Acorn Brewery is saddened to announce the death of co-founder and director Judi Hughes who had been battling a serious illness for the past 12 months. Judi was instrumental in getting Acorn Brewery off the ground, along with husband Dave Hughes and brewer Steve Bunting. They brewed their first pint of Barnsley Bitter on 4th […]
South Shropshire’s award-winning Wood Brewery is gearing up to increase business by appointing James Owens as Sales Manager. James joins the Wistanstow brewery in his home county of Shropshire after a successful career in national consumer magazine publishing, computer software and digital sound equipment sales in the UK and northern Europe. James is one […]
Saltaire Brewery’s famous monthly beer club will be the venue for a special brewing and pub industry award presentation to Shipley MP, Philip Davies on Friday 25 April at 5.00pm. Beer Club regulars will see Mr Davies receive his Parliamentary Beer Champion award from the Brewery’s Managing Director, Tony Gartland. In January, 100 MPs were […]
Following the penny cut in beer tax announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Spring Statement, Wadworth has decided to celebrate a significant victory for beer drinkers, and spend these precious pennies wisely. “Our customers are always hugely generous when it comes to supporting local charity causes,” explains Paul Sullivan, Sales and Marketing […]
Hawkshead Brewery is Cumbria Life’s Brewery of the Year. Hawkshead were one of 48 finalists shortlisted for the third Cumbria Life Food & Drink Awards which sees businesses judged in 13 categories. Judges said “They have worked harder to promote Cumbrian beer in and out of the county than anyone, and in head brewer Matt […]
Patrons of a Lancashire pub walked across fire and hot coals to raise money for a children’s cancer charity. The Elletson Arms, Pilling, hosted a sponsored firewalk which helped raise £2000 for the charity Little Heroes. The unusual event was spearheaded by licensees Julie Kingham and Mick Keeler in conjunction with the Shipley based charity. […]
SIBA South West Region Beer Competition 2014 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 24th April 2014 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by: GOLD Tuckers Maltings – SILVER Jim Laker Memorial – BRONZE SIBA Brewery Product ABV Gold Quantock Brewery Wills Neck 4.3 Silver Tavy Ales Porter 5.2 Bronze Dawkins Ales Bristol Blonde 3.8 For the […]
As the Grand Départ draws ever closer, Ilkley Brewery is setting its wheels in motion for the world’s greatest cycle race by commissioning its very own yellow cycling jerseys. The jerseys, made by Ilkley-based cycling jersey manufacturer, Spirit Cycling, display the Ilkley Brewery brand and serve to commemorate the start of the 2014 Tour de […]
The Wild Beer Co has recently purchased extra brewing capacity and a new bottling line from Devon firm, Vigo, with the help of a grant from the REG Programme and the Rural Development Programme for England. The brewery, based in the village of Westcombe in Somerset is only 18 months old but has already exported […]
Can Makers and SIBA launch competition to find the nation’s best independent beer – in a can Indie Beer Can Festival, the first UK-wide search for the very best independent beer in cans has been launched by the Can Makers in partnership with the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA). Every independent brewer’s beer, regardless of […]