Latest News and Events
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The Cotswold Brewing Company
in association with
our favourite Landlords
present
The Best Pub Quiz in the "Wold"
Win Great Prizes including
* The Cotswold Hamper
* Cases of Lovely Lager
* Secret Spot Prizes
And you could win
BEER FOR A YEAR!!!!!!
Maximum team size 6 people per team
* Terms and conditions apply
More Dates to Follow
Diary Dates so far confirmed are:-
03/01/2010 The Mitre, Buckingham, MK18 1DW (01280 813080) 8.30pm -website-
10/01/2010 The Kingham Plough, Kingham,OX7 6YD (01608 658327) 7pm -website-
12/01/2010 The King's Head, Bledington, OX7 6XQ
(01608 658365) 7.30pm -website- Cancelled due to weather. New date to be confirmed.
13/01/2010 The Saye and Sele Arms, Broughton, OX15 5ED (01295 263348) 7.30pm -website-
18/01/2010 The Ebrington Arms, Ebrington, GL55 6NH (01386 593223) 8pm -website-
19/01/2010 The Red Lion, Cricklade, SN6 6DD (01793 750776) 8pm -website-
24/01/2010 The Swan Inn, Swinbrook, OX18 4DY
(01993 823339) 7.30pm -website-
31/01/2010 The Chequers, Churchill, OX7 6NJ (01608 659393) 8pm -website-
02/02/2010 The Lamb and Flag, Oxford, OX1 3JS (01865 515787) 8.30pm -website-
03/02/2010 The Rising Sun, Stockcross, RG20 8LG (01488 608131) 8.30pm -website-
07/02/2010 The Five Mile House, Duntisbourne Abbots GL7 7RJ (01285 821432) 7.30pm -website-
10/02/2010 The King's Head, Bledington, OX7 6XQ
(01608 658365) 7.30pm -website-
21/02/2010 The Churchill Arms, Paxford GL55 6XH
(01386 593046) 8pm - website -
24/02/2010 The Swan Inn, Swinbrook, OX18 4DY
(01993 823339) 7.30pm -website-
25/02/2010 The Jam Factory, Oxford. OX1 1HU
(01865 244613) 7.30pm - website -
28/02/2010 The Plough Inn, Stretton on Fosse, GL56 9QX
(01608 661053) 8pm -website-
03/03/2010 The Bathurst Arms, North Cerney, GL7 7BZ (01285 831281) 8pm -website-
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The good news is that we are going to be running the bar again in the Hippy Arms at WOOD Fest so watch this space for updates plus keep a check on the Wood Face Book page - WOOD -
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Cotswold Party on Tap
There ain't no party like a Cotswold party!
You can forget your chocolate fountains, ice sculptures, uni-cycling fire eaters and table magicians. All you need for a really memorable party is a group of good friends and your favourite Cotswold lager on draught. We can supply you with the lager, all the kit you need to dispense the perfect pint and we'll even throw in the glasses... all you need do is supply the friends.
For more details on having draught Cotswold lager at your party, get together, wedding, event or revolution contact us by E-MAIL
PLUS
Cotswold Winter Lager is the latest in the Cotswold Seasonal line. At 6.5% APR this luscious dark lager is a warm hug in a glass. When Jack Frost is nipping at your nose and Good King Wenceslas is staring out the window there's nothing better than a pint of this winter wonder. Rich deep malt flavours will delight your palate and a subtle sweetness will tingle your taste buds and all the time your cockles will be warming - ho ho ho!
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Yes we are going to be on our stand at a "Taste of Christmas" at
Excel London. The dates are December 4th, 5th and 6th.
We are hoping to meet anyone who would like to try a taste of our wonderful lagers and also if you would like to stock our lagers in your Outlet.
Give us a call or e-mail if you would like any further information.
You can also click on the image above to go direct to the Good Food website.
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LOBI MISSION STATEMENT
Britain has a long heritage of brewing fine lagers, with the country’s first lager brewery, the Anglo-Bavarian Brewery, opening in 1864.
