South West

New appointments boost A determined Wadworth sales team

Three new faces have joined the Wadworth sales team, bringing renewed energy and a fresh direction to the brewers’ trade interface. The trio all have a wealth of sales experience in the brewing and hospitality industries and come to Wadworth with the aim of boosting sales and improving distribution for the company’s quality ales. “We […]

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Winners from the South West Beer Competition 2015

SIBA South West Region Beer Competition 2015 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT           16th April 2015 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by:  GOLD Tuckers Maltings – SILVER Jim Laker Memorial – BRONZE SIBA Brewery Product ABV Gold Plain Ales Brewery Ltd Inncognito 4.8 Silver St Austell Brewery Big Job 7.2 Bronze Coastal Brewery Merry Maidens […]

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SIBA welcomes sponsored guide dog

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) welcomed a recent visit from Siba, the guide dog whom it is sponsoring, as he nears the end of the first stage of his training. Siba, a Labrador-Golden Retriever cross, is now 11 months old and has been living with a puppy walker in the south west, learning basic […]

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Wadworth makes a big push for stockists in the capital

Wiltshire-based brewers Wadworth have their sights firmly set on a bigger slice of the London market, with the appointment of a new London Key Account Manager and ambitious plans to bring their famous heritage ales to pubs around the city.   Simon Tomkins, has come to Wadworth from SAB Miller Brands, and is leading the […]

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PM samples beer from new brewery

Although they only started brewing in early 2015 Eight Arch Brewing Co. of Wimborne Minster, Dorset already have a famous customer.   During a visit to a BBQ in a nearby village on Easter Monday Prime Minister David Cameron enjoyed sampling the beer and would have stayed for more but had a speech to make […]

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MP “Beer Champion” award

MP, Dr Andrew Murrison presented with Parliamentary Beer Champion Award by James Timoney of Plain Ales Brewery, Warminster MP for South West Wiltshire, Dr Andrew Murrison was presented with a SIBA Parliamentary Beer Champion 2015 award for his support for the British beer industry during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament. He was presented with the “Beer […]

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Wadworth Partner Sparsholt College In A Hop-Based Chelsea Flower Show Garden Entry

Wadworth, the Devizes-based brewers, have joined forces with Sparsholt College in Hampshire to create a Chelsea Flower Show garden which features heritage hops as its theme. The Wadworth 6X sponsorship is behind the efforts of a team of 14 Extended Diploma horticulture students who have designed and will build every aspect of the garden, and […]

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Seth Lakeman Joins Brewery To Launch Long Awaited Dartmoor Best

International folk singer Seth Lakeman helped Dartmoor Brewery launch their new cask ale, Dartmoor Best, at The Plume of Feathers in Princetown. Dartmoor Brewery is the West Country brewery behind well-known brands Jail Ale, Legend  and Dartmoor IPA.   Taking a break from his UK Tour, Seth, now widely recognised as one of the UK’s […]

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