Our Producers
Co-founded by our own Nick Trower; 10 Greek Street Restaurant’s Luke Wilson and Cam Emirali; and Mahrs Brau’s Stephan Michel, Braybrooke brews authentic German lagers in the English countryside on state-of-the-art equipment. German malts, hops and yeast are imported from Bamberg to recreate a variety of delicious, lager-style beers that are ideally suited to pairing with food.
One of the many jewels of Bamberg’s incredible beer culture, Mahrs Bräu was founded in 1670 and since 1883 has been operated by family of the current owner, Stephan Michel. The beautiful brewery has its own pub next door, serving impeccably balanced Franconian beers brewed with local ingredients. We’re proud to bring these exceptional Franconian beers to the UK.
Former cheesemonger Evin O’Riordain started The Kernel in 2009, when London’s fledgling craft beer scene was still geared towards cask session beer. His takes on American pale ales and historic London dark beers kick-started the city’s beer scene as we know it, and The Kernel’s delicious and ever-changing line-up of beers continues to inspire, ten years on. The Kernel is a brewer’s brewery.
The most consistently impressive farmhouse brewery in the UK, Burning Sky have in five years done more to evolve mixed fermentation beer in this country than anyone else. Mark Tranter and his team have an outstanding range of hoppy beers to rival any modern brewery, but are best known by industry insiders for their spectacular wood-aged saisons and blended, spontaneous beers.
The British beer scene was quickly set alight by the release of Cloudwater’s first beers just five years ago. Since then, Cloudwater has become a pioneering force for UK craft beer on the international stage, and has captured the public’s imagination with its considered, modern branding and hop-forward, seasonal beer portfolio. Some are for ‘All Season’, others are ‘One-Offs’ or collaborations.
One of the most highly sought-after breweries in the UK, Verdant are style-leaders for the hazy, juicy New England trend in IPAs. Expect tropical aromas, intense flavours and technicolour tallboy cans. Many of Verdant’s beers are high-profile collaborations with some of the world’s best breweries, and are often only available in very limited quantities. When they’re gone – they’re gone!
Founded in 2005 by Jim Harrison and Simon Webster, Thornbridge is one of the original groundbreakers of the UK craft beer movement. They have remained both integral and essential to it ever since, as any drinker of Jaipur IPA will know. This brewery produces world-beating beers in almost every style, and their execution of recipes in cask, bottle, can and keg is pretty much flawless. UK beer would be much poorer without Thornbridge.
Established in 2016 by partners Annie Clements and Alex Troncoso (former head of brewing at both Little Creatures and Camden Town Brewery), Lost and Grounded are inspired by German, precision-brewed lagers and quirky, Belgian ales. On a high-spec yet compact German brewkit, they produce one of the best lagers in the UK in the form of their crispy and peppery Keller Pils.
Founded in 2015, DEYA quickly became one of the most influential and well-regarded breweries in the UK's brewing scene. With their popular Steady Rolling Man, Deya have perfected the soft & juicy Pale Ale but they also have an exciting mixed fermentation beer programme with specials fruited releases, Saisons and more.
Beavertown has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the basement of Duke’s Brew & Que. Founded by Logan Plant in 2011, they now occupy a huge site in Tottenham with another ginormous expansion on the way. Gateway beers like Gamma Ray and Neck Oil continue to attract new drinkers every day, and the Tempus Project produces some of the most exciting wild and spontaneous beers in the UK.
Striking a fine balance between accessible session beers and bolder, modern craft beers, The Five Points makes some of London’s most reliable beers in can, keg and cask. Their Pils, Pale and Railway Porter rank among the best in the country, in fact. They were also the first brewery to be an accredited Living Wage Employer, and all their electricity is from 100% renewable sources.
Bristol’s Wiper and True have continued to evolve their brilliant beers from their nomadic roots to the present. Now occupying both their main brewery as well a mixed fermentation project based in their Barrel Store, W&T have crafted an incredible range of delicious and carefully considered beers in some of the most beautiful packaging in the British beer industry.
Harbour take their inspiration from the ocean and the land, and brew from a farm near the Cornish coast. As well as a top-tier range of exciting yet accessible modern beers, Harbour’s Hinterland project produces unique beers using foraged ingredients, orchard fruits and native cultures of microorganisms, under the stewardship of industry legend James Rylance.
