The latest Craft Beer releases from around the UK.

We visit Brook House Farm to witness the latest hop harvest.

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TWICB PODCAST

Rob is joined by Sim from London Beer Factory.

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What’s Up?

Plenty of great new Craft Beer releases to report on this week. Rob

from TWICB takes a trip to Brook House Hops to see the new hop

harvest, Brewer’s Corner and lots more.

TWICB PODCAST – in Episode 11, released on Tuesday, Rob will

be joined by Sim from The London Beer Factory. Grab a beer and

enjoy the show.

A reminder about our new Podcast – So You Want To Build A

Brewery? Brewing great beer is just one of many aspects to

building a great brewery. We have partnered with some of the

most innovative suppliers to the UK Craft Brewing Industry, to bring you a short series of episodes each focused on a specific aspect

which can really make a difference to your business.

THIS WEEK’S CONTENTS Click to go direct to section

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Beer Releases 03

Brook House Hops – 2020 Hop Harvest 12

Brewers Corner – Latest Craft Beer News 15

Saxon Packaging - Editorial 17

TWICB Podcast – Episode 11 London Beer Factory 21

So You Want To Build a Brewery Podcast Teaser – Episode 3 Clothing 22

Taproom Review – Sip & Sip, Wokingham 23

Small Brewer’s Relief Petition 24

Webshop Directory – Where To Get Your Beer Online 25

Taproom Directory 29

Who Owns Who? 34

Podcast Directory 35

TWICB – Free T Shirt Offer 38

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LATEST UK CRAFT BEER RELEASES 1st – 6th September 2020

Overtone Brewing Co.

Dusty Miller Imperial Stout

11% Imperial Stout An Imperial Stout is inspired by an American ice cream. Expect Vanilla ice cream,

chocolate syrup, Vanilla syrup and malted milk. Creating an Ice Cream Sundae in a can.

Pomona Island Brewing Co.

Thumb Men

8.2% DIPA The unopposable combo of Cryo Ekuanot, Mosaic, Citra and Simcoe endures. The double dry hop is two times the fun. The double IPA is two times the beer.

Track Brewing Co.

Riddle Me This 2.8% Sour Lime sour. This is absolute sunshine, hose down, tart, refreshing, crushable beaut. Welcome to the quench station.

Track Brewing Co. Breathing Conversations

8% IPA Collab with Finback. An absolutely beautiful DIPA laced with Citra, Citra Cryo,

Mosaic & Sabro. Bundles of tropical fruits all encapsulated in a beautiful yellow fluid.

Stewart Brewing

Hopfenweisse

6.8% Wheat Beer Hopfenweisse has the smooth, pillowy body and banana-like esters of a

Weissbeer, with the added tropical saturation of a Mandarina Bavaria and Huell Melon dry-hop.

Left Handed Giant Brewing Co.

Wave Machine

6.5% Rye IPA Simcoe Cryo, Citra Cryo, Nelson Sauvin. An herbaceous and bright aroma with notes of fresh spiced orange and marmalade. A pleasant citrus crispness and a

touch of peppercorns on the finish are complimented by a silky smooth mouthfeel.

The Beak Brewery Falling/Flying

5% Pale Ale A pale ale brewed with oats, Maris Otter malt and London Fog yeast along with a

sappy, pithy hop schedule of Chinook and Centennial Cryo.

Duration Brewing Harvest Bier

5.5% Märzen A rich malt-forward body brings biscuit, caramel and bread to sustain us into the

cooler months. Celebrate Oktoberfest and the changing of the seasons with a glass of hearty Harvest Bier.

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Lost and Grounded Brewers

Sunset Conversation

4.8% Tropical Sour Sunset Conversation is a lush tropical sour ale. A clean base of Pils and Wheat

malts have been combined with lashings of pineapple, peach and passionfruit.

Beatnikz Republic Prague Away

4% Pilsner Prague Away is a clean, crisp and refreshing Pilsner that is unfiltered and unfined.

Carnival Brewing Co.

Star Spangled Banana Split 5.4% Pale Ale This gorgeous pale ale takes their Macau recipe and tweaks it with loads of banana puree, hazelnut and vanilla.

Carnival Brewing Co.

Fancy Pants 4% Berliner Weisse Sour beer dry hopped with loads of Amarillo. Expect fresh lemon zest, slight sourness and guaranteed refreshment. Amarillo offers up zingy Seville orange

aromas and the light malt bill makes this hazy sour beautiful in the glass.

