Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced plans to sell Hampshire-based Ringwood Brewery and the Ringwood ale brands. Ringwood, which was founded in 1978, was bought by Marston’s in 2007. Its brand include Razorback, Old Thumper, Boondoggle and Fortyniner. As part of the announcement, CMBC said its logistics operation at Ringwood is slated to close, with deliveries relocated to CMBC’s depots at Tiverton and Farnborough,…

Craft beer brand People’s Captain has signed a deal with Fourpure Brewery, meaning Fourpure’s parent group, In Good Company, will take on the production and distribution of the brand. As part of the partnership, In Good Company will incorporate People’s Captain within its beer portfolio, making the People’s Captain range available via its ecommerce platforms. People’s Captain will also become one of…

Alcohol-free brewer Big Drop has entered into a licensing agreement with Fourpure Brewing and Magic Rock Brewing owner, In Good Company. The move is part of Big Drop’s plans to “significantly scale its business and facilitate global growth ambitions” by working with brewing partners in the UK, US and Australia. Big Drop beers have already been contract brewed at Fourpure in Bermondsey,…

ELUSIVE BREWING JUXTAPOSE, 6%  Juxtapose is a clever name for a black IPA because that’s what a brewery sets out to achieve in this style, albeit in a harmonious way. On one side of the flavour profile you have punchy, fruity New World hops and on the other the smoky, grainy notes of roasted malt. Getting the balance of these right…

Big brewers and brands are taking cues from their smaller counterparts to add appealing riffs on lager styles. Nigel Huddleston reports Britain loves lager. Despite its European heritage running counter to the mood of the times, and the craft brewing-fuelled rise of 50 shades of pale ale, lager has, for several decades, had the largest chunk of the UK beer market by some…

The former Unity Bottleshop & Tasting Room in Southampton will reopen under a new name, following the closure of Unity Brewing Co in February. The shop, on Bedford Place, is now called Good Libations and will be open seven days a week from March 6. According to Unity founder Jimmy Hatherley, who is now owner-manager of the store, it is “Southampton’s only…

Southampton-based Unity Brewing Co has closed, as Covid, Brexit and the cost of living crisis continue to hit the brewing industry. The brewery, which was founded in 2016, moved to a larger premises a few months before the first Covid lockdown and founder Jimmy Hatherley (pictured) said the business then faced three years of “enormous trading challenges”. “It is heart-breaking to have to close Unity,”…