I’m really proud of what we have in Crewe as a town. The town centre may be a source of ridicule, anger, frustration and depression but not long after Jacqui and I moved here we had confirmation of why Crewe is one of the best towns in the country. It’s Read more…
Well summer, such that it was is pretty much over so Jacqui and I have turned our attention to our winter opening hours and we have some good news to report. Wednesday openings are staying for the time being. We weren’t sure if it’d be financially viable to continue but, Read more…
As we do every year, we’ve brewed a beer for International Women’s Day (Friday 8th March) with the Ladies of Darkness. This year’s beer is designed to mimic a bacon and maple syrup pancake. We’ve chosen the white stout beer style to try this and we think it’s worked. Joining Read more…
As you may have seen from our socials, we’re hosting a get together for our Primordial Radio Family on Saturday. We’re expecting to be very busy and, while we expect we’ll be able to fit you all in but, some things will be a bit different from usual. We have Read more…
As you all are no doubt aware, this is not a good time for the hospitality industry. With pubs closing at the rate of about six a day, the market is contracting rapidly; it is affecting breweries across the country and, sadly, we’re not immune to it either. Unfortunately we’ve Read more…
You lucky, lucky people. Not only do we have FIVE, count ‘em, five Elusive Brewing beers for you, but we have one of the most sought-after releases of the year. Because Andy is a very good friend, and because I got in quickly, we have Destination IPA, a collab with Read more…
Please forgive the pun in the blog title (It’s a song by the band Clutch, if you didn’t know) but it perfectly sums up the last couple of days. You’ll have seen by now my last blog on the numbers we’re expecting to face next year in terms of malt Read more…
I got a call from a journalist yesterday asking me if a recent claim that a pint could cost £20 (in London, by next year) was accurate. It prompted me to check our figures both in the bar and the brewery. Keeping abreast of rising costs is simultaneously one of Read more…
We’ve got two pretty massive bits of news to tell you today. Both are aimed at trade customers rather than visitors to the taproom and both have been in the business plan pretty much since day one. Thing is, it turns out business very rarely goes to plan, particularly in Read more…
Four years ago today Jacqui and I were signing paperwork in Redwillow in Macclesfield to buy what is now Tom’s Tap and Brewhouse from Michelle. I’m not sure any of us could have predicted what would happen next but here we are four years later still trading. We thought that Read more…