IT WAS all hands to the pump as a new local ale came under starter’s orders at a cycling event which attracted 150 riders into their saddles. The family-run Wye Vallery Brewery at Stoke Lacy, near Bromyard, decided to stage the official launch of its special edition ale Dorothy Goodbody’s Pedal Pusher as part of […]
The Wood Brewery celebrates its emerald anniversary – 35 years of brewing – in 2015 and is planning a series of special ‘woody’ brews to celebrate. All the beers are named after trees. The first is Chestnut, a modern mild, designed with gentle malts and hops and an abv of 3.5% to deliver a well-balanced, […]
Hobsons Brewery and Cooking Like Cleopatra have teamed up to organise a special event on Thursday, 26 March at 7:30pm at the Brewery’s new tasting room in Cleobury Mortimer, where Shropshire Ales meets Egyptian mezze. The very fact that a 3,000 year old tomb of an ancient beer brewer has recently been discovered in the […]
By Mike Berry, 16-Feb-2015 A former City worker who had never pulled a pint before quitting his job and becoming a publican has picked up the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year Award. Salutation Inn, Ham, Gloucestershire http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/General-News/Salutation-Inn-CAMRA-pub-of-the-year-2015
By Mike Berry, 28-Jan-2015 Steve Nuttall, managing director of Shropshire brewer and pub operator Joule’s has revealed the company is re-evaluating its Craft Beer Bars concept after mixed results at two trial sites. For the full story, please visit: http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Company-City-News/Joule-s-to-rethink-craft-beer-concept
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 […]
Celt Experience, an ‘experimental and strange’ craft beer brewery, is doubling in size because of international demand. Tom Newman hasn’t slept for two days when we meet at the Celt Experience Brewery outside Caerphilly in Wales. This isn’t because of the enormous growth of his craft beer business, which is doubling capacity next year as […]
Hobsons Brewery held its first ever Stir Up Sunday, masterminded by new boy Reuben Crouch. The Christmas Pudding extravaganza was held at the brewery’s tasting room in Cleobury Mortimer on Sunday 23rd November. ‘Stir up Sunday’ is a British Christmas tradition of bringing the family together to make a Christmas pudding before advent. Hobsons decided […]
A taste of real ale from home, bought success for The Beefy Boys in the World Burger Championships in Las Vegas, with their ‘Butty Back’ burger claiming top spot in the final round! The Beefy Boys are six amateur cooks from Herefordshire, whose passion for turning quality local produce into amazing BBQ foods, guided only […]
This week sees the release of an extraordinary collaborative brew spanning the Celtic nations – Celtic Cross, a 4.5% red ale. The concept was born from discussions between Brecon Brewing’s Buster Grant and St Austell’s Head Brewer, Roger Ryman, usually over a pint or two at St Austell’s annual charity Celtic Beer Festival! This […]