Three Brakspear pubs have achieved a perfect score in the latest round of mystery customer visits. Congratulations to the Blackwood Arms at Littlewood Common near Slough, White Horse in Kings Sutton near Banbury and the Tilbury in Datchworth, Hertfordshire. Both the Blackwood Arms and White Horse have scored 100% in a previous round of mystery visits,…
Henley brewer and pub company Brakspear has donated £1,080 to Friends of the Earth, generated from sales of its seasonal honey beer, Honey Bee, while 40 of its pubs have installed bee hotels in their gardens. Honey Bee is a 4.4% ABV golden pale ale with delicate, subtle honey notes. It was first brewed in…
Brakspear haunted pub tour supports Mind Brakspear’s annual Halloween tour of some of its haunted pubs in Henley sold out in record time this year and raised £260 for mental health charity Mind. The tour took place on Halloween night, with local clairvoyants David Eggleton and Jennifer leading the group of ghost-curious customers round…
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has purchased the Golden Ball near Maidenhead, taking its managed estate up to 15 sites. The Golden Ball is sited in Pinkneys Green, a village outside Maidenhead. The pub has seating for 110 customers inside as well as a large patio and garden. Food includes fresh hand-stretched pizzas, burgers and…
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has recognised licensees from eight of its tenanted and leased pubs at its 2019 Hospitality Awards. At an awards ceremony held at the Little Angel in Henley-on-Thames, the winning tenants were presented with a plaque and £500 – which Brakspear is doubling to £1,000 if they choose to spend it…
Winter’s approaching and the days are getting shorter, colder and greyer. So find cheer indoors with a pint of warming ale and some lively tunes in one of the local pubs hosting the Brakspear Jazz & Blues Week, returning for its seventh year. Running from 8-17 November, the festival features some amazing musicians across the…
Henley brewer and pub operator Brakspear has been named Pub Champion 2019 in an award scheme run by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), announced last night (Wednesday). Brakspear took the top prize ahead of serious competition from other pub operators across the country, with judges praising its programme of support designed to…