Bohem Brewery has launched its first collaboration beer, brewed in partnership with Cornwall-based St Austell Brewery. Otakar Brut Lager has been brewed by Roger Ryman, the head brewer at family-owned St Austell, and Petr Skocek, co-founder and head brewer of London-based Bohem Brewery, which brews authentic Bohemian-style lagers on bespoke brewing equipment from the Czech Republic. To create the brew Ryman transported the yeast used…

Ross O’Hara’s meteoric rise to prominence in the beer industry continues apace as he has been named head brewer at Greene King. He joined the firm as a shift brewer in 2016 after securing a first class honours degree in brewing from Heriot Watt University. In August 2018, he became the world’s youngest master brewer after completing a four-year course at the Institute of Brewing…

Japanese brewer Asahi is the new owner of London Pride after it agreed a £250 million deal to purchase Fuller’s brewing, wholesaling and distribution operations. It will now incorporate the Fuller’s beer business into its own operations, bolstering its portfolio with ESB, Frontier lager and Fuller’s Vintage Ale along with the flagship London Pride. It will also take on Cornish Orchard cider range, Sussex-based Dark…

The Crafty Brewing Company has acquired Guildford-based brewery, The Little Beer Corporation (LBC). Crafty Brewing, a microbrewery based in Dunsfold, Surrey, was established in 2014, and its flagship beers include Dunsfold Best, Hop Tipple IPA and Laughing Wolf. The company started out with a single 100-litre brewing vessel and it has grown over the years to become a business that serves more than 260 venues…

Curious Brewery has appointed an ex AB-Inbev beer expert as its new Head of Brewing & Production. Matthew Anderson joins the brewing arm of English winemaker Chapel Down. He joins from AB-Inbev where he accrued more than a decade of beer industry experience, across a number of the brewing giants key global beer brands. Anderson takes on the role of Head of Brewing & Production…

Axholme Brewing Co has revealed a new identity to coincide with the launch of new craft beers and a brewery revamp. The venue, described as the first commercial brewery in Grimsby for 50 years, has launched a new identity and logo under the name: Docks Beers. Co-owner and director Will Douglas said: “The new brand is a key part of our growth plans. Docks Beers…

Grimsby is set to get a new brewery courtesy of Axholme Brewing Company. The company acquired the St Barnabas Church on King Edward Street last year and it also secured a grant of £54,000 from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s £8m ‘Growing The Humber’ programme, which is supported by the Government’s Local Growth Fund. The scheme offers business investment grants to help grow SEM businesses…