Verdant Brewing Co. Meshes Of The Afternoon

4.8% Pale Ale A lighter and crispier base pale recipe and is loaded up to the gunnels with

Motueka and Ekuanot hops on the both hot and cold side. Motueka brings all the creamy lime juice and pairs brilliantly with the citrus and tropics of Ekuanot

Pomona Island Brewing Co.

When People Wore Pyjamas And Lived Life Slow 6.8% DDH IPA A double dry hopped IPA with Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic, Simcoe and Idaho 7.

Vocation Brewery Single Hop Showcase HBC586 Edition

5.7% DDH Pale Ale The Hop Showcase series celebrates the distinctive taste of each of their

favourite hops. Fruity, intense and aromatic, expect zesty citrus flavours, with bold notes of mango and guava along with subtle herbal hints.

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Unity Brewing Co.

Little Tall Island 5.2% DDH Pale Ale A DDH Pale, bursting with El Dorado, Amarillo and Simcoe for all those sticky overripe fruits, wrapped up in a soft murky body.

Unity Brewing Co.

Melody Lane

6.4% DDH IPA More juice, with a touch of dank in this DDH IPA. Brimming with Vic Secret and El

Dorado - a perfect match for all those delicious esters kicked out by their house yeast.

Drop Project Brewing Co. Noseslide

6.2% NEIPA Delivers knockout blows of citrus peel and a whole host of tropical fruits. Both smooth and bold mouth feel from start to finish with hints of bitterness to round

it off, its practically straight out of the punch bowl. Full of Simcoe, Citra, Azacca as well as Simcoe Cryo and Citra Cryo, this IS Dankness.

Shindigger Brewing Co. Another Realm

6% NEIPA Collab with Gorgon City.

Neptune Brewery. Single Handed Sailor

4.2% Pale Ale Single Handed Sailor is a delicious hazy pale, with soft flavours of peach, mango, grapefruit and tangerine with a rounded smoothness and a light bitterness on the

finish.

Burning Sky Brewery

Coolship Release Number 3 7.2% Saison A traditional turbid mash schedule followed by an extended boil and wild inoculation overnight in their coolship before transferring to barrels for a lengthy

fermentation. Oaky, with a pleasing acidity, this beer is unique to their landscape.

Campervan Brewery

Bear Country

6% West Coast IPA A tasty West Coast IPA. Light caramel malt is met with herbaceous and pithy

citrus flavours from Amarillo, Citra and Columbus hops. Bear Country is the old school classic you always go back to.

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05|India Pale Ale – El Dorado & Idaho 7 6% NEIPA This modern IPA showcases the complex nature of two vibrant American hops, El Dorado and Idaho 7. Intense flavours of ripe stone fruit, pineapple and juicy

tropical notes alongside a piney finish.

Pressure Drop Brewing

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7.4% NEIPA 7.4% Citra & Azacca NEIPA. Collab with Barth Haas. this beer uses a brand-new experimental hop preparation designed to deliver maximum flavour. The beer is

dank and full bodied, with a soft mouthfeel and a bitter finish.

Cloudwater Brew Co.

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8% DIPA Collab with Verdant. A DIPA made in a particular way they thought was

interesting. Enjoy these beers with a spirit of openness and curiousness around the results of this experimentation.

Cloudwater Brew Co.

I’ll Do 8% DIPA Collab with Verdant. A DIPA made in a particular way they thought was interesting. Enjoy these beers with a spirit of openness and curiousness around

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Cloudwater Brew Co. A Long Walk With A Friend

6% Lager Bright, clean and refreshing, yet still rich and complex. The delicious combination

of fresh hop flavours and deep malts a Mountain-style IPA translates well to a lagered beer to arrive at a Mountain Lager.

Deya Brewing Co.

Saturated In Idaho 8% DIPA Saturated In Idaho7 8% is a single hop DIPA. Orange creamsicle, citrus banger!

Polly’s Brew Co.

Bonus Tracks 6.4% IPA Freshly cut pineapple aroma and flavours from Bru-1 complimenting the pina colada notes of Sabro, and accentuating the tropical fruit notes of Citra and

Mosaic in an IPA that is mega juicy, mega hazy, and mega Polly's.

