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New brews: Empress Ale, Chiltern Earl Grey IPA and Saltaire XS Belgian Red

Empress Ale is designed to complement spicy Asian food and is brewed by Langton Brewery in Leicestershire. The Chiltern Brewery has joined forces with a leading tea company to design Earl Grey IPA while Saltaire has added to its specialist XS range with Belgian Red.

Added: Monday, March 7th 2016

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Beer gets the appliance of science

Two degrees courses at Nottingham University's Brewing Science Department is attracting students from big and small breweries as well as people keen to make brewing a career. Research work on the courses includes analysing the best use of water, yeast and hops. Some of the investment in the courses comes from SABMiller and this could be affected by the takeover by AB InBev

Added: Friday, March 4th 2016

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Budvar back to basics with cloudy beer

A new beer from Czech brewer Budweiser Budvar uses the age-old method of "krausening" for its new 4% lager. The beer is neither filtered nor pasteurised and has a slight natural haze in the glass as a result of a powerful second fermentation in the brewery's cellars before it is kegged. The beer will be launched on 10 March in pubs in London and Manchester

Added: Friday, February 26th 2016

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BrewDog stout takes a dig at Diageo

Feisty Scottish brewer BrewDog has launched a milk stout, Jet Black Heart, that takes a tilt at Diageo, the global drinks group that owns Guinness. The beer was chosen by BrewDog drinkers from a range of possible new brands and founders James Watt and Martin Dickie have taken the opportunity to hit back at Diageo which three years ago attempted to stop BrewDog winning a top award in the Scottish Bar Operator of the Year awards

Added: Thursday, February 11th 2016

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Breweries celebrate beery milestones

Three breweries -- Meantime, Purity and West Berkshire -- are celebrating key moments in their history with special strong ales in 750ml bottles, driven corks and Champagne cradles. Two of the beers -- Purity and West Berkshire -- have been aged in wood while Meantime's IPA was fermented with a Champagne yeast culture

Added: Thursday, January 14th 2016

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Cockney classic IPA recreated in Burton

Charrington IPA, once a major brand in London, disappeared in the wake of the takeover frenzy of the late 20th century. But now master brewer Steve Wellington has brought the beer back at the William Worthington Brewery in Burton-on-Trent and restored it to its original strength. Steve is seen on the left with brewing colleagues Caroline Horrabin and Martin Hodson

Added: Wednesday, December 16th 2015

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Glenn Payne: memories of a beer man

Glenn Payne, beer ambassador, who died over the weekend of 5/6 December, had a vast knowledge of beer that he shared with fellow beer lovers throughout the world. He was a familiar figure at beer festivals in the United States and judged in beer competitions there. His passion for beer encouraged many to follow in his footsteps and his many friends and colleagues pay tribute to him

Added: Thursday, December 10th 2015

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Belgian inspired IPA heads to Oddbins

Six Degrees Brewery near Aberdeen, which specialises in Belgian-style beer, has produced a Belgian IPA for Oddbins, with Hallertau Mittelfruh hops added six times during the copper boil. The brewery has also produced two lambic-stytle beers for Oddbins, a straight lambic aged for two years in wood, and Framboise with raspberries added.

Added: Monday, November 23rd 2015

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Guinness puts an end to fishy business

Guinness has sparked controversy and debate following its decision to phase out isinglass finings as a clearing agent in its beer. With as many as 11 million vegetarians in Britain -- Guinness's biggest market -- the brewer is aware of the growing number of people who avoid fish and meat. Now other brewers are looking at alternatives to isinglass -- and the noble hop may be able to help

Added: Thursday, November 19th 2015

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Selling British beer short on world stage

Only a handful of British brewers entered beers for the annual Brussels Beer Challenge. More than 1,200 beers came from 30 countries and such great British stryles as IPA, ESB, Porter and Stout went to brewers far from the British Isles. Brewers in the UK are missing a golden opportunity to grow sales abroad.

Added: Monday, November 9th 2015