Beer lover Alan’s 15,000th pint is hand-made for him
By: JimOldfield
September 23rd, 2012
When Geordie beer ticker Alan Stobbs sank his 15,000th real ale, it tasted all the better for the fact that HE had helped brew it! Alan, 64, tours breweries and festivals around the country to sample and make tasting notes on as many beers as he can. And he’s so well-loved at his “local” – Read the full post…
Ossett hops off to Sheffield for a celebration of the green stuff!
By: JimOldfield
September 23rd, 2012
Ossett Brewery is hopping off down the road, to present a celebration of English hops … at its aptly-named Sheffield pub, The Hop! Beers produced with new-season fresh (green) English hops will feature, in a mini beer festival from Thursday to Sunday, October 18-21. There will be a minimum of eight ales on the bar Read the full post…
Drink a new ale… save an old ship!
By: JimOldfield
September 23rd, 2012
A campaign to restore the world’s oldest Mersey-built steam ship is helping fund itself by launching… a new ale! The hoppy 4 per cent bitter, Danny, set sail with a launch at the Ferry Boat pub in Runcorn recently, after restorers The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society (DAPS) teamed up with Frodsham Brewery to make the Read the full post…
Adnams weathers bad year to turn in profits rise
By: JimOldfield
September 23rd, 2012
Adnams has weathered its “most difficult year”, beating a failing economy and the summer washout to turn in a 5.5 per cent rise in operating profits. The Southwold family brewer made profits of £857,000 on a turnover of £25.8 million, which increased by five per cent. It boosted demand with new ales Ghost Ship, its Read the full post…
Let’s escalate the beer duty battle rto the front doors of Westminster!
By: JimOldfield
September 21st, 2012
Beer drinkers from across the nation are set to descend on London for a mass lobby of Parliament – to demand the restoration of a fair price for their pint! Within hours of the e-petition against beer duty hitting the 100,000 target, CAMRA announced its intention to storm Westminster… with hundreds of real ale lovers Read the full post…
Beer tax petition smashes past 100,000-name mark
By: JimOldfield
September 20th, 2012
Hand-Pumped EXCLUSIVE The e-petition calling on the Government to scrap the hated beer tax escalator hit the 100,000-signature mark this morning. The target was reached at 10.25am today (Thursday) and Hand-Pumped was the first to carry the story – posted within half a minute of the barrier being broken! But the e-petition achievement should NOT Read the full post…
Danielle’s supper club hosts an ale fe-a-stival!
By: JimOldfield
September 17th, 2012
Beer-matching dinners are to be launched in Bristol, after the local Bishopston Supper Club joined forces with the Bristol Beer Factory. The factory’s head brewer, Chris Kay, has been called in to co-host the weekend ale fe-a-st, on September 28-29. The club was begun by Bristolian Danielle Coombs, who believes that food is a great Read the full post…
New book charts rise of brewing institute
By: JimOldfield
September 17th, 2012
When a handful of young scientists got together in a disreputable part of London in 1886, to discuss their shared interest in the science behind brewing, the Institute of Brewing and Distilling was born. The IBD went on to become the leading organisation of its type in the world, with over 4,000 members and it Read the full post…
Brewery name clash ends in Anarchy!
By: JimOldfield
September 11th, 2012
A northern brewery says it has been forced to change its name, to avoid a legal row with an established Midlands brewer. Northumberland’s Brew Star brewery has renamed itself the Anarchy Brew Co – after its highly successful premium lager, Anarchy. The Morpeth micro-brewery was challenged by Grantham’s Brewsters Brewing Company, which felt the Brew Read the full post…
Tatton brews up a Sessions Ale… for a Sessions House!
By: JimOldfield
September 9th, 2012
Cheshire’s Tatton Brewery is doing its bit for a new local pub/restaurant which opens its doors tomorrow (Monday, September 10)… by brewing a special ale for it! The Old Sessions House will celebrate with the launch of its own Sessions Ale, when it begins trading in Knutsford. The Old Sessions House. The former Red Cow Read the full post…