Polly’s Brew Co. DDH Patternist

10% TIPA Supercharged hop bill on this incredible beer to an insane 60kg of El Dorado and

Simcoe. This beer is about one thing and one thing only; pure and unadulterated juice. Next to zero bitterness, just straight up mango, passionfruit, and papaya to

the max. Insane

Polly’s Brew Co. Murmurations

5.5% Pale Ale A dry hop bill of Mosaic, Simcoe, Azacca and Enigma. Gradually adding a small amount of Mosaic at 100 degrees, a whirlpool addition of Simcoe, the result is

that each individual varietal is distinguishable throughout

Siren Craft Brew

Let The Night In

6.2% Black IPA Tropical fruit, citrus and resinous aromas burst from this Black IPA. The malt base

is minimal on the roast notes, but does bring a delicate toasty background

allowing Citra, Mosaic and Azacca hops to work their magic. The beer rounds out

with crisp bitterness and a dank, piney finish.

Northern Monk

Scafell 6.5% NEIPA Brewed with a high volume of oats and wheat creating a full, thick mouthfeel, with the classic hop combination of Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic delivering masses

of juicy, tropical fruit flavours.

Neon Raptor Brewing Co.

Crushing Blows

3.8% Pale Ale A fully crushable New England pale with a huge body for its strength. Citra and

Simcoe combine for tropical fruity flavours.

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Neon Raptor Brewing Co. Digital Style

7% NEIPA Enigma and Nelson Sauvin Southern Hemisphere New England IPA. Good

amounts of citrus and some pineapple with a balanced backbone of oats, wheat and malted barley make this a very drinkable IPA.

Wild Weather Ales

John Peel 5.5% Milkshake IPA Banana milkshake IPA.

Mobberley Brewhouse

Up, Up & Away

7% IPA Brewed with Citra Cryo and T90, Loral Cryo and HBC 692 T90 (Talus)

Mobberley Brewhouse Snap Action

4.6% IPA Session IPA brewed with Cascade and Citra hops.

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8.5% DIPA Our two hazy single hop NZ IPAs collide in this big, bold and juicy DIPA. Intense citrus from fresh lime and lemon zest gives way to tropical mango and lychee

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BROOK HOUSE HOPS

TWICB had the opportunity to visit our friends at Brook House Hops this week, to get an amazing insight into life on a Hop Farm, while the harvest is in full swing.

Brook House produce 15% of all of the hops grown in the UK, on two farms in the beautiful Herefordshire countryside.

Having witnessed the passion, precision, and attention to detail surrounding everything that goes into

the harvest, it is no surprise at all that Brook House are widely regarded by the UK Craft Brewing

Community as the place to go, when you want the very best quality hops.

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Highlight of the day was undoubtedly visiting the Chinook field, which was still about two weeks away from being ready to pick but was throwing off the most amazing zesty lemon aroma you can possibly

imagine when rubbed! We can't wait to see which UK Brewers buy this particular crop, because we NEED

to taste the resulting beers!

We are very much looking forward to digging deeper into the Brook House Hops story in an upcoming

episode of our, So You Want to Build a Brewery? Podcast, but we will let them finish getting the harvest in first!

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BREWER’S CORNER Miscellaneous Beery News

The superb Lily Waite has given Mills Brewing the full Sunday-

supplement treatment at Pellicle this week:

https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2020/8/14/branches-at-

the-window-mills-brewing-in-berkeley-gloucestershire

I think that most UK Craft Beer fans know Mills more by

reputation, rather than by having sampled any of their beers.

Once people have read this enchanting article, it is only going to increase the demand for Mills' wild-

fermented beers even further!

Over at Imbibe this week, Kate Malczewski takes a sobering look at

what the end of the Furlough Scheme is going to mean for the

Hospitality Sector this Winter:

https://imbibe.com/news/what-will-the-end-of-the-furlough-scheme-mean-for-hospitality/

‘Someone's gotta pay for furlough in the long run. The hope was that the impact of the virus wouldn’t

last as long as it did, but it is what it is. We are dealing with it.’

At Beervana, the always thoughtful Jeff Alworth has an

interesting perspective from the USA on whether the Brewers' Association should be championing "Independence" or

"Smallness".

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The Yakima Chief Virtual Hop Harvest is in full swing, running

right through the month of September.

The Schedule of Events here:

https://hopandbrewschool.com/schedule/

As Oregon is 8 hours behind the UK, the events conveniently

start at around 6pm UK time. Any event that you don't catch live can be replayed via the link to YouTube.

