Surrey craft brewer Hogs Back Brewery will be expanding its trophy cabinet after winning new accolades for two of its beers. The brewery’s flagship ale TEA, or Traditional English Ale, has been given the Gold medal placing in the Best Bitter Category for the London and South East Area by CAMRA, the Campaign for […]
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Delegate, exhibitor and consumer attendance increased in 2015 BeerX, the celebration of British beer held in Sheffield earlier this month, attracted more brewers, exhibitors and drinkers than last year’s event, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). BeerX 2015 ran from 18-21 March and was the third time SIBA has staged the event. Delegate […]
Tiny Hardknott wins deal to go into over 300 stores Hardknott Brewery in Cumbria has recently doubled its production to meet the rapidly growing demand for its bottled beers – and been rewarded with its first contract with a major supermarket. The success of the edgy craft brewer is a great example of the entrepreneurship […]
Malton’s Brass Castle Brewery fought off strong competition from breweries across the UK to earn the Supreme National Champion Cask Beer accolade for its ‘Burnout’ beech-smoked porter at the BeerX National Beer Competition 2015, held by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Brass Castle also scooped a Gold medal for it’s Sunshine IPA bottled beer, […]
New Cask Beer Uncovered e-learning launched The future of cask beer quality and dispense has received a massive boost with the launch of Cask Beer Uncovered, a new e-learning programme targeted at staff in the hospitality industry. Cask Beer Uncovered has been developed by Cask Matters, a partnership of industry and consumer organisations, brewers and […]
THE famous Pendle Witches beers from Moorhouse’s in Lancashire are weaving their spell on cask ale enthusiasts across the nation’s capital.New business wins with pub company outlets and quality free trade accounts in London and the South East are making a strong contribution to the current 10% overall annual growth. To view the full […]
Yattendon-based brewery congratulates the Royals on their quarter-final triumph with dual-branded limited edition pump-clip The multi-award winning bitter, Good Old Boy – brewed by the West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) and the official beer of Reading FC – has launched a new limited-edition pump-clip replete with the club badge and shirt colours, to celebrate the team’s […]
In 2013, Chancellor George Osborne announced the decision to scrap the ‘escalator’ and cut beer duty by 1p in a bid to support our British pubs… the first beer duty cut since 1959. Fast-forward three years and we are delighted to announce a historic hat trick as beer duty is cut for the third year […]
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 […]