Communion wine used to be the only available alcohol within the hallowed walls of a cathedral. But now Holy Orders has taken on new meaning as Wakefield Cathedral has been granted an off-licence to sell gift packs of beer to help with its restoration. However don’t expect a selection like you see down Bargain […]
Wharfe Bank Brewery, the award-winning producer of hand-crafted ales situated on the banks of the River Wharfe in the heart of Yorkshire, stole the show at the 2013 Anuga Food & Drink trade show in Cologne, Germany. UK Trade & Investment invited Wharfe Bank Brewery to launch its new range of craft beers and exhibit […]
Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has reached the final of the Hull Daily Mail Green award and faces tough competition from the team at St. Stephen’s Shopping Centre, Hull. The judging panel includes WedgeWelly’s Sarah Longthorn, KC’s Alan Worthing and Charlie Spencer, of Spencer Group and the winner will be announced at a glamorous […]
Sonnet 43 Brew House is to re-open its adjoining pub as a brewery tap after completing extensive renovation work. The former Kicking Cuddy, Coxhoe, will revert back to its original name The Clarence Villa and comprise both a pub & restaurant. This will be the brewery’s third pub of 2013 and will create around 50 […]
As it approaches its fourth birthday, Ilkley Brewery reveals its latest investment in fermentation and cask filling equipment that will enable it to meet growing demand from domestic and overseas customers. In October, the West Yorkshire brewery took delivery of a 10 foot high, 8,000 litre fermentation vessel, along with a brand new cask filling […]
Three award winning Yorkshire breweries have collaborated to launch a mixed pack of craft beer that has won a listing in selected Majestic stores. The ‘Yorkshire Six Pack’ features two beers from each of West Yorkshire based Saltaire Brewery, Vale of York based Rudgate Brewery and Wolds based Wold Top Brewery and represents the variety […]
Ilkley Brewery and Brasserie Blanc to host food and beer matching evening Yorkshire’s multi-award-winning Ilkley Brewery has teamed up with Brasserie Blanc Leeds to host a beer and food pairing evening to be held on Wednesday 13 November at Raymond Blanc’s Leeds Brasserie. The gastronomic celebration will be open to the public and will feature […]
Wensleydale Brewery has named 10th anniversary ale, Decadence. But there has been nothing louche about the recent revival in its fortunes. Only a year ago, the thriving microbrewery, based in Bellerby, North Yorkshire, was facing closure. Now Wensleydale is celebrating the major milestone this month following its busiest summer yet. “It’s been such a fantastic […]
Holderness based Great Newsome Brewery has walked away from the World Beer Awards with Gold for its Frothingham Best. Frothingham Best, which takes its name from the small hamlet in which the brewery is based beat off strong competition from all over the world to take the title ‘The Worlds Best Bitter up to 5% […]
Following its first six months of expansion into creating bottled beers to complement its production of hand crafted cask ales, WharfeBank Brewery is celebrating Gold and Bronze success at this year’s SIBA North East Beer Competition. The competition was held at the York Beer and Cider Festival, where more than sixty judges representing brewers, industry […]