MPs celebrate three years of saving Britain’s pubs
By: JimOldfield
May 29th, 2012
The award-winning Ilkley Brewery’s Save the Pub ale has made a return to the House of Commons’ Strangers Bar… to mark the third birthday of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub group of MPs. The group, chaired by North West Leeds MP Greg Mulholland, has been lobbying Government to come up with changes to Read the full post…
New ‘dinner wine’ ale range from Doom Bar kings Sharp’s
By: JimOldfield
May 27th, 2012
Award-winning Cornish brewer Sharp’s is launching a new premium range of high-strength, bottled beers, specifically designed to complement food. The Connoisseurs Choice comprises three unique new beers – Quadrupel Ale, Single Brew Reserve and Honey Spice Tripel – all hand-crafted by innovative Sharp’s head brewer Stuart Howe. What is more, the new range will be Read the full post…
It takes Brain’s to be has-beans, not has-beens!
By: JimOldfield
May 27th, 2012
Wales’ biggest independent brewer is turning to COFFEE – after posting a 6.2 per cent rise in profits to £4.5m for the trading year to September 2011! Brain’s – famous for the slogan “It’s Brain’s you need” will open 30 coffee shops over three years, to put a total of 50 into South Wales, after Read the full post…
Spring rains could make price of a pint tumble
By: JimOldfield
May 24th, 2012
Finally, there is some good news for real ale brewers… and maybe drinkers too! As the price of a pint continues to soar as a result of beer taxes, it has been announced that the recent heavy rains have caused the international price of malting barley to drop sharply, after an increase in production. Growers Read the full post…
Death of inspirational Pale Rider creator Dave Wickett
By: JimOldfield
May 22nd, 2012
Inspirational brewer Dave Wickett, who is credited with founding the Sheffield real ale scene, died last week aged 64, after a two-year battle against bone cancer. Dave founded the award-winning Kelham Island Brewery, whose ales are known across the country – and also owned the equally-famous, adjoining Fat Cat pub in the Kelham Island area Read the full post…
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…
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…
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…
