The award-winning Hornbeam Brewery in Denton, Manchester, has recently been taken over by new ownership to provide an expanding range of the finest cask ales to restaurants and bars throughout the North of England. The new ownership team of David Nabb and James Thompson have a longstanding passion for cask ale, ‘nurtured’ over many years […]
A Cumbrian brewery has been left disappointed after a range of beer it produced was deemed to encourage “violent and aggressive behaviour” by alcohol watchdog the Portman Group. Eden Brewery, which is based in Brougham Hall, near Penrith, has withdrawn the name of its Psycho range of beers after a complaint was upheld by the […]
Powderkeg Brewery, based in Woodbury Salterton near Exeter, has gone straight to the top with its first award, having won Best Lager at The Beer Awards for its pilsner ‘Cut Loose’. The Beer Awards are run by the world-renowned IWSC (International Wine & Spirit Competition), with the beers judged in a blind tasting by leading […]
Guild of Beer Writers publishes shortlist for Annual Awards 2016 The British Guild of Beer Writers has shortlisted 27 journalists, writers, bloggers and broadcasters in its Annual Awards. The winners and runners up in nine categories will be unveiled at the Guild’s annual Awards presentation and dinner on 1st December. The shortlist was selected by […]
Devon’s largest beer producer has been ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘The Grichan Partnership Sustainable Business Award’ at the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Described as “the Oscars of great British business” by the Prime Minister, this year’s prestigious award ceremony took place in front of 1,200 people on Tuesday 15th November at the Grosvenor […]
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has today published ‘The Story of Beer Duty: 2008-2016’, detailing how the Government’s decision to abolish the Beer Duty Escalator helped to spark a major turnaround in the fortunes of the beer and pub sector. The report, published in partnership with the Society for Independent Brews (SIBA) and […]
Island Hopping from Swannay brewery has been named the best beer in Scotland by judges at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards last night, hosted by Drygate Brewery in Glasgow. The awards, run by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), are unique in that the majority of judges are brewers themselves from independent craft breweries across […]
The British Beer & Pub Association has highlighted ‘Managing Safety in Pubs’, a guidance publication for licensees, with tips on helping customers and staff feel secure, comfortable and safe in all licensed premises in the run-up to Christmas. The guidance sets out risk factors to be considered by licensees, and helps to identify preventative measures […]
When you have finally got the beer packaged and sent out to market you are left with one problem if you have late hopped – how to remove the spent hops now resident in the pressurised conditioning tank. Often they have formed an almost concrete like deposit in the cone of the tank that is […]
Emmerald swept into the Cask industry just over 2 years ago with their unique, reusable GreenCask and GreenKeg. After experiencing their busiest quarter in August 2016, the company are now supplying over 200 breweries in the UK with their reusable, plastic Casks. Is this move from steel to plastic set to continue? It would seem […]