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Up hill, down dale: 20 years of Black Sheep's remarkable brewing success
In 1992 Paul Theakston of the famous Masham brewing clan, launched his own brewery with a business plan aimed solely at the free trade. Today Black Sheep ales are on sale in 1,000 pubs and bottled beers are available nationwide. Paul has now handed over day-to-day control to his sons Rob and Jo but he keeps a fatherly eye on the business and has helped devise a celebration beer to mark 20 years of success
Added: Monday, November 12th 2012
Family brewer keeps the flag flying
Batemans in Lincolnshire is a sturdy member of the small number of surviving family brewers. In the hands of the younger generation of Jaclyn and Stuart Bateman, the brewery is carving new routes to market by overhauling its beer range and improving its pub estate. Pictured: the Carpenters Arms in Boston
Added: Saturday, October 20th 2012
Cork brewery plans big expansion to attack the American market with its strong stouts
The Franciscan Well Brewery in Ireland's Second City plans a 10-fold expansion in order to export its stouts to the United States with its large Irish-American audience. Pictured are owner Shane Long (left) with head brewer Peter Lyall
Added: Sunday, October 7th 2012
Good Beer Guide celebrates record number of British breweries: most for 70 years
The 40th edition of CAMRA's annual guide records the biggest number of breweries for more than 70 years. The guide was launched in London's Buckingham Arms, just one of seven pubs that have appeared in all 40 editions. Among those attending the launch were Michael Hardman (left) and John Hanscomb, the first editors, seen with a copy of the 1974 edition
Added: Wednesday, September 12th 2012
Good beer – and choice – return to Ireland
After years of domination by the Big Two, there are now 20 craft breweries in Ireland that are at long last offering drinkers a diverse range of ales, stouts and lagers. Xavier Baker (pictured) is just one of many independent brewers rolling back the tidal wave of the global giants' stouts
Added: Sunday, September 9th 2012
Neame: government must act to stop beer tax killing pubs and the working man's pint
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of major regional brewer Shepherd Neame, says the "duty escalator" is doing great harm to pubs that are the centres of their communities
Added: Wednesday, September 5th 2012
Sheps grabs Gold in 'beer Olympics'
Kent family brewer Shepherd Neame swept the board in the International Beer Challenge, winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for its ales
Added: Saturday, August 4th 2012
Czech 'victory' in new Battle of the Buds
The British Court of Appeal has backed the Czech Budvar brewery and says both Budweiser brands can use the full trademark name in the UK. At the same time, Budvar has ended its deal with AB InBev to import the Czech beer in the U.S.
Added: Thursday, July 5th 2012
Michigan choir's 4 July serenade for Pedigree in famous Union rooms
A male voice choir from the U.S. was so inspired by Marston's world-famous Union Rooms in Burton that they burst into song with both the American and British national anthems
Added: Wednesday, July 4th 2012
Wye Valley to invest £2m to expand brewery and keep pace with demand
Dorothy Goodbody brewer Wye Valley is making a major investment in a new brewhouse and is using the same team that successfully designed the new Moorhouse's plant in Burnley. *Thornbridge Brewery is adding to its estate by leasing a pub in Sheffield from Punch Taverns
Added: Monday, July 2nd 2012
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