The Off. Military Beer Co.

01/06/2024

Awesome sand art installation. A fabulous tribute from the Royal Mint to D-Day and those who lost their lives 80 years ago.

Welcome to The Royal Mint

30/07/2023

Katie Mcmorran

09/09/2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 1926 - 2022.
We, as so many others, are deeply saddened by the death of the Queen.
We are profoundly grateful for her constant and unwavering service to us and our country.
May she rest in peace.
Our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Royal family.
God save the King.

15/07/2022

The Full Monty - the new Official Beers and Cider are on tap and ready to serve at 24 Commando Reunion this weekend.

15/07/2022

WE ARE HONOURED to have been commission to create these beauties! Our grateful thanks to Capt. Richie Hines and Maj. Nathan Blencowe for helping us to make this happen. These are ‘Pints with Purpose’ - for every pint of Commando Sapper Ale, Green slid Pilsner & Crown Hill Cider, we will donate 20% of our margin to the Regiment’s charity.

15/07/2022

LAUNCHING TODAY!!
We are honoured to have been commissioned to create this terrific Ale, Pilsner & Cider for 24 Commando Royal Engineers. And every one is a Pint with Purpose’. For every pint sold, we The Official Military Beer Co. Will donate 20% of our margin to the Regiment’s charity.

01/03/2022

TIME TO CELEBRATE AT LAST! The 2022 Army Air Corps Sports Awards at AAC HQ last week finally burst the Covid Bubble and celebrated two years' worth of phenomenal sporting achievements by the Army Air Corp's finest. Presentations were made to the winners by the truly inspiring Olympic Gold Medallist Amy WilliamsMBE, who won gold in the Skeleton in Vancouver 2010 - the first Briton to win a Winter Games Gold for 30 years. It was a great honour too for The Official Military Beer Co. who marked yet another milestone in its mission to ‘raise funds by raising toasts’ with its Official AAC craft beers - Air Trooper IPA and Hedge Hopper Pilsner. The Official Military Beer Co’s Pints with Purpose donation was the final presentation of the evening and was made by Andrew McMorran, CEO, The Official Military Beer Co. to Colonel Julian Facer, Corps Col. Army Air Corps who received the donation on behalf of the Corps charity.

Speaking at the dinner, Andrew explained “We call our craft beers ‘Pints with Purpose’, because they do double duty. Firstly, they taste great and are a joy to drink. But then, beyond the bar, long after that smile of the first sip has faded, each beer then goes on to help a soldier in need. For every bottle or pint we sell, we donate 20% of our margin to the Corps charity to help wounded soldiers enjoy sport that helps them recover from their injuries. That’s why we call them Pints with Purpose - they taste good, they look good and they do good”.

The Official Military Beer Co. creates the official beers of a great many of the British Army’s famous regiments and corps including The Royal Artillery, The Royal Signals, The Royal Engineers, The REME and The King’s Royal Hussars. These official beers and ciders are available in all good mess bars across the UK and overseas and to anyone who enjoys a good pint from the OMBC shop online at www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk.

10/01/2022

FANCY A BIT OF FUN?
This year more people than ever are giving up their usual Tipple for January. Even, date we say, our Official Military Beers. A huge 19% of Brits (up from 13% last year) are on a break from booze this month to rebalance their lives. And we’re ‘Officially’ in favour of all things in moderation.

Repeated lockdowns followed by Christmas and New Year have given us all plenty of reasons to either ease the boredom or raise a toast. It’s no real hardship and besides what’s another 20 days without a beer?!

But if Dry January is proving a bit dull and you’re been looking for a little distraction to pass 5 or 10 minutes, you might find this cute little word game a bit of fun! ‘It’s called ‘WORDLE’

https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

is a small world-wide phenomenon that’s sweeping the internet. It’s free to play with 6 chances to guess a 5 letter word. Just one new word each day. Sounds simple? Then give it a go and see. It’s fun and it’s easy to share how clever you are 😉. But be warned - it’s addictive!!

Pass it on and share the fun!

Guess the hidden word in 6 tries. A new puzzle is available each day.

04/01/2022

CALLING ALL SIGNALS!
The latest edition of The Wire - the official magazine of The Royal Signals is out NOW! And we're thrilled to get a mention. It's the story of The Royal Signals Official Military Beers - Jimmy IPA & Mercury Pilsner. You might even call it a feature! These 'Pints with Purpose' make a real difference. They taste great and they do good.
Fresh stocks arriving soon, so sign up to our newsletter and we'll let you know when they're in.
AND TO CELEBRATE the arrival of 2022, we'll give you 22% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER! How about that for a welcome!?
https://royalsignals.org/royal-signals/wire-and-journal/88

Fine craft beers for units of The British Armed Forces commissioned from the UK’s most awarded and celebrated small craft breweries.

