Robinsons Brewery have today celebrated as Andrew Stirling, from the George and Dragon in Holmes Chapel, has become the first graduate of their Hospitality Apprenticeship Programme. Robinsons and their partners Charnwood Training Group initially launched a series of apprenticeships covering bar staff, kitchen staff, management development and housekeeping in 2013. The apprenticeships, which are […]
Hawkshead Brewery was one of five UK breweries to be featured at Norwegian innovative craft beer festival What’s Brewing. The two day festival in the south-west coastal town of Stavanger, better known as the ‘oil capital’ in Norway, was host to 28 European and American craft breweries. Hawkshead exhibited 8 beers including one-offs Wild […]
Burnley’s Premier League football club has joined with Moorhouse’s – the town’s ‘premiership brewery’ – to host a pioneering series of Fanzone Beer Festivals. The events see a range of the acclaimed ‘Pendle Witches’ cask-conditioned ales available to fans at home games. Brews include Premier Bitter (3.7%abv), a former gold winner at the Beer Industry […]
Robinsons’ iconic beer, Old Tom, continues to cement itself as one of the leading beers in the UK with another set of awards to add to its ever growing list of accolades. The competition, held annually by SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers), judges a selection of regional beers in a blind tasting. The regional champions […]
Peerless Brewing Company scooped five accolades at the SIBA North West Region Beer Competition Wirral’s Peerless Brewing Company has been hailed a top North West brewer in the region’s toughest beer challenge – giving a major boost to current expansion plans. At the SIBA (Society if Independent Brewers) North West Region Beer Competition in Bolton […]
SIBA North West Region Beer Competition 2014 DATE OF JUDGING & ANNOUNCEMENT 15th October 2014 Overall Champion of the Competition Sponsored by Napthens Brewery Product ABV Gold Brewsmith Beer Brewsmith Bitter 3.9 Silver Woodlands Brewing Company Midnight Stout 4.4 Bronze Frederic Robinson Limited Old Tom Strong Ale 8.5
BEER from a Cumbrian brewery is being featured in an advent calendar with a difference that is due to go on sale at the world’s best department store. The advent calendar has been developed by beer seller Best of British Beer, and features a different independently brewed beer behind each of its 25 doors. […]
Patrons of the Spinner and Bergamot pub in Comberbach, Cheshire, raised a glass in celebration as the Inn celebrated its 300th birthday. Built in 1714 and originally called The Kings Head, the Inn became the favourite watering hole of the Smith-Barry family – an aristocratic family of Marbury Hall known for their love of horse […]
Two Hallidays Accountants clients have been announced as finalists in the EN Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2014. Marketing Stockport and Trust Brand Communications have both been shortlisted for the Most Entrepreneurial PR/Marketing Firm of the Year award. The two businesses located in Stockport are proof that businesses are growing and thriving in the local […]
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 […]