by Darren | Tuesday, 27 October, 2020 | Beer News
Hogs Back Brewery’s hop garden is to feature in Halloween on the Farm, a Channel 5 programme airing this Friday (30th October). Halloween on the Farm presenter Peter Wright in Hogs Back’s hop garden The film crew spent a day in the hop garden and brewery...
by Darren | Tuesday, 27 October, 2020 | Beer News
Salford-based Seven Bro7hers Brewing Co has teamed up with hospitality pals to create an Andy Burnham-inspired IPA, King of the North. Taking inspiration from the mayor of Greater Manchester and his fight for funding across the region, the brothers have launched a...
by Darren | Monday, 26 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News
Mark Crowther, who was chief executive of the Liberation Group for 11 years, has been appointed chairman of London’s Portobello Brewery. Mark, 52, brings nearly 30 years of food, drink, and hospitality experience to the business. Having led the original buy-out...
by Darren | Monday, 26 October, 2020 | Beer News
Orkney-based Swannay Brewery has made a major commitment to its future by investing in a canning line. Being a predominantly on-trade weighted business — before covid-19, more than 70% of sales came from pubs and bars — the pandemic has forced the brewery to rapidly...
by Darren | Sunday, 25 October, 2020 | Beer News
Scotland’s Fierce Beer Co has opened its first venue south of the border, in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It has signed a long lease on a bar on St Thomas Street and has employed the former tenant’s furloughed bar staff, as well as recruiting a further...
by Darren | Saturday, 24 October, 2020 | Beer News
St Peter’s Brewery has announced that it’s produced 7,000 brews since opening in 1996, a major milestone for the brewery. The latest brew, which helped it hit the 7000 mark, was Plum Porter, a dark, sweet and full-bodied beer that is enjoyed all over the...
by Darren | Friday, 23 October, 2020 | Beer News
Mondo Brewing has teamed up with the Queer Brewing Project to brew Chosen Family, a seasonal American Brown Ale, as part of its Progress Beer Series. Queer Brewing Project founder, Lily Waite, is one of the UK beer scene’s most prominent advocates for queer and trans...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced further funding for workers and businesses in the face of changing coronavirus circumstances. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak There will be: Additional cash grants of up to £2,100 per month for, primarily, hospitality and...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) has announced the creation of 23 production jobs since covid-19 struck, bucking the downturn. This brings the number of staff to 122 — a strong comeback from the challenges of early lockdown, when the business was forced to furlough down...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News
Guinness has announced a 0% ABV version of its stout which, it says, tastes and looks just like the regular version of the beer. To create Guinness 0.0, the St James’s Gate brewers start by brewing Guinness exactly as they always have, using the same natural...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The team at Stay in a Pub, the UK’s leading promoter of pub accommodation, have launched a new website with a focus on Great British stays. The Stay in a Pub team: Clair Iddenden (partner relationship manager), Sophie Braybrooke (marketing consultant), Roger Wright...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News
Greater Manchester’s night-time adviser, Sacha Lord, has started a judicial review into the legality of implementing emergency restrictions in the city. Posting on Twitter, the co-creator of the Parklife festival and the Warehouse Project said: “We cannot...
