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Robinsons’ show that well-run pubs and good beer sales go hand in hand
Since launching in June 2012, Robinsons’ mystery visitor programme, Perfect Pub, has recruited over 1000 customers operating as Perfect Pub ‘agents’ and has also revealed a 9% sales swing for Robinsons pubs linked directly with standards. If you haven't got a similar...
What is Project Venus?
Project Venus was conceived by Grantham brewer, Sara Barton from Brewster’s Brewery in 2011. Sara had come across The Pink Boots Society, a US group promoting women in brewing, and so decided to start a group called Project Venus in the UK. A call to arms was made...
What is Dea Latis?
Named after the Celtic goddess of beer and water, Dea Latis is a group of brewers, beer tasters, publicans, writers and marketeers, united by theri passion for beer and a belief that it’s far too good to be enjoyed only by men. Beer was, according to myth, a gift from...
Dea Latis: Beer with breakfast, a beer tasting for women
Dea Latis, the group who are helping to introduce the idea that beer is far too good to be enjoyed only by men, ran a tasting session on Friday 23rd May at the Plasterer’s Arms on Cowgate in Norwich consisting of six different breakfast dishes paired with an...
Call for all brewers to get involved in Cask Ale Week
Brewers across Britain are being urged to be part of the nationwide launch of Cask Ale Week on Thursday 25th September. “We’re calling on all caskale brewers to become involved,” says Paul Nunny from Cask Marque. “It doesn’t matter whether they’re from national,...
Thornbridge Brewery wins BBC Food and Farming Award
Thornbridge Brewery won the Best Drinks Producer Award 2014 at the BBC Food and Farming Awards. This award is made to the company that uses “carefully sourced ingredients and skill to produce an outstanding drink” and brewers, distillers, wine-makers and juice...
UK Sommelier of the Year 2014 won by Jane Peyton
Jane Peyton was presented with the award of UK Beer Sommelier of the Year by the Beer Academy and British Institute of Innkeeping at the BII’s annual lunch held in May and has been invited to present the beers at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group’s annual dinner...
CAMRA National Club of the Year 2014
CAMRA has awarded Barnton Cricket Club in Cheshire the winner of the National Club of the Year Competition, beating competition from over 28,000 clubs nationwide. Barnton Cricket club is described in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2014 as being ‘as popular as ever’ and...
CAMRA National Pub of the Year 2014
The Swan with Two Necks in Pendleton, Lancashire, has beat off competition from over 57,000 pubs across the UK to be crowned CAMRA’s National Pub of the Year. Judges comments on Swan with Two Necks: “Delightful country pub”, “Friendly and knowledgeable staff”, “Beer...
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