Fresh, hoppy and with a definite independent streak, Ossett Brewery has been doing things its own way since Bob Lawson started brewing in the back of a West Yorkshire pub in 1998. What began as a tiny operation has grown into a brewery producing more than nine million pints a year, with a fantastic collection […]
When the man behind one of Britain's great cask pubs tells you there's a beer worth ordering, you listen. Today's Beer of the Day has been chosen by Steve from the Swan with Two Necks in Pendleton - a family-run Ribble Valley pub he and Christine have been running since 1987. And Steve knows his […]
Sitting among the barley fields of East Lothian, just outside Dunbar, Scotland's oldest working brewery has been doing its thing since 1719. More than 300 years later, the beer is still brewed right there using local water, malted barley and Belhaven's own yeast. There are even ancient cellars on the site linked to the Benedictine […]
What beer does the Chairman of CAMRA go hunting for when he spots it on the bar? Today we have the answer - and apparently you need to be quick. Our Beer of the Day has been chosen by Ash Corbett-Collins, Chairman of CAMRA, and it's Brazilian Coffee & Vanilla Porter from Colchester Brewery. Ash […]
Welcome to Thwaites. The family has been brewing in Lancashire since 1807 and, six generations later, they're still at it - although these days the beer comes from a smaller, modern brewery at Mellor Brook in the beautiful Ribble Valley. And small really is part of the appeal. Thwaites made a conscious move away from […]
Well, this feels like a rather good way to finish. Hawkstone has made its first-ever cask beer - and our final Beer of the Day comes from a landlord who knows a thing or two about a great pint. Owain Jones, co-owner of The Plough at West Hanney, has chosen Hops & Glory, the new […]