Bere Brewery

We had confirmation yesterday that we are back on the ‘Essentials’ list, and so we are ok to start take away sales again for some cheer at home again. HOORAY

We are completely closed from Fri 27th March to Monday 6th April (for stocktaking etc), but we will be

OPEN AS USUAL AGAIN WED 8th APRIL 4.30 to 7pm.

We will additionally be open for the duration of the restrictions on

SATURDAYS 3 to 5pm FROM 11th APRIL.

As usual, ANY OTHER TIME BY ARRANGEMENT

In order to ensure our own and our customers safety the following conditions will apply :
• Only 1 person inside the brewery at a time.
• Anyone waiting outside to keep 2m apart.

Apologies for all the chopping and changing, but all we could do was respond as we must as information came out.

Take care, stay well, and hope to see you soon

We’ve just heard from the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) who have sought further clarification from the government regards last nights restrictions. There has as yet been no definitive answer, but until there is they have advised that Breweries just selling alcohol such as ourselves shouldn’t open.  Therefore,

WE WON’T BE OPEN FOR TAKE HOME SALES TOMORROW WED 25th MARCH.

That may change again in the near future, so keep an eye on the website for news of when we are able to re-open. We are closed anyway from this Friday (27.3) for 1 week for our annual stocktaking.

Meanwhile, we’d just like to say how deeply touched we’ve been by everyone’s support and encouragement at a time when everyone else has their own huge difficulties and worries, whether that is elderly or vulnerable relatives, children stuck abroad, loss of income or key workers having a really rough time.

Take care, stay well and we hope to see you again before too long.

Government restrictions announced last night state that cafes, pubs and restaurants are allowed to continue offering take-out sales. We are, therefore, still open for take home sales of bottles as follows :

Wednesdays 4.30 to 7pm, and any other time by arrangement, telephone 01822 840382
Whilst the current situation holds, we will in addition be open every Saturday from 11th April, 3 to 5pm
and for anyone who lives on the Bere Peninsula and is really unable to leave home we can discuss delivery.
PLEASE NOTE the brewery will be completely closed from Fri 27th March to Mon 6th April for our annual stock take.

In order to ensure our own and our customers safety the following conditions will apply :
• Only 1 person inside the brewery at a time.
• Anyone waiting outside to keep 2m apart.

We have the space, so it’s easy to comply with and safer than going to the supermarket.

We don’t know when our next Tap Room Evening will be, but it will be May or June at the earliest.

Take care, stay well, and hope to see you soon.

In addition to our normal Wednesday opening (4.30 – 7pm) the brewery will also be open on Friday mornings in December between 9.30am and 1pm (not the 28th though!).

In addition, we will be having an open “Taproom” afternoon on Sunday 9th December between 2pm and 7pm.  In addition to all our regular beers we will also have our new seasonal beer, Cotts Winter Ale, available to taste and buy. (Please note that we are unable to provide parking for this event – please park in the village and walk to the brewery, 200 yards from the crossroads.)

With Christmas rapidly approaching our 5 litre mini-kegs are perfect for small parties, or for bigger bashes, we can supply 10 or 20 litre “pins” (bag-in-box) of each of our regular beers.

 Mini-kegs are priced at between £19 – £21each (+£5 deposit); prices for pins are between £36 – £40 (10 litre) or £72 – £80 (20 litre) depending on which beer.

Last ordering dates to reserve mini-kegs or casks for Christmas are as follows :

Clamoak Bitter : 3rd November
Woolacombe Rye : 11th November
Hole’s Hole Porter : 17th November
Hallowell IPA : 25th November
Lopwell Gold & Tuckermarsh Pale : 1st December

We will try and meet requests received for mini-kegs after these dates but cannot guarantee to do so.

After what felt like a very long winter the past couple of weeks have brought some very welcome sunshine and warmth. The hops we planted last year now have their supports in place and are climbing away – lets hope we get a good harvest and better picking and drying weather this September.

We’ve also been busy in the brewery making sure we’ve got plenty of lovely refreshing beer for everyone to drink. The Woolacombe Rye we brewed earlier in the year proved to be a great success with its gentle spiciness and malt/hop balance hitting the mark with a lot of people – it quickly sold out but there’s a fresh batch of it available now.

Summer is also the time for wheat beer and our Whitsam Wheat will be returning at the beginning of June – a wonderfully refreshing beer in the Belgian style with hints of coriander and orange. We will have it available on tap (together with Woolacombe Rye and Lopwell Gold) at our next open evening/taproom on the 2nd June.

Later on this summer we’ll have something a little different – a Saison beer. For those unfamiliar this is a strong Belgian style with a complex fruity and spicy flavour derived from the yeast and a combination of different malts, giving a rich but still refreshing beer. This should be available mid to late July – see our facebook page or sign up to join our mailing list to be notified when it’s available.

We’ve lots of events planned for the summer – see our upcoming events section for when and where – including more of our popular open evenings. But don’t forget you can always pick up our beers direct from the brewery – we’re always open on Wednesdays, 4.30 – 7pm, or alternatively give us a call, leave a message on the answerphone, and we’ll find a mutually convenient time.

Please note the brewery and office will be closed between the 5th and 13th April to allow us to carry out some maintenance and a stocktake. Apologies for any inconvenience – the brewery will be back open as normal on Wednesday the 18th.

We will be putting in a guest appearance at Tavistock Farmers’ Market on Easter Saturday, 31st March, between 9am and 1pm.  We’ll have our new brew Woolacombe Rye, as well as all our regular beers, available to taste and buy so why not come along and say hello.

We will be having another Open Brewery evening on the 24th March from 4pm to 9pm with our new Spring brew, Woolacombe Rye, available on tap. Come and have a taste!  We’ll also have a cask of Lopwell Gold and bottles of our other regular beers so why not come along and enjoy a beer or two, have a chat and help us celebrate the first hop shoots of Spring.

Please note there will be no parking available at the brewery for this event – please park in the village.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and, at the end of a great 1st year of trading, THANKYOU for all your interest, enthusiasm and support – we couldn’t have done it without you – seriously!
We’re a bit tired now so we WILL NOT BE OPEN on WED 27th Dec, but if you do have a beer emergency and desperately need to restock for New Year’s Eve please phone and leave a message on 01822 840382 and we’ll try to find a convenient time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!