Before Covid (do we denote those days as BC?) I was a bit fed up with beer festivals. I’d come to the conclusion that (with the possible exception of St Austell Brewery’s...
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Why I’m celebrating mild this March
“Mild. That’s an old man’s drink.” There’s a phrase from the past. The relatively recent past, just as the craft beer scene was gathering steam, and dark beers were porters...
There’s Hellup! as Skinner’s bottles its popular lager
Skinner’s Brewery has launched a new line for retail and trade customers, venturing into bottled lager for the first time since 2019. The Cornish brewery’s helles-style...
Cornish seas are cleaner thanks to Driftwood Spars cash
Driftwood Spars Brewery has boosted the coffers of the Cleaner Cornish Seas campaign by more than £4,500 thanks to sales of its popular beers. A percentage from every sale...
Sharp’s Brewery celebrates apprentices’ success
As National Apprenticeship Week gets under way, Sharp's Brewery has been celebrating the success of its own apprentices. Former Sharp's apprentice Callum White, now a deputy...
Driftwood Spars’ Light, Dark, and Saison festival returns
The Driftwood Spars, St Agnes, has announced the return of its The Light, The Dark, and The Saison festival this March, after a year's absence. Driftwood Spars head brewer,...
Two managerial opportunities in prime Cornwall pubs
St Austell Brewery is looking for managers of two pubs in Charlestown, which played a starring role in the BBC series, Poldark. The Rashleigh Arms. Photographs: St Austell...
Skinner’s gains new supermarket and pub listings
Cornwall-based Skinner's Brewery has kicked off 2022 with new listings in Sainsbury's supermarkets and Punch Taverns pubs. Skinner’s Lushingtons IPA will be sold at 72...
Sharp’s to sponsor new Cornwall Rugby League side
Sharp’s Brewery is to be the exclusive beer sponsor of the new Cornwall Rugby League Football Club (RLFC), with its Doom Bar Extra Chilled. The club recently received...