Last week saw us brewing Great Expecations, a special for the Leicester beer festival. It’s a pale beer showcasing the Galaxy Hop. We haven’t used this hop before and have - as its name suggests - high hopes for it.
The Leicester festival kicks off on 7th March. you can find details here http://www.leicestercamra.org.uk/Festivals/2012festival.shtml.
We will be [...]
Cask Ale week is coming up (first week of October). It is timed to coincide with the launch of The Cask Ale report and aims to encourage pubs and the public to try out real beer. Many of our customers are involved and The Lord Harrowby in Grantham is running a mini festival, featuring Oldershaw [...]
The Alchemy festival is coming up again. Over 100 bands and DJs will be putting in a performance over 16th – 18th September, near Coningsby, Lincs.
There’s loads to do and they are showcasing our Alchemy beer. You can find all the news about the festival here http://www.alchemyfestival.co.uk/September.aspx
The annual Harmstock festival at The Thorold Arms, Harmston is happening on the weekend of 27th & 28th August. Oldershaws is sourcing all the beer for the event, so you will see a number of our regular beers as well as a variety of our favourites that we have brought in from brewers across the [...]
Oldershaws is brewing a special for the upcoming Peterborough beer festival. Posh Return, celebrates the return of Peterborough FC to the Championship with a modern take on a lager style beer. Which at 4.3% has a bit of a kick (sorry just can’t help overextending the metaphor).
The Peterborough festival (23rd – 27th August) has [...]
Two, one-off brews coming soon:
Granta’s Gold – A 4.5% ABV pale-gold beer, specially brewed for the 2011 Grantham Beer Festival (10-13 August). Crisp tangerine citrus and gentle spices. Softly dry yet hugely refreshing.
Posh Returns – brewed specially for the Peterborough Beer Festival. 4.3% ABV crisp refined lager-style beer. British fruit, floral [...]
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