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A micro-brewer is challenging others across the industry to use the Chancellor’s recent 1p drop in duty to help reduce the negative effects of alcohol abuse Jonathan Hughes, managing director of North Wales-based Great Orme Brewery, has announced that, rather than pocketing the 1p reduction, he will donate it to the National Association of Children of Alcoholics Charity (NACOA). Jonathan ... [More]
A North Wales ale has been named the best Mild in the UK, at this year's Champion Beer of Britain competition in London. Great Orme Brewery's Welsh Black scooped the prestigious award earlier this month. It came just weeks after the Glan Conwy based brewery's Celtica won two gold stars for its Celtic ale in this year’s Guild of Fine Foods Great Taste Awards. The brewery beat off stiff ... [More]
For a microbrewery with a distinctive dragon logo, there couldn’t be a more apt ale to mark Great Orme Brewery’s latest milestone. Red Dragon from Great Orme has become the 1,000th batch to leave the brewery in Glan Conwy. It marks more than seven years of steady growth for owner Jonathan Hughes. He said: “It’s been a lot of hard work but we’ve grown from just being me on my own to ... [More]
FOR the second year running a North Wales brewery has won a prestigious UK-wide award. The Great Orme Brewery is now the proud owner of two gold stars awarded for its Celtic ale in this year’s Guild of Fine Foods Great Taste Awards. The awards is the acknowledged benchmark for specialty food and drink, described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world and the ‘epicurean equivalent of the Booker ... [More]
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has shown its support for a North Wales brewers’ call to the industry to take its social responsibility more seriously. Jonathan Hughes of Great Orme Brewery made the call recently following his decision to use the Chancellor’s recent 1p drop in duty to help reduce the negative effects of alcohol abuse. Jonathan, supported by the National Association ... [More]
LANDLORDS wanting to serve Snowdonia’s own premium lager on tap in their pubs will have to be patient – there’s already a waiting list. The refreshing brew, produced by Glan Conwy’s Great Orme Brewery and named 1085 Snowdon’s Lager after the height of Wales’ highest peak, proved extremely popular in bottles, prompting brewer Jonathan Hughes to start producing it in barrels. He is currently ... [More]
Star award for Great Orme Brewery’s golden ale Great Orme Brewery’s golden ale Celtica has been named as a stellar performer in this year’s Guild of Fine Foods Great Taste Awards. The brewery has won a gold star in the prestigious UK-wide awards for the light-coloured real ale Celtica. The news comes just two months after Great Orme Brewery won the Mild category in CAMRA's Champion Beer of ... [More]
This year’s Denbigh Beer Festival promises an even more dizzying array of local beers and ciders than ever, with award-winning brews from Great Orme Brewery, Bragdy Conwy and Purple Moose among others. Having raised a record-breaking £7,000 last year, organisers Denbigh and District Round Table hope that the focus on local breweries will make the September 15 charity event the best attended ... [More]
Great Orme Brewery is celebrating its millionth pint pulled just days after one of its ales won a Champion Beer of Wales award. The Glan Conwy brewery’s Welsh Black real ale beat off strong competition in Cardiff to win the Mild category at the CAMRA event. It marked a hat trick of milestones for Great Orme Brewery, which during Jubilee Week sold 100 casks in a week for the first ... [More]
An award winning microbrewer hopes to spearhead a lager revival in North Wales with a brand new brew made from soft Snowdonia water. 1085 Snowdon's Lager, from the Great Orme Brewery, is a labour of love for brewer Jonathan Hughes. He developed the beer to take advantage of the water that feeds his Glan Conwy microbrewery. Hughes said: “This part of the country has very soft water, which is ... [More]
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