West Berkshire Brewery Wins Bronze Medal at Great British Beer Festival

I have just heard that local brewery The West Berkshire Brewery has won bronze medal today at the Great British Beer Festival for its Dr. Hexters’s Healer The other winners include: Champion Beer of Britain: Rudgate Ruby Mild Silver: Oakham Attila In Abingdon, you can often find West Berkshire Beers including Doctor Hexters Healer at [...]

August 4, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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A New Abingdon Brewery?

Abingdon may get its very own micro brewery soon. Since the Morland brewery was bought by Greene King in 1999 and subsequently closed down and converted into flats, Abingdon has been without a commercial brewery. Loose Cannon Brewery have applied for planning permission on the Ashville Trading Estate 6 Suffolk Way, Abingdon, OX14 5JX for [...]

July 7, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · One Comment
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Stocks Bar – Beer, Blues and Jazz Festival

As mentioned in the previous post, the Stocks bar in Abingdon has seen a huge improvement to its beer range and cellar quality over the last year to become one of the best real ale pubs in the Oxford area. It is holding its 3rd beer festival this weekend (Friday 3rd April – Monday 6th [...]

March 31, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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Update on Abingdon Pubs over the last year

I haven’t made many blog entries recently, but now the summer is on its way, it is time to be more active. Pubs in Abingdon have seen some major improvements over the last year. After the take over and closure of the Morlands Brewery and Morrels Brewery by Greene King around the end of millenium, [...]

March 31, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
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