by Darren | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | BEER NEWS
Purity Brewing Company is launching Pure UBrew Beer Club, a local social event with brewers trying each other’s beers and receiving feedback from peers and the Purity Brew Team. What’s more, Purity has committed to brewing the most popular beer on its pilot kit, in...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
BrewDog has closed its major equity crowdfunding raise, Equity for Punks V, having secured £26.2million in investment over the past 12 months. Some 50,000 people invested in this fifth crowdfunding drive, more than the sum total of the previous four Equity for Punks...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | BEER NEWS
Salcombe Brewery Co has partnered with The Seahorse Trust to provide much-needed support for these endangered creatures. Since June, Salcombe Brewery Co has donated five pence for every bottle of its Seahorse beer sold. Brewery owner, John Tiner, said: “At the...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | BEER NEWS, EVENTS
The entertainment line-up has been announced for Norwich Beer Festival which opens its doors next Monday (October 22) at 5.30pm. Blues and funk band DC Wilson will be opening the festival, while also on the bill that evening will be Cawston Brass Band. For those who...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
SIBA brewery of the year, Signature Brew, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to treble the size of the brewery to keep up with demand. The money will fund a move to a site close to the brewery current East London home, which will house a state-of-the-art brewhouse,...
by Darren | Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
Drought, hurricanes and changes in sea levels, brought about by climate change, could affect barley crops and double the price of a pint. That’s according to new research involving the University of East Anglia, published in the journal Nature Plants. The...
by Darren | Monday, October 15, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
The Glasgow Brewery Collective is fundraising to open a taproom, run as a social enterprise, that is totally accessible for people with disabilities. The collective is an organisation made up of a group of breweries based in and around Glasgow, with an objective to...
by Darren | Monday, October 15, 2018 | BEER NEWS
Brewhouse & Kitchen has teamed up with New Zealand brewers Yeastie Boys to create Long Player — a lemon-infused Kolsch. The limited edition beer was created at Brewhouse & Kitchen’s Southbourne venue, back in August, when the Yeastie Boys visited. It...
by Darren | Monday, October 15, 2018 | BEER NEWS
Woodforde’s is launching two new seasonal beers — Tinsel Toes and Tundra — available through to Christmas and the new year. Tundra is available now, with festive Tinsel Toes going on sale at the end of October. Tundra, a 4.6% ABV, white India pale ale, made with...
by Darren | Monday, October 15, 2018 | BEER NEWS
Breweries in London and Yorkshire are celebrating hitting targets after recent crowdfunding campaigns. Redemption Brewing Company, in North London, has closed its campaign after raising more than £400,000. It wants to build its team, add more kit and improve its...
by Darren | Saturday, October 13, 2018 | BEER NEWS, PUBS AND BARS
Bowland Brewery has become Cask Marque’s latest Centre of Excellence, hosting training courses for the British Institute of Innkeeping Award in Beer and Cellar Quality (ABCQ) qualification. The brewery, based at Holmes Mill in Clitheroe, Lancashire will host four...
by Darren | Saturday, October 13, 2018 | BEER NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS
The Beer Matters conference and trade show will return in 2019, with booking open next month for delegate places and trade stands. Almost 200 delegates and exhibitors were welcomed to Edinburgh for the event in September and were treated to an inspiring programme...
