BrewDog, the Scottish brewer and pub operator, saw turnover almost double from £5.9m to £10.7m in 2012, a period it described as a “hell of a year”, and says it plans to “drastically increase capacity” at its brewery over the course of 2013. For the full story, please visit: http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Company-City-News/BrewDog-turnover-rockets-after-hell-of-a-year
A local craft brewery, Quantock Hills in Somerset, is the latest drinks company to use a crowdfunding scheme to raise money to invest in its business. By running a crowdfunding scheme with Crowdcube it means 129 people are now part owners of this award-winning brewery that has been creating real ales using traditional craft brewing […]
Robinsons has produced the millionth pint of Iron Maiden’s Trooper ale just eight weeks after the launch. The Cheshire brewery predicted it would hit the million pint mark in early 2014 but have been astonished at the demand for the legendary rock band’s 4.7% abv ale. For more information, please visit: http://offlicencenews.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/13473/New_Iron_Maiden_beer_hits_one_million_pint_mark.html
All Kammac customers who place an order between July and August 2013 will automatically be entered in to a draw to win a Limited edition 4.5G pin. There are 12 Union Jack 4.5G pins in total to win. We are looking to promote UK manufacturing as well as giving all customers the opportunity to win one of these […]
Boulder, CO • July 1, 2013 – Today, homebrewers can legally brew in every state in the country, as recently passed homebrewing legislation takes effect in Mississippi, according to the American Homebrewers Association (AHA). Homebrewing was federally legalized in 1978 for the first time since Prohibition made it illegal in 1919. However, regulation of alcohol […]
Two of West Sussex’s favourite blondes were united recently when Olympic Champion Sally Gunnell OBE was presented with a bottle of Hepworth’s Blonde Organic lager by Andy Hepworth, founder of the Horsham-based craft brewer. Hepworth & Co is one of the finalists in the Sussex Food & Drink Awards 2013/14, having won the Best Local […]
Whatever else you’re doing tomorrow, Saturday 29th June, make sure you tune into SKY Sports at around 10.30 am – during the British & Irish Lions game – to view the TV commercial for ‘Let There Be Beer’, the new campaign to celebrate and promote beer. Let There Be Beer aims to reignite the public’s […]
MPs flocked to the Strangers’ Bar recently to enjoy a pint of ‘Sajid’s Choice’, the beer brewed for Economic Secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid by his local brewer, Bird’s Brewery of Bromsgrove. The 3.8% ale was brewed for Javid to commemorate the historic decision to cut beer duty, announced in this year’s Budget, in […]
Beer industry chiefs are launching a multi-million pound bid to arrest falling beer sales with a campaign aimed at reawakening Britons’ latent love of beer. Brewing giants including Molson Coors AB-InBev, Carlsberg and Heineken have joined forces with the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the Society of Independent Brewers […]
One of Yorkshire’s fastest growing microbreweries, Ilkley Brewery, is taking London by storm following a high jinx win at the inaugural Craft Beer Battle earlier this month and two listings at Jamie Oliver’s barbecue steakhouse, Barbecoa. The award winning real ale aficionados from the spa town of Ilkley have been racking up kudos in the […]