E-petition to Protect diversity of our town centres
Saturday’s protest in Abingdon against Tesco turning the former Ox pub into a Tesco Direct as reported in the Oxford Mail yesterday and the Abingdon Blog seemed to go well, although unfortunately I was unable to attend as I was still working as a volunteer at the Great British Beer Festival. An e-petition has now [...]
August 9, 2011
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Quick Round up of Abingdon Pub / Brewery News
Loose Cannon Brewery The Loose Cannon Brewery is now selling Abingdon Bridge and Loose Cannon Pale in pint bottles. Currently available from the brewery shop in Suffolk Way off Drayton Road, at £2/bottle or case of 12 for £21.50. You can of course still buy it directly from the conditioning tanks in plastic PET bottles [...]
August 1, 2011
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Brewery Tap’s 3rd Beer Festival this year!
Abingdon is having a good share of beer festivals this year. We have recently enjoyed the King’s Head & Bell‘s 1st beer festival in August, and The Old Anchor’s beer festival in July. Starting today, the Brewery Tap in Abingdon is holding its 3rd festival this year (previously ones were in June and March. Incidently, [...]
September 24, 2010
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Kings Head & Bell – 1st Annual Abingdon Beer Festival
The Kings Head and Bell in Abingdon, which reopened last autumn is holding its first annual beer festival this weekend from saturday 29th August until monday. The festival features aproximately 20 real ales, which are all from local breweries including Appleford, Vale, Hook Norton and others that did not have pump clips on yet when [...]
August 28, 2010
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Flowing Well in Sunningwell
The Flowing Well in Sunningwell near Abingdon has recently reopened with new management. They are currently serving Morlands Original, Olde Trip and GK IPA and awaiting new guest beer. They will be holding a Beer Festival from May 27th to June 6th. I haven’t visited yet since the new management took over, but previously it [...]
May 2, 2010
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Stocks Bar May Day Weekend Beer Festival
The Stocks Bar has a beer festival this weekend, starting on Friday 30th April and running until Monday 3rd May. They expect to be offering a range of approximately 30 ales and ciders. You can get more info from their facebook page or main website at www.crownandthistle.com The Stocks Bar is at the Crown & [...]
April 26, 2010
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Brewery tap beer cider & sausage festival this weekend, 4th – 6th december
The Brewery Tap Beer, Cider & Sausage Festival started this afternoon (Friday 4th December) and will run until close on Sunday evening. The pub is located on Ock Street in Abingdon. There are 30 different real ales, 8 ciders and 20 different types of sausage, including Steak & Marmite and other interesting flavours. There will [...]
December 4, 2009
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Roundup of Abingdon Pub news November 2009
I’ve been a bit busy recently and not kept things up to date, so here’s a quick round up of pub related things that have happened around town over the last few weeks The Kings Head and Bell reopened on 30th October. This is everything I expected it to be, good beer, reasonably priced food. [...]
November 20, 2009
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Kings Head & Bell reopening soon
After nearly two years after closing due to structural problems with the historic building, the Kings Head & Bell on East St. Helens Street is due to reopen soon. A large banner is hanging across the front of the pub proudly proclaiming that it will reopen on October 30th. It looks like there is still [...]
October 13, 2009
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New Brewery for Oxford
A new craft micro brewery called the Shotover Brewing Company is due to open soon in converted stables in Horspath just outside Oxford. The owner and head brewer Ed Murray has been craft brewing for over twenty years and has made the decision to turn his interest into a commercial venture. It is anticipated that [...]
October 9, 2009
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