From this past week, I particularly enjoyed the Brewing with Fresh Hops session, featuring Steve Luke

from Cloudburst Brewing in Seattle.

https://hopandbrewschool.com/event/brewing-with-fresh-hops/

Beer Fridge Podcast is hosted by a group of beer enthusiasts making

their way through the incredible craft beer scene. Listen to their likes and dislikes as they pick their very own beers of the week. Joined by

some of the UK's leading breweries and craft beer enthusiasts, Beer Fridge Podcast brings pub banter and craft beer straight to you.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beer-fridge-

podcast/id1423388212 (or wherever else you listen to podcasts) Recent guests have included Rob from TWICB, Jonny from The Craft Beer

Channel, Drop Project, Campervan Brewery, Turning Point Brew Co., Ride Brewing, Alex from S43, Top Rope Brewing and Big Drop.

Last week’s Podcast saw them joined by Michael and Andi from Top Out

Brewery.

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SAXON PACKAGING

Subscription & eCommerce Packaging –

A pillar for businesses throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

In the past few weeks, we have seen a

surge in demand for our array of

packaging solutions, particularly for the

subscription & eCommerce sectors. This

is because many businesses are seeking

alternative ways to enable customers to

continue to receive their products and

keep up with increased consumer

demand, says Adam Futter, Business

Development Manager at Saxon

Packaging.

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It’s safe to say that the impact of the

Covid-19 pandemic on the craft beer

industry has been very well documented

over the last several weeks. With the

difficulties of social distancing, bar

closures and isolations, it has been a very

testing time for businesses all across the

nation (and for the beer aficionados such

as myself!).

The sheer drop in on premise sales, bar &

restaurant closures and reduced income

has created an incredibly difficult

situation for the brewing industry. Since

the 23rd March 2020, the UK lockdown

has forced brewers and pubs to throw

away over 70 million pints of beer which

would have spoilt during these

coronavirus closures [inews.co.uk].

Adapting for Covid-19

The 104 days of uncertainty that ensued

certainly disrupted the status quo in the

brewing industry. In order to cater for

newly embraced consumer purchasing

behaviours of ordering online (as

opposed to purchasing goods from brick

& mortar premises) many businesses had

to adapt by adjusting their operations

towards direct-to-consumer avenues.

Brewers have quite literally transformed

their businesses, by re-designing their

websites and overhauling their

marketing strategies to facilitate and

focus online sales transactions for their

beverages. - Providing a much-needed

solution for continuing the sales of beer.

The online sales orders have also offered

opportunities that lay within beer

subscription services, which have helped

to ensure repeat purchasing throughout

the pandemic. One of the key

components that have helped to

facilitate this is of course…packaging.

A Surge in Subscription Sign-ups

During the Covid-19 pandemic, ‘one in 10

Britons had signed up to a subscription

service’[Guardian]. It’s no surprise at all,

that in the past few months, we (Saxon

Packaging) have seen a surge in demand

for our array of beer packaging solutions,

particularly for the aforementioned

subscription & eCommerce sectors. This

is because brewers are continuing to

seek innovative and cost-effective ways

to enable customers to continue to

receive their hoppy beverages and not to

mention to keep up with increased

consumer demand.

I’m a firm believer of the old adage,

‘every dark cloud has a silver lining’. I

personally have witnessed many success

stories from brewers who have taken the

plunge into the world of eCommerce. One

particular client of ours has managed to

almost double their subscribers since the

beginning of the pandemic.

How to Recreate Their Successes

If you have yet to consider exploring the

avenue of direct-to-consumer retailing

for your beer products, it may come

across as daunting. However, it’s not as

difficult as it may first appear to be, in-

fact it is quite the contrary! Adapting

your existing website (or creating one

from scratch) for eCommerce is very

straightforward!

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There are lots of tools & services

available online that make the entire

process painless. They are generally not

that costly and you can be up-and-

running, taking payments over the web,

in a very short space of time. From there,

it will be time for you to communicate

your new online services to your loyal

customers, and it won’t be long until

you’ll be shipping out your new orders

taken from the web.

This is where we come in, with over 30

years of packaging know-how we offer a

wide range of packaging solutions which

you can find out more about on our

website. There you will also find images

showcasing our beer product range along

with lots of useful information to guide

you. Of course, if you’d rather discuss

your requirement with me directly you

can call me on 01502 513112.

