The Three Crowns, Hurdsfield, is toasting to a new look following a substantial investment from Robinsons Brewery and pub licensee Tracy Pascoe. The pub, located a stone’s throw away from Macclesfield town centre, was taken over by experienced publican Tracy in October 2013 who has since established the traditional inn as a thriving community hub. […]
A local pie maker from Macclesfield has received a gold award for his Steak and Old Tom Ale pie in the Beef and Ale class at the recent 6th annual British pie awards. The winning pie by Mark Wilkinson, owner of the Treacle Town Pie Company, fought off stiff competition from 825 entries to rise […]
A team from Robinsons Brewery, Stockport, is set to row across the Welsh Menai Straits to raise much needed funds for the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team. The ‘Great Strait Raft Run’, which takes place on Sunday 1st June, will see the seven strong team, captained by Business Development Manager John Hughes, attempt to cross one […]
Since launching in June 2012; Robinsons’ unique mystery visitor programme, Perfect Pub, has recruited over 1000 customers operating as Perfect Pub ‘agents’ and has also revealed a 9% sales swing for Robinsons pubs linked directly with standards. “The results reveal what you hope – pubs that score higher sell more beer,” Explains David Bremner, Director […]
A BAR in the House of Commons refused to serve beer featuring the black faces of the Britannia Coconut Dancers. Darwen and Rossendale MP Jake Berry was invited to put forward a guest ale in the Strangers Bar in the Palace of Westminister. But parliamentary chiefs threw out the pale ale which had been specially […]
ONE of Cumbria’s newest breweries is seeing in the spring by rebranding and launching an innovative new website. The Eden Brewery, which is based in Brougham Hall, near Penrith, enjoyed a successful year in 2013 with the launch a number of new beers that proved highly popular in Cumbria and further afield. So far this […]
· Five million pints brewed within 1st year of launch · Unprecedented export success with 47% of total beer brewed being sold in 40 countries · Robinsons TROOPER team doubled in last 6 months. · TROOPER now has off trade listings in the UK’s top 4 retailers: Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco’s and Asda. · Confirmed as […]
East Riding based Great Newsome Brewery is delighted to announce that it has begun to supply Lancashire based Booths with its award winning bottle beers. Family run Booths, are to stock 2 beers from Great Newsome Brewery in 25 of its stores from the end of April including World Beer Award winning ‘Frothingham Best’. Booths […]
The Bollington Brewing Company is delighted to be supporting this year’s 50th Anniversary Bollington Festival, running the official pop-up festival bar from a marquee on the award-winning recreation ground at the very heart of celebrations. The Bollington Festival Pub is right next door to the main Festival Marquee that hosts top-class entertainment and live performances […]
Hawkshead Brewery is Cumbria Life’s Brewery of the Year. Hawkshead were one of 48 finalists shortlisted for the third Cumbria Life Food & Drink Awards which sees businesses judged in 13 categories. Judges said “They have worked harder to promote Cumbrian beer in and out of the county than anyone, and in head brewer Matt […]