Palmers Brewery has become the UK’s first small brewery to achieve a new national standard for excellence in the distribution of real ale. The award of Cask Marque’s Distributor Charter accredits Palmers’ skill in supplying beer to pubs and clubs in tip-top condition.

Volunteer lifeboat crew members at Shoreham RNLI lifeboat station were delighted to accept a cheque from a Dorset-based brewery which brings to an end four years of dedicated support for the charity.

Palmers Brewery triumphed at this year’s Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Brewing Business Awards, winning two categories: Best Community Support and Best Individual Pump Clip and achieving runner-up in the Business Awards Overall Winner category.

HRH The Earl of Wessex visited Palmers Brewery in Bridport on Thursday morning [28 October 2010] and started a brew of Palmers Dorset Gold before unveiling a plaque to commemorate his visit. This was the first Royal visit since the brewery’s foundation in 1794.

A bottled beer brewed in Dorset by Palmers Brewery for the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has won a top accolade from The Labologists Society. Palmers Waterloo was awarded first place in the commemorative label category by society chairman and secretary Dale Adams.

For the first time in hundreds of years, rare fish including salmon, eel and sea trout are able to swim up the River Brit to spawn, thanks to a new fish pass installed on the river at Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset.