HOME NEWS & VIEWS OUR BEERS TRADE THE BREWERY MICROBREWERIES OUR PUBS OBE CLUB MEDIA NEWSLETTER CONTACT US All Posts News Events Blog Filter By Tags: Beer Duty Ossett Dining Leeds United Hop Leeds Rothwell Pyrah Wine Award Live Music Dewsbury Rhubarb Rat & Ratchet Flowerpot BBQ Entertainment Yorkshire Air Ambulance Leeds Silver King Yorkshire Blonde Family Comedy Halifax Leeds Waterfront Festival Rat Brewery Christmas Granary Wharf Anniversary CAMRA CANDLEBAR Riverhead Brewery Event The Hop Wakefield Launch Brewery Shop Saltaire Fernandes Huddersfield Black Bull Fernandes Brewery Old Peacock Three Pigeons Marsden Cricket Hop Wakefield Wakefield Bottles Hop Saltaire Beer Festival Festival Mirfield Liversedge Venue Riverhead Bank Holiday RATM Bloke From Hull Charity Shepherds Boy LUFC Brewery Awards Events The Latest News Supporting Yorkshire Cricket The brewery is proud to sponsor a number of Cricket Clubs for the 2015 season particularly as we’re also supporting Yorkshire cricketer, Richard Pyrah, for his benefit year. Our 4% golden beer ‘Pyrah’ has been tremendously well received by the cricket fraternity. The Pyrah beer has been sold at Richard Pyrahs’s events and numerous Cricket Clubs across Yorkshire and beyond. We will present Richard and his beneficiary charities with a cheque at the end of the season based on the brewery giving 10p from every pint of Pyrah sold. This season we are supporting Rastrick, Hanging H.. Read more Leeds Waterfront Festival LEEDS DOCK | THE CALLS | BREWERY WHARF | GRANARY WHARF | VICTORIA WHARF | THWAITE MILLS Pop along to the Leeds Waterfront Festival 2015 on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June. From boat rides to street food to live music to dance, there is surely something to interest you. What's going on at... THE HOP LEEDS Beer Festival & Live Music all weekend from 12pm – 11pm FREE ENTRY Beer, Cider, Music & Sun at The Hop Leeds 10 beers and 12 ciders available throughout the weekend with a fantastic selection of live acts from Blues to Folk to .. Read more BATTLE OF THE BLANCS Join us at CANDLEBAR on Tuesday 23rd June from 7pm for our latest wine event, Battle Of The Blancs. Tutored tasting with Wine Guru, Gary Smulders 6 Gorgeous OZ & NZ Sauvignon Blancs with nibbles for only £10! Purchase your tickets at the bar today or call 0113 2446655. The Hop Saltaire is awarded Pub of the Season Spring 2015 by Bradford CAMRA Congratulations to The Hop Saltaire for scooping the award for Pub of the Season Spring 2015 by Bradford CAMRA. The Bradford Branch of CAMRA will be attending this newly refurbished bar and kitchen on Wednesday at 7.30pm to present the award to General Manager, Sami Foster. The venue is housed in an historic old tramshed, situated in the world heritage site of Saltaire, delivering great food, real ale and live music throughout the year. In addition to the presentation, complimentary nibbles will be provided in celebration of this fantastic achievement. Every quarter CAMRA selects a Town and a Country.. Read more Yorkshire Blonde now in Co-Operative stores throughout Yorkshire Our ever popular Yorkshire Blonde Premium is now available in bottles from Co-op stores in Yorkshire - perfect to have at home for Summers BBQ's! Fruity Lager Style Beer (4.5% ABV) A premium slightly stronger version of our hugely popular cask ale. This lager coloured ale is full bodied, well rounded and slightly sweet on the palate. A generous late addition of Mount Hood hops result in a delicate fruity hop aroma. Rat Against The Machine wins again! Rat Against The Machine has again been recognised, this time by the prestigious International Brewing Awards! RATM keg won Bronze in the strong ale category. On Wednesday 29th April our Head Rodent, Paul Spencer and Rat Brewer, Robin Moss headed down to London to collect their well deserved medal. Congratulations Rat Brewery! Wakefield Walkabout Beer Festival at Fernandes Brewery Tap & Bier Keller WAKEFIELD WALKABOUT BEER FESTIVAL AT FERNANDES! Friday 22nd to Monday 25th May Including 20 Fernandes Beers & 10 real ciders. Live music on Sunday from 4pm It's going to be a great bank holiday weekend... Three Pigeons Renovation Receives Commendation After a sympathetic refurbishment in 2014 The Three Pigeons, Halifax has received a commendation from Halifax CivicTrust 2015 for the renovation of the two rear rooms. The English Heritage Grade II listed building was built in 1932 and still retains most of its original Art Deco interior. It is also