Ironbridge Brewery http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog Don't buy beer from strangers! Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:28:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Online beer sales http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/online-beer-sales/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/online-beer-sales/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:28:54 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=228 The online beer sales will be back up and running soon for mini casks only. We’re getting the logistics in place and then we’ll open the doors to our internet shop . . . → Read More: Online beer sales]]> The online beer sales will be back up and running soon for mini casks only. We’re getting the logistics in place and then we’ll open the doors to our internet shop once more.

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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.

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]]> 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.

]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/real-ale-at-home/feed/ 0 Pub news http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/pub-news/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/pub-news/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 17:50:36 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=111 The Old Fighting Cocks has been open 9 weeks and we’re really pleased with the response. The “Bring Your Own Food” is quite popular but more importantly the real ales are flying out! We’ve currently got 8 handpulls and plan to commission another two soon. Currently we’ve got 7 real ales and a real cider permanently . . . → Read More: Pub news]]> The Old Fighting Cocks has been open 9 weeks and we’re really pleased with the response. The “Bring Your Own Food” is quite popular but more importantly the real ales are flying out! We’ve currently got 8 handpulls and plan to commission another two soon. Currently we’ve got 7 real ales and a real cider permanently on – 7 days a week! We don’t reduce the lineup on quiet nights so you can be sure of a good range of beers whenever you visit.

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!

]]> http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/latest-pub-news/feed/ 0 The pub – the original social network site http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/the-pub-the-original-social-network-site/ http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/blog/the-pub-the-original-social-network-site/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:13:31 +0000 admin http://ironbridgebrewery.co.uk/blog/?p=96 Forget Facebook, Twitter and all the other so called social networking venues. The only real place to socially network is down the pub! In fact the traditional English pub is the original social networking site and it’s real. You don’t need the web or any high tech browser enabled gizmo. You just need to put your shoes . . . → Read More: The pub – the original social network site]]> Forget Facebook, Twitter and all the other so called social networking venues. The only real place to socially network is down the pub! In fact the traditional English pub is the original social networking site and it’s real.
You don’t need the web or any high tech browser enabled gizmo. You just need to put your shoes on, leave the house and make your way down to the pub. Once in there you’ll see other human beings. You can talk to them in plain English. If they say something amusing you can actually laugh out loud, it’s easy and you don’t have to learn any new vocabulary. If they say something hilarious you can actually roll on the floor and laugh your ass off if you want. In fact, in a real social networking experience, if the people you interact with say something that really amuses you you can actually spurt beer out of your nose. I bet there’s no emoticon for that!

Feeling isolated sat in front of that damned computer? I’m not surprised. Get down the pub and meet some real people. After a few visits they’ll start to remember you. The bar staff will start remembering your name and what you drink. You’ll strike up real friendships and people will start to take an interest in what happened in your life today. You won’t have to send out constant tweets of purile progress reports. You’ll be able to roll the whole day’s drossness into a quick summary and then get on and discuss much more important stuff.

Eventually you’ll get talking to old Fred whose mate Bill might just have a job for you as he’s looking for someone to help him out for a few hours a week. There’s no better linked in network than the pub! Just don’t go bragging to everyone that you’re an expert IT geek though cos they’ll all start asking you to fix some virus their beloved pc has caught.

In summary the only real benefit from any of those novel means of modern communication should be to arrange to meet someone in the pub. Then turn the thing off and have a wash and head off into the real world. Get yourself down to the pub and experience some real social networking at the genuine original social networking site :-)

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