WHO WE ARE
We are Sue and John and we live in Trefeglwys with our two children Oscar and Hermia, and our sheep, pigs, ducks, cats and our dog Hemp. Oscar and Hermia like to do their bit in the brewery, Oscar is a dab hand with a bottler and Hermia likes to keep things in order with a broom and can often be found scrubbing out the fermenter!
At the beginning of 2009 we applied for, and were awarded, a Powys County Council start up grant which enabled us add to the brewery equipment. We wanted to install the plant at our home on The Waen in Trefeglwys but decided that perhaps a trek two miles up a large hill was not the easiest journey for prospective customers... We spotted the unit at Red Kite Manufacturing and set our hearts on it and after accosting Dave Simmonds at Red Kite, managed to persuade him to let us rent part of the unit (he didn't need much pursuading when he knew what we'd be producing!!) After completing a brewing course with Dave Porter, a very well respected brewery consultant and brewer himself, we returned to start the installation process. We have been brewing at home for many years but this was going to be on a much larger scale.
Since then, the brewery has gone from strength to strength, winning many awards, being featured on BBC television, in books and on the Radio.
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