listed as one of the UK's top 10 most architecturally important pubs by the Campaign For Real Ale (Camra). The Flowerpot in Mirfield awarded Pub of the Year by CAMRA Heavy Woollen District Congratulations to The Flowerpot in Mirfield for scooping the award for CAMRA Pub of the Year Heavy Woollen District. The Heavy Woollen Branch of CAMRA attended this marvellous community pub on Wednesday evening to present the award to landlord, Chris Osman. In addition to this the Ossett Brewery team invited local residents, family and friends to join them in celebrating this honorary achievement with live music and complimentary supper for everyone attending. This award highlights the importance in which the charming community pub plays to Mirfield. The pub is highly valued by its regulars, continu.. Read more Shepherds Boy set to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance over the May Bank Holiday Weekend Over the May Bank Holiday The Shepherds Boy will be holding a series of events in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance. On Sunday 3rd May experience a full day of entertainment with our: • ALL YOU CAN EAT BBQ from 12noon. From burgers & hot dogs to kebabs, there is surely something to tempt your taste buds! £5 for children & £10 for adults, including 1 FREE drink per person. • AUCTION from 4pm. Get your bidding hats on to be in with the chance to buy some great items at fantastic value. • RACE NIGHT from 8pm. Bet ag.. Read more What a Corker - #NoPyrahNoParty Yorkshire County Cricketer Rich Pyrah asked us to brew a beer to celebrate his Benefit (testimonial) Year. We obliged with an easy drinking pale golden brew hopped with refreshing American Cascade hops and named after Richard. As Richard commenced his career at Ossett Cricket Club we thought that would be a fitting venue for the official beer launch. Richard was on hand to serve a few pints although he struggled to keep up with the huge demand for Pyrah! #NoPyrahNoParty The first brew of Pyrah sold very quickly, particularly in Cricket Clubs, and the next.. Read more Beer Festival to celebrate 10 years for The Three Pigeons, Halifax Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th May 2015 The team at Ossett Brewery and Manager, Tina Winterbottom, would like to invite you, family & friends to join us in celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of The Three Pigeons, Halifax. Celebrations start at 5pm on Thursday 28th May with a great selection of beer and ale, live music and pigeon pies! On Saturday 30th it will also be the 40th anniversary of Calderdale CAMRA’s first ever meeting which was held at the Three Pigeons, recognition of this will be celebrated on the day. We look forward to seeing you there in what is our decade year of t.. Read more The Big Family Fun Day & Beer Festival at The Black Bull, Rothwell Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd May The Black Bull, Rothwell will have a wide selection of 12 Yorkshire beers available on the bar from the Friday to Sunday, over the first bank holiday weekend in May. Wondering how to entertain the whole family during the bank holiday? Why not join us for a full day of fun on Sunday 3rd May, with BBQ food, ice cream, face painting, bouncy castle, rodeo bull and live music. Best of all it’s FREE to enter, so come drop by! CANDLEBAR to light up Leeds Bar Scene Ossett Brewery to launch new canal side venue in Granary Wharf on Friday 24th April £300,000 investment, 15 new jobs and plenty of reasons to visit Set to open its doors to the public at 4pm on Friday 24th April 2015, CANDLEBAR is located on the ground floor of the iconic waterside building, Candle House in Granary Wharf, Leeds. An intimate venue serving 14 craft world beers, over 20 premium wines by the glass pristinely dispensed through Enomatic preservation machines, and rustic pizza from an authentic Italian wood-fired oven, this latest Ossett Brewery venue intends to offer something a .. Read more Congratulations to Black Bull Liversedge Congratulations to The Black Bull Liversedge on featuring in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide for a whopping 10 consecutive years. The Heavy Woollen Branch of CAMRA attended the busy community pub on Tuesday evening to present the award to landlady, Linda Rowley. This award is only issued to pubs that year on year produce consistency of excellence in their serving and keeping of Real Ale. The Black Bull was the first pub to be opened by Ossett Brewery back in