The multi-award winning Derby Brewing Company has recently invested in new equipment to improve the efficiency and output of their Nottingham Road brewery. The family owned Derby Brewing Company successfully raised £500,000 through a crowdfunding campaign in 2017, some of which has been used to purchase the new equipment. The new kit includes a glycol […]
Woodforde’s Brewery, the award-winning Norfolk brewer, has launched three of its most popular beers in Tesco stores across the county – and they are already proving a hit with shoppers. Wherry Best Bitter, Nelson’s Revenge Bitter and Bure Gold Ale are now being sold in 40 of the supermarket chain’s Norfolk stores. Available in 500ml […]
Earl Soham Brewery in Suffolk and Elgoods Brewery in Cambridgeshire have taken home the two top spots at the SIBA East Independent Beer Awards, taking home overall Gold in the “cask” and “bottled & canned” beer competitions respectively. The prestigious awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), and held at Elgood’s Brewery in […]
While May and Barnier continue to battle it out, York Brewery is holding its own European trade negotiations in the universal language of beer. Discussion with Swedish based importer Jorvik Estates have been ongoing for some time, but following a well- received first shipment, both parties were keen to capitalise. They hit upon the idea […]
New hop garden to double hop yield Hogs Back Brewery is predicting a top-quality hop harvest this year, with the impact of the long, hot summer raising expectations of quality over quantity. With plans in hand to relocate the hop garden to a much larger site for 2019, the fourth, and final, harvest on the […]
A passion for brewing combined with their engineering background has seen the owners of Yeovil Ales brewery build their own state-of-the-art bottling line from scratch Rob and Dave Sherwood, owners of the family-run brewery in Somerset have used their specialist knowledge and love of ale to produce and bottle on-site “fridge-friendly” unfiltered and unfined bottled […]
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) and 80’s synth-pop duo Soft Cell have collaborated to create a limited-edition new beer named ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye, available exclusively in Mitchells & Butlers pubs in cask from 3rdSeptember. ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’, 4.2% ABV, is a pale ale inspired by the classic English Bitters enjoyed by the band during their […]
The Sheffield Brewery Company and Rooster’s Brewery have won the two top awards in the SIBA North East Independent Beer Awards. Their win makes it a one-two for Yorkshire brewers in a competition entered by breweries from the whole of Yorkshire, as well as Humberside, Cleveland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. It is also […]
Commenting on the University College London and French institute for health, (Inserm) research on the link between moderate drinking reduced chances of dementia published today, James Calder, Head of Public Affairs at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) said; “It is great to see a piece of research make headlines which backs up the 40 years […]
Bedlam Brewery’s ‘Phoenix’ and Hammerton Brewery’s ‘CRUNCH’ have been named the top beers in the SIBA South East Independent Beer Awards. Bedlam took home Overall Gold in the cask competition with their American hopped ‘Phoenix’ Pale Ale, whereas it was Hammerton’s ‘CRUNCH’ Peanut Butter milk stout that beat the competition to be named the Overall […]