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Jake gets on his bike to land his dream job
By: JimOldfield
August 14th, 2012
Jake Oulsnam got on his bike to research his favourite subject – beer… and his initiative has landed him with what he thinks is probably the best apprenticeship in the country! For Jake, 23, has been taken on as a trainee brewer at the Titanic Brewery in Stoke, after benefitting from the Government’s drive to Read the full post…
Ale makers brew up cash for good causes
By: JimOldfield
August 12th, 2012
Brewers and drinkers are turning to real ale as a new solution – for raising much-needed charity cash for good causes. In Cornwall, two Skinners ales have been amalgamated to form a new, risqué brew to drum up vital funds for a breast cancer charity. Betty Stogs and Cornish Knocker have come together to form Read the full post…
Adnams low-alcohol beers ginger up those office leaving dos!
By: JimOldfield
August 12th, 2012
East Anglian brewer Adnams has launched two new low-alcohol bottled beers, to help those who like a drink with work colleagues at lunchtime or at close of play – but worry about going over the drink-drive limit. Ginger Beer comes in at just 2.5 per cent ABV – while its stable mate, Sole Star, tips Read the full post…
Memorial ale for tragic quizmaster Andy
By: JimOldfield
August 12th, 2012
Two brewers have created a special ale, in memory of one of their regulars who died suddenly aged just 27. Caterer Andy Adams suffered a brain haemorrhage at his home in Derby. His body was only discovered when he failed to turn up for work and police forced their way into his house. Derby CAMRA Read the full post…
Coniston’s heavy water takes gold at CAMRA Beer Olympics 2012!
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
Forget the stuff going on down the road at Stratford – the REAL Olympics were held by CAMRA today, when the annual Great British Beer Festival opened at… Olympia! And it was the Cumbrians of Coniston Brewing Company who wowed a packed hall by being named as the Champion Beer of Britain (CBOB) with a Read the full post…
A hard rain falls on UK barley producers
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
Raindrops keep falling on the heads of the UK’s malting barley producers – and not just in the washed-out fields. HM Revenue and Customs figures showed a year-on-year annual plunge of 16 per cent in total UK malt exports for the period July 2011 to May 2012, while imports were 28.6 per cent higher. Japan Read the full post…
Atten-shun door-men: Military ID now valid in pubs
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
British servicemen can now be sure of getting a pint in their local if they are old enough to drink – after the Government acted to correct a “ludicrous” anomaly in which their military ID could NOT be accepted by doormen. In March 2011, the Government finally permitted the use of military ID cards as Read the full post…
Andrew hops across the brewing divide
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
Former York Brewery head brewer, Andrew Whalley, has hopped across the brewery floor…. to join hop merchant Charles Faram as the company’s technical sales advisor! With 20 years in the industry, Andrew can point to some great brews in York – such as GBBF gold medal winner Centurions Ghost, Yorkshire Terrier, Stonewall and Guzzler. He Read the full post…
Flower queen brews up a crowning floral ale
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
A carnival queen has helped brew-up a carniv-ale for revellers in Jersey this weekend to toast the Island’s giant annual flower parade. Jersey’s Liberation Brewery has created fruity rose-flavoured “Floration” to serve to thirsty revellers at the annual floral float contest, Battle of Flowers, in St Helier – which is expected to draw up to Read the full post…
Cor! Whew! Greek ale wows Wetherspoons!
By: JimOldfield
August 7th, 2012
A Corfu beer has topped a Wetherspoon international taste test, and has been named as the chain’s official beer throughout the London Olympics. Koroibos Ale is produced by the Corfiot Brewery, located in the Arilla district of the Greek holiday island. The ale was named after the runner Koroibos who took part in the first Read the full post…