May 2003. Since then the company has successfully expanded to 24 sites around Yorkshire. These include The Rat and Ratchet in Huddersfield that last .. Read more Bloke From Hull Reports on #IWCBD 2015 Following a successful first appearance in 2014, the International Women’s Collaborative Brew Day returned on International Women’s Day, Sunday 8th March 2015 with over 80 participants from 11 countries. All the female brewers who joined this year brewed Unite Red Ale (4.6% ABV), the recipe of which was formulated by event Founder and Brewster Sophie de Ronde of Muntons Malt. Co-ordination of all of the brewers and teams was again headed by Denise Ratfield of Pink Boots Society. Eleven countries were involved, with brewsters in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Italy, Mexico, New Zealan.. Read more #NoPyrahNoParty We are proud to launch a new beer to support Yorkshire County cricketer Richard Pyrah’s benefit year. Richard is an Ossett born lad who commenced his career at Ossett Cricket Club and has since proved an invaluable asset to Yorkshire in both Twenty20 ad County matches! The official launch of 'Pyrah' will be held at Ossett Cricket Club on Thursday 9th April from 7pm. We would love you to join the Ossett Brewery team and Richard for a pint or two of 'Pyrah' to celebrate. ‘Pyrah’ is and easy drinking golden ale with moderate bitterness and d.. Read more Duty Cut – Good News! In this year’s budget the chancellor announced an unprecedented third consecutive cut in duty. Cutting beer duty supports one of Britain’s major manufacturing industries and gives increased confidence to small brewers to invest in equipment, staff and pubs. As usual we will adjust our list price to reflect the cut in duty on all our draught brands. Following our annual review of costs in January we decided not to increase our prices as usual in February. With the brewery holding our prices and the chancellors cut in duty our beers will actually be lower cost than last year. Now that&rsquo.. Read more An Evening with Leeds United Legends Norman Hunter & Duncan McKenzie The Old Peacock is very excited to announce the following events: An Evening with Leeds United Legend, Norman Hunter on Wednesday 22nd April from 7.30PM & An Evening with Leeds United Legend, Duncan McKenzie on Wednesday 1st July from 7.30PM Riverhead #IWCBD The second International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day is taking place on Sunday 8th March. Brewster’s from all around the world will be brewing the same beer on the same day as a celebration of International Women’s day and a chance to unite together for charity. This year our Brewster, Lisa Handforth, is inviting all women to come along to an open brew day at the Riverhead, Marsden on Sunday 8th March. Feel free to pop in anytime from 10am-5pm to join in or even just to say hello! All we ask is that if you do wish to help brewing then please wear sensible footwear. The beer .. Read more Time to talk Rhubarb Each year Wakefield, the centre of the Rhubarb Triangle, celebrates the wonderful vegetable that is Rhubarb with a three day festival. This year the festival took place Friday 20th- Sunday 22nd February. Now in its ninth year, the Rhubarb Festival has attracted more than 125,000 visitors from across the country. As usual Fernandes Brewery brewed a special beer for the event – this year brewer Steve Hutchinson created Rhubarb and Custard; a 4% golden rhubarb beer made with new season forced rhubarb grown at Oldroyd’s Farm in Rothwell. Steve said: “The custard part is actually .. Read more Book Launch at The Old Peacock, Leeds BOOK LAUNCH at The Old Peacock | Saturday 21st February | From 7.00pm The Only Place For us: An A-Z History of Elland Road presented by author and Leeds UTD fan Jon Howe. At 7.30pm, there will be a special football themed quiz hosted by Ex Leeds UTD physio, Alan Sutton. Followed by a talk at 8.30pm, by Ex Leeds UTD Chairman, Bill Fotherby (with a short Q&A session). "The Only Place For Us pulls together the never-before-told history of the developing stadium and its changing local environment, revealing the background stories behind Elland Road's most famous feature.. Read more Kill For A Seat Comedy returns to The Hop Wakefield on Wednesday 4th February Kill for a Seat Comedy Club at The Hop Wakefield -------------------------------------------------- Wed 4 February | Doors/Show: 19:30 / 20:00 GAVIN WEBSTER “genuinely clever material.. a flexibility that other comics would kill for” Edinburgh Evening News & BRENNAN REECE Winner of the Lastminute Comedy & Kill For A Seat Comedian of the Year Award. 