Otter Brewery has raised over £3,000 for the Royal British Legion as part of their ongoing annual support for the Poppy Appeal. The total was reached through the outstanding success of Poppy Otter – a specially created beer sold in Westcountry pubs throughout November and December, and from an on-site staff collection box. Across bars […]
The search is now on to find this year’s best of British food and farming. On Sunday 11 January, BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme will open nominations for the 15th year of the BBC Food & Farming Awards and call on people in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to nominate their local cooks, […]
Two rather jolly characters are celebrating being awarded a gold and bronze regional award at the recent CAMRA West Midlands Beer of the Year competition. Hobsons Old Henry and Town Crier bottles have picked up gold and bronze medals in the Real Ale in a Bottle Light category accredited by the West Midlands branch of […]
A NEW not-for-profit networking group is being set up for North Staffordshire businesses by Titanic Brewery. Breakfast at the Brewery will be held monthly in the Sample Room at the Burslem brewery. Businesses will pay a meeting fee, but no joining or membership fee. The fee will cover room hire and breakfast and any money left […]
The Five Points Brewing Company in Hackney, East London has announced expansion plans which will see their annual production capacity doubled from 2,750 barrels (4,500 Hectolitres) to 5,500 barrels (9,000 HL) a year. The Five Points are investing in a new 20BBL brewhouse from Olympus Automation (now trading as OAL Group) in Peterborough. The new […]
St Austell Brewery cask ale Dartmoor Best will become Cornish Best as the Cornish independent family brewer hands over the Dartmoor Best brand name to Dartmoor Brewery. The Dartmoor Best brand originally became part of the St Austell range in 1993 when its former owner Carlsberg Tetley closed their brewery in Plympton and St […]