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Sharp's Atlantic IPA wins gold at the Maltings Beer Festival (25/04/08)
Sharp's atlantic IPA has won gold at this years Maltings Beer Festival in Newton Abbot. The Maltings Beer Festival is held at Tuckers Maltings and attracts in excess of 3500 beer lovers over three days.
Sharp's in the final of the Sainsbury's Beer competition (22/04/08)
A new bottle conditioned beer from Sharp's has been selected as a finalist in the first Sainsbury's beer competition. Chris Craig, beer and cider buyer at Sainsbury's, said the 15 finalists would be merchandised together in a special unit in-store and product information could include a special b...
Sharp's Connoisseurs Choice (18/04/08)
Sharp's has just launched three new very special bottled beers under the "Connoisseurs Choice" brand. The beers are all brewed in small batches by Head Brewer Stuart Howe and then matured in cask for over 4 months before final conditioning in bottle. As with Chalky's Bite two different strains of y...
The Boat Race 2008 (04/04/08)
It rained incessantly and the wind sometimes threatened to blow our marquee inside out. The Sharp's bar at Furnival Gardens in Hammersmith broadcast Doom Bar as the official beer of the Boat Race and it was a tremendous success. Doom Bar is rapidly on its way to becoming the Capital's favourite c...
Doom Bar is the official beer of the Boat Race (14/03/08)
Cornwall's favourite beer Doom Bar will be the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race's first ever official beer. The Cornish beer will join BT and clothing brand Hackett as partners of this year's great annual sporting event, which is sponsored by international pure-play business processing company Xchang...
Wine is worse for the brain than beer according to research (13/03/08)
According to recent research by a German Research team drinking too much wine could cause more damage to your brain than beer or spirits. New research on the long-term effects of heavy drinking shows that one area of the brains of wine drinkers was smaller than that of other people studied who dr...
Sharp's Brewery proudly supports South West England campaign. (06/03/08)
Sharp's Brewery is proud to be involved in the 'Proudly Supporting the South West England Campaign'. South West England combines an exceptionally beautiful environment with a refreshing, free-thinking attitude that values both life and work. The people who live and work here are justifiably prou...
Sharp's Big Wave Project (27/02/08)
Great things come to those who wait for Doom Bar sponsored big wave surfer Dan "Mole" Joel, who has successfully returned from surfing some of the biggest waves in the British Isles this season, tackling swells of up to 40ft. 'Mole' and two other Cornish surfers Ben Skinner and Tom Doidge-Harriso...
Sharp's Single Brew Reserve 2007 is launched (05/02/08)
Sharp's Head Brewer Stuart Howe has bottled an exclusive Christmas present to himself, Single Brew Reserve, which goes on sale this month at Sharp's Brewery and online. The result of a secret brewing session held by Head Brewer Stuart Howe has lead to the decision to honour his work and preserve...
Sharp's is a finalist in the Fast Growth Business Awards (30/01/08)
Sharp's Brewery has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Fast Growth Business Awards. Sharp's green business credentials, great product range and focused business strategy were all factors in the selection process. The awards cermony will be held in London on the 12th March.
Sharp's comedy nights (21/01/08)
Porthtowan's Blue Bar and Sharp's Brewery teamed up with a unique production company called Just Fair Laughs to provide cutting edge stand ups for each event, which is kicking off on 31st January. Adam Trethewy, Sales Manager for Sharp's Brewery said: "We are really excited about the quality of ...
Doom Bar is the official beer of Cornish Rugby in London (03/12/07)
Sharp's is very proud to announce that Doom Bar is the new sponsor of London Cornish Rugby Club. This season the Club is playing the London 3 S/W league following an amazing four promotions in the last six years. The sponsorship is a great fit for Doom Bar as the Capital's fastest growing ca...
Sharp's wins National Brewer of the Year (16/11/07)
Sharp's Brewery, the brewer of Cornwall's favourite beer Doom Bar, has scooped one of the premier accolades in the Brewing Industry by being chosen as National Brewer of the Year in the 2008 Good Pub Guide. This award is akin to a Michelin Star in the restaurant trade. Sharp's now joi...
A win for Cornwall against the Cambridge University Boat Club (01/10/07)
A Cornwall select gig team took on and defeated the mighty Cambridge Cambridge University Boat Club in the inaugural Doom Bar Gig Challenge on the river Cam in Cambridge on Sunday 30th Sept. The Cambridge crew had one major disadvantage in that they had to master gig rowing in just two days. Cambrid...
Sharp's Head Brewer is one of the world's best young brewers (23/09/07)
Sharp's Head Brewer Stuart was the runner up in the Young Brewer of the Year Awards. Stuart was selected from hundreds of entries from around the world. Stuart will be presented with his award next month by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling. Commenting on the award Stuart said " I have alway...