Believe the hype- Portland House opening is imminent! It has been a long slog through various ups and downs, hoops and hurdles however it is with great joy and excitement and the best kind of jittery nerves that I can tell you we’re opening to the public on Thursday 29th October. It’s currently all hands […]
Virgin Trains has today announced it has created a brand new ale christened ‘Hop on Board’, available to those on east coast routes. To coincide with its launch, Virgin is trialling a brand new glass – the ‘Hoptimist’ pint glass – that is forever “half full” to celebrate the new beer’s arrival. The glass has […]
Directors and staff at Wold Top Brewery are celebrating after the Wold Newton business’s export achievements has earned them a place in the final of the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards. The farm based brewery faces stiff competition from fellow Driffield business, Blue Keld in the final of the Exporter of the Year award that […]
Tim Dewey, Chief Executive of Timothy Taylor’s in Keighley has announced that as of 1st October 2015 Peter Eells, Head Brewer of Timothy Taylor’s, has moved to the role of Production Director and will continue to serve on the Board until his planned retirement in April 2016. Following in the tradition of developing home grown […]
This year’s World Beer Awards has added another top award to Yorkshire-based Saltaire Brewery’s international trophy haul with SaltaireXS Imperial IPA (9.5% ABV) voted Europe’s Best Imperial IPA after coming top in the UK heats in August. SaltaireXS Imperial IPA (9.5% ABV) is a classic new world IPA. Its solid smooth malt base is layered […]
York Brewery plan to conquer the export market with their brand new Cor et Anima beers, Legion IX and Imperium. Following the fine tradition of the Roman craftsmen of Legion IX Hispana, who founded York, and brewed with ‘heart and soul’, they are destined to become legendary. Presented initially to the domestic market from early […]
A Barnsley town centre traditional real ale pub has appointed a new management team. Dan Herbert and his partner Jen Thomas have taken on the running the Old No 7, owned by Acorn Brewery. Dan previously worked for the Greene King brewery chain, running pubs in South and West Yorkshire, and most recently working at […]
Bottles of beer from a Wombwell brewery are now on sale in dozens of South Yorkshire supermarkets, thanks to a Co-operative initiative. Acorn’s Barnsley Bitter, Barnsley Gold and Yorkshire Pride are on the shelves of more than 60 community-based Co-ops. The order has come through the Co-operative’s newly-launched pilot scheme designed to champion local produce […]
Vale of York based Rudgate Brewery are in celebratory spirits after being awarded Gold not once but twice at the SIBA North East awards for Rudgate Ruby Mild (4.4% ABV). Rudgate Ruby Mild is a dark ale with a ruby red colour, the aroma has a sweet scent of strawberries combined with a smokiness and […]
Stod Fold Brewing Company of Halifax, West Yorkshire raised a glass of its popular Gold at the seat of Government recently, after local MP, Holly Lynch secured the opportunity for it to go on sale as a guest ale in the Strangers’ Bar, sited inside the House of Commons. Stod Fold Gold, a 3.8% […]