More investment in brewing capacity has taken place at Chantry with a new fermenter and cooler acquired.
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have been running their North East Indie Beer Awards which has resulted in recognition for Sheffield breweries Triple Point (for Helles and Cryo) and Little Critters (for Buffalo Charge).
The end of October saw the brewing of version 94 of Blue Bee’s American Five Hop series making it look likely the landmark 100 will be hit early in the new year. Every version has had a unique combination of hop varieties but are otherwise brewed to the same recipe.