On Sunday 1st March, staff and regulars gathered here at the pub to present a cheque for £7,500 to The Sunrise Appeal; the substantial donation will be used to improve oncology facilities at RCH Treliske. We set out to raise £6,000 for this great cause last...
Our annual March Beer Festival – The Dark, The Light and The Saison – will take place over the weekend of March 13th – 15th, and will be dedicated to the memory of Pete The Brewer, who would have turned 57 on 15th March. Pete was...
We’re still reeling from the shock and sadness of Pete The Brewer’s passing, but we’re also still celebrating his achievements; Pete is not done with winning awards yet! Some of Pete’s final brews were entered into the annual FreeFrom Food Awards – a huge international showcase for products...
Ditch the idea of brewing being a bearded-boys’ club; women are rejoining the industry which was originally birthed by them. Our Landlady Louise recently bought Food Mag readers up to speed with women in the brewing industry, from origins to the present day: Women brewing...
Peter Martin, AKA Pete The Brewer and Fluffy Pete, Head Brewer at The Driftwood Spars Brewery, sadly passed away this month following a short illness. A legend both in the local community and in the international world of craft brewing, Pete will be deeply missed by...
We have set ourselves an ambitious target of raising over £6,000 before the end of the year in memory of several regulars lost recently to cancer, and we need your help! As you know, we raise money for good causes every year; this year the beneficiary...
Landlady and resident beer expert Louise Treseder confesses to being a little on the fussy side when it comes to beer. Here she reveals her insider tips to beer tasting, sharing her extensive experience in this area! "I can be a bit fussy about the beer...
Our wonderful female staff and regulars have been causing a stir this summer. The girls have been stripping off for a series of photoshoots in various locations in and around the pub. Inspired by the hit film ‘Calendar Girls’, their bearing of all was in aid of...
We are thrilled to announce that The Driftwood Spars Brewery has reached the final stages of the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain Awards, with one of our beers fighting it out for the ultimate accolade. The winners will be announced at the Great British Beer Festival at...
Do you have to have a beard to run a brewery? Are all beers the same? Do women have taste buds? These and other interesting questions are addressed by Louise, our in-house Master of Beer! Hops are fantastic but putting loads of hops into a beer...