Food for Thought

When it comes to beer packaging, there

are many things to consider. Your

packaging needs to be reliable, cost

effective, aesthetically pleasing and

withstand the rigors of the varying

conditions of transport.

Here at Saxon Packaging, we really like to

make the entire process as smooth and

simple as possible. With over 30 years of

drinks packaging knowledge we know

what works and are able to create

standard packaging with simple designs

such as a company logo with an easy to

open tear strip through to intricate

pieces of artwork with multiple

perforations.

Moving Forward

As we continue to navigate through

these strange and difficult times and

heading fast towards Christmas, finding

a solution that permits you to continue

to deliver beer to your customers in this

new age of purchasing behaviour,

eCommerce is something that every

brewery should give some sincere

thought to. It goes without saying, that

investing a lot of time and effort into

producing your product(s), it’s essential

to be able to fulfil customer demand,

continue to deliver the hoppy bottles of

goodness and make it a memorable &

enjoyable experience for your customer.

If you have any questions or have a beer

packaging enquiry of your own, feel free

to drop me an email at

adam.futter@smurfitkappa.co.uk or

speak to me directly by calling 01502

513112

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This Week in Craft Beer - The Podcast

Aired each Tuesday, Rob from TWICB chats to those

who make the magic happen in the UK Craft Beer Scene.

Listen-in as we go deep, exploring their backgrounds, motivations, hopes, fears, and big plans for the future, at the same time sharing and talking about a small selection of beers which are considered

particularly special.

PODCAST LINKS

EPISODE 11 – LONDON BEER FACTORY

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Recently featured breweries include…

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Don't worry! There will be no brewing advice

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Instead, we will be focusing on everything but the

brewing, looking at some of the fine details that need

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We have partnered with some of the most innovative suppliers to the UK Craft Brewing Industry, to

bring you a short series of episodes each focused on a specific aspect which can really make a difference

to your business.

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TAPROOM REVIEW We take a look at a popular taproom each week

Sip & Sip, 8 Peach Place, Wokingham, Berks RG40 1LY

Sit & Sip opened in Wokingham about 18 months ago, on a very pleasant pedestrian courtyard, close to Wokingham Town Centre.

They have 14 draft taps, which typically pour a selection from local breweries such as Siren Craft and Elusive, as

well as other UK and European favourites. (This week they had draft beers from Arbor, Brew York and Tiny Rebel, to name but three).

They also have three large, well-stocked fridges, so you are not going to struggle to find something interesting to drink here!

Currently they are focused mainly on table-service out to the very pleasant terrace, but there is also a reasonable

number of socially distanced tables inside.

In the unlikely event that there are non-craft beer drinkers in your party(!), Sit & Sip do stock a full-bar, and also

offer some light food choices. It is also worth noting that the courtyard is lined with cafes and restaurants, so you are not going to go hungry.

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SMALL BREWER’S RELIEF PETITION

SMALL CRAFT BREWER’S NEED YOUR HELP!

Small Brewer’s Relief (SBR) was introduced in 2002 and was

designed to encourage growth in the UK brewing sector. It gives

a 50% discount on beer duty to breweries making under 5,000

hectolitres a year and offers tapered relief up to 60,000 hl.

In July, the government announced it would lower the 50%

threshold to 2,100 hl in 2022, increasing duty rates for at least

150 breweries. (2,100hl is roughly 1,000 pints a day).

This will severely impact many of small Independent Craft

Breweries who This Week in Craft Beer are dedicated in

supporting.

Please sign this petition and get your friends and family to do the

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Vocation Brewery

https://www.vocationbrewery.com/collections/core

Verdant Brewing Co. https://verdantbrewing.co/collections/beer-merchandise

Northern Monk Online Shop & Beer Club

https://northernmonkshop.com/collections/beer Free delivery on orders over £50

Standard Delivery is £5.95

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S43 Brewery For The Love Of Beer

https://s43brewery.com/shop/ Free delivery on orders over £30

Duration Brewery For The Love Of Beer

https://shop.durationbeer.com/ Free delivery on orders over £50

Standard Next Day Delivery £4.99

Neptune Brewery Online Store

https://neptune-brewery.myshopify.com/collections/all Free delivery on orders over £60

