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The case for glass
01/01/2016
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of glass packaging, Beatson Clark is working with more and more customers in the booming craft beer sector. Offering a flexible service and lower than average production volumes, Beatson Clark is the natural choice for breweries looking for a high-quality British-made product which will enhance their brand.
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Can the can?
By: Sophie Atherton
01/01/2016
All over the world microbrewers are now enthusiastically putting their beer in cans, but is it as simple as it seems? Sophie Atherton considers the potential issues.
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Craft Can Filling - Understanding the basic technology
By: Edward Scott
01/01/2016
Although cans have several advantages over bottles, it is difficult to create an optimum environment in which to fill the can and the diameter of its head means that the quality and control of the filler is exceptionally important.
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Mortlake Brewery 1487 – 2015
By: Steve Curtis
01/01/2016
The Stag Brewery in Mortlake, West London has finally closed following the announcement by ABInBev back in 2009 that it was surplus to their requirements.
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EU Barley Crop 2015
By: Gavin Fleming
01/01/2016
The 2015 EU barley crop year started and finished with adequate supplies and low grain prices. However, as has become the norm, there were some bumps along the way.
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Busy times at Eden Mill
By: Billy Mitchell
01/01/2016
Billy Mitchell’s latest trip around Scotland takes him into the north-east of Fife to Guardbridge where Eden Mill Distillery and Brewery produces artisan beers, malt whisky and speciality gins.
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On top of the Wolds - Brewing and bottling in the East Riding
By: Ian Smith
01/01/2016
Ian Smith visits the Wold Top Brewery, situated on a working farm high on the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, northeast England – and fi nds a business going from strength to strength.