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Whitbread Pale Ale returns to London pubs
By: JimOldfield
July 3rd, 2016
Whitbread Pale Ale is to return to London pubs… after a 50-year break! Under a new agreement the ale, last brewed in 1976, will be produced again – under licence – by the Windsor & Eton Brewery. It is now available exclusively at the Draft House, in Old Street in the capital for the coming Read the full post…
Somme remembered by Castle Rock
By: JimOldfield
July 2nd, 2016
Nottingham’s Castle Rock Brewery has named its latest ale in memory of the bloodiest single day in British military history. Yesterday saw the centenary of World War I’s Battle of the Somme. To mark the dreadful day on July 1, 1916 – in which the British Army alone had over 57,000 casualties, nearly 20,000 of Read the full post…
Iron Maiden brew up another TROOPER!
By: JimOldfield
July 1st, 2016
Get ready to Run to the Hills of Stockport… Iron Maiden star Bruce Dickinson has brewed up another TROOPER! Dickinson – singer in the world’s biggest rock band and real ale buff – is back in partnership with Robinsons brewery… to design his THIRD brew in the Trooper range of ales. Following on from the Read the full post…
Ride a white horse… to cider heaven!
By: JimOldfield
July 1st, 2016
Leamington Spa’s White Horse is turning its taps to APPLE for nearly two months… with a huge Craft Cider Fest. The pub will put on some 20 ciders, between July 3 and August 30. Among them will be two exclusive new brews from USA-based brewers Docs, on draught… the dryish Hard Appple Cider and its Read the full post…
Bundobust is booming!
By: JimOldfield
June 30th, 2016
Bundobust – the unique Yorskhire Indian street food and craft beer restaurant – is hopping across to the Red Rose side of the Pennines with the opening of its second eatery, in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens, this autumn. The award-winning concept opened its doors in Leeds in 2014, after bringing together two of West Yorkshire’s award-winning Read the full post…
No Brexit blues at soaraway Greene King
By: JimOldfield
June 30th, 2016
Brewer Greene King has shrugged off Brexit concerns, as it passed the £2 billion revenue mark in its full-year results. Greene King added the Scottish Spirit Pub Company to its portfolio at a cost of some £774m in the past year – and the brewers refused to bend to the worries of Brexit and a Read the full post…
‘Cut taxes and red tape to help industry’ BBPA boss asks Government
By: JimOldfield
June 27th, 2016
The boss of the British Beer and Pub Association is singing the praises of the country’s pubs, for creating a vibrant workplace for young people. But BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds called on the Government to do its bit to help the growth industry, with less red tape and lower taxes to help our publicans. Read the full post…
Get your CAMRA branch on here!
By: JimOldfield
June 25th, 2016
Want to get you branch news on Hand-Pumped? Just CONTACT US and we will give you your own page – so that the world can see what your branch is up to! And the best thing is, it’s totally FREE… What’s more, you can talk to other branches via our great new CAMRA forum. So Read the full post…
Keep taking the Pils with Sharp’s
By: JimOldfield
April 13th, 2016
Sharp’s Brewery in Cornwall has ventured into the world of real lager – with a new 4.2 per cent offering, Spring Cask Pilsner. The brew is Sharp’s interpretation of one of the world’s most popular beer styles and the recipe uses Pilsner malt, whole Saaz hops, and a bottom fermenting yeast. The “clear, refreshing and Read the full post…
Moody moggy takes North-West crown
By: JimOldfield
May 29th, 2013
Cumbrian brewer Barngates of Ambleside has taken the Northwest Regional Champion Beer of Britain title, with an ale named after a moody moggie that took over a local pub for 14 years! Cat Nap ale now goes onto the national final, hoping to be crowned the Champion Bitter of Britain 2012. Brewer John Lloyd revealed Read the full post…