Standard Next Day Delivery £6.99

Piglove Brewing Online Store https://piglove-brewing.myshopify.com/

Free delivery local delivery

Standard Next Day Delivery £6.99

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TAPROOM DIRECTORY Enjoy the fabulous atmosphere of a craft beer taproom

SOUTH EAST

Mondo Brewing Company

86 Stewart's Rd, Nine Elms, London SW8 4UG

https://mondobeer.com/location/tap-house/ Hours: Fri: 17:00-22:00, Sat: 14:00-20:00

https://www.facebook.com/mondobrewing/ https://twitter.com/mondobrewing

https://www.instagram.com/mondobrewing/

BOXCAR,

Unit 1 Birkbeck St, London E2 6JY

Thames Side Brewery & Tap Room

Bridge Street, Staines upon Thames, TW18 4TG http://www.thamessidebrewery.co.uk/index.html

Hours: Wed-Thurs: 16:00-19:00, Fri: 16:00-20:00

Sat: 13:00-20:00, Sun: 13:00-18:00

https://www.facebook.com/thamessidebrewery

https://twitter.com/thamessidebrew https://www.instagram.com/thamessidebrewery/

Pressure Drop Brewery & Taproom

The Experiment, 19 Bohemia Place, Hackney Central, London E8 1DU

https://pressuredropbrewing.co.uk/pages/the-experiment Hours: Thurs: 17:00-23:00, Fri: 13:00-23:00

Sat: 12:00-23:00, Sun: 14:00-21:00 https://www.facebook.com/pressuredropbrw

https://twitter.com/pressuredropbrw https://www.instagram.com/pressuredropbrw/

Gipsy Hill Brewing Co. Unit 5, 160 Hamilton Road, London SE27 9SF

https://gipsyhillbrew.com/bar/the-taproom Hours: Fri: 18:00-22:00, Sat: 12:00-21:30

https://www.facebook.com/GHBCTaproom

https://twitter.com/ghbc_taproom https://www.instagram.com/ghbc_taproom/

Howling Hops Unit 9A Queens Yard, White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5EN

Arundel Brewery The Brewhouse Project, Lyminster Road, Arundel,Sussex, BN17 7QQ

40FT Brewery & Taproom Bootyard, Abbot St, Dalston, London E8 3DP

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Brew By Numbers 75 Enid Street, Bermondsey, London SE16 3RA

SOUTH WEST

Double-Barrelled Brewery

Unit 20 Stadium Way, Reading RG30 6BX

0118 942 8390 https://doublebarrelled.co.uk/taproom/

Hours: Fri: 15:00-20:00, Sat: 14:00-20:00, Sun: 13:00-18:00

https://www.facebook.com/DoubleBarrelledBrewery https://twitter.com/dbbrewery

https://www.instagram.com/doublebarrelledbrewery/

Phantom Brewing Unit 3 Meadow Rd, Reading RG1 8LB

https://www.phantombrew.com/ Hours: Sat: 14:00-17:00 and 18:00-21:00

https://www.facebook.com/phantombrewco

https://twitter.com/phantombrewco https://www.instagram.com/phantombrewco/

Left Handed Giant LHG Brewpub, Hawkins Lane, Finzels Reach, Bristol BS1 6EU

http://www.lhgbrewpub.com/ Hours: Mon-Thur: 12:00-17:00, Fri-Sun: 12:00-00:00

https://www.facebook.com/LHGBrewpub/

https://www.instagram.com/lhgbrewpub/

Electric Bear Unit 12, The Maltings, Brassmill Lane Bath, BA1 3JL

SirenCraft 18, Alberto House, Marino Way, Finchampstead, Hogwood Industrial

Estate , Wokingham RG40 4RF https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/visit-the-brewery/take-a-tour-of-

siren

Hours: Wed-Sat: 12:00-20:00 https://www.facebook.com/SirenCraftBrew

https://twitter.com/sirencraftbrew

https://www.instagram.com/sirencraftbrew/

The Bath Brew House 14 James St W, Bath BA1 2BX

The Taphouse & Bottle Shop Teign Rd, Newton Abbot TQ12 4AA

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THE MIDLANDS

Burning Soul Unit 1 Mott Street, Hockley, Birmingham, B19 3HE

Dig Brew Co. 43 River St, Birmingham B5 5SA

Glasshouse Brew Co Unit 6b Waterside Business Park, 1649-1652, Pershore Rd, Birmingham B30 3D

Craft Inn 40 Birmingham Rd, Sutton, West Midlands B72 1QQ

NORTH EAST

Full Circle Brew Co.

