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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.21.2013 | 0 Comments
Two brewers are showing their gratitude for the ‘penny off the pint’ announced in the Budget with brews to thank the Chancellor, George Osborne, and Sajid Javid, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, for making the historic decision. Tatton Brewery, in the Chancellor’s Tatton constituency, has produced a beer called Pennies From 11, while Bird’s Brewery,
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.21.2013 | 0 Comments
Ilkley Brewery managing director, Chris Ives Ilkley Brewery has landed its first export deal which will see 14,000 bottles of Mary Jane IPA, Lotus IPA and The Chief arrive in the southern states of America in the next few days. The deal was struck following two separate trade missions to the States: the first with
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.21.2013 | 0 Comments
Following an intense round of heats earlier this month in which Sainsbury’s customers and beer experts judged more than 150 beers from 70 breweries across the UK, Sainsbury’s has today announced the regional winners of this year’s Great British Beer Hunt. With bottled ales growing by 13.7% in the last year in supermarkets, breweries across
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.21.2013 | 0 Comments
The Beeronomics Conference — focusing on the economics of beer and brewing — will be staged for the third time in September, this time hosted by the York Management School. It follows successful events held in Leuven, Belgium, in 2009 and Freising, Germany, in 2011. The conference’s steering committee includes Dr Ignazio Cabras (chairman), Professor David Higgins,
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.20.2013 | 0 Comments
One of the youngest independent brewers in the south west, Joe Thomson (pictured), of Penpont, in Cornwall, has become only the second person in the county to qualify as a beer sommelier. Designed to provide accredited recognition of beer styles and beer and food matching and to further knowledge about hop identification and flavours, the
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.20.2013 | 0 Comments
Fuller’s flagship ale, London Pride, is to be the subject of a major new £3 million advertising campaign this summer, which will remind consumers of its rich history and heritage and how it is intrinsically linked with that of the nation’s capital. Made of London, which will start to appear in press and digital platforms
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.20.2013 | 0 Comments
Robyn Black, drinks editor of The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, has brewed her own beer in collaboration with Brains — a Schwarzbier (which translates as ‘black beer’) called Blackbird. Blackbird is a 5% ABV black lager. Brewed with southern German lager yeast, Munich and Dark Crystal malts and Saaz, Hallertau and Cascade hops, this is a refreshing beer
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.20.2013 | 0 Comments
Publicans across the UK are being urged to start planning for this year’s Cask Ale Week, which runs from September 27 until October 6. The theme this year — the Great Big Taste Challenge — gives plenty of scope to highlight landlords’ cask offers, run promotions and put on events. The organisers suggest, for instance, getting pub
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.20.2013 | 0 Comments
Preparations are well under way now for the St Ives Beer Festival, organised by the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA Kernow), which takes place in the town’s Guildhall on May 31 and June 1. The finishing touches have been put to the much awaited list of beers, perries and ciders that
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Posted in BRITISH NEWS | Posted by darren | 05.20.2013 | 0 Comments
Butcombe Brewery has secured the exclusive rights to distribute Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on draught throughout the south west from this month. Ken Grossman, who founded the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, in 1980, is known as the pioneer of the American craft beer movement. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has become the fastest
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