EVENT NEWS
Huey Morgan to headline at FyneFest
EVENT NEWS
Hospitality Rides seeks corporate sponsors
BEER NEWS
Cask special for International Women’s Day
BEER NEWS
Wye Valley 1985, the official lager of Lakefest
PUB NEWS
Tiger Inn, Bridport — from runner-up to winner
BREWING NEWS
Tap’in launches South East keg washing facility
BUSINESS NEWS
Alcohol-free is key driver in Butcombe beer sales
• Electric Bear have developed an Aussie IPA. No Wukkas comes in at 6% ABV and us bursting with Eclipse, Enigma, and Vic Secret hops. It delivers big, juicy over-ripe fruit bowl vibes — honeydew melon, passionfruit, and pineapple — while being “soft, lush, and effortlessly drinkable”.
• Bluntrock have collaborated with Cold Shelter on Droopy Drawers, the latest in a series of bingo-themed brews. The 4.4% ABV hazy pale is hopped with Simcoe on the hot side for strong pine backbone, and Riwaka, Azacca, and Strata on the cold side for dank citrus, passionfruit, and strawberry notes, and a subtle resinous undertone.
• Northern Monk’s second collaboration with Manchester illustrator David Bailey is a 5.4% ABV American brown ale. The classic brown ale malt is filled out with a forest full of Chinook to bring a load of pine resin, white pepper and citrus pith to an otherwise buttery biscuit base.
BEER NEWS
Citra pale ale joins Brew York cask range
• Elevated Era (8% ABV) is a fresh hazy IPA from Left Handed Giant, hopped with Citra, Riwaka, and Peacherine. There’s tropical complexity from a blend of early- and late-harvested Freestyle Peacharine. A cold addition of Citra Prysma has added a hint of lilac to the aroma, while Riwaka brings a ripe splash of golden kiwi fruit. Expect notes of sweet lemon, yellow nectarine, and papaya.
• Pomona Island call their new 6.3% ABV IPA All The Stars That Never Were. Hopped with Cryo Motueka, Cryo Mosaic, Bru-1, and Citra, it offers an aroma of lime oil. On the palate, it’s lime cordial, with thick lime peel on the finish and a hint of green mango.
• Split Screen is an 8.2% ABV DIPA given the double-dry-hop treatment by Track. It contains three different forms of Citra in dry hop: pellets, Dynaboost, and Liquid Lupulin, giving the beer an extreme citrus quality but also more of the hop’s underlying tropical, stonefruit and dank notes. It’s supported by New Zealand hop trio Nectaron, Motueka, and Peacharine.
CIDER NEWS
Bursary available for cider and perry makers
BEER NEWS
Neckstamper take regional Indie Beer Awards gold
BUSINESS BRIEFING
Scottish pubs, Market Taverns, Wye Valley Brewery, and more…
EVENT NEWS
Which brewers are making debut appearances at FyneFest?
BEER NEWS
Hook Norton stable block re-opens after fire
BEER NEWS
American stout retains can-conditioned beer title
BREWERY NEWS
Hydes sees boost in apprenticeships engagement
BUSINESS FOCUS
Pressure on profit has led to lower pub sale prices
PUB NEWS
The Woodman re-opens as a hub for Southgate
HOSPITALITY NEWS
BBPA’s commitment to the Armed Forces is recognised
PUBS NEWS
Chance to win grassroots sports kit with Carling
PUBS NEWS
Wellington named as UK’s favourite pub operator
• Kick-Start (5.7% ABV), from Vibrant Forest, was born 10 years ago as part of an experimental series, RadicAle. It didn’t have a name then, just Oat and Coffee Stout, but now it’s back. It’s a rich, espresso-forward stout with dark malts, oats, and warming chocolate.
• Three Brit Hops with distinct New World characteristics combine in this new Oakham pale ale Junkyard (4% ABV). “The spicy, aromatic, blackcurrant and lemon notes of Bramling Cross work brilliantly with the intense tropical and citrus flavours and complex bitterness of Jester and Olicana,” says the brewer.
• Like The Skyline (8% ABV) is described as a “tropical orchard punch of a DIPA” by Polly’s. Hybridising techniques have been used in a brew hopped with Idaho 7 and Mosaic in T90 pellets and CGX formats, dry-hopped warmer to unlock more hop character.
BEER NEWS
Increased St Austell investment for Harbour
PUB NEWS
Gipsy Hill brings tank beer to Crystal Palace pub
BUSINESS NEWS
Marketing collective focuses on the independents
BUSINESS NEWS
McMullen sell 30 pubs to Punch
BREWERY NEWS
Ossett becomes corporate Cask Marque member
BUSINESS NEWS
Record profits for London’s Urban Pubs and Bars
EVENT NEWS
Women’s Day celebration is coming to Dundee
BUSINESS NEWS
Welsh business rates ‘an unjust system’
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