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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!
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16th October 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY COMPLETE 17th INVESTMENT ON PUB ESTATE THIS YEAR
Stockport brewers Robinsons Brewery are pleased to announce the refurbishment of The Dysarts Arms, Mossley. Situated in Tameside, on the edge of the Peak District and Saddleworth Moor, the community pub now boasts bright open spaces with plenty of seating areas to drink and dine.
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28th 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.
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21st August 2023
SWAN & CHEQUERS IN SANDBACH RE-OPENS FOLLOWING STUNNING REFURBISHMENT
The Swan and Chequers has reinvigorated Sandbach with its stunning new look. The historic pub which started out life as an old corn exchange dating back to the late 1800’s is now unrecognisable following the substantial investment.
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18th August 2023
A day in the life of Emily Worthington, Horseperson at Robinsons
Shires have served Robinsons for over 100 years and are a familiar and much-loved part of our Stockport heritage.
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17th August 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY INVEST 1.25 MILLION IN CHESHIRE PUBS IN JULY
July saw the refurbishment of three tenanted pubs in Cheshire: The Hawk Inn in Haslington, The Unicorn in Congleton, and The Swan & Chequers in Sandbach.
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15th August 2023
ROBINSONS BECOME FIRST CARBON LITERATE BREWER AND PUB COMPANY
The 185-year-old brewery is the first brewer and pub company to have actioned a commitment to becoming a carbon-literate workforce, with a dedicated training workshop certified by the Carbon Literacy Project.
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2nd 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.
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29th 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.
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21st June 2023
A day in the life of Cordelia Robinson
We caught up with our Licensee Engagement Manager here at Robinsons, to get a deeper insight into the day to day life of Cordelia. She said…
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5th June 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY COMPLETES SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT ON YORKSHIRE INN
Following the acquisition of six Individual Inns pubs in 2019, family brewers – Robinsons Brewery – have completed an extensive renovation the Tempest Arms, a 17th century inn situated on the edge of the picturesque Yorkshire Dales – their largest pub investment to date. Following a five month closure, the Inn now presents a brand new look, including a full refurbishment of its 21 guest bedrooms.
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5th May 2023
CORONATION CELEBRATIONS AT ROBINSONS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
In the context of the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla on 6 May, this month we’re looking back through the archives to discover how Robinsons has celebrated the Coronation throughout its history. In this article, we will provide a glimpse into some of the items produced by Robinsons to celebrate previous Coronation events.
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27th 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.
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5th April 2023
ROBINSONS BREWERY ACCQUIRES NEW CHESHIRE VENUE INCREASING THEIR MANAGED PORTFOLIO
North-West based family brewers Robinsons have announced the acquisition of a delightful new pub in the heart of Cheshire. Hartford Hall in Hartford, Cheshire, sees the Robinsons managed pub portfolio grow to 28 properties, taking the total licensed premises to over 250 venues across North Wales and the North West of England.
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31st March 2023
ROBINSONS SHIRE BREEDING PROGRAMME WELCOMES SIXTH FOAL
Robinsons Brewery are delighted to announce the birth of their sixth foal, Hillgate Frederic, born at 12:50am on the Thursday 30th March. The birth follows the family brewers’ announcement in 2018 of their very own Shire Breeding Programme, with the gentle giants Shires having served Robinsons for over 100 years.
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27th 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.
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15th March 2023
THE THREE BEARS RE-OPENS FOLLOWING SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT
The Three Bears, situated in a prominent location in Hazel Grove, has re-opened today following a stunning refurbishment by Stockport based Robinsons Brewery and new licensee Mike Nicholas.
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24th 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.
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14th 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.
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10th February 2023
National Apprenticeship Week 2023
We’ve been developing our teams through apprenticeships since 2015 and in 2019 we launched our ‘Aspire’ Programme – developing our team members who aspired to continuously develop their knowledge, skills and experiences to be the best they can be. We are proud to work in partnership with HIT training – the leading specialist training and apprenticeship provider for the UK’s hospitality and catering industry.
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11th 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.
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11th October 2022
ALMOND FAMILY CELEBRATE 20 YEARS AT FLETCHERS ARMS
In October 2002, the popular Robinsons’ pub – The Fletchers Arms – was taken over by Doug Almond along with his son James and daughter Vicki, who set about the transformation of the pub. Since which, it has been a landmark for excellent food, a well pulled pint and friendly service in Denton.
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ROBINSONS BREWERY CELEBRATE NATIONAL FAMILY BUSINESS DAY
Family-run businesses across the UK are the very heart of the nation and deserve to be recognised for the significant contribution they make. Family firms come in all sizes and sectors with many having been around for hundreds of years, such as Robinsons Brewery, based in the heart of Stockport for 184 years.
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29th 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.
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26th July 2022
ROBINSONS ANNOUNCE RETURN TO PROFIT AND ONGOING EXPANSION PLANS
Stockport based Robinsons Brewery have announced a return to profit for their Northwest 254-pub estate as they continue to recover from the pandemic. Despite being closed for the first 4 months of the year, they have generated an operating profit of £4.5m after investing more than £3.5m across their managed and tenanted pub estates.
