News
The Xchanging Boat Race 2010 (09/02/10)
Sharp's is pleased to announce that our flagship brand, Doom Bar, is The Official Beer of The Xchanging Boat Race 2010 taking place on Saturday 3rd April on the River Thames in London. This prestigious annual event draws crowds of up to 250,000 spectators and is broadcast to an estimated 200 mil...
News and views from the Sharp end (24/11/09)
Sharp's Head Brewer, Stuart Howe, has begun a blog, allowing all Sharp's fans to follow the news from inside the brewery. Just click on the link below ....
Doom Bar is the South West's favourite cask beer (23/10/09)
Over the last three months the leading drinks industry trade magazine -The Morning Advertiser carried out the most extensive market research study ever undertaken in the pub on trade with the aim of determining the trade's favourite drinks brands. Over 57,000 pubs across the UK were asked ...
My Cornwall TV (04/09/09)
Sharp's is very pleased to be a partner of Cornwall's first on line TV service, My Cornwall TV. The service was launched in July and covers news stories with a Cornish flavour from around the World.
Double win for Sharp's at the World Beer Awards (06/08/09)
Sharp's scooped two awards at the prestigious World Beer Awards. Chalky's Bite won Best Spiced Beer for the second year in a row and "3" won best high alcohol beer. Sharp's Director Joe Keohane said "We are delighted to have won two categories at the World Beer Awards against the best Internation...
Sharps at Port Elliot Literary Festival (03/07/09)
Sharps will be supplying the PORT ELIOT FESTIVAL (24 - 26 JULY). Port Eliot Festival is this summer's most original, inspirational and downright decadent garden party. This years festival features a host of top authors, cabaret acts, comedians and more live music and DJs than ever before. Sha...
Chalky's Bark wins Gold at Quality Drink Awards 2009 (26/06/09)
Chalky's Bark has won gold in the Speciality Beer Category of the Quality Drinks Awards 2009. This follows Chalky's Bite winning the same award at last years Quality Drinks Awards. Sharp's Director Joe Keohane commented " We are delighted to have won this very prestigious award twice with two very ...
Sharp's is the Summer sponsor for Cambridge University Boat Club (26/06/09)
Sharp's Brewery has become the Summer sponsor for Cambridge University Boat Club for the Summer 2009 season. The highlight event in the Summer calendar is the Henley Regatta and the Cambridge racing suits will sport the Doom Bar brand. Sharp's is the official beer partner of the Oxford and Cambr...
Chalky's Bite wins Mens Health top prize (08/06/09)
Chalky's Bite, has beaten 15 of the healthiest brews on the international market to be crowned Men's Health Beer of the Year 2009. Britain's best performing men's lifestyle title scoured the country in search of the finest dark beers, India pale ales, lagers, herb beers and non-alcoholic beers t...
Orchard cider is launched (08/05/09)
Another great business partnership has been born with the launch of Orchard Cider. The product is the result of a joint collaboration between Sharp's Brewery and Cornish Orchard. Sharp's Director Joe Keohane met Andy Atkinson from Cornish Orchard for the first time at a Friends of Eden event last ...
Meet Sharps' Head Brewer @ Borough Market (06/05/09)
On Saturday May 9th, lovebeer@borough is hosting two tasting sessions at Rake in London's Borough Market with Sharp's Brewery's award-winning Head Brewer, Stuart Howe. On offer for sampling are some of Sharp's most successful brands, including Doom Bar and Cornish Coaster. Alongside these, Stuart...
Doom Bar proved to be more popular than Champagne! (03/04/09)
The exausted teams from Oxford and Cambridge worked their way through 4 bottles of Doom Bar each after the grueling race. Not a surprise after a three month alcohol ban!
Boat Race 2009 (03/04/09)
For one day this week Doom Bar may have been the capital's most popular beer. Sharp's Brewery came to town and Doom Bar was the beer of choice in 22 riverside bars along the Thames. The memories of last year's rain soaked bars at Furnival Gardens and Bishops Park are now replaced with happier memo...
Doom Bar is the best selling cask beer in the South West (13/03/09)
We have claimed for some time that Doom Bar is the best selling cask beer in the South West. This assertion had been based largely on instinct rather than statistical fact. Recently there has been a deluge of market information that confirms that our instincts were indeed correct all of this time. ...
Doom Bar is The Official Beer of The Boat Race 2009 (27/02/09)
Sharp's is pleased to announce that our flagship brand, Doom Bar, is The Official Beer of The 155th Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race, taking place on March 29th on the River Thames in London. This prestigious annual event draws crowds of up to 250,000 spectators and is broadcast to an estimated 200 m...