Meantime is re-launching an on-pack promotion offering shoppers the chance to win a trip to the Yakima Valley in Washington State. The brewer calls it the “global home of hop-growing” and has a core SKU called Yakima Red, a 4.1% abv ruby coloured ale using five different hops from the region. The promotion kicks off today (June 1) and runs through August on more 1.5…

Tiny Rebel Brewing Co, the award-winning Welsh brewery, has returned to its roots by releasing its first home-brew kit for the Champion Beer of Britain 2015, Cwtch. Tiny Rebel has teamed up with home-brewing specialist, Muntons, to replicate the award-winning Welsh Red Ale. The beer is described as full bodied with a wonderful balance of citrus and tropical fruit notes, backed up with caramel and…

Asda has secured a deal with 13 Scottish breweries to stock a total of 75 beers, ales and ciders in its stores across Scotland. The contract, which totals £850k, includes 25 new lines from the 13 suppliers and is part of Asda’s aim to lead the way in supporting the Scottish brewing industry as the demand for craft beer continues in Scotland. As well as…

Meantime Brewing Company has launched The Pilot Series, a range of small-batch beers brewed at its new Pilot Brewery in its Greenwich-based headquarters. The Pilot Series aims to showcase new and unique beers, with a new style released every two weeks. The new range will be brewed on a high-tech Bavarian style Brewhouse, with capabilities to brew smaller volumes. The first three beers within the…

The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has been confirmed as the Official Partner of the annual Craft Beer Rising beer festival, which takes place on 26 and 27 February in London’s Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane. The popular craft beer festival, which is now in its third year, has partnered with SIBA, the trade organisation which represents Britain’s independent craft brewers. The event is designed…

Guinness is to halt the use of isinglass to clarify its beers, the Dublin-based company has announced. Isinglass, a gelatin-like substance made from dried fish swim bladders, is used across the brewing industry to filter unwanted solids such as yeast particles from beer. Although only trace amounts of isinglass remained in its drinks, the 256-year old company has been unable to label its products as…

Meantime has created an audio tour of the history of brewing in London that anyone can download. The brewery worked with new app Recho, which uses location-based social media technology to make audio recordings about the history of a certain site available only when listeners are actually in the area. All listeners need to do is download the Recho app and go…