167 Walker Road, Hoults Yard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2HL https://fullcirclebrew.co.uk/tap-room-2/ Hours: Thurs-Fri: 12:00-23:00, Sat: 11:00-23:00, Sun: 11:00-21:00

https://www.facebook.com/fullcirclebrew https://twitter.com/fullcirclebrew

https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclebrew/

Vocation Brewery

10 New Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

https://www.vocationbrewery.com/pages/vocation-co Hours: Every day: 12:00-23:00

https://www.facebook.com/vocationbrewery

https://twitter.com/vocationbrewery https://www.instagram.com/vocationbrewery/

North Brewing Co. Brewery Tap, Unit 6 Taverner's Walk Estate, Sheepscar Grove, Leeds

LS7 1AH

North Brewing Co. Leeds City Tap, 3 Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds LS1 4BA

By The River Brew Co. Hillgate Quays, Gateshead NE8 2FD

Doncaster Brewery & Tap 7 Young St, Doncaster DN1 3EL

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NORTH WEST

Alphabet Brewing Co.

99 North Western Street, Manchester M12 6JL

https://alphabetbrewing.co.uk/pages/taproom

Hours: Sat: 12:00-22:00

https://www.facebook.com/alphabetbrewing https://twitter.com/alphabetbrewing

https://www.instagram.com/alphabetbrewing/

Buxton Brewery Buxton Tap House, The Old Court House, George Street, Buxton

Neptune Brewery Taproom Unit 1 Sefton Lane, Maghull, Liverpool L31 8BX

Runaway Brewery Unit 4, Millgate Lane, Dantzic St, Manchester M4 4JW

http://www.therunawaybrewery.com/ Hours: Fri: 17:00-21:00, Sat: 14:00-21:00

https://twitter.com/RunawayBrewery

https://www.instagram.com/runawaybrewery/

Dexter & Jones 10 Princess Street, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6DD

EAST ANGLIA

Brewboard

Unit B3, Button End Industrial Estate, Harston, Cambridge CB22 7GX https://www.brewboard.co.uk/taproom/ Hours: Fri: 17:00-23:00, Sat: 14:00-19:00

https://www.facebook.com/BrewBoardUK/ https://twitter.com/brewboard

https://www.instagram.com/brewboarduk/

All Day Brewing Salle Moor Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Salle, NR10 4SB

Nethergate Brewery and Taproom Rodbridge Corner, Long Melford, Sudbury CO10 9H

Briarbank Brewing Company 70 Fore St, Ipswich IP4 1LB

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WALES

Boss Brewing

38-39 Castle Street, Swansea SA1 1HZ

https://www.bossbrewing.co.uk/taprooms/copper-bar-swansea/ Hours: Sun, Mon, Tue: 10:00-22:00

Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 10:00-00:00

https://www.facebook.com/BossBrewingCo/ https://twitter.com/BossBrewingCo

https://www.instagram.com/bossbrewingco/

The Cambrian Tap 51 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AD

Crafty Devil's Cellar 16 Llandaff Rd, Cardiff CF11 9NJ

Tiny Rebel 25 Westgate Street, Cardiff CF10 1DD

SCOTLAND

BrewDog Aberdeen 17 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1EB

https://www.brewdog.com/uk/bars/uk/brewdog-aberdeen/

Hours: Everyday: 12:00-00 https://www.facebook.com/brewdogofficial/

https://twitter.com/brewdog https://www.instagram.com/brewdogofficial/

Fierce Brewing Fierce Bar, 4 Exchequer Row Aberdeen AB11 5BW

Six Degrees North 566 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, G11 6RH

Against The Grain - Taproom|Beer Emporium 25 Batchen St, Elgin IV30 1BH

Brew Toon Taproom 72A St Peter St, Peterhead AB42 1QB

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WHO OWNS WHO…?

This Week in Craft Beer is dedicated to supporting and promoting Independent UK Craft Breweries and

the ecosystem surrounding them.

We define Independent as being those breweries who are not wholly or partly owned by a macro

brewery. A macro brewery is generally defined as a large, national or international brewery that produces and distributes more than 6 million barrels of beer per year.

Getting a new brewery off the ground is an expensive business, so most have external shareholders in

some shape or form, whether through friends and family, crowdfunding, or some other form of

investment. In our opinion, this does not compromise their independence, as long as the shareholder is

not a macro brewery.

