Brewery upstart BrewDog’s combination of craft beer and hipster branding is proving a huge hit with drinkers. BrewDog’s beers – with names like Punk IPA, 5am Saint and Dead Pony Club – stand out in the world of real ale, and it is with the same distictiveness that the company has sought to fund its […]
Oakham Ales, the acclaimed, innovative and independent ale brewery based in Peterborough, is making a splash in and around Edinburgh. Three pubs* have recently signed up to the brewers’ popular ‘Oakademy of Excellence’ which means they stock Oakham Ales on a permanent basis. The three cask-ale led pubs include: Malt and Hops, The Staggs Bar […]
More than £1m has already been invested into the latest Equity for Punks fundraising programme launched by BrewDog, the fast-growing Scottish brewer and pub operator, last week. Read the full story at http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Company-City-News/BrewDog-fundraising-tops-1m-in-a-day
Rob Jenner Retires and Jamie Maitland Joins After more years selling beer than we care to mention, the last seven of which have been with Fyne Ales, Rob Jenner, Sales Director for Fyne Ales, has decided that it is time to retire. As many people will be aware, Rob has always had another passion in […]
Orkney Brewery’s Dark Island Reserve ale has scooped up a prestigious national food and drink honour. The world famous 10 per cent speciality brew came out top in the Drinks – Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic category of the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence awards 2013. The Orkney Brewery was the only Scottish brewer with a drink […]
Orkney Brewery’s Dark Island Reserve is in the running for a prestigious national food and drink honour. The world famous 10 per cent speciality ale has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Drink – Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic category of the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence awards 2013. The Orkney Brewery is the only Scottish […]
A challenge to the Scottish Government’s proposal to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol has failed, with the Court of Session ruling that the proposed move is within the powers of ministers and is not incompatible with European law. The Court of Sessions said that “so far as the measures had equivalent effects […]
By PETER RANSCOMBE Published on 25/04/2013 00:00 ARRAN Brewery managing director Gerald Michaluk is to lobby Chancellor George Osborne to give more help to Britain’s thriving beer companies. Micro-breweries that produce less than 500,000 litres of beer a year pay only 50 per cent duty under the small brewers’ relief introduced in 2003 by Chancellor […]
Deuchars IPA is set to satisfy the thirst of festival-goers once again as it toasts a three-year renewal of its support of the world’s biggest arts festival – the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Brewed by Caledonian Brewery, Deuchars IPA will again be ‘the ale of the Fringe’ and available in cask in Edinburgh’s quality pubs and […]
Brewers have welcomed the decision to scrap the beer duty escalator and to take one pence off the price of a pint. Keith Bott, of Titanic Brewery, in Burslem, was among industry leaders who campaigned to scrap the duty which has seen beer taxes hiked by 42 per cent since 2008. He believes the move is […]