer that makes a great gift for Father’s Day. Believed to be the first time that different breweries have collaborated to create a gift pack, The ‘Yorkshire Six Pack’ features two beers from each of West Yorkshire based Saltaire […]
Somerset-based Quantock Brewery added to its trophy cabinet by taking the Overall Champion prize at the Society of Independent Brewers’ south west regional beer competition last week. The accolade, for its Wills Neck 4.2% ABV golden ale, follows victories for the beer at SIBA’s national beer competition earlier this year and in 2013. A total […]
Saltaire Brewery’s famous monthly beer club was the venue for a special brewing and pub industry award presentation to Shipley MP, Philip Davies on Friday 25 April. Beer Club regulars saw Mr Davies receive his Parliamentary Beer Champion award from the Brewery’s Managing Director, Tony Gartland. In January, 100 MPs were given Parliamentary Beer Champion […]
Nottingham-based Castle Rock Brewery has reopened The Willowbrook on Main Road, Gedling, Nottingham. It follows a £300,000 makeover and updates to the dining, food preparation, bar and toilet areas of the former private members’ club. As a pub, open to all, it will follow the established Castle Rock style. Pub manager, Pete Hopwell, who has […]
Acorn Brewery is saddened to announce the death of co-founder and director Judi Hughes who had been battling a serious illness for the past 12 months. Judi was instrumental in getting Acorn Brewery off the ground, along with husband Dave Hughes and brewer Steve Bunting. They brewed their first pint of Barnsley Bitter on 4th […]
South Shropshire’s award-winning Wood Brewery is gearing up to increase business by appointing James Owens as Sales Manager. James joins the Wistanstow brewery in his home county of Shropshire after a successful career in national consumer magazine publishing, computer software and digital sound equipment sales in the UK and northern Europe. James is one […]
Saltaire Brewery’s famous monthly beer club will be the venue for a special brewing and pub industry award presentation to Shipley MP, Philip Davies on Friday 25 April at 5.00pm. Beer Club regulars will see Mr Davies receive his Parliamentary Beer Champion award from the Brewery’s Managing Director, Tony Gartland. In January, 100 MPs were […]
Following the penny cut in beer tax announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Spring Statement, Wadworth has decided to celebrate a significant victory for beer drinkers, and spend these precious pennies wisely. “Our customers are always hugely generous when it comes to supporting local charity causes,” explains Paul Sullivan, Sales and Marketing […]