Views, News and Brews
26th October 2023
A day in the life of our Brewing Technician, Cath Mercer
We spoke to Cath Mercer, Brewing Technician at Robinsons, to find out more about what her role entails. This October, Cath celebrates 10 years at Robinsons. Congratulations to Cath, and thank you for all your continued hard work!
Discover More18th October 2023
CELEBRATE OLD TOM DAY AT YOUR LOCAL
Robinsons’ pubs are getting ready to throw the ‘purrfect’ birthday party for their award-winning Old Tom beer on Saturday 4th November as part of the very first Old Tom Day. The date, chosen to co-incide with the 124th anniversary of the first ever brew of Old Tom, will see over 60 pubs welcome the beer back onto cask for the start of winter.
Discover More28th September 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY CELEBRATES 185 YEARS OF BREWING EXCELLENCE
Robinsons Brewery, family brewers based in the heart of Stockport, celebrate an incredible 185 years of business on the 29th September 2023.
Discover More2nd August 2023
OLD TOM BEER WINS GOLD AWARD AT GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL 2023
Robinsons Brewery’s world-famous Old Tom Beer has been awarded a Gold award in the category of Champion Winter Beer of Britain at CAMRA’s Great British Beer Awards 2023.
Discover More29th June 2023
End of an era for Robinsons’ Laboratory Manager, Margaret Holland
Margaret began her career at Robinsons Brewery in May 1981 due to her enormous interest and dedication to the brewing industry. She has always been deeply passionate about beer, taking courses and exams in her own time, and is now hanging up her boots after a remarkable 42 years with Robinsons.
Discover More27th April 2023
IRON MAIDEN AND ROBINSONS BREWERY’S TROOPER BEER CELEBRATE TENTH BIRTHDAY
Trooper Beer, the hugely successful and award-winning beer produced in collaboration between British music icons Iron Maiden and Stockport-based Robinsons Brewery, celebrates its 10th birthday this year on Tuesday 9th May, 2023.
Discover More27th March 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY LAUNCH TWO PERMANENT BEERS: PILSNER UNFILTERED & CITRA PALE ALE
Robinsons Brewery have announced the launch of two new beers – Pilsner Unfiltered and Citra Pale Ale – which join their roster of award-winning cask ales and kegged beers which are served across their 230 pubs across the North West, Cumbria and North Wales.
Discover More24th February 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY INTRODUCE NEW GENERATION OF BEERS WITH ‘UNICORN BREWING’ COLLABORATION
Robinsons have today announced their brand-new collaboration, ‘Unicorn Brewing’ – in partnership with the next generation of brewers at Robinsons and their Beer Crew (pub licensees, selected employees and brewers) to meet the changing needs of the modern sector.
Discover More14th February 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY CELEBRATES RECORD NUMBER OF ‘BEST IN GLASS’ CASK ALE RECOGNITIONS ACROSS THEIR ESTATE
Stockport based family brewers Robinsons are proud to have awarded 88 pubs the ‘Best in Glass – Gold Standard Certificate of Excellence’, demonstrating 90% or above in their 2022 beer quality audits. The vast majority of these winners are from the Robinsons’ tenanted pub estate.
Discover More11th October 2022
ROBINSONS GIVING AWAY 40,000 PINTS IN PUBS
Stockport based Robinsons Brewery are supporting their pubs by giving away almost 40 thousand pints in the North West of England and North Wales following the success of the campaign last year.
Discover More26th August 2022
ROBINSONS ANNOUNCE BBI AWARDS RESULTS
Robinsons are excited to announce a brilliant result of three awards at the prestigious British Bottlers Institute awards for 2022.
Discover More29th July 2022
ROBINSONS CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL BEER DAY WITH: BRÜH
Stockport based Robinsons Brewery – best known for their reputation for cask ale – are supporting their pubs and communities by giving away free pints of their brand new brewhouse continental lager, Brüh. The promotion is set to coincide with International Beer Day 2022 and will run from Friday 5th August – Sunday 7th August.
Discover More24th May 2022
ROBINSONS LAUNCH QUEEN’S TIPPLE FOR PLATINUM JUBILEE
In honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, family-run Robinsons Brewery of Stockport are celebrating the occasion by launching a limited-edition pale ale: Queen’s Tipple.
Discover More25th November 2021
ROBINSONS BREWERY WINS AT BREWING INDUSTRY ‘OSCARS’
Robinsons are proud to announce they have been presented 5 prestigious accolades at the International Brewing and Cider Awards 2021.
Discover More20th September 2021
ROBINSONS GIVING AWAY 50,000 PINTS IN PUBS
Stockport based Robinsons Brewery are supporting their community pubs by giving away almost 50 thousand pints in the North West of England and North Wales.
Discover More17th September 2021
CAMRA AWARDS ROBINSONS BREWERY WITH ANNIVERSARY GOLDEN AWARD
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has awarded Robinsons Brewery with a Golden Award, marking 50 years of the organisation’s campaigns.
Discover More18th August 2021
IRON MAIDEN PARTNER WITH ASDA SUPERMARKETS TO LAUNCH EXCLUSIVE SENJUTSU ALBUM PRODUCTS
In a UK first, British rock band IRON MAIDEN are celebrating the launch of the 17th studio album, Senjutsu with two other unique products for their fans. 226 of the Asda stores will carry a display unit with an exclusive album edition of Trooper’s Sun & Steel Japanese Lager and their very own album T-shirt featuring band icon, Eddie.
Discover More16th August 2021
ROBINSONS ANNOUNCE BBI AWARDS RESULTS
Family-run Robinsons Brewery, situated in the heart of Stockport, are proud to announce a record-breaking result of six awards at the prestigious British Bottlers Institute awards for 2021.
Discover More4th June 2021
TROOPER DAY OF THE DEAD RETURNS IN OCTOBER
IRON MAIDEN and Robinsons Brewery have today announced a third limited edition label for their award-winning TROOPER beer which will be arriving on shelves from October and will be available until the end of November in export and UK markets.
Discover More17th May 2021
TROOPER MARKS ITS 8TH BIRTHDAY WITH 30 MILLION PINTS SOLD
On a landmark day for British pubs as they re-open inside, IRON MAIDEN and Robinsons Brewery are celebrating 30 million TROOPER pints sold around the globe during the week they marked the 8th Birthday of their hugely successful collaboration.
Discover More23rd April 2021
ROBINSONS’ DIZZY BLONDE RETURNS IN BOTTLE
Due to persistent high demand whilst pubs were closed over the last year, Robinsons Brewery of Stockport has re-introduced Dizzy Blonde in bottle just in time for Summer – one of their best-selling cask ales.
Discover More29th September 2020
TROOPER LAUNCH 2020 DAY OF THE DEAD LIMITED EDITION
IRON MAIDEN and Robinsons Brewery have today launched the limited edition Day of The Dead version of their award-winning TROOPER beer.
Discover More31st July 2020
HOPNIK CITRA TAKES OFF
Following the success of Helles Lager Bier and their own Stout, Robinsons Brewery have launched a keg IPA named Hopnik Citra to their tenanted and managed estate.
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