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High on the Hog for the Hop Harvest

Hogs Back Brewery has marked the start of the first harvest from its Hop Garden with a special event for customers, the local media, and beer writers. The Surrey brewer’s guests had the opportunity to see the entire process from picking fresh hops right through to enjoying a ‘green hopped’ pint of ale over a […]

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Ghostly goings on between York Brewery and The Chilli Jam Man

What happens when two ghosts collide? Mostly Ghostly happens. Mostly Ghostly 5.4% is borne out of York Brewery’s Centurion’s Ghost Ale – the dark, brooding, ruby ale. It’s full bodied, roasted malt palate and autumn fruit flavours stem from the liberal use of British grown Challenger, Fuggle and Bramling Cross hops. When this ale is […]

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Welcome to Chiltern Brewniversity

Throughout its 35 years The Chiltern Brewery has been at the forefront of the revival of classic English ale styles flying the flag for proper, and revived, tasty, British beer. Part of that passionate commitment to brewing involves attracting and training talented new people that the industry desperately needs. Long time Chiltern Brewery employee Dave […]

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It's Cheers And Then Cheers Again To The Barley 'King'

Moorhouse’s rolls out a special cask-ale in September in a double toast to Maris Otter as ‘the king of brewing barleys’. First Cut (4.2%) celebrates the leading Lancashire brewer’s successful revival of the legendary barley in the North West as the grain also sees its 50th anniversary – an exceptional achievement as most barley types […]

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The Horse Shoe Receives Brewery Refurbishment

The Horse Shoe in High Lane has become the next pub to receive a world-class joint refurbishment from Robinsons Brewery and licensees, Sarah Wootton and Mike Moran. Mike said: “The pub was definitely in need of a lick of paint. It was full of character but the old look was definitely past its prime. When […]

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BrauBeviale 2015: Welcome “home” – Sector get-together with heart and mind

From 10th to 12th November at this year’s most important investment goods fair for the beverages industry, the entire focus will once again be on the process chain of beverages production: high-quality raw materials, high-performance technologies, efficient logistics solutions as well as sparkling marketing ideas – this is what it is about for all those […]

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Old Mill Brewery strikes truly local deal with the Co-op

All the team at Old Mill Brewery are celebrating this week with the launch of the Co-Operative’s ‘Home of Local Produce’ which is being trialled in Yorkshire and Old Mill’s bottled ales have been chosen as one of their truly local suppliers. Kate Jones, Head of Local Sourcing, said: “Our customers have told us they […]

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Fresh look and new investment at Barnsley brewery

A Barnsley brewery committed to tradition has adopted a new look for modern times and announced thousands of pounds worth of investment in growth. Acorn Brewery has refreshed its branding and announced it will spend £60,000 on new brewing equipment and office space to mark its 12th anniversary. Dave Hughes, owner of Acorn Brewery said: […]

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SIBA to partner Craft Beer Rising

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has become the official partner to the Craft Beer Rising show, held at Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on 4-5 September. The partnership will deliver exposure for SIBA in all publicity for Craft Beer Rising including advertising in the event programme, PR, email campaigns and social media. Tony Jerome, SIBA’s […]

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