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Brewery Tours & Brew Your Own Beer
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Discover why Burton upon
Trent is regarded as the
home of brewing with this
tour of the National
Brewery Museum that also
incorporates the Bass
Museum. The methods have
certainly changed at the
modern breweries still
located in this
Staffordshire town but
this top tour takes you
back in time to the
heyday of hops so you can
learn about the craft and
skill of brewers in days
gone by as well as the
history of brewing.The
whole experience is led
by a beer expert who as
well as having a fine
repertoire of amusing
anecdotes certainly knows
a thing or two about
brewery history both
local and national. The
museum boasts numerous
exhibits of beer
production equipment and
locations from its
popularity in the Middle
Ages right through to the
commercial brewing age of
the Victorian era and
beyond. The museum also
incorporates large
portions of the renowned
Bass brewery allowing you
a glimpse into how our
nation's favourite tipple
is produced.Your visit to
this brewery centre and
museum also includes a
tour of the William
Worthington Micro Brewery
where you will discover
how important steam was
to the growth of national
breweries with steam
driven water pumps and
even a fully restored
steam train sitting in
the factory's own
station. There is also
the collection of vintage
vehicles including
delivery wagons and some
very quirky promotional
cars from the 1920s. You
may also meet the Shire
horses who pull the
traditional drays (the
brewer's word for carts)
that used to deliver the
barrels of beer and there
are even some traditional
pub games to be attempted
and enjoyed in the
Edwardian bar!Your foray
into fermentation and the
history of hops
culminates in a food and
beer tasting session in
the magnificent Brewery
Tap Bar and Restaurant
within the museum
complex. Here you'll be
regaled with top tips and
tasting advice as you
sample a few fine ales
all perfectly matched to
the delectable food
that's served to youThis
is the ideal experience
for beer ale and lager
lovers of all (legal)
ages and makes for a
fascinating venture into
the world of brewing. The
national brewery museum
offers a wealth of
history and interactive
fun for beer enthusiasts
and when combined with
the mouth-watering
selection of foods and
drinks on offer through
the tasting session we're
sure this will hit the
spot with many an
intrepid quaffer as well
as anyone looking to
develop their palate.
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There's definitely
something brewing in the
arches of the London Beer
Lab! This funky community
brewery opens its doors
to hold regular beer
brewing and tasting
workshops with the
intention of showing you
just how easy it is to
make your own beer even
with no prior experience
(other than drinking the
stuff that is).Tucked
away behind a residential
street in Brixton you'll
find the London Beer Lab
in a converted railway
arch. Downstairs are the
bottle shop and brewing
supplies section along
with tables and a bar
area that has a couple of
nice draft brews on tap
ready to be tasted.
Upstairs is the
nerve-centre of this beer
brewing laboratory. The
head brewer has a wealth
of recipes at their
disposal with all the
necessary ingredients to
hand. After selecting the
brews for the day you
will then take part in
the beer-making process.
Despite looking like tea
urns the Braumeister vats
that the London Beer Lab
uses are really quite
fancy. They are automatic
and computer-controlled
to pretty much ensure you
can't make a bad batch of
beer. As long as you
follow the recipe and add
in the hops and malts at
the right time your batch
of London-made beer is
going to taste good. Of
course you probably won't
have such high-tech brew
vats at home so the
London Beer Lab team is
always up for chatting
about and giving advice
on home brewing using
commonly available
domestic kit. It's also
really useful to learn
all about the different
malt and hop options
which is what makes each
finished beer different -
and these brewers know
all about that too! Once
the brew's on attention
turns to tasting the
in-house wares as well as
beers from neighbouring
London brewers such as
Late Knights and By the
Horns with the likes of
some very nice imported
Belgian beers too. Having
quenched your thirst with
beers from London and
beyond it's time to get
back to the lab to tend
to your brews for the
final steps in the
brewing process. At the
end of your brewing and
tasting day at the London
Beer Lab you have the
choice of taking home
eight different bottled
beers from the shop or
you can opt for a starter
kit that'll get you on
the road to brewing five
litres of your own beer
at home. This open-source
community brewery in the
heart of London is a
great place to talk drink
and make beer with
self-confessed 'beer
geeks'!
