Otter Brewery has raised over £7,500 following their recent Silver Anniversary birthday celebrations. Established in 1990 by David and Mary Ann McCaig, the family run business near Honiton decided to help mark its first quarter century by supporting three local charities. These are the Exeter Foundation, Hospiscare and Devon Air Ambulance Trust. The money was […]
One of the last remaining breweries still using working Shire horses and drays to make deliveries, Wiltshire-based brewer Wadworth have committed to the continuation of a long-established tradition with the arrival of 3 year old Shire ‘Archie’. In their heyday, before the arrival of the internal combustion engine, more than 40 Shires were used by […]
The Orkney Brewery is celebrating a summer of success, with two of its beers winning top national awards this month. The brewery’s newest release, Orkney Gold – a 4.5 per cent craft keg beer – secured silver in the Premium Lager and Pilsner category at last week’s Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) North Region […]
Hall Full Beer Co, based in West Yorkshire, is delighted to announce the acquisition of multi-award-winning Ilkley Brewery for an undisclosed sum. The purchase marks the first phase for Half Full Beer Co, with the launch of a separate, new brewery amongst their future plans. The buyout of Ilkley Brewery will see immediate investment on […]
Robinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West with over 300 pubs, has reported annual results confirming its highest beer production in 15 years for the year to 31 December 2014; chiefly driven by TROOPER and Dizzy Blonde which have continued to deliver double digit growth. Add to […]
By Sophie Witts, 27-Jul-2015 Smoking outside restaurants, cafes and pubs in Brighton and Hove could be banned under plans being considered by the council. http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Brighton-considers-banning-smoking-outside-restaurants-and-pubs
We each have our own reasons for drinking craft beer, whether that has to do with flavor, consumer values, or just to fit in with our friends. It’s interesting, though, to peek at why other people buy craft beer, and whether those motivations align with how we imagine “craft drinkers” as a whole. (After all, we […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is introducing a unique food safety and quality management programme for its members with a target to help at least 500 brewers gain the accreditation within two years. The SIBA Certificate is based around independent assessment of brewers’ adherence to the organisation’s Manual of Good Brewing Practice which contains […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) will be showcasing eight of its competition winners at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) in August, giving visitors the chance to sample the cask ales that triumphed in SIBA’s National Beer Competition, announced at BeerX in Sheffield earlier this year. The beers will be served throughout the festival […]