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A brewer’s directory of phrase and fables
By: JimOldfield
March 26th, 2012
Real ale in the modern world In the middle of the worst recession since the start of World War II, one industry is staging a revival that has stunned those pondering how to create new businesses and wealth. The real ale brewing business is bouncing back! Last year, as banks went bust and industries collapsed, Read the full post…
Hand pump at home thanks to Saltaire
By: JimOldfield
March 25th, 2012
Fan of the wine box? Well now you can get a BEER-box… from the award-winning Saltaire Brewery at Shipley in West Yorkshire. The brewery are offering 36 pints of their best selling Saltaire Blonde or Cascade Pale Ale for £45 – which works out at £1.25 per pint. That’s one in the eye for the Read the full post…
Beer industry slams Budget escalator ‘stairway to hell’
By: JimOldfield
March 21st, 2012
The price of a pint of beer is to rise again – by up to 10p – after a brewing industry bid to axe the beer duty escalator was ignored in the latest Budget. Tory Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to make no changes to alcohol duty puts “one million jobs” at risk and is “hugely Read the full post…
How the world is turning – to British real ale!
By: JimOldfield
March 19th, 2012
Focus on the 33rd Burton Beer Festival Before Roger Protz could take the stage to officially open the 33rd Burton Beer Festival, he had to break-off from advising a clutch of would-be Spanish brewers on the finer points of English ale. This was nothing new, as Britain’s best-known beer writer told the crowd. He was, Read the full post…
Three firkins is too firkin heavy for ale-pedalling Joe!
By: JimOldfield
March 18th, 2012
Cambridgeshire’s newest brewer is not so much peddling as PEDALLING his ales to the trade – as he delivers barrels of beer to local pubs… by BIKE! Joe Kennedy can be seen riding along, towing a trailer loaded with two 72-pint firkins – as the ex-BMXer builds up his fledgling BlackBar brewery in Harston, near Read the full post…
Real Ale comes home at Burton Beer Festival
By: JimOldfield
March 16th, 2012
Real ale came home last night – for the 33rd time – as drinkers came in droves to the heartland of British brewing, Burton-Upon-Trent, for the start of the three-day Burton Beer Festival. Several hundred arrived at Burton’s magnificent gothic town hall to savour an eclectic beer list of 146 real ales, plus a score Read the full post…
Roll out the barrels – with Kegspertise from new company
By: JimOldfield
March 13th, 2012
Brewers needing help with cask management can now get some “keg-spertise” thanks to a new specialist company launching in Yorkshire. Bradford’s Kegspertise aims to become the “go-to” brand for brewers of all sizes wanting container fleet management help. It offers a bespoke solution to container quality, supply and project management issues, designed to boost brewers’ Read the full post…
Beer and bangers for Anne on visit to Yorkshire brewing champs!
By: JimOldfield
March 13th, 2012
It’ll be beer and bangers for Princess Anne next month – after she personally picked out an award-winning Yorkshire brewery for a visit! The Princess Royal will stop by Ilkley Brewery when she takes in the West Yorkshire town on April 3, as part of a visit to the county. And she will launch its Read the full post…
Beers meet engineers at Leeds ale fest
By: JimOldfield
March 11th, 2012
If you’re looking for a drink in the north, this week, West Yorkshire is definitely the place to be – with TWO ale festivals taking place between Thursday and Saturday (March 15-17).Kicking off on Thursday is the huge, three-day Leeds Beer, Cider and Perry Festival – being held as usual, at Pudsey Civic Hall. As Read the full post…
Brewing ‘Oscars’ want to hear from you!
By: JimOldfield
March 9th, 2012
The world’s longest-established brewing competition, The Brewing Industry International Awards, has changed its name to The International Brewing Awards, as it gears up for a bumper entry for its 2013 competition. The next awards ceremony will be at the National Brewery Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, from February 13-15, 2013. And with expressions of interest flooding in, Read the full post…
