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Ilkley Brewery Spruces up with Nordic Beer Launch

Working in collaboration with writer and beer sommelier, Jane Peyton, Ilkley Brewery has taken Scandinavian inspiration to create a spruce beer named the Norseman. The 5% ruby coloured ale has been made using locally foraged pine needles from spruce trees, along with Douglas fir needles and buds from Ilkley Moor. The beer has a soft […]

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Hallidays Casino Night raises over £1,200 for The Seashell Trust, Cheadle Hulme

All the hard work of Hallidays social committee and the generosity of their team members paid off last Friday when over £1,200 was raised from their Casino night. Casino International transformed Hallidays largest meeting room and over 35 team members played with the chips they were given throughout the evening. The money from any additional […]

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Beer Academy Sommelier’s Summer Season Tastings

A summer season of beer tastings kicks off at the White Horse at Parsons Green in April. Each of these monthly 90 minute sessions is hosted by a Beer Academy Sommelier who will explore a different aspect of the fascinating world of beer. 23rd April St George’s Day Beers Peter Haydon 21st May Beer and […]

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Everards hail Barry's role with the ale as brewer calls time on 30 years of service

Leicestershire brewery Everards has honoured one of its loyal brewery workers following 30 years of service brewing its award winning ales. Brewhouse Operator Barry Levy’s loyalty and diligent service to the company was marked with a special retirement event at Everards’ Leicester headquarters. Barry was joined by colleagues and Everards chairman Richard Everard who presented […]

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North East Writer Inspires New Range of Beers

One of the North East’s most beloved writers is being used to inspire a new range of beers. Sonnet 43 Brew House at Coxhoe, County Durham, is creating a new range of cask ales based on the life and works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Elizabeth, who was born and raised at nearby Coxhoe Hall, was […]

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Brewery cuts prices following beer tax triumph

Titanic Brewery will cut the price of its beer following the decision to scrap the Beer Duty Escalator. Drinkers at brewery’s seven pubs will see a 5 pence reduction in the price of a pint across all Titanic’s own beer from 12 noon on Tuesday. The brewery has responded quickly to Chancellor George Osborne’s decision […]

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Beer and chocolate tasting wows Leeds ladies

A group of women in Leeds joined the growing number of female beer drinkers this week when the Leeds Brewery Tap hosted a pre-Easter beer and chocolate tasting. The tasting was organised by Dea Latis – named after the Celtic goddess of beer – a nationwide group aiming to encourage more women to enjoy beer. […]

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