by Darren | Saturday, 16 January, 2021 | Beer News
Alcohol-free brewer Big Drop has teamed up with four Nordic breweries to launch a limited-edition range of collaboration brews. The range has been created with beer writer Melissa Cole and aims to showcase the heights alcohol-free beer has reached. Available from...
by Darren | Friday, 15 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News
Ripley-based Pentrich Brewing Co has received a £150,000 investment to help expand its beer production. The funding was provided by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) through First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans. Joe Noble, co-founder and director of the...
by Darren | Thursday, 14 January, 2021 | Beer News
Saltaire Brewery has launched its first low-alcohol beer to expand its range beyond its well-known traditional and craft beer ranges. Rob Cooke with a freshly bottled Northern Light. Photograph: Nick Helliwell This will allow the brewery to start tapping into the...
by Darren | Wednesday, 13 January, 2021 | Beer News, Cornwall News
Driftwood Spars Brewery is to donate a percentage of profits from its small-batch Cove range to a local marine conservation charity. Simon Reeve meets Fathoms Free’s Natallia Paliakova during his 2020 Cornwall series on BBC2. Photograph: Beagle Media Fathoms...
by Darren | Tuesday, 12 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business Focus
The government has announced a technical consultation of small brewers’ relief. Here, Arran Brewery’s head brewer, Craig Laurie, offers his thoughts on the proposals. Craig Laurie Well, 2020 certainly was… something, wasn’t it? Hopefully you all stayed...
by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Alarm bells are ringing in hospitality as the press reports that venues could be closed until May. The Sunday Times reported that the government was considering leaving the lockdown in place until late March — perhaps 23rd March, the anniversary of the start of the...
by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Yorkshire Water is once again working alongside the region’s pubs and hospitality sector to help them prepare for re-opening once the lockdown ends. The water company is enabling landlords to dispose of waste beer free of charge, repeating the scheme it ran before...
by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News
A reader has been in touch to see if any drinkers or collectors would be interested in buying 12 Thomas Hardy’s Ale beers from 1979. The beers are all numbered, and their labels and bottles are in good condition. To find out more, and to make a bid, email seller David...
by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News
Hogs Back Brewery is offering its Hop Hangar as a drive-through vaccination facility in the battle against covid-19. Happier times: the Hop Hangar welcoming brewery visitors last year The brewery’s offer is currently being assessed by the Local Resilience Forum, the...
by Darren | Sunday, 10 January, 2021 | Beer News, Events News
The Great British Beer Festival Winter returns from 19th to 21st March and it will, of course, be online this year. The event is organised by the Campaign for Real Ale and will include personalised beer, cider, and perry tastings with experts. The festival website...
by Darren | Saturday, 9 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News
Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has announced a new partnership with C&C Group to sell and distribute its range of beers across the on-trade in the UK and Ireland. C&C will also take an 8% stake in Innis & Gunn. Innis & Gunn’s beers will continue to...
by Darren | Friday, 8 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News
• This article was updated at 12.20pm on 8th January with the addition of comment from CAMRA. The Treasury has published a technical consultation on the future of small brewers’ relief, and it’s met a mixed reaction. Small brewers’ relief (SBR) is a tax relief which...
