Crouch Vale
Crouch Vale Brewery Ltd, 23 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, CM3 5ZA
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Telephone 01245 322744
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Crouch Vale Brewery
Essex's oldest brewery, established in 1981 by two CAMRA enthusiasts, Colin Bocking and Robert Walster (who is no longer involved in the business, but is the owner of one of the branch's premier pubs 'The Prince of Wales" Stow Maries)
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They have twice acheived the ultimate acolade, CAMRA's "Supreme Champion Beer of Britain" for "Brewers Gold" in 2005 and 2006.
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Crouch Vale have one tied pub The Queen Head in Chelmsford, Essex, and Tap Room 19 (adjacent to the brewery in South Woodham Ferrers) see their website for details.
Mighty Oak Brewing Co Ltd,
14bWest Station Yard,
Spital Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6TW
Telephone 01621 843713
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Mighty Oak Brewery
Established in 1996, by John Boyce and Ruth O'Neill, Mighty Oak beers can be found in many pubs in the Maldon and Dengie district. All beers are available in minipins (18 Pints) and Polypins (36 pints). Specials need to be ordered in advance of racking.
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Maldon Gold was CAMRA's Champion Golden Ale of Britain in 2007, Whilst Oscar Wilde, named Champion Mild of Britain 2006, recieved the ultimate acolade of "Supreme Champion Beer of Britain" in 2011.
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Several "specials" are produced each month and a further twelve monthly specials to a theme. Sets from previous years decorate their tap room, and may be available to purchase from the brewery, whilst stocks last.
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The brewery owns the "Tap Room" at No10 High Street Maldon, where are range of beers can be purchased directly from the cask.
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See Whatpub and the brewery website for more details.
Goldsands Rd, Southminster,
CM0 7JW
Telephone 01621 772044
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Website: www.wibblers.com
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Wibblers Brewery
Established in 2007 by Phil Willcox, Wibblers is arguably the branch’s most “experimental” brewery, producing on occasions beers of exceptional strength and a triple filtered lager.
Their best known and biggest selling beer is Apprentice, a traditional bitter at 3.9% abv, which is certified as gluten-free for coeliacs.
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The brewery relocated to Southminster in April 2016, on a rural site within easy walking distance of Southminster railway station. The Wibblers Tap Room and Kitchen is now open for business, serving beers, ciders, wine, snacks and homecooked food (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays - check their website for details).
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All their beers are also available in bottled form and can be purchased directly from the brewery during business hours.
Neolithic
Neolithic was born in late 2014 during the Head Brewers adventures in Asia.
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Fed up of the local low alcohol beers, he stumbled upon a Craft Beer Festival in Shanghai run by a few American owned craft breweries. Learning how to brew All Grain and developing new recipes. Being officially born on UK soil in late 2019
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The Neolithic name came about through learning the Beer as we know it, has it's origins traced back to the Neolithic period in Southern Asia, which is where the adventure began.
The Beers are unfiltered and of course best served cold.
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For more information
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Website: www.neolithicbrew.co.uk
Email: webshop@neolithicbrew.co.uk
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