By Naomi Larsson, 09-Jan-2015 Sussex brewer Dark Star has asked Tesco to “get the beer flowing” again in converted stores after the supermarket announced it will close 43 shops across the UK. http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Dark-Star-offers-to-turn-closed-Tesco-stores-into-pubs
An entrepreneur is reviving an historic beer brand after stumbling across 183 years of history. Mark Gordon left his job in banking in 2013 to set up the Wimbledon Brewery, and is hoping pour his first pint as early as June this year. Follow the link for the full story: http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11715168.Cheers__Entrepreneur_reviving_Wimbledon_Brewery_brand_183_years_after_it_began/
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 […]
The Wimbledon Brewery Company Ltd today announces that it has received planning approval from Merton Council to open a 30-barrel brewery at College Fields, Prince Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 2PT. Wimbledon Brewery will produce exceptionally crafted cask and keg beers, to be launched in the spring of 2015. The first Wimbledon Brewery Company was established […]
Move will pave way for new brewery, visitor centre and pub on back of strong double-digit sales growth West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) is to raise £4m through a tax-efficient Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to build a newbrewery, as it responds to continuing strong demand for its award-winning beers beyond its Thames Valley heartland. Led by renowned […]
Sales increase as reinvigoration reflects premium quality West Berkshire Brewery (WBB), the brewer led by serial international brewing and pub entrepreneur David Bruce, has unveiled a new, modern brand image and bottle design for its range of award-winning British bitters, pale ales and stouts. The move follows a seismic year, which has seen the company […]
Cask Brewing Systems places its trailblazing equipment in first three London craft breweries, cans fuel fast growth Cask Brewing Systems, makers of the small-scale canning gear that enabled America’s canned craft beer phenomenon, is now supplying equipment to the first craft canners in England. In May of last year, Camden Town Brewery became the first […]
The first published carbon footprint assessment of a beer by a small craft brewery – a Pale Ale produced by The Kernel brewery – has shown there are many carbon-saving benefits of drinking a local beer, such as the Kernel Pale Ale, as opposed to a big-brand lager. This news is unlikely to sway the average lager-drinker […]
1st anniversary of Truman’s return to East London brewing Truman’s has celebrated the first anniversary of its return to brewing in London with a special edition of one of its most illustrious beers. Ben Truman 1883 Export Pale Ale is based on a recipe from the Victorian era and uses 8 different hops – from […]
The shortlist for the very first FreeFrom Eating Out Awards, is now out. Says awards director, Michelle Berriedale-Johnson: ‘We are really delighted with the range of eateries and companies who have entered the awards – and excited by the enthusiasm and expertise in ‘freefrom’ shown by many of them. Complying with the new allergen regulations will be a tough ask for many establishments but the shortlist shows just how many of […]