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Gary and Bunny turn a final kiss-off into award-winning future!
By: JimOldfield
August 23rd, 2012
A brewing couple, who set out making ale in their garage, have been named the best beer producers in their county! Gary and Bunny Lucas launched Kissingate Brewery – which gets its name from a local beauty spot – from their home in a Maidenbower, Sussex, in 2009, after Gary was made redundant. Just three Read the full post…
Brewers move up as real ale revolution starts to pull in young drinkers
By: JimOldfield
August 21st, 2012
Breweries across the country are rolling out ambitious expansion plans, as real ale continues to boom – to a new, younger audience. Sheffield’s award-winning Abbeydale Brewery is increasing production to keep up with the demand for real ale, with younger customers now acquiring the taste. The brewery has acquired two adjoining units, which will take Read the full post…
Unicorn bottles it to take top beer award!
By: JimOldfield
August 21st, 2012
Cheshire family brewer Robinsons took silver at this year’s International Beer Challenge – after the new-look BOTTLE of its flagship ale Unicorn, took the judges’ eye! Unicorn has been brewed since 1896 – but its newly-remodelled bottle scooped the silver award in the Design and Packaging category at the IBC. The brewery’s brand manager, John Read the full post…
Instant help with brew taints and off-flavours
By: JimOldfield
August 21st, 2012
Campden BRI is offering a Rapid Response Taint Troubleshooting service to brewers. A team is on hand to instantly respond to brewers who are suddenly presented with a problem. Campden’s expert panel of tasters can provide help to identify taints – together with advice on the potential source of the problem and recommend analysis such Read the full post…
Shift those casks and kegs with ease
By: JimOldfield
August 21st, 2012
Microbrewers shifting their casks and kegs via white vans, can now find some ease for their backs – thanks to the new Load Lift 500 from Penny Hydraulics! This light and compact platform lift will fit inside the back or side doors of your van and provide up to 500kg of lifting power for loading Read the full post…
Ilkley Brewery puts Dinner Ale back on table
By: JimOldfield
August 18th, 2012
A Yorkshire brewery has dug back 130 years through its beer archives, to resurrect a forgotten ale. Ilkley Brewery found Dinner Ale – a Victorian Pale Ale – in the records of the long-gone Ilkley Brewery and Aerated Water Company. The award-winning and Royally-honoured Tyke brewers have given the ale a new twist – using Read the full post…
Britain’s plastic beer barrels wow huge US craft brewing convention
By: JimOldfield
August 14th, 2012
Plastic beer keg company Petainer took North America’s huge Craft Brewers Conference by storm, with some 5,000 brewing industry pros wowed by the quality and versatility of its products. Though Petainer has attended smaller shows in the States, the conference marked its major league debut in North America – with brewpubs, contract packers, distributors and Read the full post…
Toxic fungus found on brewing barley
By: JimOldfield
August 14th, 2012
Alternaria fungi have been found in a wide variety of crops including malting barley, Campden BRI’s brewing division is warning. Some species can produce toxins and the European Food Safety Authority has undertaken a survey. It has reported the presence of these toxins in alcoholic beverages – as well as fruit, vegetable juices, grain-based products, Read the full post…
Thanks for braving the rain folks – now come and drink in the snow!
By: JimOldfield
August 14th, 2012
A colossal 18,000 real ale lovers braved the summer rainstorms to visit Essex’s Chelmsford Beer Festival last month… and their reward will be to get another next February! Following the huge success of the Admirals Park event, despite the foul weather, the Chelmsford and Mid-Essex CAMRA branch decided to repeat the event in midwinter. What’s Read the full post…
Probably the best beer conference in the world comes to York
By: JimOldfield
August 14th, 2012
The man with arguably the best job in Britain is organising an international conference to examine the economics of beer and brewing. Beeronomics will bring academics and industry professionals from across the world to the University of York in September 2013. After an inaugural conference held in Leuven, Belgium, in 2009 and an outing in Read the full post…
