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News Archive - 2011

White Horse brewery to take over Banbury Pub
The White Horse Brewery is reopening The Buck & Bell in North Bar Street as The White Horse At Banbury Cross in January
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25th November 2011

Hook Norton chief takes over as BBPA Midlands chairman
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22nd November 2011

Hook Norton's Double Stout wins award
Hook Norton’s Double Stout has been judged as Europe’s Best Dry Stout in the World Beer Awards
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7th November 2011

Regional pubs of the year announced
The regional winners have all been decided and all are welcome to their presentation evenings.
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11th October 2011

New licensee for Hook Norton’s Brewery’s tap
Laura Riley is the new tenant of the Pear Tree in the village of Hook Norton, famed for being the tap for the nearby Hook Norton Brewery.
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9th September 2011

Regional Pub of the Year - Markings required
Local CAMRA members are urged to visit and mark 3 pubs in our region to help decide the Regional Pub of the Year.
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6th July 2011

Louis, son of Crown & Tuns licencees making a big splash for Help for Heroes
Louis Hayter, who lives in Adderbury, Oxfordshire plans to swim from Bournemouth Pier to Boscombe Pier over the weekend of 28 August for the charity Help for Heroes.
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22nd June 2011

Free food and beer tasting at the Butchers Arms, Kings Sutton
The Butchers Arms will be hosting a free tasting of local beers and food on 26th May 2011.
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20th May 2011

Let the sunshine dance on your tongue with Hooky’s golden summer ale
Hook Norton welcomes the summer with the release of Haymaker, the latest in its Brewers Selection 2011 range of draught beers.
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12th May 2011

Beer festival at the Shoulder of Mutton Wantage
A beer festival will be held on 20th-22nd May at the Shoulder Of Mutton, Wantage to celebrate the Scots Guards accepting the freedom of Wantage from the town council.
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11th May 2011

BANBURY BEER FESTIVAL 2011 OPENS TOMORROW
Banbury Beer Festival 2011 opens tomorrow at 5pm in the TA Centre and runs until Saturday evening.
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4th May 2011

Cry England, St George and Old Hooky
Open day at the Hook Norton Brewery – Saturday 23 April, 11am-3pm.
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11th April 2011

The Fox in Leafield to Re-open
At long last, the Fox in Leafield is due to re-open at 7pm this Friday, 15th April.
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8th April 2011

Hook Norton goes mild in May
Special Dark Mild an old style beer with a modern twist. Hook Norton is backing the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) promotion of mild style beers in May with the launch of Special Dark Mild.
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8th April 2011

Hook Norton Tenant Race to Golden Success
The Hooky Gold Awards raise standards across the company’s pubs, which are run as independent businesses by tenant licensees.
The programme of awards is part of Hook Norton’s programme of continuing excellence, which provides ongoing business support for its tenants.
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4th April 2011

CAMRA Hits out at the 2011 Budget
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has today hit out at the Government’s decision to impose a damaging 7.2% increase in beer duty. The average duty and VAT on a pub pint will now exceed £1!
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23rd March 2011

Vale Brewery creates 3 new ales for April
April 2011 looks like it will be a busy month. Easter, St George's Day and a Royal Wedding, are all at the end of the month. With several Bank Holiday there are also many beer festivals planned.
So to help you celebrate, Vale Brewery has created three special beers.
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23rd March 2011

Hook Norton celebrates England’s patron saint as 303AD returns to the bar
Hook Norton’s Brewers Selection beer for April is 303AD, named to commemorate St George and the year, the year of the martyr's death.
Hook Norton 303AD is an ideal beer for anyone wanting to celebrate the diversity and richness of English culture. Hook Norton 303AD, at 4.0 per cent ABV, is made with English malt and English hops, which combine to make a very English beer.
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21st March 2011

Hook Norton to hold tutored tastings at 7 of its pubs
Tutored tastings of the three Hook Norton beers - Hooky Bitter, Double Stout and Hooky Dark – which are crowned among the world’s best beers - are being held in seven of the brewer’s pubs in March and April.
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18th March 2011

Hook Norton welcome Spring with 'First Light'
Hook Norton welcomes the longer, lighter days with the release of First Light, the latest in its Brewers Selection 2011 range of draught beers.
Hook Norton’s First Light will be available from 1 March for three months.
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24th February 2011

New tenants of the Red Lion, Chipping Norton intent to keep it as a traditional pub
The new tenants of the Red Lion say it is a traditional pub which sets the highest standards. The Red Lion, Chipping Norton is a small intimate pub, where the conversation is varied, the laughter loud and friendships are made.
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22nd February 2011

Hook Norton’s beers win gold, silver and bronze medals in world beer competition
Three Hook Norton beers - Hooky Bitter, Double Stout and Hooky Dark - have been crowned among the world’s best beers by an international and highly respected judging panel of brewers.
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16th February 2011

Beer reviews for an online audience
The British Beer Video Blog is a series of online films being produced by award
winning brewer Peter Amor and Ian Hudson films. Working with award winning beer
writer Pete Brown each month the British Beer Video Blog will introduce beer
drinkers to the finest British cask-conditioned beers.
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31st January 2011

The Three Pigeons, Banbury re-opens
On 17th december 2010, the Three Pigeons in Banbury re-opened thanks to Sam and Hattie Hornblow who have taken over
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25th January 2011

 
     
 
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