From Castle Rock
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04/09/2023
Food in Focus: Chucky’s Kitchen at the Fox & Grapes
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 Chucky's Kitchen, a pop up launched in 2023 at the Fox & Grapes, Nottingham.
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23/08/2023
‘Ripples’ Beer Launch: Making Waves for Nottinghamshire’s Wetlands
We recently brewed a beer, 'Ripples' in collaboration with the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and Murphy & Son to raise money for the Wetlands for Wildlife Campaign. Find out more here and watch videos showcasing the brewing process alongside interviews about the appeal.
05/07/2023
Join us at “Ripples” – Beer Launch and Quiz Night
Join us for a night of celebrating wildlife, beer, and our industry’s commitment to sustainability. Be the first to try our latest collab beer, “Ripples”, with a quiz, speeches, a raffle and more! Tickets available soon from Gigantic.
19/06/2023
Another Fantastic Nottingham Craft Beer Festival!
Another year, another incredible celebration of beer! We thought we'd take a brief moment to reflect on Nottingham Craft Beer Festival 2023.
08/06/2023
Castle Rock Springs into Festival Season
After celebrating another amazing Nottingham Poetry Festival and the return of the Green Hustle, festival season is in full swing here at Castle Rock. Read on for what we've been up to recently, and what's next up!
19/05/2023
Yard Party 2023: In Retrospect
Now the dust has settled after an amazing 2023 Yard Party, we look back over some of the highlights!
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.
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!
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