Until recently, if you weren’t lucky enough to live within our ‘cask in 50′ delivery area, rarely could you enjoy the fruits of Henry’s team but a growing awards cabinet is helping to spread the Hobsons message beyond the county borders – in a light weight bottle. More and more ‘purveyors of quality’ up and down the country who share a passion for great natural produce are choosing to sell our award winning bottled beers. In fact our bottle sales have increased by an impressive 46% since we launched our new labels back in the Spring of 2009.

With new stockists taking on our innovative bottles almost everyday it seems our delicious beer is reaching many more of you out there than was previously possible. Its impossible to say whether this is totally due to our fresh new look but with compliments flying in from retailers and consumers a like we think its pretty safe to assume the new packaging has been well received. Why don’t you let us know what you think of our new labels and of course our beer by leaving us a comment.

The stunning Georgian exterior of The White Lion Hotel, Upton-Upon-Severn hides it’s true age. However, enter the brasserie and the old timber beams are still exposed hinting to the hotels real age of 500 years. The hotel has enjoyed a rich history with dandy highway men, romps in the bedroom with Tom Jones (the fictional hero not the singer) and sheep driven straight through the building on their way to market, not to mention the part it played in ending the Civil War. According to the history books royalist troops under the command of  Prince Rupert “partook in drinking strong waters at the inn known as The Lion” allowing Cromwell’s men to cross the river. Days later the war ended and the rest as they say is history.

To mark the occasion Jon and Chris Lear, owners of The White Lion asked us to create an exclusive brew for the half a millennia anniversary. The outcome is Owd Lion & Pepperpot a rich auburn ale of 5.2%, not to dissimilar to the beer Cromwell’s men would have enjoyed all those years ago. Why not pay them a visit and soak up the history in their cozy bar whilst enjoying a pint or two. Alternatively you can buy a bottle of Owd Lion & Pepperpot with 50p going to the Midlands Air Ambulance until the end of February.

The White Lion Hotel can be found on Upton upon Severn Hight Street, Worcester, WR8 oHJ. You can find out more about the hotel, its special brew and planned celebrations to mark the 500 year anniversary by visiting their website www.whitelionhotel.biz.

With the colder months coming in, the fruity warmth of Old Henry has been a three county tradition for real cockle warming for some years.  Now the secret’s out and Old Henry, our venerable porter and tribute to the spirit of the Guv’nor, has scooped yet another award for its full-mouthed flavour.  At 5.2% this is no lightweight and it really does ‘drink its weight’,  but for a dark cold night  there’s nothing like it;   a cold night, a brisk walk to the pub,  Old Henry by an open fire  – it’s a great way to reflect on the state of true contentment.

Cask Sales success leads to bottle launch

3.6% Lightweight contender now available in Lightweight Bottles

We’re excited to announce the next stage in the runway success of our new vibrant blond beer Twisted Spire. It’s now available  in Lightweight bottles. Since launching in cask only a year ago, this deliciously different beer of 3.6% has continued to grow in popularity becoming a favourite with many of our customers as well as converting a whole raft of drinkers to the delights of cask ale. With an initial sweetness that gives way to a refreshing burst of citrus and sharp hop flavour which lingers through to a crisp dry finish it’s no wonder Twisted Spire has become so popular. Read the rest of this entry »