But, it’s sad to say, not all the lagers brewed on these shores are honest to the style’s true heritage.
Lagers of the British Isles, (LOBI), is a new body established to promote greater awareness of the quality, independent artisan lager brands made on these shores.
Established by some of the most successful, cutting edge and artisan producers of lager in the UK – Cotswold, Freedom, Harviestoun, Hepworth’s and West beer and Rebellion – the group hopes it will bring better lagers to the attention of the increasingly discerning British public.
To ensure they hold true to this promise, members of the group have committed to the below promises that their products will:
- always be genuinely lagered*
- be uncompromisingly tasty
- always be made using the highest quality, honest ingredients (i.e. no maize or rice)
- work towards reducing food miles
* the word lager comes from the German word lagerung and means stored, some brands of lager believe this time can be cut but we believe that means cutting out flavour thereby cutting the customer a raw deal.
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"Cotswold Summer" wins award at The 2009
Royal Show.
The good news is that the Judges at the Royal Show sampled our new seasonal lager "Cotswold Summer" and gave the the lager and the concept of a seasonal lager a big thumbs up. We won the Drink Champion of 2009 award
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Bringing the concept of a guest lager to life with
‘A Font for all Seasons ’.
We have now launched our latest seasonal lager,
Cotswold Winter Lager, and our concept of
‘A Font for all Seasons’ is working very well with our existing and new customers.
The Font for all Seasons is a stand alone font that changes product style every 3 months rotating through the seasons with Cotswold Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter lagers. Each lager is perfectly matched to the season in question and only available for 3 months.
It’s all about delivering to you and your customers a fresh, local, seasonal lager that is just right for that time of the year and tastes terrific. A bit like delivering them fresh, local seasonal food in the way your fantastic chefs do.
You might be wondering how the ‘Font for all Seasons’ works and it couldn't actually be simpler. All you have to do is select a style of font from the following website www.alan-courtenay.co.uk and we’ll order one up for you. Then we come and fit it (installing a new line if required) and badge it up with the current seasonal lager branding and hook it up to the fresh, great tasting lager of the moment. When the next seasonal brew is ready we will be back to re-badge and market the new seasons’ lager to your customers.
We think it’s a great way to deliver an interesting new product to your customers every three months and we’re sure that in these days where customers actively seek out that fresh, local produce with provenance the Font for all Seasons will be a massive hit.
Cotswold Winter Lager is the latest in the Cotswold Seasonal line. At 6.5% APR this luscious dark lager is a warm hug in a glass. When Jack Frost is nipping at your nose and Good King Wenceslas is staring out the window there's nothing better than a pint of this winter wonder. Rich deep malt flavours will delight your palate and a subtle sweetness will tingle your taste buds and all the time your cockles will be warming - ho ho ho!
If you’d like to find out more about any of our products and be one of the first to get your hands on a ‘Font for all Seasons’ then give Michael Willis a call on 07760 889100 or e-mail willis@cotswoldlager.com.
Here’s to a great season from all at the Cotswold Brewing Company.
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the hills are alive...
COTSWOLD LAGER & TRUCK present:
THE COTSWOLD SPRING LAGER LAUNCH
Chipping Norton Town Hall
Saturday 4th April 2009, 7pm till late
Well if you couldn't make the gig more is the pity as the bands were fantastic and the new "Cotswold Spring" went down a treat as well.
To show you what you missed we will keep the resumes of the acts on this page for a while and we wish them every success in their careers. Many thanks to Joe and Robin Bennett for organising the gig and good luck with the Truck festivals this year.
Toby Sebastian; A supremely talented singer/songwriter recently featured on the Ch4 TV programme ‘Orange Unsigned’. He’s only 16 but his future’s real bright. Blur’s Alex James named him the most talented songwriter in the show.
Josh Bray; They’re calling him the young ‘Nick Drake’ and for good reason Josh’s song-writing talents have already been snapped up by fashion brand ‘Jack Wills’ and his enigmatic performances are spine tingling brilliant. Think British, American revivalist folk at its best.
