Wadworth, the Devizes-based brewers, have joined forces with Sparsholt College in Hampshire to create a Chelsea Flower Show garden which features heritage hops as its theme. The Wadworth 6X sponsorship is behind the efforts of a team of 14 Extended Diploma horticulture students who have designed and will build every aspect of the garden, and […]
International folk singer Seth Lakeman helped Dartmoor Brewery launch their new cask ale, Dartmoor Best, at The Plume of Feathers in Princetown. Dartmoor Brewery is the West Country brewery behind well-known brands Jail Ale, Legend and Dartmoor IPA. Taking a break from his UK Tour, Seth, now widely recognised as one of the UK’s […]
John Lawton from Teignworthy Brewery attends Small Business Reception with Chancellor Georg Osborne to make the case for more support for Britain’s independent brewers’
Devizes-based brewer Wadworth is celebrating as the brewery’s much-loved Visitor Centre was awarded Gold in the Small Visitor Centre Attraction category at the South West Tourism Awards last night. The only Wiltshire based attraction chosen as a finalist in this category, the brewery centre team attended the prestigious awards ceremony, held at The Grand Pier […]
Wadworth, the Devizes based brewers, have launched a new initiative which is designed to help their pubs re-evaluate their customer offer, a process which involves looking at the whole package of the pub through the eyes of the customer. Labelled ‘Skin Deep’, the launch is a natural progression from the Wadworth segmentation process which divided […]
A year on from the devastating storm that hit the Dawlish railway line on 5th February 2014, Dartmoor Brewery revisits the popular seaside town with donations for two local charities at the heart of the Dawlish community. Dartmoor Brewery raised the donation by the sale of their special edition ‘On Track’ charity beer launched with […]
The finest pub landlords, restaurateurs and hotel managers in the South West were rewarded for their efforts at a night of celebration held by St Austell Brewery to honour its most dedicated staff. The annual Tribute Estate Awards took place at the Great Western Hotel in Newquay on January 29th with managers and staff from […]
Otter Brewery has raised over £3,000 for the Royal British Legion as part of their ongoing annual support for the Poppy Appeal. The total was reached through the outstanding success of Poppy Otter – a specially created beer sold in Westcountry pubs throughout November and December, and from an on-site staff collection box. Across bars […]
St Austell Brewery cask ale Dartmoor Best will become Cornish Best as the Cornish independent family brewer hands over the Dartmoor Best brand name to Dartmoor Brewery. The Dartmoor Best brand originally became part of the St Austell range in 1993 when its former owner Carlsberg Tetley closed their brewery in Plympton and St […]
The Liberation Group has acquired Butcombe Brewery, bringing together two of Britain’s best-known independent brewery and pub companies, which will now have 94 pubs, bars and eateries, two breweries brewing over 30,000 barrels of award winning beer as well as retail and wholesale operations employing more than 750 staff. The Liberation Group, the award winning […]