11/01/08
Excelsior Wins Prestigious Award


Pictured is Paul Spencer, Head Brewer, proudly clutching his trophy

Ossett Brewery has recently been awarded the Society of Independent Brewer's Champion of Champion's prize for the organisation's Northern Section.

Excelsior beat a host of other brews to the top spot after winning the Strong Ales section at the SIBA North Region Beer Competition held at The Scarisbrick Hotel in Southport on 11th January 2008.

The bottled form of Excelsior won bronze in the bottled beer category.

Excelsior has figured in the competition prominently over the last 10 years winning the competition in 2003 and going on to win Supreme Champion in the national awards.  It won the Strong Beer category and took the bronze in the Champion of Champions in 2006 and also won bronze Strong Beer prize last year. 

Look out for Excelsior's performance in the SIBA National Competition coming soon

14/12/07

Redbrook available in Bottle Form

Redbrook Bitter is a reddish brown traditional strong ale.  A smooth-drinking, malty and full-bodied bitter.

Available at the Riverhead Brewery Tap (Marsden) in the following formats

Single Bottle         £2.45
Gift Pack               £6.95
12 Bottle Case      £19.95

01/11/07

Fermentation Capacity Increases - Again!

Following the installation of our new 40 barrel fermentation vessel this week, Ossett Brewery's fermentation capacity now stands at 220 barrels per week (that is over 63,000 pints!)




01/10/07

Treacle Stout Wins Top Award

Ossett's Treacle Stout has recently been voted one of the World's 50 Best Beers. Available in bottle throughout the year and is cask for Christmas, this is the second major award to be won by this popular brew.



15/04/07

Ossett Brewery Supports Community Band

We are now proud sponsors of the 'Marsden Silver Prize Band (Ossett Brewery)'.

Please keep checking the website for future performances and events.

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02/03/07

Lunch Time at the Shepherd's Boy!

The Shepherds Boy in Dewsbury is proud to announce the introduction of a lunch time food menu.

The menu will include home cooked favourites such as;

Giant Yorkshire Pudding with Award Winning Treacle Stout Sausages £3.95

Chicken Goujons Cooked in Excelsior Batter
£3.95

'Mega' Ploughmans Lunch
2 Types of cheese, salad, pickled onion, apple, crusty bread with Ossett Ale Onion relish
£4.95

All meals served with new potatoes or homemade chips and seasonal vegetables.

Food is served 12-2 Monday to Saturday.

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23/02/07

Ossett Brewery is proud to announce the Opening of its Brewery Tap!


Ossett Brewery has been brewing at Healey Road since 1997 and has grown to become a national award winning company.  Now is your chance to sample our beers at our very first outlet in Ossett.


A wide range of high quality cask ales from Ossett and other micro breweries.

A wide selection of continental lagers, whiskys and wines.

A community pub with traditional interior and real open fires.

A place to visit and to enjoy a quality drink.




The Tap opened on Friday the 22nd of February.  Marsden Brass Band played on the afternoon of Saturday the 23rd.

For directions click here

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30/01/07

Treacle Stout Sausages coming soon!

A batch of sausages made with treacle stout has been commissioned.  These special sausages will be available directly from the brewery.   

The sample batch arrived last month and got a big thumbs up from the brewery staff.

Email paul@ossett-brewery to register your interest.

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12/01/07

Treacle Stout wins gold!

Less than a month after being released Treacle Stout has won the bottled beer category at the 2007 SIBA North Regional Beer Competition!

Former SIBA National Champion Excelsior picked up the bronze award in the strong beer category.  This is an indication of the consistent high quality of our stongest permanently available brew.


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18/12/06

New bottled beers released

We are releasing the fantastic Excelsior and the equally fantastic Treacle Stout as permanent bottled beers.  The first batch of the new bottles has just been completed and they certainly don't disappoint! 

The new bottles will be available throughout the Ossett estate and in speciality bars and off licenses.

Old gurners has been temporarily withdrawn from sale.  Gurner fans, do not fret!  Old gurner may make a comeback in the future as a special brew.

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13/12/06

The Ossett pub estate expands!

On December the 12th 2006, the Riverhead Brewery Tap in Marsden opened its doors as part of the Ossett estate.

Fans of Riverhead beers will be glad to know that we plan to continue brewing at the Riverhead Brewery.  To date we have implemented improved cleaning procedures and control measures throughout all areas of the brewery.  We believe that this will ultimately result in a cleaner, more consistent product.  All recipes remain unchanged and will continue to do so.

A full refurbishment of the brewery will commence on Monday January 15th and is expected to take one week.  As for the future, we plan to continue producing all of the existing Riverhead brands as well as new special and experimental brews.  These will be available throughout the Ossett estate as guest beers.

Check out the Riverhead Website at www.riverheadbrewery.co.uk

RAT AND RATCHET BEER FESTIVAL

The Rat and Ratchet in Huddersfield is hosting Ossett Brewery's first beer festival from Thursday the 28^th of September to Sunday the 1^st of October. 

The festival will be a celebration of everything Yorkshire with over 50 real ales from a huge range of Yorkshire breweries, alongside plenty of your Ossett favourites.

Food will be available all day and there will be quality musical entertainment on Thursday and Saturday evenings and Sunday Afternoon.

Festival opening times;

Thursday - 12.00-24.00
Friday - 11.00-24.00
Saturday - 12.00-00.30
Sunday - 12.00-23.00

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