Devon’s largest beer producer has been ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘The Grichan Partnership Sustainable Business Award’ at the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Described as “the Oscars of great British business” by the Prime Minister, this year’s prestigious award ceremony took place in front of 1,200 people on Tuesday 15th November at the Grosvenor […]
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today published ‘The Story of Beer Duty: 2008-2016’, detailing how the Government’s decision to abolish the Beer Duty Escalator helped to spark a major turnaround in the fortunes of the beer and pub sector. The report, published in partnership with the Society for Independent Brews (SIBA) and […]
Island Hopping from Swannay brewery has been named the best beer in Scotland by judges at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards last night, hosted by Drygate Brewery in Glasgow. The awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), are unique in that the majority of judges are brewers themselves from independent craft breweries across […]
The British Beer & Pub Association has highlighted ‘Managing Safety in Pubs’, a guidance publication for licensees, with tips on helping customers and staff feel secure, comfortable and safe in all licensed premises in the run-up to Christmas. The guidance sets out risk factors to be considered by licensees, and helps to identify preventative measures […]
When you have finally got the beer packaged and sent out to market you are left with one problem if you have late hopped – how to remove the spent hops now resident in the pressurised conditioning tank. Often they have formed an almost concrete like deposit in the cone of the tank that is […]
Emmerald swept into the Cask industry just over 2 years ago with their unique, reusable GreenCask and GreenKeg. After experiencing their busiest quarter in August 2016, the company are now supplying over 200 breweries in the UK with their reusable, plastic Casks. Is this move from steel to plastic set to continue? It would seem […]
Brampton Mild from Brampton brewery has been named the best beer in the Midlands by judges at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards last night, hosted by the Birmingham CAMRA Beer festival. The awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), are unique in that the majority of judges are brewers themselves from independent craft […]
Two well-known brands in the Highlands to resurrect another well-known brand! The Loch Ness Beer brand has been rescued by a partnership between two well established Highland businesses – Cobbs Group Loch Ness and Cairngorm Brewery. The brand which won the “Best Branding/Design” award at the UK Beer marketing awards last month is now firmly […]
A Hertfordshire grower and two brewers have converted a 480 lb pumpkin into ~3,000 pints of delicious pumpkin beer for Halloween. And a Halloween promotion of the beer at a local pub will raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. New River Brewery LTD, a local craft brewery based in Hoddesdon, have teamed up with Douglas […]
Quantock Brewery, home to many of Somerset’s finest craft beers, have added a refreshing new drink to their range in the form of Copper Knob Cider. This much awaited gem is a fantastic addition to the selection of fine ales already produced at the brewery. Quantock wanted to produce a drink to excite the younger […]