Welcome to Chiltern Brewniversity

Throughout its 35 years The Chiltern Brewery has been at the forefront of the revival of classic English ale styles flying the flag for proper, and revived, tasty, British beer. Part of that passionate commitment to brewing involves attracting and training talented new people that the industry desperately needs. Long time Chiltern Brewery employee Dave […]

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It's Cheers And Then Cheers Again To The Barley 'King'

Moorhouse’s rolls out a special cask-ale in September in a double toast to Maris Otter as ‘the king of brewing barleys’. First Cut (4.2%) celebrates the leading Lancashire brewer’s successful revival of the legendary barley in the North West as the grain also sees its 50th anniversary – an exceptional achievement as most barley types […]

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The Horse Shoe Receives Brewery Refurbishment

The Horse Shoe in High Lane has become the next pub to receive a world-class joint refurbishment from Robinsons Brewery and licensees, Sarah Wootton and Mike Moran. Mike said: “The pub was definitely in need of a lick of paint. It was full of character but the old look was definitely past its prime. When […]

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BrauBeviale 2015: Welcome “home” – Sector get-together with heart and mind

From 10th to 12th November at this year’s most important investment goods fair for the beverages industry, the entire focus will once again be on the process chain of beverages production: high-quality raw materials, high-performance technologies, efficient logistics solutions as well as sparkling marketing ideas – this is what it is about for all those […]

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Old Mill Brewery strikes truly local deal with the Co-op

All the team at Old Mill Brewery are celebrating this week with the launch of the Co-Operative’s ‘Home of Local Produce’ which is being trialled in Yorkshire and Old Mill’s bottled ales have been chosen as one of their truly local suppliers. Kate Jones, Head of Local Sourcing, said: “Our customers have told us they […]

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Fresh look and new investment at Barnsley brewery

A Barnsley brewery committed to tradition has adopted a new look for modern times and announced thousands of pounds worth of investment in growth. Acorn Brewery has refreshed its branding and announced it will spend £60,000 on new brewing equipment and office space to mark its 12th anniversary. Dave Hughes, owner of Acorn Brewery said: […]

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SIBA to partner Craft Beer Rising

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has become the official partner to the Craft Beer Rising show, held at Drygate Brewery in Glasgow on 4-5 September. The partnership will deliver exposure for SIBA in all publicity for Craft Beer Rising including advertising in the event programme, PR, email campaigns and social media. Tony Jerome, SIBA’s […]

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Ricoh Arena and Wasps toast new partnership with Purity Brewing Co.

Award-winning craft brewer Purity Brewing Co. is marking its 10th anniversary by forming an exciting new partnership with the Ricoh Arena and Wasps. The Midlands’ based market leader in craft ales, based in Warwickshire, has joined forces with the Ricoh Arena’s owners, Wasps, as it looks to extend its support of rugby throughout the West […]

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Charles Faram team inspect the new varieties on their hop breeding programme

After a whirlwind few weeks of visiting Herefordshire and Worcestershire hop yards before the September harvest, the Charles Faram sales team and potential new variety hop growers inspected the new plants being grown on the Charles Faram Breeding Programme. Five information packed hours were spent walking the plots and the nursery, last Friday night, while […]

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