I first met Pete from the Brew Company at Twissup in Sheffield, where he not only introduced me to his better half Liz who runs the Harlequinn pub in Sheffield but also to one of my now favourite tipples, Angostura 1919 rum.
The Brew Company started brewing in 2007 after Pete left Cadbury’s and have since gone from strength to strength, Pete’s not affraid to try new things and knows how to get the most out of a huge array of hops and malt, he brews everything from pale hoppy session beers to dark rich stouts and has recently brewed one called Silly Billy Chilli which sounds fantastic.
Pete manning the pumps
The last few seasonal and celebration ales I’ve had from Pete have been fantastic especially the celebration hoppy one (which the name of escapes me) that was on in the White Swan in Stokesley a few months back.
You can always find his beers in the Harlequin and in plenty of pubs in and around Sheffield as well as further a field, they are more than worth tracking down and trying.
I know Pete and Liz work really hard so probably won’t see this but I hope they have a great Christmas and the brewery and pub continue to grow in 2012 and beyond.
Vist their website here, read his meet the brewer here or follow Pete on twitter here or watch his videos on you tube
The Harlequin is a cracking boozer. I absolutely love their Hop Ripper, brilliant stuff!
The Brew Company are known by some people as pale & hoppy brewers but to me that is hugely unfair. They actually brew a very wide range. Personal favourites of mine include their Bock and one called “Very Cherry”.
I was in the Harlequin on Saturday for a sneaky bottle of Gonzo Porter. The had the Silly Billy Chilli on but I didn’t try that myself, prefering to go in the Wellington, The Hop (new bar I haven’t been in before) and finally the Sheffield Tap.
May be off to the 3 Tuns later and they sometime stock The Brew Co’s beers so you never know!
cheers andy – merry christmas to you too, and to all your readers – hope everything’s going well 🙂 x