Greater diversity in styles thanks to boom in craft brewing and cider making The boom in craft brewing and cider making around the world is reflected in the diversity of beers and ciders which won medals today (13 February) at the International Brewing Awards and International Cider Awards. Bronze, Silver and Gold medal winners were […]
Devizes-based brewer Wadworth is celebrating as the brewery’s much-loved Visitor Centre was awarded Gold in the Small Visitor Centre Attraction category at the South West Tourism Awards last night. The only Wiltshire based attraction chosen as a finalist in this category, the brewery centre team attended the prestigious awards ceremony, held at The Grand Pier […]
A CUMBRIAN brewery has created a special beer to highlight the important role pubs and beer play in tourism. Members of Eden District Council’s tourism team visited Eden Brewery at Brougham Hall, near Penrith, this week to help head brewer, Jason Hill and his staff prepare the beer for delivery to pubs around the […]
By James Wallin, M&C Report, 12-Feb-2015 Stuart Bateman, managing director of Batemans, has warned that the impact of progressive beer duty is forcing the family brewers to look at other revenue streams. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Company-City-News/Family-brewer-Batemans-warns-over-progresive-beer-duty
Third cut would secure growth, investment and jobs by backing Britain’s independent brewers A third cut in beer duty in next month’s Budget would be a further boost to growth, employment and investment in British brewing, while increasing tax revenue to the Treasury, claims the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) in its submission to the […]
A DERBY brewery has been awarded the accolade of making the best stout in Britain at the national Winter Ales Festival. Dancing Duck Brewery’s Dark Drake was also named the third best overall beer in the country. Advertisement The festival returned to Derby’s Roundhouse yesterday, with 484 beers, ciders and meads for visitors to choose […]
A Calderdale beer has received a prestigious award for a third time. Elland 1872 Porter has today been crowned CAMRA’s Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2015 by a panel of judges at the National Winter Ales Festival in Derby, which begins today (Wednesday). To read the full story, please visit: http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/calderdale/elland-brewery-s-1872-porter-crowned-champion-winter-beer-of-britain-1-7101575
TITANIC Brewery is planning for future growth after completing a refinancing deal. The Stoke pubco and brewer is planning to open more pubs and upgrade its facilities. Titanic Brewery was founded in Burslem in 1985 and is owned by brothers Keith and David Bott who have overseen the company’s growth. It now produces more than […]
Westerham Brewery entered its two newest craft beers into the Free From Food Awards competition. We are delighted that Bohemian Rhapsody Pilsner lager and Hop Rocket IPA have both been short listed for the finals which take place next month. Westerham Brewery’s gluten free beers are brewed to conventional recipes with greensand aquifer water and […]
Wadworth, the Devizes based brewers, have launched a new initiative which is designed to help their pubs re-evaluate their customer offer, a process which involves looking at the whole package of the pub through the eyes of the customer. Labelled ‘Skin Deep’, the launch is a natural progression from the Wadworth segmentation process which divided […]