News
- Elland Brewery Facing Closure
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Multi-award-winning Elland Brewery, in West Yorkshire, probably most famous for its 1872 Porter, is facing liquidation. A virtual meeting of creditors was proposed for February. A meeting of shareholders has been called and will be held prior to the virtual meeting of creditors, to consider passing a resolution for voluntary winding up of the company. 1872 Porter is the reigning CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain, and also took the title in 2013. It is lauded as an exemplar of the style, delivering rich liquorice and chocolate flavours. The brewery was founded as Eastwood and Sanders Fine Ales in 2002, after the amalgamation of The West Yorkshire Brewery and The Barge and Barrel Brewing Company. It was renamed Elland Brewery in 2006. (BEER TODAY)
- CMBC to Retire Historic Burton Union Sets
Monday 22 January 2024
The Carlsberg Marston Brewing Company (CMBC) in Burton-on-Trent has announced the retirement of its historic Burton Union sets used exclusively to ferment Marston's Pedigree. Two of the sets will be preserved at the Burton brewery to serve as a reminder of its brewing heritage, but will not be used to make beer. A Facebook group has formed to try and save the remaining four sets. CMBC said the decline in the UK cask market means the process using the sets was now unviable. The production of cask Pedigree will now be moved to stainless steel fermenters. CAMRA expressed disappointment at the loss of a unique and historic part of Britain's brewing heritage, but hoped the remaining Union sets could be made available to another brewery which might be interested in preserving this tradition. (MORNING ADVERTISER)
- Tamworth Tap wins National Pub of the Year 2023
Monday 22 January 2024
The Tamworth Tap in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has been crowned CAMRA's National Pub of the Year 2023, the second year in a row it has received the accolade. The pub has Tudor features and a historic courtyard terrace, offers views of Tamworth Castle and has eight handpulled real ales including at least one from its own on-site microbrewery. Judges described the pub as an "excellent example of a pub at the centre of its community that supports a wide variety of diverse local activity groups". Husband and wife team and owners of the Tamworth Tap, George and Louise Greenaway thanked CAMRA and their team at the pub, adding words "couldn't express how they felt". (MORNING ADVERTISER)