Two of the Peak District breweries in our area held open days during August – Eyam Brewery on 15/16 August and Intrepid Brewery on 23 August. Both involved opening a bar in the brewery showcasing their range along with a food trader.
Bradfield Brewery have announced the 2025 brew of their popular fruit flavoured Christmas special, Belgian Blue, will launch on 3 November. If you couldn’t wait for that you may well have enjoyed their summer special, Blueberry Ale!
The Brewery of St Mars of the Desert (SMOD) are planning a special Stichfass pouring event again on a date still to be confirmed at the time of writing. Stichfass is a traditional German beer barrel similar to a British cask and the beer is packaged during fermentation. Dan and Martha at SMOD drove all the way to Franconia to pick theirs up!
Recent brews at Blue Bee Brewery include a 6% ABV Simcoe Krush IPA and also the latest iteration of their American 5 Hop pale ale (version 82!) alongside the routine brews of Reet Pale, Bessemer Blonde and Hillfoot Best Bitter.
As with previous years, Drone Valley Brewery will be taking their outside bar to the Bradway family fun day, organised by the local community action group. The event takes place on Bradway village green (on Bradway Road by the shops) on Saturday 6 September from 1:30 to 4:30pm. Bus 25 stops close by.
Duality Brew Co had a number of beers at the Old Shoe beer festival in Orchard Square on 16 August. These were “Partners In Crime”, a NE pale ale (5.1% ABV), “Double Imposter Syndrome”, a New England IPA (8.4% ABV) and “Berried Alive”, an 8% ABV raspberry sour.
The latest brew produced on the Burton Union set at Thornbridge Brewery was a collaboration with Oakham Ales. The beer is American Pale, a 5.2% ABV pale ale brewed with Maris Otter malt combined with a variety of US hops which delivers a beer bursting with citrus, tropical fruit and pine character. Oakham Ales are best known for their Citra pale ale and their JHB (Jeffrey Hudson Bitter).