BEER from a Cumbrian brewery is being featured in an advent calendar with a difference that is due to go on sale at the world’s best department store. The advent calendar has been developed by beer seller Best of British Beer, and features a different independently brewed beer behind each of its 25 doors. […]
Judy Waller, a real ale enthusiast from Linwood in Hampshire, has won a Wadworth competition to brew her ‘Perfect Pint’. Her beer, enticingly named ‘Honey Bear Hops’, is the winning brew in Wadworth’s very first ‘Create Your Perfect Pint’ competition and will be available in selected Wadworth pubs throughout Cask Ale Week. The competition […]
Robinsons Brewery is celebrating after Old Tom and Dizzy Blonde have scooped two coveted awards at the 2014 International Beer Challenge. Now in its 18th year, the International Beer Challenge comprises of 18 judges, chaired by Jeff Evans (Author and Editor of eight editions of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide), from across the industry. The judging […]
Winning the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) northeast Champion Beer for Sunshine IPA last year was an incredible achievement for Malton’s town centre microbrewery. But this year, Brass Castle Brewery has gone one better! Amongst SIBA awards and local CAMRA awards announced at York Beer Festival this week, Brass Castle stole the show with nine […]
Cask ale is booming, the number of breweries is at a 70 year old high and three new breweries are opening every week, however large numbers of pubs continue to close. The cask ale industry has therefore come together to launch the website Cask Matters, in the shared belief that cask ale can help save […]
Boulder, CO • September 15, 2014—Now more than ever, bars across the U.S. showcase the wide array of offerings from the more than 3,000 breweries in operation throughout the country today. To help navigate the nation for some of the best places to imbibe, CraftBeer.com—theBrewers Association (BA) website for beer lovers—surveyed its audience for its […]
Elgood’s Brewery Beer Festival Local Beers, Food, Music and a chance to be filmed 25th – 27th September 2014 Independent family-run regional brewer Elgoods, based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, is hosting its popular beer festival in conjunction with SIBA East (Society of Independent Brewers) from the 25th-27th September 2014. The event coincides with the nationwide Cask […]
SIBA North East Region Beer Competition 2014 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 17th September 2014 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by Close Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV Gold Brass Castle Brewery Burnout 5.8 Silver Slightly Foxed Brewing Co Flying Fox 4.5 Bronze AllendaleBrewery APA 5.5
By Robyn Black+, 15-Sep-2014 Young people are more attracted to real ale than any other age group, says new research by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Drinks-Brands-News/CAMRA-research-shows-young-drinking-real-ale
Patrons of the Spinner and Bergamot pub in Comberbach, Cheshire, raised a glass in celebration as the Inn celebrated its 300th birthday. Built in 1714 and originally called The Kings Head, the Inn became the favourite watering hole of the Smith-Barry family – an aristocratic family of Marbury Hall known for their love of horse […]