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Al Murray in boost for Marston's and beer
Batemans and Thwaites win top awards as Hawkshead sends Kiwi beer Down Under

Batemans of Wainfleet and Thwaites of Blackburn, two leading family brewers, have walked away with a host of top awards in international beer competitions, proving that innovation can reap a rich reward. Pictured: Jaclyn and Stuart Bateman, the fourth generation to run the Lincolnshire brewery. Hawkshead in Cumbria is sending a pale ale made with New Zealand hops by its Kiwi head brewer to a beer festival Down Under
Added: Friday, August 22nd 2014
Top Aussie beer host set for London event

Kirrily Waldhorn, Australia's Beer Diva, will host a beer event with Roger Protz on 22 September at the Token House pub in London's Moorgate. Down Under, Kirrily holds beer events in such celebrated venues as Sydney Opera House and appears regularly on radio and TV
Added: Wednesday, August 20th 2014
Pumping up interest for cask beer drinkers
All steamed up for new oyster stout

Shepherd Neame, England's oldest brewery, based in the heart of the Kent hop fields in Faversham, has added a keg stout to its range of specialist "Steam Brewery" range. The beer reflects the history of the area, when the coastal town of Whitstable was famous for its oysters in the 19th century
Added: Wednesday, August 13th 2014
Bolt from the blue: Tim Taylor wins gold

Yorkshire brewer Timothy Taylor, which has won the Champion Beer of Britain award four times with Landlord Best Bitter, scored a stunning victory at the Great British Beer Festival with its Best Bitter, renamed Boltmaker to celebrate a traditional trade in Keighley. Pictured (left to right) marketing director Grant Simpson, managing director Charles Dent and head brewer Peter Eels
Added: Tuesday, August 12th 2014
CAMRA call to stop Tesco pubs grab

The Campaign for Real ale is launching a petition at the Great British Beer Festival that calls on the government to close loopholes in planning laws that currently allows Tesco and other retailers to convert pubs against the wishes of beer drinkers and local communities
Added: Tuesday, August 12th 2014
No bull: Bradford to get a new brewery

Bradford is to get its first new brewery since Hammonds closed in the 1950s.. The 10-barrel plant, due to open by the end of the year, is the brainchild of Matthew Halliday, who ran a charity in London and was impressed by the spread of craft brewing in the capital. The new Bradford Brewery is part-funded by the city council and will have an onsite pub where drinkers can watch their beer being brewed. Left, an architect's impression of the brewery
Added: Monday, July 14th 2014
Students brew classic IPA with UK hops

Stuidents at Heriot-Watt University's School of Brewing have devised a classic India Pale Ale using all English hops. The beer has been brewed at Stewart's Brewing at Loanhead, which specialises in classic traditional beers. Pictured are students (left to right) Amaey Mundkur, Doug Rowe, Jonathan Hammond, Ben Thompson and Craig Thomas
Added: Monday, July 7th 2014