by Darren | Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Hops are fed into Brook House Hops’ new pellet mill Herefordshire based hop farm, Brook House Hops, has invested more than £100,000 into its facilities on the back of customer feedback and encouragement, purchasing a hop pellet mill. Launched in 2018, Brook...
by Darren | Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Big Drop Brewing Co’s low-alcohol craft beer is now available from Milk & More, the nation’s largest doorstep delivery service. As the first low-alcohol beer to be available from a doorstep delivery service, Big Drop’s 0.5% ABV range includes a gluten-free Pale...
by Darren | Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
BrewDog has launched a bond offer on Crowdcube.com. A previous BrewDog bond hosted by the platform achieved its goal of £10million in a record 24 days. There is a unique method for rewarding those who take out a bond, via a fixed interest rate of 6% per annum gross,...
by Darren | Friday, November 8, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
St Peter’s Brewery has revealed that it has increased its export sales by 6% this year. Managing director, John Hadingham, said: “Overall we’ve seen a 6% increase in export sales, with more new countries lined up on the horizon. Our products are...
by Darren | Thursday, October 24, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Mark Hislop and Daniel Vane discuss their plans over a beer Exale Brewing has teamed up with Victory London Distillery to found a brewery, taproom and distillery in the heart of Walthamstow, and is offering investors the chance to double their money. Founders Mark...
by Darren | Wednesday, October 23, 2019 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Fuller, Smith & Turner has exchanged contracts to acquire Cotswold Inns & Hotels Ltd for a total consideration of £40 million. The acquisition comprises a collection of seven high-quality freehold country inns and hotels, and eight freehold staff cottages in...
by Darren | Sunday, October 20, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Batemans brewery has given its best-selling bottled ales a facelift to further connect with today’s more educated breed of supermarket shoppers, and to boost sales. Mocha, Triple XB (XXXB), Victory, and Combined Harvest have all been given a revamp. Wavy labels, more...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Brakspear, Carlsberg UK, Craft Union Pub Company, Adnams, and Brigid Simmonds scooped the honours at this year’s British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) Annual Awards. The gongs were, respectively, the awards for pub champion, beer champion, heart of the community,...
by Darren | Saturday, October 12, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Williams Bros, of Alloa, has joined the OneCircle initiative to provide a KeyKeg collection hub for breweries in Central Scotland. The brewery, which is firmly established as one of Scotland’s largest independents and also provides a central hub for the bottling and...
by Darren | Saturday, October 12, 2019 | Beer News, Business News, Cornwall News
Sharp’s Brewery saw turnover fall 8.7% to £38.2m for the year ending December 31, 2018. Pre-tax profit was up 70.2% to £1.3m. According to files registered at Companies House, the company saw beer volumes down 5.5% year on year, although there was £890,000 of...
by Darren | Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
New arrivals at Crisp Malt, Hannah Beer and Mike Benson Experienced brewer and quality controller Mike Benson has joined Crisp Malt as craft brewing sales manager for the North West. Mike said: “Selling is only part of the remit. Nowadays, brewers are looking to...
by Darren | Monday, October 7, 2019 | Beer News, Business News
Beer has been confirmed as Britain’s favorite alcoholic drink, according to data published by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) in its annual Statistical Handbook. Using data provided by HMRC, the BBPA conducted analysis which found that, in 2018, 8.5...
