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Beer at last year’s prices – three cheers for Dewsbury ale fest!
By: JimOldfield
May 17th, 2012
It will be a home and away festival when Yorkshire’s Heavy Woollen District CAMRA branch opens its third Dewsbury and Heavy Woollen Beer and Cider Festival next Thursday (May 24)… with its prices pegged to last year’s levels! The event, inside Dewsbury Town Hall, will major on the best beers that Yorkshire has to offer Read the full post…
Knobworth unveiled
By: JimOldfield
May 16th, 2012
Forget Knebworth – there’s only one thing you can call your music and ale festival if you want to raise cash for testicular and prostate cancer… Enter the new KNOBWORTH Festival – which has just taken place at a country pub in Northamptonshire! The two-day event was hosted by The Angel Inn at Yarwell, near Read the full post…
Hero David remembered by Tring Brewery
By: JimOldfield
May 15th, 2012
Tring Brewery is to brew a “monthly special” ale in the memory of Cpl David Barnsdale. The 24-year-old 33 Engineer Regiment bomb disposal hero, from the town, died in Afghanistan last October after being blown up when a device detonated. Fittingly, the ale – named The Sapper – will be created in October.
The Rolls Royce of working men’s clubs!
By: JimOldfield
May 15th, 2012
The Rolls Royce Leisure Club in Barnoldswick, Lancs, has won a pair of awards for the quality of its beer! It was awarded Cask Marque accreditation for serving the perfect pint of cask-conditioned ale, and Carlsberg UK’s coveted Gold Award which rewards licensees for high-product standards.
Ilkley Brewery makes national business finals
By: JimOldfield
May 15th, 2012
High-flying Ilkley Brewery has seen off 3,000 Yorkshire businesses, to become the regional winner of the Newspaper Society’s Local Business Accelerators competition. The three-year-old business will now face 11 companies from across the UK in the national finals. The judges scored the contenders on features that included the originality of the business idea, their ability Read the full post…
Grunt ‘n’ groan in a country pub… and that’s BEFORE the morning after!
By: JimOldfield
May 15th, 2012
The locals of a Cheshire country inn are getting set for the biggest pub brawl in Britain – and a top family brewer has even created a special, limited-edition ale to commemorate it. But before the riot squad turns out, or Mr Osborne slaps another anti-alcohol duty on real ale brewers, it should be mentioned Read the full post…
Beatson’s play generations game for Shepherd Neame
By: JimOldfield
May 14th, 2012
Glass giant Beatson Clark has been chosen to supply label-less bottles for a special ale brewed to mark five generations of the oldest brewery in Britain. Shepherd Neame is producing Generation Ale to remember the ongoing commitments of the Neame family. It will be sold in a unique wooden presentation box at selected outlets throughout Read the full post…
Global yeast market swelled by real ale boom
By: JimOldfield
May 14th, 2012
Just like the product itself when added to a good brew, the global yeast market is blooming at an astonishing rate. World yeast producing regions (2010) by percentage It has grown exponentially over the past few years – fuelled by the boom in micro-brewing – and in 2010 the global yeast market was worth an Read the full post…
New moby-sized CO2 alarm launched
By: JimOldfield
May 13th, 2012
Analox Sensor Technology has launched its most affordable personal CO2 alarm to date – making it easier for employers to ensure that their staff are protected from the deadly gas. The new QPD CO2 is smaller and lighter than the average mobile phone, yet it continuously checks carbon dioxide levels and issues audio-visual warnings in Read the full post…
Government taxes put skids under their efforts, beer bosses warn
By: JimOldfield
May 13th, 2012
The boss of Britain’s biggest pub chain has slammed the rising cost of beer, saying it is creating a “serious” north-south divide, with new pubs only opening in city centres and the affluent south. Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin (pictured) spoke out as CAMRA revealed that 12 pubs a week are being shut across Britain as Read the full post…
