Multi award winning craft brewery Rudgate, have launched a new vibrant redesign for their bottled ales range. Strong colours have been combined with “Viking “ imagery to tie in with the York heritage of their brand. “The impact of the craft beer revolution on British ale has become increasingly visible in the premium bottled […]
Selby’s Great Heck Brewery this week won the gold medal for best label design in the world for its 6.5% beer, Black Jesus, beating competition from hundreds of brewers all over the world. The beer previously won Champion Beer of the Festival at Selby Beer Festival in 2012. The brewery’s triumph helps cement Yorkshire’s global […]
Ilkley Brewery’s latest addition, Ruby Jane (erstwhile daughter of flagship beers Mary and Joshua Jane) has continued the family tradition by scooping a gold medal at its first competitive showing. In a category and regional heat alongside a former Champion Beer of Britain, Ruby Jane, a 4% Ruby Mild came out top as judged […]
Barnsley’s namesake cask-conditioned bitter from the award winning Acorn Brewery has been hailed the top standard strength ale in Yorkshire and the North East. Acorn is toasting the success of its Barnsley Bitter (3.8%abv) after scooping gold in its class at the fiercely fought SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) annual regional contest in York, […]
Half Moon Brewery is celebrating its first Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) award at the recent North Eastern competition. Dark Masquerade 3.6% a.b.v. received a silver award in the standard milds section. In a rigorous tasting process every aspect of the beer is considered, appearance, aroma, taste and finish. Upon receiving the award […]
Holderness based Great Newsome Brewery has walked away from the World Beer Awards 2014 with yet another award for its Frothingham Best beer following success in the same awards in 2013. Frothingham Best, which takes its name from the small hamlet in which the brewery is based took a bronze award in the ‘Bitters up […]
Hot on the heels of receiving Gold at the Great British Beer Festival last month, Yorkshire based Saltaire Brewery has received international recognition for two of its bottled beers. Both Saltaire Pride 3.9% and Saltaire Celebration Ale 6.5% were awarded Silver in the European category at the 2014 World Beer Awards. Saltaire’s Celebration Ale was […]
Wharfedale Brewery, housed at the back of the Flying Duck Brew Pub in Church Street in Ilkley is celebrating more success after their flagship beer, Wharfedale Blonde, was awarded the Bronze medal in the “Standard Bitters” category at this year’s Northern Region Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) beer competition. Following a rigorous tasting process, in […]
Award winning Bottled Beers from local brewery Cullercoats Brewery is celebrating success at this year’s Northern Region Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) beer competition, held in York last week. Rocket Brigade IPA and Polly Donkin Oatmeal Stout were both awarded Bronze in the bottled beer section. SIBA North East covers 66 breweries and the competition […]
Robinsons Brewery is celebrating after Old Tom and Dizzy Blonde have scooped two coveted awards at the 2014 International Beer Challenge. Now in its 18th year, the International Beer Challenge comprises of 18 judges, chaired by Jeff Evans (Author and Editor of eight editions of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide), from across the industry. The judging […]