From Castle Rock
Welcome to our blog space. Catch up on all the latest Castle Rock going ons here, including regular notes from our brewers, thoughts and musings on industry topics, and more.
04/04/2023
Food in Focus: Merv’s Kitchen at the Swan in the Rushes
In the first of an occasional feature series, we'll be focusing on the food offering across some of our pubs. This edition looks at Merv's Kitchen, a pop up launched in 2022 at the Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough.
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17/01/2023
“Crystal Clear” – Castle Rock x Brewster’s International Women’s Day Collab Brew
As part of our International Women's Day celebrations we are launching a collab beer with Brewster's Brewery, "Crystal Clear". Not only are we inviting all self-identifying women to participate in the brew day, we're also holding a design competition for the beer artwork and celebrating the launch with a party at the Old Cold Store! Read on for more...
18/01/2023
Draught Session is now certified gluten free
From today, our much-loved core beer, Session will be certified gluten free in keg and cask! To celebrate, the Poppy and Pint will be hosting a full weekend dedicated to gluten free offerings including dedicated food specials and street food and a GF tap takeover from Shiny Brewery and Triple Point Brewery.
05/01/2023
A Message from Our MD, Colin Wilde
Our managing director Colin Wilde pens a letter to Castle Rock customers in the face of rising costs across our industry (and beyond). Read the letter here and discover what we are doing to continue to ensure we bring you great beer and pubs at affordable prices.
30/09/2022
Christmas is coming…
Everything you need to know for a very merry Christmas with Castle Rock...
01/12/2022
Yard Party 2023 is coming – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
That's right, it's happening, the Castle Rock Yard Party is back! Tickets to our annual beer festival, complete with live music and street food, have just gone live. Shop them now at Early Bird prices over on Gigantic.com.
23/11/2022
Introducing: The Castle Rock Brewery App!
Brand new and squeaky clean, we’re pleased to welcome you all to our new Castle Rock Brewery app! Available now for Apple and Android. Find out more about the app and how it works here.
17/11/2022
East Midland’s Champion Beers Announced
Castle Rock's Harvest Pale and Black Gold both bag awards at CAMRA's East Midlands Champion Beer of Britain Awards 2022.
09/11/2022
The Poppy and Pint sets its sights on Net Zero
While the Cop 27 climate change conference is set to commence from this Sunday, the Poppy and Pint in Lady Bay is already underway with plans to significantly reduce its carbon emissions across the next 18 months. The aim of these measures is to lay the groundwork for more carbon neutral pubs within the Castle Rock estate.
07/11/2022
An American Brewer in Nottingham: Introducing Mike Pfahl
On Monday 9th May, our head brewer, Jon Edger, received a tip-off from an old brewing friend about an American brewer keen to visit the UK. We, of course, jumped at such an opportunity and, soon enough, received an email from an enthusiastic gent in Akron, Ohio.
04/11/2022
Where to Watch the World Cup 2022?
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicks off on Sunday 20th November! Read on for where you can catch the match at Castle Rock this year...
21/10/2022
Robin Hood Beer Festival 2022
Once again we're back with our review of one of the highlights of all local beer lovers' calendar, Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival! This year was as good as any, with a huge array of amazing local brewers peddling their latest concotions; from sours to stouts and everything in between. We were pleased to be in amongst it again in our usual pitch alongside the lovely Navigation and other local heroes. This year we brought a couple of brand new brews as well as our usual favourite core beers. Highlights that seemed to go down well were our latest collaboration with SALT, a deliciously juicy NEIPA, as well as our new pale, Head in the Clouds. Thanks so much to everyone who passed through! If you missed out, make sure you go and check out our latest beers at all good local establishments in our pubs and beyond.
14/10/2022
The Emperor Strikes Back!
To mark the end of an amazing collaboration with Emperor's Brewery in our series of brews, 'Storming the Emperor's Castle', we hosted a one-off charity finale event at the Embankment. Taking place on Thursday 6th October, this was an intimate event with the aim of raising money for charity through an exclusive auction, raffle and beer and food pairing menu! All proceeds from these were donated to a local charity close to all of our hearts, Maggie's Nottingham.
