Butcombe, the South West’s most innovative brewery, has achieved excellent results for its flagship ale, Butcombe Bitter. Leading trade publication, The Publican’s Morning Advertiser ‘Brands Report 2013’ shows Butcombe Bitter entering the Top 15 Cask Ale Brands in the UK, ahead of prominent beers such as Wadworth 6X and Brains SA. It is also […]
Arkell’s, the Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator, has appointed its managed house director Craig Titchener to the new role of tenanted director as it takes a more “hands-on” approach to supporting new licensees, company director George Arkell has said. For the full story, please visit: http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Company-City-News/Arkell-s-reinforces-help-for-new-tenants
Butcombe, the South West’s fastest growing brewery, has produced a beautifully photographed cookbook ‘Cooking with beer and cider’, available through 70 Tesco stores in the South West from September 2013. The book contains simple recipe ideas for starters, mains and puddings using Butcombe beer or Ashton Press cider in each dish. The book is priced […]
A one day beer spectacular will be held in Launceston’s town square on Saturday 31 August 2013, between 11am and 10:30pm. Organised by local beer sommelier and owner of Penpont Brewery, Joe Thomson, the day promises to be a fantastic opportunity for new and experienced beer enthusiasts alike. With a host of local and national […]
Butcombe, the West Country’s fastest growing Brewery, is proud to announce a new partnership between the Brewery and Bristol Rugby. At the start of the new season in September, Bristol Rugby fans will be able to enjoy home games with a pint of Butcombe Bitter in hand, as the West Country’s favourite beer has recently […]
Residents at Colten Care Homes in Hampshire and east Dorset will be able to sample real ales thanks to a new unique partnership with Ringwood Brewery. The Hampshire-based brewery will help activities organisers at 15 homes to lead tasting sessions. It will also provide tasting kits and samples to for beer festivals and a variety […]
ARKELL’S Brewery will be celebrating its 170th year of brewing with a special open day and beer festival. Visitors to the brewery, in Kingsdown, on September 7 will have the chance to tour one of the very few remaining working Victorian breweries in the world, and taste beers from across the UK. … Read the […]
A local craft brewery, Quantock Hills in Somerset, is the latest drinks company to use a crowdfunding scheme to raise money to invest in its business. By running a crowdfunding scheme with Crowdcube it means 129 people are now part owners of this award-winning brewery that has been creating real ales using traditional craft brewing […]
One of the youngest independent brewers in the South West has become only the second person in Cornwall to qualify as a beer sommelier. Twenty six year old Joe Thomson, from Launceston, has passed a prestigious London-based course to become one of an elite band of just 36 beer sommeliers worldwide. Designed to provide accredited […]
Butcombe, the West Country’s fastest growing brewery, is one of the key sponsors at this year’s ‘Eat, Drink, Bristol Fashion’ (EDBF) carnival. Visitors to the carnival will not only enjoy two of Butcombe’s famous ales on draught; Butcombe Bitter and Adam Henson’s Rare Breed, but will be the first lucky people, outside the village of […]