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Brooklyn brewmaster's Union Mild

Brooklyn brewmaster's Union Mild

Garrett Oliver, the legendary brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, has brewed a special strong dark mild using the Union set at Thornbridge Brewery. Sales of the beer will support the Michael James Jackson Foundation, created by Garrett to help people of colour working in the brewing and distilling industries.

Added: Tuesday, June 17th 2025

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Badger beer marks key family member

Badger beer marks key family member

Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset brewery famous for Badger beers, is producing a series of Founders Day beers to commemorate members of the Woodhouse family. The brewery will celebrate 250 years of brewing in 2027. The new beer, Frank's Integrity, salutes Frank Woodhouse, who worked at the brewery for close to 60 years and was chairman for a period.

Added: Tuesday, June 10th 2025

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Martyn Cornell: brilliant beer historian

Martyn Cornell: brilliant beer historian

Martyn Cornell, a brilliant beer writer, researcher and historian of brewing, has died suddenly aged 72. He is pictured above left with his brother Dave. Martyn spent many years researching the origins of beer styles, in particular porter and stout from the 18th century. His blog Zythophile was a must-read for all lovers of beer. He died on the eve of a major new book on the history and revival of porter and stout

Added: Friday, June 6th 2025

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Ken Don, legendary Young's brewer

Ken Don, legendary Young's brewer

Ken Don was head brewer at Young's from 1980 until it closed. He then spent many weeks at Charles Wells Brewery in Bedford where his beers were transferred. He had to train his yeast culture to work in Wells' conical vessels. The beers continued to be brewed at Bedford when Marston's bought the plant but it was then sold to Estrella Damm. Young's beer are now at Banks's but will find end at Marston's in Burton, a long way from their ancestral home

Added: Tuesday, June 3rd 2025

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Hook Norton, keeping faith with tradition

Hook Norton, keeping faith with tradition

Hook Norton Brewery dates from the 19th century and has remained true to traditional beer and ways of brewing. It has a Victorian tower brewery and its long and fascinating history -- surviving wars, Covid and a major fire -- is well told by leading beer writer Adrian Tierney-Jones

Added: Tuesday, April 29th 2025

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