South Shropshire’s Wood Brewery is teaming up with the Shropshire Poppy Appeal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War. Wood’s will brew a special Poppy Ale ahead of the anniversary on 4 August and will donate 6p to the Poppy Appeal for each pint sold. The ale will be available […]
On Saturday 19th October Wye Valley Brewery threw open their doors to the public for a special Open Day in association with h.Energy. Visitors came from as far afield as Oxford and Derby to experience a taste of Wye Valley Brewery hospitality. Over 600 people enjoyed brewery tours, where they were able to see first-hand […]
The Mumbles Oyster Company and the Mumbles Brewery Ltd have joined forces to produce a traditional oyster stout…..made with real oysters Contrary to the modern day perceptions of oysters as the food of the rich or as a rare treat, in Victorian times oysters were an everyday food for people living around British coasts. More […]
We are very proud to announce that Wye Valley Brewery’s flagship pub, The Barrels, has not only won a Gold award in the Heart of England in Bloom, Pub & Hotel category, it has also been crowned overall winner (in its category). This follows on from their success last year in the Heart of England […]
Welsh micro-breweries are thriving even though many pubs are on their knees, with 12 closing every week across the UK, research shows today. Eleven new breweries have opened in Wales in the last year as the nation revels in the craze for real ales. The Good Beer Guide 2014, published today, reveals that the UK’s […]
Following the huge success in winning of the SIBA awards just 2 months ago, covering all Wales and the West of England, The Celt Experience have just added another 2 awards with 2 of their other beers in Tokyo at the prestigious International Beer Competition. 16 countries, 252 Beers were in action at the event […]
Three of the North Wales based breweries behind the Albion Ale House, Conwy, have this week gained awards in the 2013 Champion Beer of Britain competition held at Olympia, London. The competition is run by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) as part of their Great British Beer Festival and is the most prestigious beer […]
On the opening day of the Royal Welsh, Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Alun Davies, launched the new marketing initiative Drinks Wales at a reception hosted by Welsh Government and the board of this new organisation. Drinks Wales is a marketing consortium set up by and for the various arms of the active drinks […]
The results are in and Gloucestershire’s best pub has been revealed as the Old Spot in Dursley for the fifth year. The pub has picked up the title from the Gloucestershire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Read more: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Gloucestershire-s-best-pub-revealed/story-19384390-detail/story.html#ixzz2XJFzhvKc
A CRAVEN Arms Brewery has won a top award for its beer. The Wood Brewery in beat off strong competition at the prestigious Heart of England fine foods (HEFF) Diamond Awards to take home the award for best alcoholic drink. It was the sixth annual Diamond Awards from HEFF, which celebrates the best of local […]