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…
Back in what seems the mists of time when I was working at Pig and Porter we produced a series of cocktail inspired beers starting with the Mango Daiquiri IPA. We knew this was a good beer and start of a series so we decided on a nationwide launch for Read more…
It’s been postponed twice but this year, Tom’s Tap and Brewhouse’s famous cider festival will finally go ahead this year. You could be forgiven for not being aware of our cider festival given the things we’ve gone through in the last couple of years. We held the first one in Read more…
Beer drinkers in South Cheshire have started to realise that Crewe has a lot to offer in terms of independent craft beer. Those of you on social media might have seen references made to the Crewe Beer Crawl and wondered what it is and how it came about. The Crewe Read more…