PUBS NEWS
Government promises new rural pub funding
BEER NEWS
Great American Beer Festival continues to innovate
EVENT NEWS
Norwich Beer Festival gets under way
PUBS NEWS
Proper Pubs and Carling help foodbanks nationwide
BREWERY NEWS
Wye Valley plans major investment programme
BEER NEWS
Impossibrew adds IPA and amber beer to range
• There’s a fresh brew of St Ives’ Mean As, a 6% ABV DDH New Zealand IPA. “She’ll provide complex citrus flavours with a touch of bitterness, alongside aromas of orange, lime, and herbs,” says the brewer.
• I Hope You Comprehend is a 5.5% ABV pale from Pomona Island, dry-hopped with Cryo Mosaic, Citra, and Sabro. “Aromas of Rubicon pop,” says the brewer. “The taste is amped up tropical fruits, mango, papaya, and guava juice.”
• When the harvest moon rose in New Zealand, Eggers Hops harvested a selection of hops. When the harvest moon came to the UK recently, DEYA used those same hops to dry-hop Moving With The Moon, a 6% ABV IPA. “Dripping in ripe passionfruit and citrussy goodness, this one’s a belter,” says the brewer.
BUSINESS NEWS
Cider and beer shine again in early autumn sales
BEER NEWS
Design makeover to mark Lightbulb anniversary
BREWERY NEWS
Closure of Redchurch Brewery confirmed
BUSINESS BRIEFING
Hook Norton MD on UK economy; plus employment statistics, and Amber Taverns and Stonegate updates
BEER NEWS
Support Dogs benefit from collaboration beer
• Track has released a second beer in its Fresh Hop Harvest series, a 4.5% ABV lager called Dusk. It’s a collaboration with Hukins Hops and features fresh Challenger in the recipe. The brewer says they get plenty of florality and cedar notes, subtle green tea, and a touch of earthiness. The beer finishes dry, crisp, and with a smooth, balanced bitterness.
• Northern IPA. A fresh industry style, says Bristol Beer Factory, of Valley of Lights (5.5% ABV). It uses Aurora yeast – a change to the usual BBF blend – which brings a kick of floral European spice. Centennial and Motueka hops build on this signature style with spice undertones and a touch of lemon and lime.
• Drop Project have collaborated with Jonny and Brad from The Craft Beer Channel on Glisten, a 5.8% ABV bright IPA. It’s bursting with Citra, Simcoe, and Idaho 7 hops, so expect a bright, juicy hit of citrus and tropical fruit.
BUSINESS NEWS
Glass packager Croxsons joins B Corp group
BREWERY NEWS
Brew York owners appoint experienced chairman
BEER NEWS
Meantime gives back to overworked Londoners
BREWERY NEWS
71 Brewery takes top Scottish Beer Award
• Silent Night (4.5% ABV), Firebrand’s festive offering, is back in the run-up to Christmas. Made with Admiral and Cascade hops, which deliver delicious citrus and spice flavours, Silent Night has a refreshing dry, bitter finish.
• Kieran Massey (centre) has won Hydes’ Pub Factor talent competition, representing The Chieftain, in Hadfield. He wowed the crowd with a rendition of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, by The Darkness, and took home the £1,000 top prize. The final was held at The Cross Keys, in Cheadle.
• Casper (4% ABV) the ‘Ghostly pale’ from Stancill, is making its first appearance since 2019. Hopped with First Gold and Olicana, expect an aroma of tropical fruit, with mango and passionfruit on the palate.
BREWERY NEWS
On the Isle of Arran, there’s a new pup in town
PUBS NEWS
CAMRA pub of the year finalists announced
BUSINESS NEWS
New commercial director for Two Tribes
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