Beers from the Orkney Brewery are this week being showcased at a major international food and drink event in Japan. FOODEX is the largest event of its kind in Asia, attracting almost 3,000 exhibitors from 82 countries and regions, along with over 75,000 food and drink buyers. The show, held in the Makuhari Messe convention […]
‘Bucks Best’ Mix of Music There must be something in the airwaves across Buckinghamshire as radio station Mix96 received the fantastic response of 212 entries to its ‘Name the Anniversary Beer’ competition with the Chiltern Brewery. After much deliberation the name ‘Bucks Best’ was chosen for its beer friendly tone and its connection with […]
A taste of home is giving some big name beers a run for their money at two favourite watering holes in the south of the county. Norman Pearce, who is the landlord at the Sun Inn in Corfton, near Craven Arms, has been brewing behind the pub for 15 years. But he has just […]
Brewers wanting to break into the export market could be signing up their first deals at SIBA’s BeerX later this month as, for the first time, the event brings brewers together with buyers from a number of foreign markets in a ‘meet the buyers session’ organised by SIBA and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI). Visitors […]
Independent brewer Bath Ales has just unveiled two exciting new venues housed in the South West’s most popular concert venue, Colston Hall, in Bristol. Comprising of two separate locations inside the stunning building in Bristol City Centre, the new venues include a charcuterie bar/restaurant called Gordito and Colston Street Bar & Kitchen, a café bar […]
Award winning chefs from the Red Lion, High Lane, have created the perfect pie to accompany Robinsons Old Tom Ale. The critically acclaimed Robinsons pub, situated between Disley and Hazel Grove, served the ultimate challenge to its chefs just in time for Great British Pie Week. The task was to create a brand new pie […]
SIBA MEMBERS ONLY Venue: Haymaker,54 High Street, Chesterton, CB4 1NG Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Time: 13:00 We have a guest speaker attending the meeting, Richard Rhodes, who will be talking to us about brewers effluent.
SIBA Beer Report 2014 portrays thriving local brewing sector Independent brewers are reaping the benefits of the scrapping of the beer duty escalator in last year’s Budget with increased sales. According to Beer Report 2014, published today by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), its members grew volume sales by an estimated 7.9 per cent […]
Following a gruelling first round, TV Chef and restaurateur Simon Rimmer returns to Robinsons Brewery on Friday 7th March to host an ample second serving of Man vs. Food. This belly busting event, inspired by the hit US series ‘Man V Food’, pits 50 competitors against each other in a race against time to consume […]
Sonnet 43 Brew House has been announced as a finalist in the Best Microbrewing Pub Company category of The Publican Awards, with the winner to be announced at the award ceremony in London next month. These national annual awards recognise achievement within the pub industry with 18 categories covering all aspects of running pub establishments, […]