August 2008:

UPDATE: We would like to congratulate James Pond-Jones who successfully completed 5 stages of The Grand Raid Cristalp on 23rd August. He cycled 90km in only 8 hours; starting in Verbier, France and finishing in Grimentz in Switzerland, crossing numerous valleys in the process. This was all the more impressive as he had to compete alone as sadly Julian had to pull out due to injury. Further to this achievement, he managed to raise an impressive £2,540 for Cancer Research UK.

The Loddon Brewery is proud to be sponsoring James Pond-Jones and Julian Prentice as they compete in The Grand Raid Cristalp. The race takes place in Switzerland, starting in Verbier and ending up in Grimentz. It is a massive 121km long, across six Alpine valleys, with over 5430 metres of elevation and 66km of climbing. Around 4000 people compete in this event and it reaches a maximum height of 2800 metres. They are raising money for Cancer Research UK. We would like to wish them both the best of luck!

Loddon Ferryman's Gold takes Silver at the Great British Beer Festival.

A Little over a month ago, The Loddon Brewery celebrated 5 years of brewing. Now, we are celebrating once again as our flagship ale Ferryman's Gold has won a Silver Medal in the Golden Ale Category at the Great British Beer Festival. The results were announced during the Trade Session at Earl's Court in London on 5th August. Ferryman's Gold is no stranger to winning awards, but this is by far its biggest to date; making it officially the 2nd best golden ale in Britain for 2008/09.

Brewery owners Chris and Vanessa Hearn said that they are delighted and proud at winning the award.

"One of our objectives was to win an award at the Great British Beer Festival within five years of brewing; to achieve it really is a dream come true."

"Everybody at the brewery has worked extremely hard since we began and this award comes as a result of a real team effort."

Ferryman's Gold, a continental style golden beer at 4.4%, is available nationally in both draught and bottle format.

The awards ceremony will be held at Lords Cricket Ground on 11th October.

July 2008:

On 2nd July we were very proud to celebrate five years of brewing at The Loddon Brewery.

In this special month, we are pleased to announce that we have now supplied beer to the prestigious Leander Club in nearby Henley-on-Thames for five years in a row. We also begin the first year of beer supplies to the Remenham Club. Still on a rowing note, we are delighted that sales of Loddon beers were at an all time record high at the recent Henley Royal Regatta.

From 28th July, bottle conditioned Loddon Ferryman's Gold will be permanently stocked by all 153 branches of Threshers in the Thames Valley region.

From September, bottle conditioned Loddon Ferryman's Gold will also be available at selected local ASDA outlets.