2014

Robinsons Raft Team raise over £800 for charity

A team from Robinsons Brewery, Stockport, have successfully crossed the Welsh Menai Straits to raise £841.36 for the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. This year’s annual Great Strait Raft Run saw 42 different teams comprising of over 300 participants all attempt to cross the body of water that Lord Nelson once called “one of the most […]

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Royal visit to Otter Brewery

Devon’s leading brewery yesterday hosted the TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex for a tour of the business. The Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward celebrated his 50th birthday in March and to mark the occasion was undertaking a number of royal engagements in the South West centred around visiting rural businesses. Arriving by helicopter, […]

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SIBA response to statutory code

The Society of Independent Brewers’ chief executive Julian Grocock said, “On first reading, the Government’s proposals for a new statutory code governing pub companies’ relationship with their tenants appear commendable. This is a measured, pragmatic response that shows they have listened to the many voices across the industry and taken a balanced view. “The code […]

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The Three Crowns Receives Brewery Investment

The Three Crowns, Hurdsfield, is toasting to a new look following a substantial investment from Robinsons Brewery and pub licensee Tracy Pascoe. The pub, located a stone’s throw away from Macclesfield town centre, was taken over by experienced publican Tracy in October 2013 who has since established the traditional inn as a thriving community hub. […]

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The Great British Home Brew Challenge 2014

Waitrose and Thornbridge Brewery Announce UK Search Waitrose is teaming up with craft brewery Thornbridge and Brew UK to find this country’s best home brew. The Home Brew Challenge 2014 launches on 1st June 2014 and will see the winning beer appear on Waitrose shelves across the UK. Recognising the great British tradition of home […]

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Indie Beer Can competition: last chance to enter

Entries to the first ever Indie Beer Can competition close in two weeks, on Monday 16 June. So if you are interested in this opportunity to have one of your beers put in a can and judged by industry experts, find out more and compete an entry form at www.indiebeercan.co.uk SIBA has joined forces with […]

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A Beer Legend Returns…..

Dobbin’s Yakima Grande Pale Ale will be appearing at this week’s Stockport beer festival where it first appeared more than 20 years ago. Yakima Grande Pale ale was a supremely hoppy pale ale first brewed in the early 90s at the now defunct Kings Arms pub in Chorlton on Medlock by Brendan Dobbin of West […]

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