'His baby faced rudeness is delightfully wrong.' The Journal ...plus special guest Jack Evans and your gag-cracking host, Silky. Tickets: £10 / £8 advance. | Buy from 01924 367111 .. Read more NEW YEAR CHEER! As usual at the start of a new year, we have reviewed our costs and margins. We are very pleased to announce we will not be increasing our prices in February as in previous years. Although many brewers have announced price increases we feel that the current reductions in fuel costs will allow us to hold prices for the time being. That’s worth raising a glass to! We’re also hopeful that the chancellor will not increase duty in the pre-election budget on Wednesday18th March. Any change in duty, whether up or down, will be fully reflected in our list price following the budget. Silver King set to conquer the nation! From late January our flagship beer, Silver King, will be available on a national basis for the first time. Our partnership with Carlsberg UK means that Silver King will be available as part of Carlsbergs Tapster range of cask ales from around 20 quality British brewers. We are excited that free trade pubs and clubs from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands will be able to stock Silver King on a permanent basis. Those members of the team that visit customers to support our brands are gearing up to spend a lot more time in their cars! Mike Inman, MD of Ossett Brewery says ‘We have a strong relatio.. Read more Yorkshire Blonde Now Available to Enterprise Inns We are delighted that our best selling beer, Yorkshire Blonde, is now available to all Enterprise Inns, across the North and Midlands. From the beginning of December Enterprise Inns outlets can order both Yorkshire Blonde and Silver King from Enterprise to be delivered on their regular Heineken delivery. Permanent pumpclips can be ordered via Enterprise telesales or the online ordering system. Enterprise leasees wanting to stock our brands should contact the brewery sales team on 01924 237160 to request POS or callage from one of our reps. All our other beers are available to Enterprise out.. Read more Rat & Ratchet named the Best Cask Beer Pub in the UK at the Great British Pub Awards 2014 After the outstanding success of The Rat & Ratchet been named the Best Cask Beer Pub in the UK at the Great British Pub Awards 2014, Ossett Brewery held a celebratory event to mark this honour on Sunday 16th November 2014. Richard Prest and Lisa Dunbar, Managers of the Rat, dressed themselves up for a glamourous night at The British Pub Awards, at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane. Richard and Lisa were joined by a wide variety of other publicans from across the country, with a total of 17 awards been announced at the ceremony. The Rat & Ratchet beers all have humorous and creative ale t.. Read more Comedy Night at The Hop Wakefield - Thursday 11th December Kill For A Seat Comedy and The Hop Wakefield presents... Rob Rouse, Danny Ward and Ray Bradshaw, providing us all with a night of laugh out loud entertainment! On Thursday 11th December 2014 Tickets are £8 Book your tickets now: http://m.seetickets.com/event/kill-for-a-seat-comedy/the-hop/831818 New Launch of Riverhead Dining Rooms on Friday 21st November 2014 FRESH | SEASONAL | LOCAL | A LA CARTE DINING The team at Ossett Brewery and Manager, Lorri Wood welcome you to come and see the fresh looking Riverhead dinning rooms, with new chef, Adam Wright. Bookings are now being taken, please call 01484 844324 to reserve your place. Food Service Times: Tue – Thur 12noon – 2pm | 5pm – 9pm Fri 12noon – 3pm | 5pm – 9pm Sat 12noon – 9pm | Sun 12noon – 8pm THE RIVERHEAD BREWERY TAP & DINING ROOMS 2 PEEL STREET | MARSDEN | HUDDERSFIELD | HD7 6BR WWW.THERIVERHEADMARSDEN.CO.UK Mini Casks are back for Christmas! Do you fancy draught Beer At Home For Christmas? Our 5 litre mini-casks are always popular for Christmas and New Year parties. We will be selling at from the Ossett Brewery shop from mid December until they run out! The ‘shop’ is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. These casks contain proper cask ale and therefore will need time to settle and the container should not be moved until it is empty. Once opened the beer is best consumed in three days. Yorkshire Blonde 3.9% -£17.57 Silver King 4.3% .. 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