Like so many, Pressure Drop started small, with just three friends who enjoyed brewing beer. For Graham, Sam and Ben, this led them to making arguably London’s best-loved pale ale – the legendary Pale Fire – growing from a shed, to a railway arch, to a larger site in Tottenham. They continue to brew some of London’s best beers, and the gorgeous artwork now looks just as good on their new cans.
Having made a name for themselves by brewing outstanding high quality beers, Track have long been a favourite of Team Biercraft and their core range 3.8% Pale Ale Sonoma, is one of our absolute go-to beers. But it's not just the juicy low abv pale ale Track are brilliant at brewing, there's a huge range of amazing beer styles that we will have on offer from this incredible brewery, who strive to produce beers that take you on your own journey.
Mead is also benefiting from the growing interest in quality, handcrafted beverages, and Gosnell’s meads are our top picks. Easy-drinking, session-strength and finely balanced, with clearly defined flavours. Their meads make great alternatives to beer, cider or wine on any drinks menu.
Donzoko Brewing was founded by Reece Hugill, specialising in accessible and refined continental beer styles with a focus on German beers. Their flagship Northern Helles has received acclaim from drinkers and brewers alike, and Donzoko’s special releases and collaborations have all been deeply impressive.
The eagerly-awaited Newbarns Brewery was founded by former employees of The Kernel, Beavertown and The Tempus Project, so the team have an exceptional brewing pedigree from the get-go. Their refined, vintage-inspired branding is wrapped around supremely drinkable lagers and pale ales, with more in the pipeline!
With so many UK brewers influenced by US craft beer, it’s refreshing to have those like Orbit with a more European inspiration. With an Altbier, Kolsch and Belgian Pale in their core range, and vinyl-inspired branding, Orbit are one of London’s most unique and satisfying breweries to follow. Their White Label Series and Digger’s Series shows off their experimental side, so don’t miss them.
What’s in a name? For Villages, it’s the family name of brothers Archie and Louis, who make some of the best beers in South East London. Having grown from neighbourhood brewery taproom to a serious player in London beer, we’re proud to carry their crowd-pleasing ranger including Rafiki Session IPA and Rodeo Pale Ale.
One of the most highly-anticipated breweries in years - Duration Brewing have launched a project to brew modern hoppy beers, mixed fermentation projects and much more. High spec equipment, a highly talented head brewer and an idyllic location make it easy to see why so many are so excited about Duration.
Whilst only a few years old, Macintosh Ales find themselves in some of the country’s best restaurants. Charlie Macintosh’s focus on raw ingredients and their individual expression of flavours is perfectly captured in his bottle-conditioned Best Bitter, using hops grown by Hukin Hops in Kent and 100% Maris Otter barley grown in Norfolk.
Born in the basement of The Cock Tavern, Howling Hops struck a brilliant balance between eccentric experimentation and reliably moreish pints. In 2015 they evolved, with a gorgeous (and the UK’s first-ever) Tank Bar attached to their brewery in Hackney Wick, serving ten beers fresh from tank. Their lagers, Pale Ales and IPAs are all consistently excellent, and are now available in cans.
Boxcar promise “Ever-changing flavours and experiences, constantly evolving recipes and ideas, colourful palettes for receptive palates” and it’s a pretty accurate description of their beers. Another nanobrewery that was graduated into full size, Boxcar’s IPAs, Pales and (famously delicious) Dark Milds are all highly sought after.
Like their north London contemporaries Pressure Drop, Brick Brewery began in a shed, but now has a lively taproom arch in Peckham and production brewery nearby in Deptford. As well as their fittingly solid Foundation Range of core beers, including Peckham Rye, Pils and Pale, they’ve also been regularly knocking out some delicious sour beers, with some inspired flavour combinations that are always worth trying.
Starting out with a simple, delicious and sessionable core range, Gipsy Hill have gone on to juggle one of the most intense special beer release schedules in UK craft beer. Everything from big stouts, fruity sours, DIPAs, NEIPAs and more are made by a hardworking team at this ambitious brewery, and best of all they’ve kept that core range of brilliantly made session beers for everyone to enjoy.
