How long have you been brewing for? I have been brewing for about twelve years. How did you get into brewing? Did you homebrew? I have a passion for beer and I decided to study for this at the Heriot Watt University to gain a degree in brewing. I have worked at Jennings and Holts breweries. I think most people have home brewed at some point in their life and I am no different! Who/what inspired you to be a brewer? I have a passion for beer and I could…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. We are a micro set up in 2012 with the aim of producing classic session beers all below 5% with the focus on championing English hops. We are never going to be pushing the boundaries in terms of brewing but have gained a good reputation for producing easy drinking session beers which people seem to enjoy. How long have you been brewing for? We did our first brew in September 2012 so we are still young in terms of our brewing. How did…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. Ilkley Brewery was founded in 2009 with an aim be Deceptively Different: to combine traditional English brewing techniques with inspiration from across the world. The brewers try to remain curious, constantly innovating and developing. The process from grain to glass is an exciting journey, and we want our passion to be tasted in every drop. The original Ilkley Brewery and Aerated Water Company was founded 140 years ago, utilising the local water, famed for its purity. We wanted to revive the proud brewer’s…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. We are a small microbrewery in the Isle of Axholme (a river island in North Lincolnshire). We started up in 2012 after I was made redundant following the closure of Thorne Brewery and I decided I wanted to be my own boss. I do the brewing and driving and my wife Jules does the being nice to customers bit. How long have you been brewing for? One year at Axholme, preceded by three years at Thorne, in turn preceded by five years at…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. XT started in 2011 to make eXTremely tasty beers with a modern twist. How long have you been brewing for? I have been brewing at XT since 2011, I was very lucky to serve my apprenticeship in another great local microbrewery before that. How did you get into brewing? Did you homebrew? I’ve had a love of beer and brewing all my adult life, and have homebrewed nearly as long. Who/what inspired you to be a brewer? I lived in the US and…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. Founded in 1850 by Dr William Okell, who pioneered ‘steam brewing’. Okells moved to its present site in 1994 with a brew length of 60 brls but capable of doing a 20 brl brew. We started exporting successfully to the UK around 5 years ago – UK sales account for around 35% of production now. How long have you been brewing for? I started brewing immediately after University in 1974. How did you get into brewing? Did you homebrew? I did a B.Sc…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. TicketyBrew is a 330ml bottle-only brewery producing domestic beer to sit alongside the plethora of imported beer that’s on offer. We love trying beer from all over the world and we want to offer a British alternative to some of the classic styles. How long have you been brewing for? We’ve only been up and running for 2 months. How did you get into brewing? Did you homebrew? Lots of hands-on brewing in a small flat and a lot of reading. My friends…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. The Brewery is currently housed in what was previously a farm shed, on the old family farm. It currently employs three people and distributes beer across North Wales. How long have you been brewing for? We commenced brewing at the beginning of 2006 How did you get into brewing? Did you homebrew? I worked for 10 years as a management consultant specialising in the food and drinks industry, what is commonly referred to as the FMCG sector. During my time as a consultant…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery. Hackney Brewery is a small micro based in Hackney, London. It was established in 2011 by Jon Swain, and myself, Peter Hills. Jon’s in his late-20s and I’m in my mid-30s. We met nearly 10 years ago while working at The Eagle pub on Farringdon Road (the first gastropub according to folklore) and have worked on and off together since then. How long have you been brewing for? Our first commercial beers went out mid-2012. How did you get into brewing? Did you…

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Tell us a bit about your brewery… How long have you been brewing for? The brewery has been producing beer since 1992 when the range consisted of just a couple of beers. One of them is still available today (of course not from that first batch). We originally started out using an 8 barrel kit that was decommissioned (read as almost self destructed), prior to the move to a new 30 barrel site in 2010. How did you get into brewing? Did you homebrew? Fate, if you believe in such…

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