North West

Importance Of Beer Tourism

A CUMBRIAN brewery has created a special beer to highlight the important role pubs and beer play in tourism.   Members of Eden District Council’s tourism team visited Eden Brewery at Brougham Hall, near Penrith, this week to help head brewer, Jason Hill and his staff prepare the beer for delivery to pubs around the […]

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Pendle Witches put Moorhouse's on high

MOORHOUSE’S Brewery, the maker of the famous Pendle Witches beer, cast its spell over the nation in its 150th anniversary year with outstanding festive sales.The Burnley-based company reported trade boosted by success with leading pub companies, with sales of Pendle Witches soaring by 26% and revenue rising 20% compared to December 2013. For the full […]

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Cumbrian Brewery celebrates historic grain

A CUMBRIAN brewery will be the only one of the county’s more than 30 beer producers to take part in an international celebration of the grain that made history. The Maris Otter 50th Beer Festival in September 2015 will mark the extraordinary success of Maris Otter malting barley – revered among ale brewers as the […]

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Robinsons Brewery at the forefront of Allergen training

Gluten, lactose, nuts and more; Robinsons’ tenants can confidently continue with their businesses thanks to the innovative training and support provided by Robinsons Brewery. Following the publication of the EU Regulations on the provision of food information to consumers in 2011, Robinsons have been preparing their tenants for the allergen laws that came into effect […]

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Moorhouse's brews up sales surge

Burnley-based Moorhouse’s Brewery has entered the festive period in a buoyant spirit after reporting a sales surge of 8 per cent for a two-month period, during which turnover reached almost £1m. Throughout September and October 2014 the company sold one million pints and had a turnover of £930,000. A roll out of its Black Cat […]

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Robinsons are brewing a new look

ROBINSONS – one of only 32 independent family-run breweries in the UK – has announced a company-wide rebrand commencing with a new logo design by Truth Creative; an award winning design agency based in Manchester. The brand revamp comes as Robinsons prepares for their biggest pub investment commitment to date, which includes fresh pub signage […]

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Robinsons Visitors Centre Is Cheshire’s Small Visitors Attraction Of The Year

It’s official… Robinsons Visitors Centre is Marketing Cheshire’s Small Visitors Attraction 2014 and will now represent the county at the National Visit England awards for Excellence in May 2015.   The Marketing Cheshire awards, now in their 10th year, celebrate the excellence and achievement of the Cheshire’s local business community. 350 guests were in attendance at Chester […]

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TROOPER beer joins the Canned Beer Revolution!!

TROOPER – a Premium British Beer created by Iron Maiden and handcrafted by Robinsons Brewery – is joining the ‘Canned Beer Revolution’ in the USA and launching its own 500ml ‘Tall Boy’ can for the very first time in January 2015. Robinsons, family brewers of Stockport, have been all bottled up, but now they’re canning it. That’s right, news […]

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GB Pole Vaulter Turns Craft Brewer

A FORMER Commonwealth record holder and member of the Great British athletics team has made an unusual career move by starting work at a Cumbrian brewery. Linda Stanton, who competed in the pole vault for Great Britain between 1992 and 2001 started work at Penrith’s Eden Brewery earlier this month. During her athletics career Linda, […]

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Robinsons Brewery Celebrate First Hospitality Apprenticeship Graduate

Robinsons Brewery have today celebrated as Andrew Stirling, from the George and Dragon in Holmes Chapel, has become the first graduate of their Hospitality Apprenticeship Programme.   Robinsons and their partners Charnwood Training Group initially launched a series of apprenticeships covering bar staff, kitchen staff, management development and housekeeping in 2013. The apprenticeships, which are […]

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