Taste of Shropshire on the menu

An independent Shropshire brewery has showcased its beers at the Houses of Parliament at an event hosted by Daniel Kawczynski MP — joining its fellow local businesses in a collective celebration of the region’s produce.

Hobsons Brewery, based in Cleobury Mortimer, alongside a handful of other Shropshire-based businesses, was invited to give Members of Parliament a taste of its products — which always strive to champion locally sourced ingredients.

Hobsons offered a range of ales including some of its classic brews, as well as its most recent creation Dirty Gertie. This tropical IPA was brewed to mark the business's 30th anniversary and commercial director Kate Pearce, who was in attendance, was delighted to mark the brewery’s third decade in operation with a trip to Parliament.

Alongside Hobsons' range of beers, savoury food included cured meats from Wenlock Edge Farm, sauces from What a Pickle!, and caviar from Caviar & Cocktails. Sweet food featured included doughnuts from Planet Doughnut and biscuits from Cheese Nibbles — with Rowton Vineyard also offering the wine. 

Kate said: “It was a real honour to be invited to the Houses of Parliament, to not only showcase our products but also the outstanding produce Shropshire has to offer as a collective. Our locality has always been a great supply of pride for us at Hobsons and events like this really highlight how diverse and creative our county is. We had some great feedback from those in attendance and it was nice to take our 30th-anniversary brew on tour with us to the big city.”

Daniel Kawczynski said: “As one of Shropshire’s Members of Parliament, I am enormously proud to have hosted a micro food festival in Parliament to showcase the range of food and drink products that come from Shropshire."