A branded glass from Brasserie de la Senne, filled with beer, sits on a picnic table outside The Free Trade Inn pub
Brasserie de la Senne last night at @thefreetradeinn.bsky.social
Shout out to @whatjoewrote.bsky.social & the @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social team for creating a great week of events here in the North East!
The 2nd Annual James Clay & Sons Belgian Beer Week. Events are taking place Monday through Friday, supported by Belgian Family Brewer partners. Monday: Westmalle Showcase at Elder Beer, Heaton. Tuesday: Duchesse (Verhaeghe) ticketed tasting at House, Heaton. Wednesday: De La Senne x Pizza Night at The Free Trade and Kasteel and Cheese Night at Mean Eyed Cat. Thursday–Sunday: Belgian Beer Festival at New Union, Kendal. Friday: Chouffe Party and Chouffe Framboise First Pour at Lost Wanderer, NCL
It’s a busy one for beer events, with Belgian Beer Week starting tomorrow
(info from Matthew at @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social)
Great day yesterday brewing with long term friends at Brasserie De La Senne. We will be bringing some of the finished beer across the water when it’s ready. Can’t wait!
The Chouffe lineup has grown further with the introduction of Framboise.
Raspberries are one of the most evocative fruits, bringing to mind joyful discoveries of tart, jammy, pink fruit.
Available to order online now in kegs and bottles: http://jamesclay.co.uk/chouffe
Date for the Diary.
BRASSERIE DE LA SENNE
Showcase and Meet Tye Team with owner Yvan De Baets.
25.02.26
Part of @jamesclaybeers.bsky.social Belgian Beer Week
All welcome
For the full job description and more information, see here: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/career-opportunities-london-am
Please send your application by way of a cover letter and CV to careers@jamesclay.co.uk
CAREER OPPORTUNITY - LONDON ACCOUNT MANAGER (minimum salary £40kpa, DOE).
The position will suit someone who is passionate about quality beer, has an appreciation of global brewing culture, is familiar with the area and motivated to apply their commercial experience to the world’s best beers.
There's still plenty opportunity for your venue to join in. Order some Belgian beer, to pour the week of the 23rd of Feb, and tag us on socials, and we'll share your celebration too
You can find more info about the participating brands and specials here:
UK BELGIAN BEER WEEK
Building on the success of the 2025 series of events, UK Belgian Beer Week is back, and even bigger and better.
12 brewery visitors, hosting 37 events, across 18 towns and cities up and down the country.
For full eventlistings check: jamesclay.co.uk/belbeerwk2026
TYNESIDE LAMBIC TRAIL 2026
24/25 Jan 26
Looking forward to once again joining some great Tyneside bars to show off the best in lambic and mixed ferm beer from the UK, Belgium and Beyond.
Details coming. Save the date and please share!
We'd also like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas from the Clay family and everyone at James Clay and Sons, and thank you for your custom through 2025.
Heres to a prosperous 2026, filled with plenty more of the world's best beer.
We've just uploaded an update to our Xmas delivery schedule. Please double check your delivery dates and order deadlines for W/C 22/12 and 29/12.
Normal delivery schedule resumes from Monday the 5th of January.
Plus, Cuvée Renée, a blend with 30% 1-year-old, 40% 2-year-old, and 30% 3-year-old lambics, named in honour of Pierre's Grandmother.
We've also been very fortunate to pick up some more of the Canned Petite Gueuze, and a handful of kegs from the range.
Get yours now: http://jamesclay.co.uk/tilquin
New in, we have the latest iteration of the Meerts Box. Four fruited editions made of a blend of lambic and meerts (a light, young, spontaneous beer). A fantastic way to try 4 different expressions of this unique character.
A fresh blend of classics and innovation from the inimitable Gueuzerie Tilquin.
We've restocked on Riesling, Mûre, and Rhubarbe, real highlights of Tilquin's fruited outturn this year, and well worth revisiting.
You don't need to use any codes or take any action to take advantage of this promotion, our Customer Services and Finance teams will take care of it all.
Belgium: Kasteel (excl. Kegs),La Chouffe, Delirium, Brugse Zot
Germany: Warsteiner (inc. Kegs) Schneider Weisse
World: Heaps Normal, Athletic (inc. Kegs), To Øl, Budvar (inc. Kegs), Moersleutel
UK: Brulo, Black Isle (inc. Kegs), Hogan's, Northern Monk, Verdant
On top of the UK's widest range of specialist Alcohol Free beer, we're running a special promotion for Dec and Jan to give you additional value in the category.
You will receive 10% of your total spend back as credit for all Alcohol Free beer bought during December 2025 and January 2026, from:
As we enter peak Low/No season, make sure your range is in the best shape possible. Some of your guests will be practicing Mindful Drinking, Zebra-Striping, moderation, or abstinence, and deserve the world's best while doing so. Check out our Alc Free brochure: http://jamesclay.co.uk/af25brochure
With Christmas and New Year falling on Thursdays this year, all our sites are closed for deliveries and order processing on December 25th, 26th, and January 1st.
All the best for the festive season to you and yours, from all of us at James Clay and Sons.
Your Christmas and New Year delivery schedule is available to view on your Online Ordering dashboard.
Additionally, we have a postcode search tool, where you can enter your delivery postcode to generate your schedule: https://www.jamesclay.co.uk/news/christmas-and-new-year-schedule-2025
The Fresh Harvest is only brewed once a year with hops taken directly from the Poperinge hop fields finding themselves in the kettle with the superb Hommelbier wort not even 48 hours later.
A glorious robust Golden Ale, full of the very best that Belgian hops have to offer.
The legendary classic Poperings Hommelbier has landed. We have the Original Hommelbier, plus the very special Fresh Harvest, and Dry Hopped editions, available to order online now in bottles and kegs: http://jamesclay.co.uk/hommelbier
There are very small quantities of Casks available of each beer too, exclusively produced for James Clay and Sons.
Stock is available for delivery this week, but we request that you put it on sale from Friday 28th of November, in line with the national launch.
The 2025 vintage of the quintessential British Barley Wine is ready to order online now: http://jamesclay.co.uk/thomashardy
This year we have 3 expressions available:
Vintage 2025 - the original Barley Wine
The Historical 2025 - aged with French Oak
Reserve 2025 - matured in ex-Armagnac Casks
We understand that, and it's been accounted for in plans for cellar work too.
We're here alongside Augustiner to support and make it possible.
After all, one beer culture's 'Full Krypton Factor' is another's standard fit out.
Our hope is that this project helps bridge that gap.
Part of the approval process will involve an inspection of the glasswasher, to ensure that it's a unit up to Augustiner standards, and cleanliness of course too.
Once we've identified and made the arrangements with the first tranche of accounts we'll make sure to post and keep everyone well informed.
Don't worry, there's plenty glassware. All of which will have a line indicating where the foam should come to.
Quality at dispense is being approached the same way it is in Munich. Deviation from standards would result in withdrawal of supply.
