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 […]
Participate at the Brussels Beer Challenge 2014 and register your beer(s) now! Don’t miss this unique opportunity and benefit from a discount rate until the 5th September ’14! The Brussels Beer Challenge is to its 3rd edition and will take place in Leuven, the beer city par excellence! Entries here Award-winning beers from the […]
Saltaire Brewery’s Triple Chocoholic Stout 4.8% ABV has won Gold in the Speciality Beer category at this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), taking place in Olympia, London from 12 to 16 August. The bottled version has also received an outstanding 2 stars in 2014’s Great Taste Awards by the Guild of Fine Foods this […]