Danny and the Champ; Probably the best band in the World, a festival favourite with a talent to keep audiences rocking all night long. Influenced by the likes of Neil Young and Robert Plant the band is a favourite of BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris.
Dusty and the Dreaming Spires; Made up of members of chart topping band Goldrush these accomplished musicians are top of the covers bands with a mix of 60’s,70’ s and current day hits plus a pretty tasty original catalogue to boot.
Compere: the incomparable Jim Davies
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Picture by George Kavanagh
The 3rd Great Brook Run sponsored by Cotswold Lager took place on the 27th of December and we were pleased to see David Cameron joining in the fun. We had 105 runners so can honestly say that it was a great success. Over £500 was raised for Chadlington School.
More information on the race can be had at the Great Brook Run website
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We would like to congratulate The Golden Heart at Brimpsfield for being awarded the ultimate accolade of The Pub of the Year 2009 by the Good Pub Guide. What a great achievement and we hope they have a very successful 2009. Why not have a look at their website and pop in and offer them your congratulations.
thegoldenheart.co.uk
The Tax Man
It seemed to be hidden in the spin when Alastair Darling tried to kick start the economy with a 2.5% decrease in VAT. What most people don't know is that he funded this decrease with a 8% increase in Beer Duty. This takes last year's duty increase to a whopping 17%. Clearly this government has no respect for us and the other small businesses involved in the beer and pub trade...you can let him know that you disapprove by sending him an e-mail at darlinga@parliament.uk
A new festival from thisistruck.com:-
"HARVEST"at The Isis Farmhouse
13/14th September 2008
featuring Hot Club of Cowtown, Magic Numbers and Danny and the Champions of the World!
HARVEST was a new festival from the folks behind TRUCK Festival, on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2008. It was held in the beautiful surrounds of The Isis Farmhouse beside the Thames in Oxford, and hard-swinging Hot Club of Cowtown, were playing on the Saturday night and then performed a workshop on the history of Western Swing on the Sunday, as well as a host of other acts, from home and abroad. Sunday featured Danny and the Champions of the World and the headliners were Magic Numbers.
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THE MORETON SHOW - 6th September 2008 at Moreton-in-Marsh
Gloucestershire , GL56 ONA. Cancelled
What a shame the show was cancelled due to the dreadful weather we have been having.
Lets look forward to next year. This is what the main entrance looked like!
We were going to be in the Food Hall and you could have quenched your thirst with one of our lagers at the Big Red Bus where Mark Marketing Designs were going to be :-(
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WALLINGFORD BUNKFEST
MUSIC, DANCE, STEAM AND COTSWOLD LAGER!
Friday 29th - Sunday 31st August 2008
It was a great success. Check out their website.bunkfest.co.uk
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Truck Festival
We were at the Truck Festival on the 19th and 20th of July. You could have enjoyed the music with a pint or two of our 3.8 lager! The 3.8 was disguised as "Truck Lager"and went down very well with the drinkers.
Check out the Truck website for all the news of the Festival.
Founded in 1998, the 11th TRUCK FESTIVAL takes place at Hill Farm, Steventon on
July 19th & 20th 2008.
"As usual, we will not be making a full line-up announcement: TRUCK is about discovering your new favourite band, and rediscovering those resident eccentrics on the fringes, whilst chewing a burger from the Rotary Club or an ice cream from the Vicar, before buying a few pints from those cross-dressing bar staff!
The Lemonheads are confirmed as headline act!"
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THE GREENWICH BEER AND JAZZ FESTIVAL at The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich 16th - 20th July,2008.
The good news is that we were there with our Premium and Three Point Eight Lagers for a whole 5 days plus we were competing with approximately 140 real ales.
Check out the Beers and the Bands at the website
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THE ROYAL SHOW - 3rd - 6th July at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
Well we really enjoyed being at The Royal Show and we made a lot of new friends. We can also say that we met one person in particular which was quite exciting to say the least!
