Real ale drinkers, supping alongside fellow judges Lilian Greenwood MP, Robin Hood aka Tim Pollard, and Mark Dennison from BBC Radio Nottingham have chosen the winner in the first Nottingham CAMRA champion beer of Nottingham competition. The event, hosted by Yvette Storey and her staff at Castle Rock’s Canalhouse pub, had 26 different real ales […]
A couple who met, dated and got married, all while regulars at the same pub, have won Everards’ new Valentines ‘Love in a Pub’ competition. For Steve and Dawn Hinks love did truly blossom in the pub after the couple were first introduced to each other in 2007 by friends at the Barley Mow pub […]
Warwickshire-based Purity Brewing Co has reported a positive year of growth for the financial year to September 2012. The brewery’s star is shining brightly as it notes the highlights of the past year: • Sales turnover grew by 23% from £2.6-million in 2010-11 to £3.2-million in 2011-12 • Five new people were welcomed to the […]
A former sixties Chelsea football legend is celebrating after 20 years running the same Everards pub – with plans to go into extra time with a few more years behind the bar. Bert Murray, a winger who made 160 appearances for Chelsea in the early 1960s, has hit another long service milestone by clocking up […]
Notts and England cricketer, Graeme Swann joined customers and staff at the Larwood and Voce pub under the stand at Trent Bridge cricket ground to serve the first pint of ‘Harold Larwood’, Castle Rock Brewery’s eponymous real ale honouring the celebrated fast bowler. Graham Swann describes the 40 barrel brew as ‘his baby’ having previously […]
Everards are looking for couples to come forward with their top tales of tenderness as part of a new Valentines ‘Love in a Pub’ competition launched by the Leicestershire brewery. Couples who first got together in a pub are being asked to submit their personal love stories for the ‘Love in a Pub’ competition. The […]
« Building work has started on a new brew house for Purity Brewing Co « The new facility will be capable of producing three times the current volume of beer « Bespoke equipment will enable the production of new styles of beer Building work has begun on a new brew house, capable of trebling the […]
« Purity appoints new chairman to its board of directors « Simon Brown joins the team as of 01 January 2013 Warwickshire-based Purity Brewing Co recently appointed a new chairman to its board of directors. Simon Brown joined the company on 01 January, bringing with him a wealth of industry expertise. The timing of the […]