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Would jube believe all these royal ales?
By: JimOldfield
May 22nd, 2012
Summer ales means monarch ales this year – as Britain’s brewers turn out in force with celebratory pints to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. In arguably first place for the wackiest name, comes Hertfordshire’s Tring Brewery with its four-malt special, Would Jubileve It. The 4 per cent, UK-hopped amber ale is described as having subtle Read the full post…
The Batley blonde on everyone’s lips!
By: JimOldfield
May 22nd, 2012
A four-month-old Yorkshire brewery has just won one of the north’s most coveted beer awards… after judges EAVESDROPPED on what the drinkers themselves liked best! Batley’s Pennine Brewery began trading only in late January, but its brewers proved they’re no babes in arms – by wowing some 6,000 real ale lovers at the Dales Festival Read the full post…
BBPA swaps chairmen and adds pub muscle
By: JimOldfield
May 22nd, 2012
By Jim Oldfield May 22 2012 The British Beer & Pub Association (BPPA) has shown shades of Heathrow over the past couple of weeks, with a rush of arrivals and departures at the top. Flying OUT is Molson Coors chief exec, Mark Hunter, who has stepped down as BBPA chairman following his appointment by Read the full post…
Paws for a pint – and help strays
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Sheffield’s Bradfield Brewery has created a new ale to raise money for the city’s RSPCA Animal Centre. Drinking Paws for a Pint will put 10p per pint into the RSPCA’s pot at the centre, which costs £2,000 a day to run. 0Sheffielders can currently sup up and support at the: Nag’s Head, Loxley; Plough, Low Read the full post…
Back to basics for ex-Moorhouses award-winner
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Former Moorhouses chief brewer Peter Gouldsbrough has gone back to basics – by opening a microbrewery in Burnley. Peter, 50, quit brewing after leaving multi-million pound brewers Moorhouses – where he scooped five international brewing awards and the Champion Beer of Britain title – six years ago. Now he has set up the Reedley Hallows Read the full post…
Brewery switches to plastic kegs to supply new mail order ale
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Shropshire’s Ironbridge Brewery has swapped its metal kegs for plastic ones – after teaming up with specialist plastics packaging technology Petainer. The Telford-based microbrewery will supply a new high-quality English lager in the lightweight, recyclable PET kegs as it targets the mail order keg beer market. It is a move which may impact on micro-brewers Read the full post…
Swell time as Sharp’s Brewery boards National Surfing Championships!
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Sharp’s Brewery has got on board at the 40th English National Surfing Championships – by sponsoring the Men’s Longboard category… and serving their ales to those competing! The brewers will be present at the event – at Watergate Bay in Cornwall, next Saturday and Sunday (May 26-27) – to present the award to the Men’s Read the full post…
Box Steam box clever with new American yeast
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Wiltshire’s Box Steam Brewery is to become the first UK brewer to trial a new US yeast, to produce an American pale ale. BRY-97 American West Coast Yeast is being supplied by Lallemand Brewing, for use in Box Steam’s American IPA, Derail Ale this summer. Box Steam master brewer Philip Downes, said: ““The predominant flavours Read the full post…
Beware fungicide that’s just too new, barley growers warned
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
Malting barley growers have been warned to be careful in their choice of fungicides when responding to mounting disease pressure. As the spring rains increase the risk from fungal attack, new fungicide Adexar is so fresh from testing that – despite getting approval from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate – it has not yet undergone trials Read the full post…
Meantime go bigtime with London’s largest brewery and visitor centre
By: JimOldfield
May 20th, 2012
London’s Meantime Brewing Company is set to QUADRUPLE its capacity – after opening the largest new brewery in the capital in 76 years. The Greenwich site – the biggest brewery built in the city since 1936 – will also boast a state-of-the-art visitor centre and shop, allowing drinkers to see how Meantime’s beers are made. Read the full post…
