Press Release # 1 (Jul-11) Brewing commences at Revolutions Brewing Company's Castleford brewery

The Revolutions Brewing Company announces that beer production has commenced at its new micro-brewery premises in Castleford.

The Company was created in the Autumn of 2010 by directors Mark Seaman (from Selby) and Andrew Helm (from Headingley, Leeds), with original production of their music-themed beers utilising spare capacity at a brewery in Sowerby Bridge.

Reflecting the speeds at which vinyl records revolve on a turntable, the beers are brewed to three strengths, 3.3%, 4.5% and, very occasionally, 7.8%.

With the fit-out and installation of brewing equipment in an industrial unit on the outskirts of Castleford now complete, the first brew, Clash London Porter (4.5%) is about to be shipped to customers throughout Yorkshire and further afield.

Production of four other core beers - Ravenscroft Pale Ale (3.3%), Severin Dark (3.3%), Devolution Amber Ale (4.5%) and Kraftwerk Braun Ale (4.5%) is planned for July and August.  In addition regular music-themed special beers will be available.

Further information can be found at:

Website: http://www.revolutionsbrewing.co.uk

Blog: http://revolutionsbrewing.blogspot.com

Twitter: @RevolutionsBrew

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/revolutionsbrewing

Contact details:

Revolutions Brewing Company Ltd.

Unit B7

Whitwood Enterprise Park

Speedwell Road

Whitwood

Castleford

WF10 5PX

This Year's Model Black IPA (45SPEC005)

Continuing our series of beers commemorating classic albums from the post-punk/new wave era (and released 33 years ago) we will be releasing in August a Black IPA called This Year's Model.  The beer commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the release of Elvis Costello's iconic album.

Why a Black IPA?  Well it seems that every Tom, Dick & Harry is making Black IPAs at the moment so we saw that style as being flavour of the month, or, perhaps 'this year's model'.  Stop that bandwagon, we want to get on...

The beer will be released in mid-August and of course we will update the blog as we know where it's going to be on sale.

Propaganda Russian Imperial Stout (78PROP001)

When we set up Revolutions Brewing Co. with turntable speeds at the heart of its theme, little did we know that the nasty government would throw a proverbial spanner in the works.  In the Spring budget a new beer duty was announced that would come into effect on 01-Oct-11.  This higher duty rate will apply to beers over 7.5%.  Commercially therefore it makes little sense to brew a beer at 7.8% as we would not expect customers to absorb the necessary price hike to cover the additional duty.

What we have decided to do now that we are up-and-running in Castleford is to brew one 7.8% beer before the duty change comes in.  To make the point that we think the changes to the beer duty levels penalise micro-breweries and pubs when the focus should be on retailers who sell super-strength beer and cider at irresponsible prices, we have named this one-off 78 'Propaganda'.  In a similar vein to songwriters who pen protest songs this is our protest beer!

There will only be 17 casks of this beer available (with a couple of pins).  It will be first available at three beer festivals over the weekend of 15-17 September - York Beer Festival,  Darlington Rhythm & Brews Festival and Tynemouth Beer Festival.  Thereafter we have confirmed orders from The Fox & Goose in Hebden Bridge, The Junction in Castleford, Mr Foleys in Leeds and the Nottingham Beer Festival (mid-October).  We are expecting to hold a cask back for Wakefield Beer Festival in early November (if the organisers want one!).

As of 26-Aug we have only 9 casks of this left (7 firkins plus 2 pins).  To avoid the extra duty you'll need to take delivery of the beer before the end of September.  Any takers for the final casks drop us a message via the website form.

www.revolutionsbrewing.co.uk