Barely 2 years after starting, and at their first entry to a SIBA competition, Brass Castle Brewery scooped the Gold award as Overall Champion at last week’s SIBA North East Beer Competition with Sunshine, a 5.7% IPA Sunshine took Gold in the Strong Bitters category to, successfully, enter the Champion round. Their Bad Kitty 5.5% […]
Responding to the needs of craft brewers, DENWEL has created the DC range of manual carbonators for throughputs from 40 bbl/hr (25 hl/hr) to 16,000bbl/hr (10,000 hl/hr) starting at just over £4,000. CO2 is injected into the beverage through the DENWEL Injector, combining turbulent flow and increased pressure for optimal mass transfer rate from gas […]
In its biggest awards haul yet, Ilkley Brewery has won five medals for four of its beers at the SIBA North East Beer Competition which took place yesterday, Wednesday 18 September, at the York Beer and Cider Festival. Ilkley was the only brewery to take home three gold awards on the day, with one silver […]
We are very proud to announce that Wye Valley Brewery’s flagship pub, The Barrels, has not only won a Gold award in the Heart of England in Bloom, Pub & Hotel category, it has also been crowned overall winner (in its category). This follows on from their success last year in the Heart of England […]
Titanic Brewery’s Burslem roots have led to an unusual order from the town’s most famous son. When Robbie Williams’ representatives were looking for beer to serve at the launch of the FARRELL Autumn/Winter collection they decided to call Titanic Brewery. Guests at the launch of the labels first ever store enjoyed bottles of Titanic Iceberg, shipped […]
A LEADING Cumbrian brewer hopes his beer’s presence on the shelves of a major supermarket chain will help spread the word about the world of craft of beer. Infra Red, made by Millom’s Hardknott Brewery, is now being stocked by Sainsbury’s as part of its Great British beer hunt competition. Dave Bailey, who runs the […]
One of South Yorkshire’s top craft breweries has hailed ‘fantastic’ news that its pub has been named Yorkshire Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale. Dave Hughes, of Barnsley’s Acorn Brewery, was delighted with the accolade for the Old No7 pub, in the town centre. Read the story in full at http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/business/raising-a-glass-as-pub-is-named-the-best-in-yorkshire-1-6053754
Warwickshire brothers Tom and Ed Coyte were invited to No. 10 Downing Street to meet with the Prime Minister on Thursday 12th September to celebrate their company Whale Ale. The brothers are the youngest brewery owners in the UK and are already selling thousands of pints each week. The company produces two beers; Pale Whale (3.6%) and Ruby Moby (4.0%). No 10. Downing Street saw The Prime […]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has produced a new film, ‘Building the Future of British Beer’, to showcase both the thriving local brewing industry and SIBA’s work to ensure its continued success. Filmed at the Great British Beer Festival, the 10-minute film features an interview with SIBA chief executive Julian Grocock. In his overview […]
SIBA North East Region Beer Competition 2013 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 18th September Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by Close Brewery Rentals Ltd Brewery Product ABV Gold Brass Castle Brewery Sunshine 5.7 Silver Ossett Brewing Company Limited Rat Brewery – White Rat 4.0 Bronze Hambleton Ales Nightmare 5.0 To see […]