Wild Horse Brewing Co, which opened in Llandudno 2015, has opened a taproom next door to its brewery, offering up to ten of its own beers, as well as other drinks and snacks. Taproom manager Callum Sharples (left) with taproom team member Gail Catherall, and managing director and founder of the brewery, Dave Faragher All drinks and snacks — including ciders, wine, speciality craft beers, and snacks — will be sourced from independent businesses, with a strong emphasis on supporting Welsh producers. There will also be a rotating line-up of street food vendors every Friday evening and throughou ..read more

The owners of the Crooked House pub say they will go through with an order to rebuild the property — but in a different location. The pub caught fire in a suspected arson attack in August last year. Days later, it was demolished. Earlier this year the owners were ordered by South Staffordshire Council to rebuild the landmark, and were given three years to do so. Owner ATE Farms Ltd says that rebuilding the pub in the same spot would “not provide a sustainable community facility”. It said: “In its current location, should it be rebuilt, there is no doubt that there would be a huge amount of ..read more

The Isle of Arran Brewery and Lochranza Distillery are celebrating the continuation of a close friendship, forged over several years. Gerald Michaluk, managing director of Arran Brewery, presents distillery manager Stewart Bowman with a bottle of each Special Reserve beer Every year, the distillery allows the brewery to use of a few of its used whisky casks as an early Christmas present. Which whisky has been aged in each cask is always kept a close secret, so as not to spark jealousy! Arran Brewery then uses these casks to create its whisky cask-aged Special Reserve beers. This year, after ..read more

Edinburgh microbrewery, bar, and restaurant Cold Town House will host the inaugural Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival on 11th May. Kicking off at noon, the event will be a celebration of craft beer, local culinary delights, and live music. Brewery participants will include Cold Town Beer, Barney’s Beer, Campervan Brewery, Moonwake Beer Co, 71 Brewing, Dookit Brewing Co, Holy Goat Brewing, Newbarns, Stewart Brewing, and Two Towns Down Brewing. “The Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival represents a celebration of Scottish brewing excellence, where attendees can immerse themselves in the rich variety ..read more

It’s three years since pubs in England were finally allowed to re-open for business following Covid lockdowns, but three years on, the sector is still feeling strained. Research from small business insurance provider Simply Business found that almost two-thirds (63%) of small business owners say that rising taxes, interest rates, and inflation are eating into profit margins. The British Beer and Pub Association recently reported that 1,000 pubs have closed since 2021, at a rate of 500 closures per year.  Beccy Keddie, owner of The Swan with Two Nicks, Bedford, said:  ..read more

Purity Brewing Co has launched Pure Pilsner (4% ABV), which follows an authentic Pilsner recipe and which has been lagered for four weeks. Made from locally-sourced British hops, including Jester, Goldings, Challenger, and Pilgrim, alongside East Anglian Malts, this brew supports Purity’s Pure Eco values. These ensure the brewery’s carbon footprint is kept to an absolute minimum while delivering high quality. The brewery says the launch reflects consumers’ changing consumption habits, with the increase in daytime and early-evening food and experience-led social activities driving demand for ..read more

Fell Brewery has worked with the team at Our Farm by Simon Rogan on the second in a series of beers, a courgette and mint gose. The beer makes use of surplus produce grown on the farm near the Lake District village of Cartmel. The 3% ABV brew makes use of a simple malt base to support juiced courgettes, as well as fermented courgette juice, spritzed up with salt and a restrained amount of pineapple mint. The beer has a light finish, with a lingering freshness. The brew is being poured at the first ever edition of Local Heroes, a celebration of local artisans this week, at Simon Rogan’s one ..read more

BrewFest is coming to the Red Lion is Market Drayton, showcasing top live music and sponsored by Joule’s Brewery’s Green Monkey Lager. The festival will kick off with a ‘Warm Up Weekend’ on 4th and 5th May, followed by the main event on 25th and 26th May. The first weekend will feature TNT, Sam Morgan, The Unlawful Men, and The Ronaldos. BrewFest Weekend will showcase the Delta Aces, Lotus Motion, JMD, Si Alton, Doctor’s Orders, The Jooks, Nibbs and Chrisbee, and The June Collins Band, with more acts still to be announced. “There is a passion and precedent for live music in Market Drayton ..read more

McColl’s has collaborated with six other brewers and a supplier to create half a dozen beers raising funds for three men’s mental health charities. The beers are being launched under the MayDay tag on Friday, 26th April, and will be available on keg from 25 venues, as well as in six-packs from bottle shops and McColl’s own webshop. “The Mayday project is here to help raise awareness of men’s mental health, to reduce the stigma surrounding it,” says McColl’s. “We want to get people talking, to help them find effective ways to tackle their issues, and we want to raise as much money as possible ..read more

A Shepherd Neame pub in Canterbury is now home to a blue plaque commemorating where the Canterbury and District Bat and Trap League was founded in 1922. Scott Senior, general manager of Ye Olde Beverlie, in front of the blue plaque The brewer has worked closed with The Canterbury Society to arrange for the plaque to be established at Ye Olde Beverlie to celebrate the part it played in the sport’s history. The groundwork for the quintessentially British sport was laid in a meeting held there. Founder of the league, Robert William Humphreys — known as Bill — defined the standard size of equipm ..read more