A former chef, Andy Smith also brewed at Redemption Brewing before setting up Partizan in 2012. The food influences are clear, and the Bermondsey brewery is famous for its use of fruit, herbs and spices in its delicious Saisons. Partizan also has some of the most recognisable branding in beer, thanks to Alec Doherty’s utterly individual and quirky designs.
Founded in 2014 by American ex-pats Todd and Tom, Mondo brew their beers in Battersea, and have put the area on the map for beer lovers with a great taproom on-site. A recent rebrand hints at some exciting new packaging for their beers, but the likes of ALL CAPS American Pils and Dennis Hopp’r IPA are tasting as great as ever.
The guys at 40 FT Brewery started brewing in a couple of 20ft shipping containers. hence the name. Their well-loved beers are enjoyed across London, especially in their Hackney taproom which is, you guessed it, another shipping container. Look out for their Pale, Larger (spelling intentional) and 40FT Deep stout.
It's taken Biercraft a long time to find an alcohol-free beer that we could fully get behind, but we’ve finally found one! Lucky Saint is an unpasteurised, unfiltered lager brewed at a 500-year-old traditional Bavarian brewery. The alcohol is removed without affecting the beer’s flavour, and it’s cold stored for six weeks like a proper lager. A quality, delicious lager that just happens to be alcohol-free.
Brewing in Walthamstow since 2012, Wild Card’s brewing team is led by Jaega Wise, who has an enviable background in Chemical Engineering. The brewery’s core range of IPA, Pale and Lager is now in striking-looking cans, and they also release one-off specials including Double IPAs, Berliner Weisses and more!
The Queer Brewing Project was set up to provide visibility for LGBTQ+ people in and around beer, and to build community, advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, and raise money for vital LGBTQ+ charities. Led by beer writer, photographer and ceramicistLily Waite, the project has so far brewed over 30 beers in 5 different countries and has raised thousands of Pounds for some incredible and important charities.
Thanks to the foodie fascination in all things fermented, Kombucha is the next big thing, and Jarr make the best in London. Zingy, zesty and great for your digestive and immune system, their three different varieties are wonderful alcohol-free alternatives.
Brewing low-strength beers with a focus on quality and sustainability, Small Beer Brew Co produce a Lager, Dark Lager and Steam Beer on a state-of-the-art brewkit. These are full-flavoured beers, designed to taste just as good as their bigger, stronger contemporaries. As for sustainability, some breweries need up to 10 pints of water per pint brewed – but Small Beer use just 1.5, and all their energy is from renewable sources.
Square Root Sodas are former Howling Hops head brewer Ed and his partner Robyn, who started making their own soda back in 2012, aiming to put quality, flavour and innovation back into soft drinks. They now produce a year-round core range, small-batch seasonal fruit sodas, and amazing tonic waters. No additives or preservatives, just the freshest ingredients making the most refreshing drinks possible.
2010 feels like a very long time ago, and London’s beer scene wouldn’t be the same today if it wasn’t for the likes of Camden Town Brewery. Inspired to make great lager to complement the beers in his pub, Jasper Cuppaidge has been championing lager ever since. Camden are now brewing on a massive, state-of-the-art brewery in Enfield as well as their old arches under Kentish Town West.
Isastegi are a traditional Basque cider house, fermenting their cider in old wooden foudres. The style is very clean, green and with lots of acidity - a great apertif cider. The logo shows the cider being poured from a height, in the style of Txacoli wine, to get spritz in the glass.
One of Australia’s craft beer pioneers, and the first to use the hype-hop Galaxy, Stone & Wood are over 10 years old and continue to impress with their pales, IPAs and lagers. Their status in Australia, and ability to ship their beer cold to the UK, makes them a perfect introduction to delicious, modern Australian beer.
The recipe for the delicious pickle juice from The Pickle House is inspired by New York cocktail culture. Founder Florence Cherruault also makes an amazing Bloody Mary Mix! Plus, the electrolytes found in the salt and vinegar help rehydrate your body with nutrients. Tasty and healthy!
On a mission to change the industry’s view of non-alc, Botivo is a truly craft product. They don’t use flavourings, and everything is made from scratch in the same way as craft alcohol products. Botivo is made by infusing five fresh botanicals into a fermented apple-base for several weeks to extract the flavours and natural complexities. It is then balanced out with honey. A slow sipping botanical inspired by aperitifs.