Paul Benson, head brewer at Wood’s, the award-winning South Shropshire brewery at Wistanstow, Craven Arms, has retired after 12 years, handing over the hops, malt and grain to his assistant, Andrew Pinnock. Paul joined Wood’s in 2002 as a 55-year-old with no experience of brewing, having just been declared redundant after 27 years in the […]
Salopian Brewery continued its rich vein of form at the SIBA National Beer Competition collecting six awards in the prestigious beer competition, the most received by any brewery. It means that the brewery has now racked up 14 awards in the past three years at the SIBA grand finals. Bottled Oracle in the golden beer […]
A taste of home is giving some big name beers a run for their money at two favourite watering holes in the south of the county. Norman Pearce, who is the landlord at the Sun Inn in Corfton, near Craven Arms, has been brewing behind the pub for 15 years. But he has just […]
It’s always great to showcase your beers to anyone who enjoys real ale, even better when you get very positive feedback, but getting your beer into Strangers Bar at The Houses of Parliament is worth so much more. The press is always asking “What does your MP do for you?” Monty’s Brewery saw a small […]
South Shropshire’s Wood Brewery is teaming up with the Shropshire Poppy Appeal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War. Wood’s will brew a special Poppy Ale ahead of the anniversary on 4 August and will donate 6p to the Poppy Appeal for each pint sold. The ale will be available […]
On Saturday 19th October Wye Valley Brewery threw open their doors to the public for a special Open Day in association with h.Energy. Visitors came from as far afield as Oxford and Derby to experience a taste of Wye Valley Brewery hospitality. Over 600 people enjoyed brewery tours, where they were able to see first-hand […]
The Mumbles Oyster Company and the Mumbles Brewery Ltd have joined forces to produce a traditional oyster stout…..made with real oysters Contrary to the modern day perceptions of oysters as the food of the rich or as a rare treat, in Victorian times oysters were an everyday food for people living around British coasts. More […]
We are very proud to announce that Wye Valley Brewery’s flagship pub, The Barrels, has not only won a Gold award in the Heart of England in Bloom, Pub & Hotel category, it has also been crowned overall winner (in its category). This follows on from their success last year in the Heart of England […]
Welsh micro-breweries are thriving even though many pubs are on their knees, with 12 closing every week across the UK, research shows today. Eleven new breweries have opened in Wales in the last year as the nation revels in the craze for real ales. The Good Beer Guide 2014, published today, reveals that the UK’s […]
Following the huge success in winning of the SIBA awards just 2 months ago, covering all Wales and the West of England, The Celt Experience have just added another 2 awards with 2 of their other beers in Tokyo at the prestigious International Beer Competition. 16 countries, 252 Beers were in action at the event […]