The last 12 months bore witness to yet more exciting growth in brewing across the UK and Ireland. And as the number of breweries opening continues to soar, innovative, forward-thinking beer lovers are giving drinkers an increasing number of ways to enjoy their beer. While many pubs regrettably struggle, quality-driven bottle shops and beer distributors…
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As part of a brewery’s Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan the aim should be to reduce the number of opportunities spoilage bacteria have. Therefore the brewer needs to look at the different sources of contamination within the brewery site and control the access bacteria have to the product, explains explains Timothy Woolley, technical…
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Given it’s the beginning of the year, I thought it was an opportune moment to let you know what myself and the rest of the brewing team are hoping to achieve in 2016. Arguably the most significant event of this year will be the installation and commissioning of a brand new KHS Filler. It has…
Read MoreTraditional dry hopping regimes most probably had the simple aim to add additional shelf life to the beer being made in 17th and 18th century England, where the technique seems to have evolved. A plug of cone hops was added direct to cask and the bung resealed. Brewers noted that the beers stored well, and…
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It has been a predictably manic couple of weeks at Beavertown towers. The brewery has held the successful southern launch party for this year’s Rainbow Project, a full-scale website redesign is in its final stages, and they’ve scooped a number of awards for their beer in the process. Among all this, creative director Nick Dwyer…
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On one of Garrett Oilver’s earlier visits to Thornbridge back in 2007 he was, well, nowhere to be seen. At this point, the brewery existed in the confines of the grounds of the ethereal Thornbridge Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire. As Alex Buchanan, the brewery’s marketing manager recollects, the team were meeting early to brew their…
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