Butcombe, the West Country’s most innovative brewery is launching a quarterly E-Magazine with versions tailored to both consumers and publicans from 1st May 2013 named Butcombe Bytes. Butcombe Bytes will include exclusive news of events, launches and new beers, great prizes, new ideas and special promotions. The first issue will include the chance to win […]
Leicestershire brewery Everards has won a national award for the successful management of its 170-strong estate of pubs. The Publican Awards named Everards Brewery ‘Pub Company of the Year 2013’ (tenanted/leased 20 – 199 outlets), in recognition of the company’s flexible approach and comprehensive tenant support package. Considered the most prestigious in the industry, The […]
The educational origins of the Orkney Brewery have been commemorated with a special new beer, christened 1878. The 5.5 per cent brew, made with malted rye and USA hops, takes its name from the date the Quoyloo School – now site of the Orkney Brewery – was opened. A strong, full bodied auburn beer, 1878 […]
Boulder, CO • March 12, 2013—The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today reported that the American craft beer industry set a new record for exports in 2012. Based on results from a recently-completed industry survey, craft beer export volume increased by an astounding 72 percent compared to 2011, with […]
Speaking to delegates at SIBA BeerX in Sheffield, chairman Keith Bott hailed the campaign to end the beer duty escalator as the “best in all my time in this industry”. He said, “The campaign, in which SIBA has been a partner along with the BBPA and CAMRA, has been incredibly effective in winning support from […]
Woodforde’s Norfolk Ales beat fierce competition to take the top prize at the SIBA Business Awards 2013, announced today at the organisation’s first-ever BeerX event in Sheffield. Judges praised Woodforde’s Ale Trail for its involvement of both pub customers and drinkers. They were impressed by a “well put-together initiative”, and by the careful measurement and […]
National Cask Winner March 14th, 2013 Sponsored by Close Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV Gold Quantock Brewery Wills Neck 4.3% Silver Cotswold Spring Brewery OSM 3.9% Bronze Kirkstall Brewery Dissolution IPA 5.0% Overall Champion in Keg Sponsored by Close Brewery Rentals Brewery Product ABV Gold Convivial London Pubs PLC The Lamb Brewery Oatmeal Stout 5.0% […]
Wadworth has introduced a mysterious character to spread the word about their 30 litre kegged stout Corvus in the period around St Patrick’s Day. The slightly sinister, bearded and robed St Out of Devizes appears in an artist’s impression, dressed in flowing monk-like garments, and is accompanied by his ‘familiar’ the Raven (from the Latin […]
Guy Perry has joined Steiner Hops Ltd as Sales Manager to help support the rapid growth of micro breweries in the UK and Europe. Guy has over 20 years experience working as Head Brewer at Sarah Hughes Brewery, Black Country Ales and Stroud Brewery and is therefore well qualified to provide technical sales support. Guy […]
I am a native of Cumbria, but I left home aged 16 to take up an apprenticeship with GEC Telecoms in Coventry. It was the start of 30 years in an exciting industry. I rose from telecoms engineer to teaching people from all over the world at the Liverpool training school in the late eighties. Finally I […]