06/09/2022
The Emperor Strikes Back… Charity Raffle and Auction
Castle Rock and Emperor's Brewery are raising money for Breast Cancer UK. Get involved to be in with the chance of winning one of seven exclusive Storming the Emperor's Castle Collections. The raffle culminates with an event at the Embankment where the final Collection will be auctioned, along with the chance to participate in a brew day with Emperor's and Castle Rock!
30/08/2022
#LoveYourLocal This Autumn and Winter
Castle Rock explains its latest campaign, #loveyourlocal, which encourages customers to save on their own bills this autumn and winter and take advantage of what the pub has to offer.
09/08/2022
‘Griff’- Celebrating Graham Griffiths and the Masters Hockey World Cup!
Castle Rock has long enjoyed paying tribute to local and regional legends by brewing a beer in their name. Griff follows a long line of local luminaries including Bendigo, Harry Wheatcroft and Alan Sillitoe. With the Masters Hockey World Cup around the corner, the timing was perfect to honour Nottingham hero, Graham Griffiths.
We’re Pouring at the Festival of Food & Drink
Clumber Park, if you've not been, is an absolute gem of an outdoor space. It sits on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire, near Workshop, and is a picturesque country park spanning over 3800 acres. And now there's a great opportunity to enjoy Clumber Park to the fullest, with their much-loved Food and Drink Festival!
29/07/2022
We’re pouring at the Arboretum Beer Festival!
Castle Rock will be pouring their beers at this summer's Arboretum Beer Festival 2022!
Castle Rock 10K Run
Running and beer. Not two things you'd normally put together. Certainly not at the same time! But, when you think about it, what better way to finish a race? At least, we think so. Well, if you agree, you're in luck. Ready from that moment you cross the line, you'll be able to choose a number of favourites from our core beers to quench your thirst! The event is a fun and friendly event, welcoming runners of all abilities to join in: Friday 19th August, 7pm @ University Park, Nottingham Find out more and sign up here.
04/07/2022
Three More Wins for Castle Rock at SIBA’s Regional Awards
Castle Rock takes three more wins at the SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards 2022. Oatmeal Stout, new to Castle Rock's permanent range, receives a Bronze in the Cask British Dark Beer category, after winning Gold at the Nationals in can earlier this year. Army of Me also receives a Bronze in the Cask Session Pale Ale, while In Bloom takes a Silver in the Cask Pale Ales.
01/07/2022
Cabazon – our collab with Neon Raptor
Cabazon is a Castle Rock x Neon Raptor West Coast pale with bold assertive flavours. In balance, there's a sweet backdrop of robust flavours from the Golden Promise and Vienna malts. With the bitterness you'd expect from a West Coast pale, Cabazon also packs subtle notes of gooseberry, grapefruit and pine, with a sweet biscuity finish.
13/06/2022
Nottingham Craft Beer Week
Nottingham Craft Beer Week. For those who love beer and good times, you don’t want to miss this. This week-long celebration is just around the corner, bringing together over 30 of the best breweries and venues from Nottingham and nearby. From Bang the Elephant to Black Iris, Totally Brewed, Magpie and of course, us at Castle Rock Brewery, there’s going to be an amazing selection of beer for all tastes!
10/06/2022
Wow, What a Yard Party
How long has it been since we were gathered at a festival together? It certainly feels like a while. Well, at Castle Rock Brewery, we finally broke that three-year hiatus last month with the much-anticipated return of our Yard Party. In fact, it was so all-consuming that we’re only just getting round to doing our review now, almost a month later! At least that’s our excuse…
16/05/2022
Brewer’s Notes – Steal My Sunshine
Check out our latest brew, Steal My Sunshine. It's a delicious dry hop pale with pine, citrus and assertive bitterness, balanced with subtle caramel notes. Brewed with Citra, Simcoe and Chinook hops.
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