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Monkey Stout in North East Tescos
May 10, 2008: Hartlepool-based Camerons Brewery has its Monkey Stout (4.4%) in 20 North East Tesco stores from this month. More
Ferret is fastest-growing bottled ale

l Celebrating the success of Fursty Ferret. Am I the only person to have received this PR picture and wondered whether it is a tribute to an extraordinarily patient photographer or a skilled taxidermist?
May 5, 2008: Just in time to celebrate National Ferret Day today, market research* has revealed that Hall & Woodhouses Fursty Ferret is now the fastest growing major bottled ale brand in UK supermarkets, with a 65% year-on-year increase in volume. More
Grolsch Premium Weizen exclusive to ASDA
May 5, 2008: Grolsch Premium Weizen, a Dutch beer that, its brewer says, takes the best elements from both German and Belgian styles of wheat beers, is to go on sale in the UK exclusively in ASDA from May 13. More
Raisin beer gets Morrisons listing
March 6, 2008: Cains has secured a major new listing with Morrisons supermarkets for its Fine Raisin fruit beer, just weeks after the product was named the worlds best fruit beer at the World Beer Awards. The beer will be sold in 220 Morrisons stores nationwide from this month.
ASDA pledges action on under-age sales
February 25, 2008: ASDA has announced a comprehensive package of measures aimed at limiting access to alcohol in its stores, making it harder for under 18s to break the law. More
Limited edition Liverpudlian lager
February 8, 2008: Cains Finest Lager gets a special
makeover in its bottled form this year with a label to celebrate Liverpool's
status as Capital of Culture 08 by British pop artist Sir Peter Blake
(see full story here). Retailing at £1.99,
the beer is available at Tate galleries across the UK, selected Tesco,
Sainsbury and ASDA stores, or online at www.cains.co.uk
Be BeeWyched during Fairtrade Fortnight
January 20, 2008: BeeWyched, from Oxfordshires Wychwood brewery, is available in Morrisons, Asda, Waitrose, Sainsbury and leading independent retailers, at an RRP of £1.69 per 50cl bottle, which is especially appropriate with Fairtrade Fortnight coming up, between February 25 and March 9. More
Waitrose expands local beer ranges
October 16, 2007: Waitrose is extending its range of local and regional beers this autumn to include an additional 50 local brews. More
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