A Barnsley brewery’s real ales, including its festive 13th Noel beer, are being delivered to more UK and overseas customers than ever before this Christmas. December sales at Acorn Brewery are up 25 per cent on the same period last year with cask ales being distributed to hundreds of pubs and
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New management team appointed at Barnsley real ale pub
Wombwell brewery celebrates getting beer into local Co-ops
Bottles of beer from a Wombwell brewery are now on sale in dozens of South Yorkshire supermarkets, thanks to a Co-operative initiative. Acorn’s Barnsley Bitter, Barnsley Gold and Yorkshire Pride are on the shelves of more than 60 community-based Co-ops. The order has come through the Co-operative’s newly-launched pilot scheme designed to
Silver success for Barnsley Bitter at national competition
Acorn Brewery’s Barnsley Bitter has won a silver medal at the real ale industry’s most prestigious national competition. Expert beer drinkers from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) awarded the iconic Barnsley brew second prize at the Great British Beer Festival this week. Acorn Brewery’s best-selling pint beat off competition from hundreds
Independent Barnsley brewery launches casks amnesty
Latest figures show one pint of Barnsley Bitter sold every minute
Barnsley Bitter wins silver at national beer awards
Barnsley Bitter is the toast of the town after winning a silver medal at a national competition to find the best beers in the land. Acorn Brewery’s iconic brew has won silver in the standard strength bitter category at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) National Beer Competition this week. The competition
Dream job for amateur brewer – creating Barnsley real ales
An independent Barnsley Brewery has appointed a keen amateur brewer with a penchant for international ales to its growing staff team. Ian Darvill, 43, joins Acorn Brewery as assistant brewer, where he will learn all about the individual recipes and techniques used to create its famous range of beers, including Barnsley
Acorn Brewery off to Barcelona trade fair to seek Spanish exports
An independent Barnsley brewery is heading to Barcelona this week in a bid to crack the Spanish market – after successfully selling its real ale in Italy. Acorn Brewery will attend the UKTI’s Great British Speciality Beer and Food Exhibition this Thursday. Brewery owner Dave Hughes and commercial director David Broadhead will
Barnsley bitter heads to Italy in brewery’s first export deal
A thousand pints of Barnsley Bitter are on their way to Italy thanks to a local brewery’s first international sale. Acorn Brewery of Wombwell, Barnsley, has shipped a selection of its award-winning real ales – including the prized Barnsley Bitter – off to an Italian wholesale buyer. The export order represents the