Alnwick

The Alnwick Brewery Company Limited initially started to brew beer in Alnwick from around 1750’s from a site in the town’s Dispensary Street. Sadly, in the 1960’s the buildings were pulled down before they could be listed, and the brewery temporarily closed only to be relaunched again in 2005 by the son of the original brewery’s last managing director. 

In 2013 the business was acquired by the Harry Hotspur group who also merged into it the significant brewing skills and brewery of another local brewer (namely the former VIP Brewery at Hawkhill). 

Since 2016 this integrated business has been focused on building its brewing capacity and extending its product range. From an initial selection of 5 traditional beers namely its range of casks and bottles of IPA, Amber, Stout, Brown & Gold the business has now expanded its product range. In addition to a lager, it now produces our Holy Island beer range, initially only Lindisfarne Brown and Holy Island Bitter, but in 2020 launched a wider range of more modern hoppy beers including, 

-St Aidan, a citrus flavoured Cascade 

-Whiteblade a light hoppy beer & 

-St Cuthbert a light session pale ale 

With the popularity for our brews ever increasing we recently launched a refreshing more modern looking branded range of beers in cans which are proving to be extremely popular.  

Coming out of lockdown and with the growing focus on staycations our 5 litre containers of beer are being constantly sought-after for all sorts of special social events.  And there is more in the pipeline, a new exciting cider will be launched soon. 

As we mature, we are also now finding significant demand for us to support smaller businesses with their own bespoke products, particularly those outlets who value locally produced beers. 

During the 2020 lockdown work began on the next stage of our journey. We have now created a Brewery Tap and outdoor garden area at our Hawkhill location at Alnwick which is attracting tourists and local visitors alike. Our vision is to next develop the site into a fully blown Visitor Centre that will attract visitors who may want to visit the brewery, see how it is done and enjoy both a beer and some great food now also available there.  

Look out for our beers which are now being stocked in a great many pubs and restaurants.

FESTIVALS: 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024
DRINKS: Amber Ale
WEBSITE: Alnwick
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