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Shagweaver - North Cotswolds Brewery: October Beer of the Month

QWERTY Beer Box October ‘Beer of the Month’ Shagweaver by the North Cotswolds Brewery   Shagweaver is one of North Cotswolds Brewery's most popular beers and no wonder! This hoppy bitter is a true fan pleaser and perfect to drink on its own or alongside any spicy meal. More so, the delicately balanced finish appeals to lager and ale drinkers alike and its moderate 4.5% ABV makes it sessionable all week round.  The Holiday Family (seen in the image above) took over the brewery in 2011 and have steadily grown the converted milk parlour from producing one regular ale to four, plus lots of exciting seasonal brews. North Cotswolds Brewery has always been a family affair and son, Joe, now leads the...

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Moor Beer Company: Interview with George

Hello Beer Fan,  Welcome to our second brewery interview - this time on Zoom! George and the Moor Beer Company are super interesting and we're excited to be able to share this with you hot off the press.  In terms of layout the interview is broken down into 5 parts, with my questions in bold. Please skip to the bit that interests you most or just have a browse through.   1) Quick Fire Questions2) Moor Beer's Journey3) Live Brewing 4) COVID-195) QWERTY Beer Box 1) Quick Answer Questions Name: George  Which Brewery and Role: Moor Beer Company and role is national sales manager Have you worked at a brewery before?  I moved down to Bristol 8 and a half years ago for university  Haven't really...

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Proposed tax adjustments for craft beer breweries

A government proposal on adjusting tax schemes for small beer breweries has raised plenty of concerns among the craft beer brewers. Should the proposal be accepted by the government, the requirements to qualify for the Small Brewers Relief (SBR) would change considerably. This would result with around 150 small breweries across the country facing a drastic increase in tax duty.

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QWERTY Beer Box Roadtrip through Devon

With Co-founder Quinn being an Exeter University graduate and given Devon's phenomenal craft beer scene it was only a question of time until the QWERTY boys created a Best of Devon QWERTY Beer Box. Here are some of the highlights of our trip including a very amateur video!

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Interview with Greg Pilley, Stroud Brewery's Managing Director

Stroud Brewery has been featured several times in our Best of the Cotswold box and we've interviewed their managing director Greg to find out more about his brewery, how Stroud Brewery has survived this difficult year and what QWERTY Beer Box means to him. Greg is such an interesting bloke and gave us incredible insights about the life as an organic brewer!

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