{"id":4025,"date":"2023-11-28T13:55:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4025"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:55:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T13:55:59","slug":"brewery-news-november-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/brewery-news-november-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewery news – November 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SIBA South East Cask Awards<\/strong>
The 40ft Brewery from Dalston took the prize for Overall Champion Cask Beer at the Society of Independent Brewers\u2019 South East Cask Awards in November. The winning beer was Neighbourhood IPA at 6% ABV. It is a lovely looking gold coloured beer with a woody, hoppy aroma and flavour, which is balanced by a biscuity sweetness. The judging took place at Big Penny Social<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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SIBA chief executive Andy Slee with Steve Ryan of 40ft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Five Points\u2019 Railway Porter won the British Dark Beers (4.5% ABV to 6.4% ABV) category, with Sambrook\u2019s Powerhouse Porter coming second. Gold medals in their categories also went to Hammerton\u2019s for City of Cake, to Signature Brew for Backstage IPA and Wild Card for their Cask Pale. Five Points XPA and Redemption Big Chief received bronze medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The gold winners from these awards will go forward to the SIBA National Finals, which will be held in Liverpool in March 2024.
Christine Cryne<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BrewDog close Hawkes Cidery<\/strong>
Hawkes, London\u2019s first urban cidery, was founded in 2013 in Bermondsey with the aim of turning surplus apples into cider. They were acquired by BrewDog in 2018 and production was moved to Scotland. Happily, they quickly saw the light and returned production to Bermondsey. Now however BrewDog have decided to close both the cidery and its taproom. The company told the trade press, \u201cAs with all UK businesses in recent times, Hawkes has been battling rampant inflation, soaring utilities costs and relentless cost of living pressures. Unfortunately, the slowdown in trade on the Bermondsey beer mile, combined with exorbitant rent increases, has meant we have had to permanently close the much-loved Hawkes taproom.\u201d The brands will however continue to be available with production once again being transferred to BrewDog\u2019s main site in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. BrewDog say that they may make another attempt at a \u2018cider-focused venue\u2019 in London in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deviant & Dandy closes<\/strong>
This Hackney based brewery was founded in 2017 and, after a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2020, they added a taproom. Sadly, in early November, founder Benjamin Taub posted the following message on social media, \u201cAfter six eventful years it\u2019s come time to wave goodbye to Deviant & Dandy. It was a big learning curve coming from a completely different industry but very proud of the beers we produced.\u201d We wish him well with his future projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ignition Brewery changes hands<\/strong>
Sydenham based Ignition is a special brewery in that it helps adults with learning disabilities establish themselves in the workplace. Nick O\u2019Shea, who founded the brewery with Will Evans in 2015, has now moved on. Happily, the new owners, Brighter Horizons, will continue this vital work. Dave King from the Lewisham-based charity said, \u201cIgnition is such a community asset and occupies a really unique place at the centre of Sydenham. It\u2019s loved by lots of people and I\u2019m really excited to build on that and see more people get on board with what we\u2019re about and what we\u2019re trying to achieve. We\u2019re planning to bring a modest food offering next year as well as to start bottling more of our beers<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prize Old Ale returns<\/strong>
George Gale & Co. Ltd of Horndean, Hampshire, first brewed their legendary Prize Old Ale in 1923. A century later, after many changes, the brand is now in the hands of Dark Star, now a subsidiary of Fuller\u2019s, who are themselves owned by multinational brewers Asahi Breweries. Dark Star now brew at the Meantime Brewery site in Greenwich, which is also owned by Asahi. The last version of POA was produced in 2011 (under the supervision of John Keeling) and some of that brew has since been preserved in tanks at Fuller\u2019s Griffin Brewery in Chiswick. It has now been carefully moved to the Meantime site. The latest version has been brewed with the original yeast, blended with the earlier version and matured for three to four months. It went on sale on 16 November with the release of 3,000 500ml bottles and will be available on-line from the Dark Star website. A few precious casks will also be made available. No promises but it might be worth checking out the Harp<\/a><\/strong> and the Olde Mitre<\/strong><\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portobello at last<\/strong>
On 6 October the last presentation for the Champion Beer of London awards was made to Portobello Brewery for their Chestnut Ale in the brown and red ales category. The brewery staff were pleased to receive the award.<\/p>\n\n\n

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