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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...
Doom Bar is the 35th fastest growing alcohol brand in the UK (08/12/08)
Perhaps you might think that coming in at 35th in a race is not something to shout too loudly about but this is no ordinary race! A list of the top 50 alcohol brands in the Pub Trade has been prepared by market research company CGA. The sales data was pulled from over 6,000 outlets across the UK ...
Sharp's Honey Spice wins best in category at international award (14/11/08)
Sharp's Honey Spice bottled conditioned beer has won a best in class at the International Beer Challenge Awards and as a result has been recognised as a "Top 50 World Beer". This follows in the footsteps of Doom Bar which scooped the same Award in 2006. Sharp's Director Joe Keohane said "2008 has ...
Sharp's is the new shirt sponsor for the Wadebridge Camels (13/11/08)
Sharp's Brewery is the shirt sponsor for the Wadebridge Camels first and second team.The shirts are emblazoned with South West rugby's favourite beer, Doom Bar.
Sharp's Sponsors Board Shorts Film Night (07/11/08)
Board Shorts, in association with Sharps Doom Bar, returns to the Sandsifter in Gwithian on Saturday 8th November. This popular event, part of the Cornwall Film Festival, showcases the very best surf/skate films from local and international talent. Prizes for the best short films will be awarded...
Sharps announces the winner of its Jack Johnson competition (15/10/08)
Sharps is delighted to announce that the winner of the guitar signed by Jack Johnson is Janet Fulchar of Keighley, West Yorkshire. The second prize of a trip for two in our Doom Bar hot air balloon goes to Jonathan Hamston of South London. Each of the 10 runners up will receive a copy of Jack...
SHARP'S CLAIMS MOST SUSTAINABLE UK BREWERY WITH NEW ECO BOTTLES (11/09/08)
Sustainable Cornish brewery Sharp's is the first in the southwest to switch to new lightweight glass bottles removing 150 tonnes of weight per year from the brewery's distribution fleet and reducing Co2 emissions by almost one tonne over the same period. The new 500ml bottle is 11 grams lighter (...
Get ready for the first ever Great Eden Ale Festival (11/09/08)
Beer, song and sumptuous local food will make up the menu at the first ever Great Eden Ale Festival on September 20 and 21. As part of Eden's harvest celebrations, the project will showcase some of the best beers and ciders Cornwall has to offer and celebrate the plants that make some of the nati...