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20th June 2022
ROBINSONS’ ACQUISITION OF 25TH MANAGED HOUSE
Robinsons Brewery have announced the acquisition of the historic Woodman Inn near Huddersfield, which becomes their 4th Inn in Yorkshire. The Woodman will join their managed estate and brings the total number of managed pubs to 25.
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15th June 2022
GRADE II LISTING UPDATED FOR THE BLACK HORSE, PRESTON
Robinsons Brewery are proud to announce that The Black Horse pub, a Grade II listed pub situated in Preston, has recently had its Grade II list description updated with new information about its historic interior.
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11th June 2022
ROBINSONS INVESTMENT IN 3 SOUTH CHESHIRE PUBS
Family-run Robinsons Brewery have announced investments at three popular local Congleton pubs, enhancing the quality of the pubs and creating new jobs in the area.
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24th 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.
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10th February 2022
ROBINSONS APPOINT FIRST PUB MANAGER FROM APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, family-run Robinsons Brewery has highlighted the success of its first ever pub manager from their Apprenticeship Programme, Aspire, which was introduced in January 2019.
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20th January 2022
BREWERS ANNOUNCE £12m MOVE TO BREDBURY
Robinsons Brewery has today announced plans to relocate its Lower Hillgate brewing and head office operations to its packaging centre in Bredbury.
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21st September 2021
ROBINSONS BREWERY SHIRE TEAM TAKE ON NEW APPRENTICE
Robinsons Brewery, family-run and based in the heart of Stockport for almost 2 centuries, have announced they are taking on their first ever apprentice to work alongside their dedicated Shire Horse team.
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17th 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.
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ROBINSONS BREWERY CONTINUE TO INVEST THROUGH PANDEMIC
Robinsons brewery, 182-year-old Stockport based brewer and pub company, report their financial performance for 2020.
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13th July 2021
ROBINSONS FAMILY BREWERY GROWS AND INVESTS IN INDIVIDUAL INNS COLLECTION
Following their acquisition of the Individual Inns businesses in 2019, family-run brewers Robinsons, based in Stockport, has used the last 18 months to grow and invest in the six pubs they acquired.
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4th 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.
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24th May 2021
ROBINSONS CONTINUES TO INVEST ACROSS PUB ESTATE
Stockport based Robinsons Brewery, who operate over 240 tenanted and 20 managed pubs in North Wales and the North West of England, has continued to invest in its pubs throughout the pandemic, with a multi-million-pound investment programme including 20 significant refurbishments since the beginning of the pandemic.
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17th 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.
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12th May 2021
Mr Peter B Robinson LLB, Joint Life President & Retired Chairman, Frederic Robinson Limited, 22nd October 1931 – 8th May 2021
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce that on Saturday 8th May 2021, Mr Peter Robinson, Joint Life President and Retired Chairman of Robinsons, passed away peacefully with his family at his side.
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ROBINSONS WELCOMES MP’S SUPPORT IN CHALLENGING THE REQUIREMENT FOR VACCINE PASSPORTS TO VISIT PUBS
Robinsons Brewery, situated in the heart of Stockport, have responded to the idea of requiring a vaccine passport in order to visit the pubs.
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8th March 2021
ROBINSONS ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF THIRD FOAL FROM SHIRE BREEDING PROGRAMME
Robinsons Brewery, situated in the heart of Stockport, are delighted to announce the birth of their third foal, Hillgate Cordelia’s Charm, born at 4:10am on the 5th of March 2021. The brand-new Bay Shire Filly foal arrived in the early hours, with four white legs and a blaze – both mother and foal are happy and healthy.
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ROBINSONS RAISE A GLASS TO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
From our female pioneer Emma Robinson, who owned the brewery ‘lock, stock, and barrel’ after her husband and Founder Frederic died in 1890, to female workers keeping the beer flowing during the war years, we have a history of strong women at Robinsons, and we’re very proud of it!
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ROBINSONS RELEASE RESULTS OF 2020 TENANT SATISFACTION SURVEY
A survey conducted by Stockport based Robinsons Brewery has highlighted licensees have been extremely satisfied with rental support, property support and Coronavirus business support from the family-run company.
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25th August 2020
ROBINSONS CUSTOMERS 96% SATISFIED WITH COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES
Robinsons Brewery have revealed that customer satisfaction with their tenanted and managed COVID-19 safety guidelines are hitting the mark with customers.
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11th June 2020
ROBINSONS BREWERY RENT SUPPORT TOPS £3M AS THEY ANNOUNCE THEIR NEXT WAVE OF SUPPORT FOR TENANTS
Robinsons Brewery who operate over 240 tenanted and 20 managed pubs in North Wales and the North West of England have today announced their next wave of support for tenants.
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ROBINSONS CONFIRM PLANS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PUBS AND STAFF
Cheshire family brewer Frederic Robinsons have confirmed their plans to support pubs and staff through the current crisis.
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