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Barley stocks rising… but don’t say cheers just yet
By: JimOldfield
July 7th, 2016
Global barley production is about to rise say the latest estimates… but that may not result in cheers for the country’s brewers. Stocks are on the rise across key growing areas thanks to plentiful rain. But the heavy rain may have hit quality in Europe, which could hit the availablility of high-quality grain for malting Read the full post…
Wheaty McWheatface is top wheat beer research vessel!
By: JimOldfield
July 6th, 2016
Hard on the heels of Boaty McBoatface being picked online, as the name for a new polar research vessel, the golden touch of McFace has struck once again! This time Wheaty McWheatface – the brand new brew of West Berkshire Brewery – has come out on top, winning the 2016 Imbibe Wheat Beer Challenge. Read the full post…
John Willie Lees racks up three records in ‘great’ year
By: JimOldfield
July 6th, 2016
Historic Manchester brewer JW Lees has had another super year – posting increased turnover and profits despite the uncertain economic climate. The Middleton-based brewer announced a turnover of £64.1m, up by 0.2 per cent on its previkous year. Pre-tax profits rose by 1.8 per cent to £5.7m and post-tax profits were up 9.9 per cent Read the full post…
It’s boom time for McMullens
By: JimOldfield
July 6th, 2016
Business is booming for 200-year-old Hertfordshire brewery and pub group McMullens – which has just seen its pre-tax profits grow by 12.5 per cent over the previous year! The Hertford brewer has announced a turnover of £75.4 million for the year to September 26 – up from £72.5m. Pre-tax profits on that were £10.4m. Its Read the full post…
Free bus rides, meal tickets for Huddersfield ale and food fest!
By: JimOldfield
July 6th, 2016
Have a few beers, some great food at the Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival… then get a FREE bus ride home! That’s the great deal on offer for locals, after bus company Yorkshire Tiger pitched into the festival spirit. The firm has promised a ride home to anyone who takes part in the event’s Real Read the full post…
Wye-ever not.. 24,000 pints come to Hereford beer festival!
By: JimOldfield
July 5th, 2016
They’re a thirsty lot in Hereford… and this weekend they will be proving it once more, by sinking a staggering 24,000 pints at the town’s 12th CAMRA Hereford beer festival! Beer on the Wye XII takes placed in a huge marquee alongside Hereford Rowing Club, which over the three-day weekend will play host to more Read the full post…
Marston’s gives its HQ a £10m refurb
By: JimOldfield
July 5th, 2016
Brewing behemoth Marston’s has completed a whopping £10m overhaul of its 1960s Wolverhampton headquarters, Marston’s House. In a huge, military-style operation, hundreds of staff were moved out of the brewer’s flagship base to its old offices in Coniston House, whilst a year-long renovation took place. Meanwhile, Marston’s House was stripped back to its concrete innards Read the full post…
Scunthorpe serves up a bevvy of real ales!
By: JimOldfield
July 4th, 2016
The 19th Scunthorpe beer festival hits the road this year, with more than 25 real ales on the stocks for a four-day extravaganza! The ales stretch from the East Midlands and Yorkshire to Greater Manchester and the North-West, and they will be served up alongside ciders, perries and hot and cold food. Limited-edition, stemmed half-pint Read the full post…
Sink some Windswept ale at the Scottish Open!
By: JimOldfield
July 4th, 2016
Golf stars Danny Willett, Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy will have the chance to charge their after-burners with the ales of two former RAF pilots, when the European Golf Tour goes to Inverness this weekend, for the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open! The microbrewery run by the two former air aces has been selected as Read the full post…
St Austell Brewery mops up Bath Ales
By: JimOldfield
July 4th, 2016
Cornwall’s St Austell Brewery has moved in to buy up fellow brewer Bath Ales, for an undisclosed sum. St Austell – famous for its Tribute ale – has taken over the Bath brewery itself, together with its 11 pubs, and its portfolio of beer brands. All of Bath Ales’ beers will continue to be brewed Read the full post…