Why does this matter?

Having a Macro as a parent company (even a minority shareholder), gives the brewery huge advantages of patronage, including access to cheaper or scarce ingredients, access to distribution networks, access

to points of sale including draft taps and pub fridges etc. For example, in 2017 ABInbev bought the

entire South African hop market for its own use and denied access to all independent breweries.

BREWERY OWNER % Stake

Owned

Date Group Annual

Profits

Group Brands

BEAVERTOWN HEINEKEN 49 2018 € 2.5 billion Heineken, Amstel, Sol, Red

Stripe, Lagunitas, Tiger, Birra

Moretti, Bulmers

MAGIC ROCK KIRIN 100 2019 ¥ 87 billion Kirin, Brooklyn, San Miguel

BRIXTON HEINEKEN 49 2017 € 2.5 billion Heineken, Amstel, Sol, Red

Stripe, Lagunitas, Tiger, Birra

Moretti, Bulmers

MEANTIME ASAHI 100 2016 $ 1.3 billion Asahi, Peroni, Grolsch,

Fullers

LONDON FIELDS CARLSBERG 100 2017 $ 985 million Carlsberg, Tuborg,

Kronenbourg, Holsten

FOURPURE KIRIN 100 2018 ¥ 87 billion Kirin, Brooklyn, San Miguel

CAMDEN ABInBEV 100 2015 $ 8.1 billion Budweiser, Corona, Stella

Artois, Becks, Hoegaarden,

Lowenbrau

DRYGATE C&C GROUP 100 2009 € 121 million Tennants, Magners

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CRAFT BEER PODCASTS

This Week In Craft Beer – The Podcast In-depth weekly interviews with some of the UK's leading independent Craft Brewers, exploring their

backgrounds, motivations, hopes, fears, and big plans for the future, all whilst sharing and discussing a small selection beers the brewer is particularly proud of.

The Beer Fridge Podcast The Beer Fridge Podcast is hosted by a group of beer enthusiasts making their way through the

incredible craft beer scene. Listen to their likes and dislikes as they pick their beers of the week. Joined

by some of the UK's leading breweries and craft beer enthusiasts, the Beer Fridge Podcast brings pub

banter and craft beer straight to you.

Daft About Craft A monthly exploration of the wonderful and creative world of craft beer. We are two guys called Dave who love to talk all things craft beer! There will be news, views, features and live tastings each month

as we take an in-depth look at UK craft beer scene.

Ale Tales Irreverent ale chat. Two mates, drinking ale, discussing ale. It's truly riveting stuff.

UK Craft Beer Stories Stories, insights and lessons from the incredible people behind the UK’s craft beer industry. Andy

Thorburn hosts a series of deep-dive interviews with various guests from the craft beer community.

Triple Hopped A fortnightly podcast dedicated to their love of the craft beer scene.

Men Beerhaving Badly Leicestershire-based podcast on all things craft beer!

We Made A Beer We Made a Beer is a podcast by two beer novices, learning about beer by brewing it, drinking it and chatting to the experts about it. In each episode they brew a new style of beer (with varying levels of success) and get insights and recommendations from some of the UK's most exciting brewers, publicans and beer experts.

Let’s Drink with Formal Shark A humorous show reviewing real ale and craft beer with pub like banter.

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Beernomicon Beernomicon is a podcast hosted by Ross and Tom, shit talking the finer points of beer. Based outta the North of England.

The Jamil Show The Jamil Show is the world's first radio program dedicated to brewing classic styles of beer. Each week award winning homebrewer and author Jamil Zainasheff, along with co-host Jon Plise, covers a

specific beer style and how to brew it at home. From recipe design to fermentation techniques, The Jamil Show covers everything you need to know to brew classic styles.

More Views on Craft Brews A fortnightly podcast reviewing some of our favourite craft beers and breweries from around the world.

Hop Forward Hop Forward is a creative agency specialising in marketing, branding and business development for breweries and the beer industry; supporting everyone from budding beer entrepreneurs to well-

crafted brewery professionals.

Rhythm and Brews The craft beer and music pairing podcast. In each episode they match four interesting beers with

music as a way of helping to enhance flavours using your years. It’s a bit like pairing wine with food, but with a much higher level of audio satisfaction. Featuring great guests from the UK and

international beer scenes, they taste, debate and discover great beer alongside great music.

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