26 – 30 May 2011 – Leigh RUFC Beer Festival

Non-CAMRA Event Over 30 beers, ciders and Belgian beers. Live music Friday night with “Chaos Theory” and Saturday night with “Jallapenos”. There will be an outside performance by Lowton Drama Group on Saturday afternoon. £3 entry all sessions,  includes glass and programme Thursday

Beer and the Budget

Please lobby your MP to sign EDM 1475 Beer duty has risen by over 26% in two years. Yet despite these huge tax rises, the Chancellor doesn’t intend to stop here! He is currently planning a further seven per cent

Ales at The Barnstormers This Week

The Barnstormers – Lostock Lane, Horwich, Bolton. BL6 4BL This week’s ales: Thwaites Wainwright – 4.1% Thwaites Lancaster Bomber – 4.4% Thwaites Original – 3.6% Moorhouses Blond Witch – 4.5% Prospect Silver Tally – 3.7%

SIBA Video

“Proud of British Beer” is a short film produced by the Society of Independent Brewers. It features brewers, both large and small, hop and barley growers, maltsters and industry suppliers. The concerns are that the continued above inflation increases in