Chris
May 16, 20214 min
Restrictions are finally easing in England and pubs, restaurants and bars are finally able to welcome patrons inside their premises. This is welcome news to so many breweries, especially ones that operate their own taproom and rely on visitors from outside their county to bring in some well needed income - including Brighton based UnBarred Brewery.
We caught up with Brett & Jordan from UnBarred Brewery to find out everything from their biggest challenges over the last 12 months to how they feel about the hospitality sector reopening in the next few months.
A Great example at the moment would be our 2021 NEIPA series where we have been working with local photographers with photos taken of the local area displayed on our cans in monochrome. As part of this we showcase their work through our social media and blogs. It’s been a great experience and we’ve enjoyed the experience of working with local people and their amazing work.
Our continued journey of experimentation and involvement of our customers. Flavour without compromise is key for us and always ensuring the product is as good as it can be.
The only beer we mindfully brew on a seasonal basis is our Stoutzilla. It awakens at the end of each year and this year Stoutzilla will be having some time in barrels. We like to keep our range diverse and exciting all year round.
Barrel Ageing beers. This is something we’ve not done before and at the end of 2021 will be our first barrel aged beer release, so keep your eyes out for that one!
For us, it’s important as we love it getting together with other breweries, making new friends and sharing the experience with them. We like to learn and share our journey with other breweries in any way we can.
We make efforts where we can and will continue to improve on these. A local farm takes all our spent grain, hops and other waste which can be use on the farm. All brew and excess water are recycled.
Constantly moving with the ever-changing pandemic alike everyone we have navigated through this, and the team has been fantastic! We moved to canning majority of our beer, offering takeaways and use of an online shop to get beers out of our brewery and in the hands of our customers.
For us right now is being able to brew enough beer to meet the demand and space for more tanks to brew beer!
If the beer is not at the standard of what we have aimed for we would not sell it and it would sadly need to be poured away. At times we have better efficiency than we target for giving us higher AVB which is a good problem to have!
Extremely important for us. Every element of the beer from the idea to the first sip we think about and what to be a great experience on the taste and the eyes!
They of course have their part to play in the drinks industry. The lowest beer we do is around 3% and at the moment we do not have plans to go below this but like with everything we would not every rule it out.
It is really important for us to have feedback & engagement with our customers. Untappd is one of many tools we use to get an overall picture of what everyone is saying about our beers.
Extremely excited to be able to open the taproom, get more beers back out to the pubs and other our other customers!
"NO-RULES BREWING FROM THE HEART OF BRIGHTON. Flavour without compromise, challenging conventions with passion and care. Drink beer, have fun, enjoy in good company.
Our Taproom shares the floor with our Brewery. We have a 16 x tap wall showcasing the best of what we have to offer from brewer made sodas to big imperial IPAs and guest ciders from Ascension Cider."
Website: https://www.unbarredbrewery.com
Twitter: @UnBarredBrewery
Instagram: @UnBarredBrewery
Address: 19-23 Elder Pl, Brighton BN1 4GF