The following pub and brewery news was reported at the Branch Meeting on Wednesday 6 March 2019

Pub News

It’s all quiet on both the pub and brewery fronts this month. Explorer, formally Ordulph Arms, in Tavistock, has closed as a pub and became a part of the club, Drakes Wine Bar & Cafe. The Leaping Salmon Inn, Horrabridge, joined LocAle Scheme this month. No pubs have gained Cask Marque accreditation this month, however, the Edgcumbe Arms, Milton Abbot, and California Inn, California Cross, no longer have accreditation.

Brewery News

There is no significant brewery news this month. However, all SIBA breweries are getting ready for the Maltings Beer Festival, Newton Abbot, in April. The festival runs from 1700 on Thursday 11 April until 2300 on Saturday 13 April 2019, in a marquee on the lawn in front of the Tucker’s Maltings building, 5 minutes walk from Newton Abbot railway station. Please see SIBA Tucker's Maltings Beer Festival 2019 for more details. Long-established Glastonbury Ales, of Somerset, have changed their name to Parkway Brewery, apparently. More details to follow if/when known.