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The sweetness of honey
and the richness of
malts. Together they make
Honey Beer! These taproom
tastings hosted by London
craft beer brand Hiver
Beers right in the heart
of the famous Bermondsey
Beer Mile will show you
how beer made with honey
can be paired with food
whilst giving you an
insight into how bees and
humans work to make great
beers. Hiver's Queen Bee
entrepreneur with the
buzz is Hannah Rhodes.
After discovering urban
beekeeping she created
Hiver Beers using
carefully selected honeys
from urban London and
rural England to produce
the rich and intense
Honey Brown Ale and
golden Honey Blonde Beer.
Hiver Beers are served in
gastropubs around the
country and you can find
the bottles in Selfridges
M&S and through Ocado to
name just three outlets.
As you'll soon learn
during these hosted
sessions Hiver's honeys
beer are a modern
interpretation of the
ancient ways of brewing
with honey adding it at
the right stage of
brewing. That's what
makes the taste so deep
and full-b...
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Have a pint or two with
the friendly team at the
Wild Card brewery and
tour the facilities too!
This is a superb
microbrewery in the heart
of Walthamstow that has
very much become part of
the local community so
it's time to pay them a
visit and see what it's
all about.
Andrew make a great team
here at Wild Card. By
their own admission they
kind of fell into the
brewing game by accident
after what started as a
hobby became their
business. This rather
refreshing approach
totally reflects the
whole character of this
microbrewery. It's just a
really nice place to go
and see. They'll welcome
you with open arms and
show you all parts of the
brewing process.
chemical engineering
degree so she is more
than qualified to be able
to work that magic with
the mix of malts and
hops. Wild Card currently
produces four signature
beers which you may see
in different stages of
production on your
tour.
Indeed
it has to be said Wild
Card has an excellent
reputation amongst beer
fans and brewery
aficionados for producing
consistently good
no-nonsense
uncompromising beers.
During your tour you'll
be shown how the chemist
creates her favourite
ales with the six brewers
barrel kit they use.
You'll also be introduced
to the likes of King of
Hearts and the Ace of
Spades beers they
brew.
We have
to say it is a lovely set
up here at Wild Card.
With the rich ruby red
Jack of Clubs and the
continuously hopped Queen
of Diamonds IPA it's
little wonder these beers
have a loyal following.
On weekends the brewery
opens up it's Tap Bar in
the courtyard with an
eclectic mix of street
food vendors invited for
'residencies' so you can
eat drink and be
merry.
When
you go on a Wild Card
brewery tour there’s
always plenty of time to
chat beer sample the ales
and generally have a
sociable informal and
informative time at this
fantastic young and
vibrant brewery in
Walthamstow. We say a
hearty cheers to
that!
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Hop to it with these
pint-sized brewing
courses and learn how to
make beer the artisan
handcrafted way! If
you're a fan of real ales
then these sessions will
show you how to brew up a
beer in the comfort of
your own home using fresh
ingredients and the best
methods for success.The
brewing course is run by
the "Beer Meister" Paul
Taylor a beer connoisseur
with many years'
experience working for
Murphy and Son suppliers
of ingredients to many UK
microbreweries. He's also
a beer judge (which
surely ranks as one of
the best jobs in the
country?) and certainly
knows his stuff when it
comes to homemade
draughts.Run in
association with the
renowned Hartwell's of
Bakewell a top artisan
food and drink crafts
school in the heart of
the Peak District Paul's
courses demonstrate what
beer brewing is all about
as well as learning what
equipment ingredients and
techniques are required
to produce your own home
brews for friends and
family to enjoy
supping.The course itself
covers both brewing and
bottling techniques to
enable you to produce and
store your handmade beers
including 'sparge and
boil' methods. Everything
you need is included on
these courses so
ingredients and tools are
provided - though you'll
have to purchase your own
if you intend to continue
developing your brewer's
skills at home.You'll
also leave with a number
of recipes to experiment
with in your own time
developing the flavours
and depths that match
your tastes and which
will make your beers
stand out from the crowd.
The sessions are a world
away from the old 1970s
home brew kits and offer
a real opportunity to
develop your skills in
brewing - and tasting -
your very own ales.If
you're someone who
relishes a crisp smooth
handcrafted beer then our
brewing courses are the
perfect way for you to
develop your skills as a
microbrewer and
experience the fermented
fun that home brewing
offers the true beer
lover. Book yourself a
place on this top class
course and take the
delights of draught beer
back your own kitchen to
be enjoyed for years to
come.
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