Judges are gathering in Sheffield today to assess the finalists in the National Beer Competition organised by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). The judging, at iceSheffield, marks the start of SIBA’s BeerX 2014, which runs through to Saturday evening. The judging panel, made up of around 100 brewers, industry experts, local licensees and beer […]
Packaging experts Croxsons are launching a new range of beer bottles, specially selected for the growing independent brewing sector, at SIBA’s BeerX event later this week. The new bottles will be available for BeerX visitors to view at Croxsons’ stand. They are designed to fill the current gap between standard 350ml or 500ml bottles and […]
Investment in a new visitor centre is under starter’s orders as Titanic Brewery continues to grow and create jobs in Staffordshire and Derbyshire. Stoke-on-Trent based Titanic’s longstanding plans to upgrade its Burslem brewery has moved a step closer following a successful year which saw the brewery open its eighth pub. Keith Bott, Managing Director of […]
Last week, the factory acceptance test of DENWEL’s 5,000 litre per hour manual inline carbonator for Calvors Lager was successfully performed at the DENWEL factory in Prague. All of the DENWEL units are bespoke to the requirements of the brewer, so when Alec from Clavors asked for a second pump outlet so that he could […]
On March 5th at 1pm the Rebel Brewing Co, Cornwall’s most dynamic microbrewery, will be awarded with two prizes from CAMRA (campaign for real ale). The event will be hosted at our premises in Penryn, on the Kernick industrial estate – where there will be a free tasting. The winning beer ‘Mexi-Cocoa’ comes from the […]
Kellas brewery, Mòr Brewing Limited travelled to Nottingham for the Castle Rock Brewing Awards ceremony and came home with the prestigious New Brewery of the Year award. Castle Rock stocked Mòr ales in most of their pubs throughout England last July. A Castle Rock spokesman said “ we showcase a new brewery each month to […]
The Beer Academy has just accredited its fiftieth Sommelier. Three passionate beer advocates, Jonny Tyson, Lisa Wadlow and John Westlake, passed their viva voce examination with Beer Academy Chief Examiner Alex Barlow to take the number of Beer Academy Sommeliers to 50. See the notes to editors below for the biographies Beer Academy Director Simon […]
The Davenport Arms, Woodford, has reopened its doors following an extensive £100k refurbishment project. Located on Chester road, the award winning Davenport Arms has been given a new lease of life after being completely revamped, inside and out, with a new look that salutes the pub’s storied past. The substantial joint venture between Robinsons Brewery […]
Beers from the Orkney Brewery are this week being showcased at a major international food and drink event in Japan. FOODEX is the largest event of its kind in Asia, attracting almost 3,000 exhibitors from 82 countries and regions, along with over 75,000 food and drink buyers. The show, held in the Makuhari Messe convention […]
‘Bucks Best’ Mix of Music There must be something in the airwaves across Buckinghamshire as radio station Mix96 received the fantastic response of 212 entries to its ‘Name the Anniversary Beer’ competition with the Chiltern Brewery. After much deliberation the name ‘Bucks Best’ was chosen for its beer friendly tone and its connection with […]