Ironbridge Brewery » Uncategorized http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog Don't buy beer from strangers! Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:42:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Where do those eggs come from? http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/where-do-those-eggs-come-from/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/where-do-those-eggs-come-from/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:18:26 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=259 A bit of a private rant — Someone came into the Old Fighting Cocks the other day with a box of eggs they’d purchased in a pub in town (not ours!). We’ve got hens ourselves and we totally deplore the inhumane conditions that a lot of hens are kept in, just to produce cheap eggs. Armed with . . . → Read More: Where do those eggs come from?]]> A bit of a private rant —
Someone came into the Old Fighting Cocks the other day with a box of eggs they’d purchased in a pub in town (not ours!). We’ve got hens ourselves and we totally deplore the inhumane conditions that a lot of hens are kept in, just to produce cheap eggs. Armed with a little knowledge and a reasonable eye site I asked if I could look at some of those eggs which had just been purchased locally and I was shocked to see that they are from caged hens! Shame on anyone who buys such eggs and more shame on anyone who is selling them. More shame yet on anyone selling them as free range!
There’s a code printed on each egg which tells you if they are from free range or barn or caged and these ones were from caged birds.
If you don’t believe me just Google it and check what the digits mean…

0 – Organic
1- Free Range
2- Barn
3- Cage

UK – Origin

##### – end digits represent the registered flock number.

An example code is 1UK 12345

The eggs being sold over a bar in at least one pub in Oakengates are marked 3UK ….. which means in no uncertain terms that they are eggs from battery hens kept in cages. DON’T BUY THEM, it’s cruel and totally unnecessary. They might be sold as “fresh” eggs but be assured they are from CAGED BATTERY hens. 3UK means caged birds. They might look wholesome because they are presented in a large tray but that’s all part of the con. Shame on anyone passing them off as anything other than the spoils of totally unscrupulous, cruel pigs. The pub in question should maybe change the sign behind the bar to read “We now sell eggs from battery hens kept in cages”. Just to make sure nobody is being conned.

There – rant over. Sorry. I get a bit wound up when I see battery eggs being passed off as something wholesome. We don’t sell eggs in our pub by the way, just good beer! Our own hens are happy little souls living totally free range and eating spent brewers grain.

Please don’t buy eggs before you check out the little code printed on each one. If it doesn’t start 0UK or 1UK then please please please give them a miss otherwise you’re paying over the odds for an inferior product and you’re lining the pockets of greedy, exploitative pigs.

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]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/new-website/feed/ 0 Our beer at GBBF http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/our-beer-at-gbbf/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/our-beer-at-gbbf/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:49:13 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=164 Ironbrewer’s Steam is going to be available at The Great British Beer Festival at Earl’s Court from 3rd to 7th . . . → Read More: Our beer at GBBF]]> Ironbrewer’s Steam is going to be available at The Great British Beer Festival at Earl’s Court from 3rd to 7th of August.

]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/our-beer-at-gbbf/feed/ 0 The pub is on Twitter http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/114/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/114/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:05:14 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=114 Keep up to date on news at The Old Fighting Cocks via Twitter. Follow F1ghtingCocks. (Note that it’s a 1 after . . . → Read More: The pub is on Twitter]]> Keep up to date on news at The Old Fighting Cocks via Twitter. Follow F1ghtingCocks. (Note that it’s a 1 after the F)

]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/114/feed/ 0 Real ale at home :-) http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/real-ale-at-home/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/real-ale-at-home/#comments Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:47:12 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=112 We’ve now got 5 litre mini-casks of real ale available from the brewery or from the pub. These little beauties hold 8 1/2 pints of real ale. They need to be allowed to settle for 24 hours before you can enjoy the beer but it’s worth the wait. Real ale at home at £2 a pint.

We . . . → Read More: Real ale at home :-)]]> We’ve now got 5 litre mini-casks of real ale available from the brewery or from the pub. These little beauties hold 8 1/2 pints of real ale. They need to be allowed to settle for 24 hours before you can enjoy the beer but it’s worth the wait. Real ale at home at £2 a pint.

We fill the mini-casks at the brewery and they contain the live yeast sediment that makes real ale real and keeps the contents fresh. Unopened they’re good for a month from filling date. Once opened they should be consumed within three days. Just like the real thing in the pub!

Mini-casks will soon be available via our website for home delivery. Should be easier to courier than bottles (I hope).

Come along to our brewery in Ironbridge or our pub in Oakengates and pick one or two up in time for the football. They’re just £17 each.

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The Poker League is now up and running. If you fancy your chances at Texas Holdem Poker then come and join us on Tuesday nights at 7:30. It doesn’t cost to play and the winner of our league goes through to the regional final to play for cash!

]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/pub-news/feed/ 0 Bar Staff Required http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/bar-staff-required/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/bar-staff-required/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:36:03 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=110 The Old Fighting Cocks in Oakengates is due to open its doors at 11:00 am on Monday, March the 15th. We’ve got nearly everything sorted and we’re now looking for one or two additional bar staff. If you would like to find out more please call the brewery on . . . → Read More: Bar Staff Required]]> The Old Fighting Cocks in Oakengates is due to open its doors at 11:00 am on Monday, March the 15th. We’ve got nearly everything sorted and we’re now looking for one or two additional bar staff. If you would like to find out more please call the brewery on 01952 433910.

]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/bar-staff-required/feed/ 0 Latest pub news http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/latest-pub-news/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/latest-pub-news/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:19:25 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=99 Work is progressing really nicely on The Old Fighting Cocks; restoring the pub to its Victorian splendour. It looks like we’re on target to open the doors on Monday March 15th. That’s just 4 weeks from today!

We’re brewing a new beer to mark the reopening of the pub. We’ve managed to get access to brewing archives . . . → Read More: Latest pub news]]> Work is progressing really nicely on The Old Fighting Cocks; restoring the pub to its Victorian splendour. It looks like we’re on target to open the doors on Monday March 15th. That’s just 4 weeks from today!

We’re brewing a new beer to mark the reopening of the pub. We’ve managed to get access to brewing archives dating back to the late 19th Century and we’re going to recreate the beer that would have been enjoyed at the original pub relaunch in 1885. Be warned though – beer was a lot stronger in those days!

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