Another bonus was that we were the winners of Champion Food Award for 2008.
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THE COTSWOLD SHOW - 5th & 6th of July,2008 at Cirencester Park, Cirencester. - website
We also had a great time at The Cotswold show and look forward to being there again next year.
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THE SECOND GREAT BROOK RUN, December 27th. 2007
Sponsored by the Cotswold Brewing Company and officially started by Rt Hon David Cameron. MP Leader of the Opposition.
Great Brook Run Website
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COTSWOLD LIFE FOOD & DRINK AWARDS 2007 WINNER!!!
We were absolutely thrilled to have been short listed and then win the Cotswold Life Food & Drink award in the "Best Drinks Producer of the Year" category! We are particularly proud since we aren't even 2 years old yet and more importantly the nominations are made by the public....which means that people out there must love our beers as much as we do!!! So thank you to everyone who voted for us!
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COTSWOLD BREWING AT THE POLO
We are very proud to be supplying the Beaufort Polo clubhouse with our draught lager throughout the 2007 season and to be jointly sponsoring the bar at the Calcot Manor Country Fair with the Tunnel House, Coates. The Fair is the 16th and 17th June and is an opportunity to watch some top class polo whilst drinking a pint of Cotswold and indulging in some shopping at the 70 plus trade stands! The Fair is a also an important fund raising event for the Countryside Foundation for Education.
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COME AND MEET US AT THE YOUNG FARMERS' COUNTRY FAYRE 27TH MAY NEAR WOODSTOCK
The annual country fayre, is organised this year by the Enstone Young Farmers, who we sponsor. The event will take place at the Old Show ground near Woodstock. Our lagers will be available on draught in the beer tent and also in bottles for you to take home from our trade stand. Come along and meet the brewer!
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BUY YOUR BOTTLES OF COTSWOLD AT OXFORD WINE!!!
The lovely people at Oxford Wine, who are as passionate about wine as we are about beer, are now stocking all the available range of our lagers and wheat beer. They offer a delivery service in the local area so it is worth giving them a call or why not pop in and buy some of their fabulous wine whilst picking up a few cases of Cotswold!! Call 01865 30 11 44 or visit them in Standlake, just outside Witney.
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WHERE IS OUR WHEAT BEER?
Our lovely Berliner Weisse inspired Wheat beer is now available on draught in The Horse and Grooms at Bourton on the Hill and Upper Oddington, The Swan Swinbrook, The Tite Inn Chadlington and The Royal Standard Beaconsfield. It is also available in bottles at The Highway Hotel in Burford and The Woolpack in Slad. You can always buy direct from the brewery or from our friends at Oxford Wine!
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THE RT HON DAVID CAMERON M. P. LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION TRYING HIS HAND AT POURING A PINT OF COTSWOLD PREMIUM!
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WANT TO GET YOUR HANDS ON MORE OF OUR BEER?
You will now be able to buy all our range, subject to seasonal availability, in bottles and in 5 litre mini kegs. The mini kegs hold nearly 9 pints and will minimise your need to walk to and from the fridge! Insulation jackets are available for the kegs to keep them cool when you are in the garden/on a picnic etc. Mini dispense machines are also available for the more dedicated beer drinker with in build in chiller and CO2 ! Please call or e-mail for details.
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COTSWOLD WHEAT BEER IS NOW AVAILABLE
Our latest brew, Cotswold Wheat Beer, is now available in The Tite Inn, Chadlington, The Jam Factory in Oxford and the Royal Standard in Beaconsfield. It will be available shortly in more pubs where you will be able to enjoy drinking it out of a proper wheat beer glass. It will also be available in bottles and mini kegs direct from the brewery or at the Farmers' Markets that we will be attending.
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FARMERS' MARKETS - STOW and STROUD
We will be at the Stow Market on 12th and Stroud on 14th April where we plan to sell our full range of beers in bottles and mini kegs. Come along and meet us!
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HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF NAMING A BEER?
