North East

Great Call from China for Ilkley Beer

With America and Scandinavia already on Ilkley Brewery’s export list, the West Yorkshire craft brewery this week reveals it is now distributing its ale to China. Last week, 100 cases of beer, including its flagship Mary Jane, Joshua Jane, Ilkley Black, Dinner Ale and the Mayan, left the spa town of Ilkley en route to […]

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Saltaire lands first national supermarket listing at Waitrose

From next week, 84 Waitrose stores nationwide will stock one of Yorkshire’s best-selling craft beers Saltaire Blonde 4.0%, as Saltaire Brewery’s first national supermarket listing goes live. First brewed in 2008, Saltaire Blonde quickly became Saltaire’s most popular beer and is available in cask, keg and bottle. Its creamy, soft malt flavours, delicately hopped with […]

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Dark Star and Saltaire breweries craft collaboration

From today, Dark Star Brewing Company, based in Sussex and Saltaire Brewery, based in West Yorkshire are launching a new classic European ale Bock 5.6%, the result of a unique collaboration between two of the UK’s best known craft breweries. Their combined brewing talents have worked together to create two new ales. The second will […]

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Ilkley Brewery flies the flag for UK Cask Ale in Atlanta

As business continues to take hold for Ilkley Brewery in America, managing director Chris Ives will be taking part in the 10th annual Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting event on 25 January where four of the brewery’s real ales will be put through their paces. Four UK breweries will be showcasing cask ales at the event: […]

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Saltaire Brewery Toasts Royal Visit

Award winning Saltaire Brewery was honoured by a visit from HRH The Princess Royal during her visit to West Yorkshire yesterday. The Princess Royal officially opened its new fermentation facilities that will increase production by 30 per cent this year. Tony Gartland, Managing Director says, “We are delighted that The Princess Royal personally chose to […]

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Barnsley brewery taps into new markets

Barnsley brewery is stepping up production, developing products and looking to sell its beer overseas after investing in new equipment. Acorn Brewery – behind beers such as Yorkshire Pride and Barnsley Gold – produces about 30,000 pints of real ale every week and has outlined its plans for growth in 2014. For more information please […]

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British Hop bears Forbidden Fruit

Brewed using a new British hop which has been developed exclusively for Ilkley Brewery, Forbidden Fruit is the latest beer created by the West Yorkshire brewery in collaboration with Melissa Cole. A 5% grapefruit India pale ale, Forbidden Fruit features hop #1391, a brand new English variety, grown this year by Charles Faram hop merchants […]

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Local Brewery Celebrates Black & Amber Milestone.

Local brewer Great Newsome Brewery is promoting local footballing success by collaborating with the Hull City Official Supporters Club and producing a new bottle beer to celebrate the club’s 10th anniversary. A run of 3,000 bottles of the black and amber branded “Tigers’ Pride” has been produced to help fans celebrate the HCOSC milestone and […]

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