All the team at Old Mill Brewery are celebrating this week with the launch of the Co-Operative’s ‘Home of Local Produce’ which is being trialled in Yorkshire and Old Mill’s bottled ales have been chosen as one of their truly local suppliers. Kate Jones, Head of Local Sourcing, said: “Our customers have told us they […]
A Barnsley brewery committed to tradition has adopted a new look for modern times and announced thousands of pounds worth of investment in growth. Acorn Brewery has refreshed its branding and announced it will spend £60,000 on new brewing equipment and office space to mark its 12th anniversary. Dave Hughes, owner of Acorn Brewery said: […]
Very well known for its bottle conditioned beers, The Durham Brewery has been winning with bottled beers since getting Gold at GBBF for Evensong. Steve got his initial bottle inspiration from Belgian beers many years before even thinking about starting a brewery. Well, this year came two awards for Belgian style beer. Bede’s Chalice is […]
Black Sheep Brewery has scooped two prestigious accolades at this year’s World Beer Awards (WBAs), affirming its standing as a top quality national and global brewery. Black Sheep Ale and Riggwelter, stalwarts of the North Yorkshire Brewery’s hugely popular range of bottled ales, have received Gold and Silver medals, respectively, at the Awards, judged by […]
A bottle of beer brewed in Barnsley has won a bronze medal in an international beer tasting competition. Old Moor Porter, produced by Acorn Brewery, was awarded bronze in the taste category of the International Beer Challenge 2015. The competition attracted 630 entries from 30 countries including Cambodia, Brazil, South Africa and Japan. Each bottle […]
East Yorkshire based Great Newsome Brewery has made it a hat-trick of wins in the World Beer Awards 2015 announced this week, following successes in both 2013 and 2014. The family run craft brewery has taken a Gold Medal for its ‘Liquorice Lads Stout’ following success in previous years with Frothingham Best, best bitter. What […]
Of course they CAN with the help of MD Engineering Solutions! The Leeds based brewer has recently taken delivery of their brand new Wild Goose canning line, which is the first of their static lines to be installed in the UK. The new canning facility has been installed by MD Engineering Solutions who, are the […]
At this year’s World Beer Awards, local brewer Nick Stafford’s Hambleton Ales with his GFA – “Gluten Free Beer” – took the top UK award in its category. Beating tough competition from several other UK brewers Hambleton Ales now goes forward to the global finals being judged this month. Hambleton Ales GFA won the Tesco […]
Acorn Brewery’s Barnsley Bitter has won a silver medal at the real ale industry’s most prestigious national competition. Expert beer drinkers from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) awarded the iconic Barnsley brew second prize at the Great British Beer Festival this week. Acorn Brewery’s best-selling pint beat off competition from hundreds of other ales […]
Hall Full Beer Co, based in West Yorkshire, is delighted to announce the acquisition of multi-award-winning Ilkley Brewery for an undisclosed sum. The purchase marks the first phase for Half Full Beer Co, with the launch of a separate, new brewery amongst their future plans. The buyout of Ilkley Brewery will see immediate investment on […]