Cotswold Premium was named by us, Cotswold Three Point Eight was named (rather appropriately) by our accountant Mark Winks and Cotswold Winter by our au pair Martina! We will be launching a Wheat Beer for the Spring so get your thinking caps on to come up with a name and the chance to be immortalised in beer! E-mail to lager@cotswoldbrewingcompany.com
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE & WILTSHIRE FARMERS' MARKETS
Great news for anyone living near Gloucester and Stroud as we will be attending the Farmers' Markets from the end of February onwards! We also hope to have a stall at Stow on the Wold and Swindon in the future. Please keep an eye on this website to details of which markets we will be attending and when.
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THE GREAT BROOK RUN
The first Great Brook Run was a resounding success with 74 entrants....far more than anticipated! Everyone had such a good time that we will do it all again next year. Perhaps Rick will be able to improve on 53rd place...although the keg on his back must have slowed him down slightly!! See the official website for the results and photos. www.greatbrookrun.co.uk
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IT'S OFFICIAL...WINTER HAS ARRIVED!
Winter has arrived in the Cotswolds (and Beaconsfield) with our latest lager! Cotswold Winter is now available in The Tite Inn, Chadlington, The Swan in Swinbrook, The Royal Standard Beaconsfield and The Jam Factory in Oxford. The lager will officially be launched at the Great Brook Run on 27th December at The Tite Inn, www.greatbrookrun.co.uk, but we couldn't wait until then to let you have a taste!!!
The Tite Inn enjoys the arrival of Cotswold Winter:
Susan Willis (Owner) pouring a pint of Cotswold Winter, assisted by Martin Slatter, James Kelly and Adam Engberg.
And so does The Swan......!
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CHARLBURY FARMERS' MARKET 9th December 2006
We will be at the Charlbury Farmers' Market, so come along to meet us, to buy some bottles of Cotswold Premium or to sample some of our lagers. website
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BOTTLES AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS! Ho Ho Ho!!
Bottles of Cotswold Premium will be available from the brewery over the Christmas period. Pint and half pint glasses are also available to purchase, to complete the Cotswold experience! Please call to place an order and arrange a collection time 01608 659631.
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COTSWOLD WINTER TO BE LAUNCHED AT THE GREAT BROOK RUN, 27th December 12.30pm
We are sponsoring the first Great Brook Run, the latest event to be organised by The Tite Inn, Chadlington The event will be the official launch of Cotswold Winter.
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COTSWOLD WINTER COMING SOON TO A PUB NEAR YOU!
Cotswold Winter, a dark lager inspired by the German Bock and Dunkel styles will be available at the start of December in a handful of pubs only!! A tawny lager of 5.3% with a smooth finish. It is brewed with British Bramling Cross and American Cascade hops and uses Munich and Chocolate Malts to give greater depth and complexity to the Optic Malted Barley.
We are Sponsoring – Emma's Trust Festival
1st & 2nd September 2006
A weekend of music, crafts & family activities. Cotswold Lagers will be on sale.
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and for one night only... BRUSSELS!
We were invited, along with a keg of our 'Premium Cotswold Lager' to attend the All Party Parliamentary British Beer Club’s Christmas Reception in Brussels on 29th November 2005.
The evening was a celebration of British Beers and Speciality Foods to mark the UK’s presidency of the European Union. Although we had to cancel our attendance due to work commitments, snow and sick children our lager was very well received, apparently “It proved to be a real boon with continental brewers and MEPs”. Apparently it helped sustain the poor guy who spent the whole evening shucking oysters!
Our launch party
Our launch party, held at the brewery on the 30th September, was an opportunity for us to prove that we could 'organise a party in a brewery'!
Suppliers, the press and fellow brewers spent the afternoon touring the brewery, chatting and washing down our “posh kebabs” with pints of Premium Cotswold! The evening saw a change of faces and atmosphere as friends, family and local villagers tried to drink the brewery dry as the barn swayed to the music from our two guest bands. Great fun was had by all, and who knows, we might even make it a regular event!
