The winner of the Great British Home Brew Challenge, launched by Thornbridge Brewery, Waitrose and Brew UK has been announced. In a first for the supermarket, amateur home brewer Graham Nelson’s Vienna IPA has been picked by a panel of drinks experts as the winning beer, which will arrive in Waitrose shops from October. […]
A team from SIBA is heading to leading beverage industry exhibition BrauBeviale in Nürnberg, Germany, this November, as part of the association’s ongoing campaign to help its member brewers develop their export business. BrauBeviale is established as one of the most important events on the international drinks trade calendar. Over three days, some 33,000 visitors […]
The Farmers Arms pub in Poynton, Cheshire, has unveiled its brand new look following substantial investment by Robinsons Brewery and licensees Martin Crank and Simon Hood. The pub, located in Robinsons’ Cheshire heartland, was closed for 14 weeks whilst the brewery design team extended the trading area and transformed the interior. Built in the late […]
Hawkshead Brewery, known in Britain, for brewing big flavoured beers with New Zealand hops, has sent its NZPA – New Zealand Pale Ale, made in Cumbria, back to New Zealand, for the locals to taste, test and hopefully approve, at a prestigious beer festival, down under. It’s a big risk for Hawkshead’s Head Brewer, Matt […]
The Inveralmond Brewery in Perth has announced that their support of home team St Johnstone will step up a beer this year – with a commercial deal that will see loyal Saints fans enjoy their beers at a discount, as well as pitch side signage and Inveralmond’s specialist brews served on the grounds on McDiarmid […]
Taste Our Best award rolled out to Scotland’s pubs and bars A Quality Assurance award scheme, designed to promote the use of Scottish produce, could see the country’s pubs and bars attracting more customers. The Taste Our Best award, a joint initiative between the Scottish Government and VisitScotland, is being extended to help build stronger […]
The Chiltern Brewery has won Gold Stars for TWO of their products: bottled Lord-Lieutenant’s Porter 6.0% vol and Hop Pickled Onions. This follows the highly successful media launch of their special limited edition commemorative beer to mark the centenary of WW1, Flanders Pale Ale 6.2% vol, in late July. Great Taste is widely acknowledged as […]
On Monday 18th August 6 brave Hallidays team members completed a terrifying 11,000ft skydive to raise money for their charity of the year, Beacon Counselling. Anna Bennett, Director; Nichola Coles, Client Manager; Nicola Jackson, Payroll Manager; Simon Leitch-Devlin, Accounts and Audit Technician; Nick Holton, Accounts Trainee; and Merryn O’Keefe, Accounts Trainee all took part in […]
Robinsons Brewery are preparing to celebrate the forthcoming Stockport festival with a family fun day at its Visit England accredited Visitors centre. “The festival is a great occasion for Stockport” said Simon Taylor, Retail Operations Manager for Robinsons Brewery. “We are proud of our local heritage and the opportunity to be part of this festival […]
• Bottle and Glass in Oxfordshire was due to be turned into housing • But estate of Lord Francis Phillimore, where Loddon Brewery is based paid £500,000 to keep it open • It is hoped new landlord will sell LODDON beer once the pub has re-opened A Grade II listed pub has been rescued after […]