03/01/2022

THREE CHEERS! 🍺🍺🍺 to 58 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers! These expert Bomb Disposal specialists have had a busy 12 months helping dispose of another threat - Covid-19! The 'Always-On' team of 58 Squadron spent Christmas Day working. But they did find time for a bit of fun and sent us these pics. Of course, we were only too happy to help raise a few smiles by donating some Official Military Beer Gift Boxes containing their favourite tipples - Pin In IPA, Pin In Pilsner and Shootbolt Cider. It's a honour to stand by those who stand by us! Let's hear it for the brave men and women of Royal Engineers 58 Squadron and all those members of our armed services who spent Christmas keeping us safe!

31/12/2021

WE GO FROM HERE! Whatever you did or didn’t do this year, don’t let regret be one of them.

No one can go back and make a brand new start. BUT anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending!

So, we go from here! 😊 RIGHT!?

May your 2022 be the best year you’ve ever had. Here’s wishing you and your family good health and happiness throughout.

25/12/2021

A fine brace of medium dry sherries from XECO. Chilling now! Delighting shortly! 🎄🥃😊 Thank you Beanie! Sherry Christmas, everyone! XECO Wines

21/12/2021

WE'RE ALL AT 1️⃣ONEs & 2️⃣TWOs!
Yes, it's 21.12.21 - 21st December 21. The Shortest Day!
And our BIGGEST ever SALE is on! Due to mess bar closure during the last lockdown, we have a surplus of some Official Military Beers (all slightly over the Best Before Date). All priced at £1 per bottle. Just £12 per case.
All in perfect condition for another 6 months. Backed by our 100% money-back guarantee - just in case any single bottle doesn't delight you. Grab your festive dozen right HERE: https://www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk/shop/late-dates-great-beer/
Read our guide to what a Best Before Date really means: https://www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk/best-before-dates/

Late Dates and Great Beer. Just £12 per case. Visit: https://www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk/shop/late-dates-great-beer/

15/12/2021

LATE DATES - GREAT BEERS!
All 65% Off! Yes, a whopping discount! Just £1 per bottle!
Just £12 per cases (plus delivery of £4.95).
These beers are in perfect condition! But due to plentiful mess bar closures this year we find ourselves with an unusually large stock of these terrific beers. They are, however, past their Best Before Date.
All our beers backed by our 100% money back guarantee on any bottle you're not entirely delighted with.
SHOP NOW! Visit: https://www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk/shop/late-dates-great-beer/

Late Dates and Great Beer. Just £12 per case. Visit: https://www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk/shop/late-dates-great-beer/

11/12/2021

Well, this was a special moment! / (the military charity) are supporting the Antarctic Quest 21, an expedition to the south pole, following in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton on the centenary of his final expedition. But this is no ordinary adventure - their mission: to restore sensors and collect ice samples from The Forbidden Plateau for world scientists to better monitor climate change. This remarkably brave team comprises snow and polar experts from the Royal Navy and British Army so, as a charity trustee, I popped along to meet this extraordinary bunch at the launch. The impromptu auction of a super watch (generously donated by co-sponsor )was inexplicably 'won' by your truly and presented by EB's wonderful Gemma Parker. I'll no longer have an excuse for being late - even at 50m!

02/12/2021

🍺CHRISTMAS SPECIAL OFFER! 🍺
The King's Royal Hussars 'Full Charge' Mixed case.
12 x 500ml Bottles of Official KRH craft beers:
Just £12 (plus delivery).
🍺4 x Empty Saddles Pilsner (4.6%)
🍺4 x Emperor's Charge Golden Ale (3.8%)
🍺4 x Bag Charge American Pale Ale (4.4%)

ONLY £1.00 per Bottle (500ml). Shop NOW! Visit: https://www.officialmilitarybeer.co.uk/regiment/the-kings-royal-hussars/

03/11/2021

THE REASON WE WEAR A POPPY
The story of The Unknown Warrior.

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Aisne and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foch and loaded onto HMS Verdun bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

20/10/2021

DO YOU LIKE MAKING PEOPLE SMILE? So do we!! It's what we do! So, if you're well-organised, a great communicator, good on the phone, happy working with MS Office and love being on top of the detail, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a line with your CV to: [email protected] and put 'SMILE' in the subject line!