Orders for Elland 1872 Porter have “gone through the roof” since it was crowned Champion Beer of Britain 2013 at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) earlier this month. For the full story, please visit http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Orders-rocket-for-GBBF-Champion-Beer-of-Britain-2013
For the second year in a row, Ilkley Brewery has scooped two gold stars at the Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste awards: this year for its best-selling bitter, Joshua Jane. The beer, a rich 3.7% traditional Yorkshire bitter, wowed judges at this year’s Great Taste – the world’s largest and most rigorous food awards […]
RECORD numbers of ale enthusiasts are expected to flock to York next month, for the city’s biggest ever beer and cider festival. The Campaign for Real Ale event, on Knavesmire for the fifth year in a row, will also include a top industry competition for the first time and organisers say they hope as many […]
Ilkley Brewery has appointed new brewer Christa Sandquist who is set to bring her American roots to the fold with a debut brew called Rye n’ Dry. With an MSc in Brewing and Distilling from Heriot-Watt University, plus two years cutting her brewing teeth at Harviestoun Brewery, Christa becomes Ilkley Brewery’s first professional brewing appointment. […]
The 2013 Great Taste results are now out and Sonnet 43 Brew House is a winner Sonnet 43 Brew House, Coxhoe, County Durham, is celebrating the news that its American Pale Ale & Bourbon Milk Stout beers have wowed judges in Great Taste 2013 by being awarded 2 stars and 1 star respectively in the […]
Joshua Jane, Ilkley Brewery’s best selling Yorkshire bitter, will soon be on the shelves at selected Asda and Booths stores across the region. Since its launch in October last year, 51,000 pints of Joshua Jane have been sold to pubs all over the UK, including all 15 Market Town Tavern sites in Yorkshire and a […]
Yorkshire Day was an extra special celebration for Saltaire Brewery when it scored a hat-trick of wins at the inaugural Market Town Taverns Yorkshire Beer Awards. After being shortlisted from around 80 Yorkshire beers, a final online public vote resulted in the Brewery winning three out of the six categories. Saltaire Pride 3.9% was voted […]
Ilkley Brewery has joined forces with Market Town Taverns’ managing director, Simon Midgley, to create a charity beer that will mark Mr Midgley’s fundraising trek to Everest Basecamp in October. The beer, aptly named Everest, will start appearing in each of the 15 Market Town Taverns pubs across Yorkshire as from week commencing 5 August […]
In a nod to its Victorian brewing heritage, Ilkley Brewery has revealed a brand new, 3D website, www.ilkleybrewery.co.uk, which aims to interact with publicans and drinkers alike as it continues its fast-paced beer journey. The new site, designed by Leeds-based Danny Pig Designs and developed by Blue Mantis, mirrors Ilkley Brewery’s recent brand overhaul which […]
A highly-acclaimed South Yorkshire brewery has raised a glass to its first 10 years which have brought more than 50 awards – building up an international reputation. Acorn Brewery, based at Wombwell, marked the anniversary at its cask ale pub, the Old No7, in Market Hill, Barnsley, with the unveiling of plans for further new-style […]