The Inveralmond Brewery in Perth has announced that their support of home team St Johnstone will step up a beer this year – with a commercial deal that will see loyal Saints fans enjoy their beers at a discount, as well as pitch side signage and Inveralmond’s specialist brews served on the grounds on McDiarmid […]
Taste Our Best award rolled out to Scotland’s pubs and bars A Quality Assurance award scheme, designed to promote the use of Scottish produce, could see the country’s pubs and bars attracting more customers. The Taste Our Best award, a joint initiative between the Scottish Government and VisitScotland, is being extended to help build stronger […]
The Chiltern Brewery has won Gold Stars for TWO of their products: bottled Lord-Lieutenant’s Porter 6.0% vol and Hop Pickled Onions. This follows the highly successful media launch of their special limited edition commemorative beer to mark the centenary of WW1, Flanders Pale Ale 6.2% vol, in late July. Great Taste is widely acknowledged as […]
On Monday 18th August 6 brave Hallidays team members completed a terrifying 11,000ft skydive to raise money for their charity of the year, Beacon Counselling. Anna Bennett, Director; Nichola Coles, Client Manager; Nicola Jackson, Payroll Manager; Simon Leitch-Devlin, Accounts and Audit Technician; Nick Holton, Accounts Trainee; and Merryn O’Keefe, Accounts Trainee all took part in […]
Robinsons Brewery are preparing to celebrate the forthcoming Stockport festival with a family fun day at its Visit England accredited Visitors centre. “The festival is a great occasion for Stockport” said Simon Taylor, Retail Operations Manager for Robinsons Brewery. “We are proud of our local heritage and the opportunity to be part of this festival […]
• Bottle and Glass in Oxfordshire was due to be turned into housing • But estate of Lord Francis Phillimore, where Loddon Brewery is based paid £500,000 to keep it open • It is hoped new landlord will sell LODDON beer once the pub has re-opened A Grade II listed pub has been rescued after […]
The Orkney Brewery’s speciality Dark Island Reserve ale has picked up three gold stars – the highest award possible – at this year’s Great Taste Awards. Regarded as the industry Oscars, The Guild of Fine Food’s annual Great Taste Awards are the UK’s largest independent evaluation of fine food and drink. Each product entered into […]
For three years, Bromyard has hosted a Hop Festival to celebrate the beginning of hop harvest in the midlands. A celebration of the history of hop farming and the beers made with them, it also runs the World Championship Hop Pocket Race. Teams of 4 carry a 75 kg hop pocket (less weight for women’s […]
Innovative Peterborough based brewer, Oakham Ales, is the first in the UK to sign up to a new free iPhone beer app ‘Pint Please’ http://pintplease.com/. The app, already a success in Finland, shows where users can discover new beers, shows their locations, gives ratings and allows the user to give and receive recommendations on […]
Premium British Beer TROOPER, created by IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson and handcrafted at ROBINSONS BREWERY in Cheshire, has won gold in the British Bottlers’ Institute Competition 2014 (BBI). Rocker-cum-brewer, BRUCE DICKINSON, has every music accolade under his belt worth having, but this is his first in the brewing industry and the fact that it […]