Author: Nick the Brick
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Morecambe wises up to Co-ALE-ition!
Derrill has just got back from a 5 day tour of the NW and on his travels which included delivering cases of Monster Mash in a bottle to Loony Party members — Mark Beech in Walsall and Tony Davies in Blackpool together with 8 other people in the NW who had all ordered at least… Read More
Co-ALE-ition – a very successful thirst year
Virtually a year has now passed since we first launched a Co-ALE-ition real ale brewed by a local Hampshire brewery especially for the OMRLP. Since then a total of over 25,000 pints of Co-ALE-ition have been consumed in more than 140 different establishments across 9 different counties and also in Central London. In addition a Co-ALE-ition main… Read More
Co-ALE-ition 1st Year Anniversary Party -Thurs 18th Sept
Our Co-ALE-ition 1st Year Anniversary Party will take place on Thursday 18th Sept. This date was chosen as it is exactly a year to the day when our very first Co-ALE-ition ale ” Longdog brewery’s Winning Co-ALE-ition ” was officially launched in front of a gathered audience of over 300 people at the Prince Arthur in… Read More
The Prince Arthur in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide
The Prince Arthur in Fleet features in CAMRA’s ‘Good Beer Guide’ which names Winning Co-ALE-ition as the house beer, and our Loony connection. The CAMRA GBG sells over 500 thousand copies each year, goes all round the world and is read by millions, even libraries stock it.
Six Of The Best is another record breaker
The latest Co-ALE-ition celebration event took place at the Nags Head pub in Reading (Berkshire) on Wed 27th August. Jody Oates, Landlord of the Nags Head, had promised to put on all 6 of Co-ALE-ition ales in the build up to our 1st anniversary on 18th Sept. The Nags Head is the current CAMRA Pub of… Read More
Howling steps up to the mark!!
Howling was the special VIP guest at the Old Bell at Grazeley Green (Berkshire) on Saturday where he opened the pub’s annual charity event for Prostrate Cancer which was held over the recent August bank holiday weekend. Wild Weather brewery were the featured guest ales including the Co-ALE-ition branded HowlinGale. Mike Tempest (Wild Weather brewery… Read More
Co-ALE-ition Gold confirmed sale – is this an “I was there magic moment?”
It has taken more than 8 months from the official launch at Langham brewery in early Dec 2013 for Co-ALE-ition Gold to appear in a free house in Howling’s local area. We have got close many times but each time we haves got our hops up we discovered that Co-ALE-ition Gold had been rebranded and sold… Read More
Co-ALE-ition Testimonial from the Fleet Lions Ale Festival Organiser
Fleet Lions were honoured to be able to offer the first public occasion when all six Co-ALE-ition ales could be sampled. They’re a very tasty bunch of brews with a nice selection of tastes – something for everyone. The concept of the rebranding is excellent. Alan and Derrill have delivered a massive amount of extra… Read More
Monster Mash real ale in a bottle is heading for a complete sell out by the end of this month.
Total sales of Monster Mash in a bottle so far have exceed all my expectations. Sales to date, including confirmed orders still to be delivered, have just reached 900 bottles so there are now just 8 cases (100 bottles) left and we will have completely sold out the full Mash brewery allocation of 1000 bottles at… Read More
Co-ALE-ition 1st Anniversary event – Wed 27th August 2014
Where: The Nags Head pub in Reading from 7pm. The Nags Head is in Reading Town Centre and is only a short walk away from both the railway and bus stations. The Nags Head is a superb real ale pub with lots of atmosphere and was CAMRA Pub of the Year for the Reading branch area… Read More