Here we are in the post Christmas – pre New Year void; we don’t really know what day it is, we’re half way through the Christmas cheese mountain and still eating chocolates for breakfast. It’s the perfect time to reflect on how the year panned out for us at the Read more…
Unit 5 Unit 4 The refurb is progressing, come in and have a look at how we are getting on. It’s already moved on from the pictures above. What’s Happening in June Saturday 1st June: Antics Night with GrOmmettSunday 2nd June: Possibly Profane CrafternoonFriday 7th June: Live Music from Rivers Read more…
Now that the clocks have sprung forward we are starting our summer opening hours, to make the most of the nicer weather and lighter evenings. Thursday 5pm-11pmFriday 2pm-11pmSaturday 12pm-11pmSunday 2pm-8pm On in the Taproom this Friday, we have music from Marc Gallagher and food from The Sunshine Street Food Company Ltd We are Read more…
It’s 2019 and we can, if we want to, control our heating when we’re not in the house, view CCTV of our homes or workplaces on our smartphone so what about being able to monitor and control temperature of the brewhouse? As part of the brewery move from the taproom Read more…
I’ve had the pleasure of reading this blog from my good friend and, probably, the person who knows most about craft keg dispense in the UK, Yvan Seth of Jolly Good Beer. His writings have inspired me to write my own blog on the matter because it chimes in with so much Read more…
When Jacqui, Tom and I bought Tom’s Tap and Brewhouse back in June we had a choice of closing for a couple of weeks to “make the place our own” or carry on opening and get to know our customers. Fortunately we chose the latter. We gradually took down the Read more…
We’ve been asked if we’re doing bottles and minikegs for Christmas and we’re glad to say, yes we are. We’ve been beavering away in the brewery all week (we even had some regulars come in for a couple of hours to label 500 bottles on Tuesday) to bring you a Read more…
The nights are drawing in, the days are getting colder and the brewery side of the business is getting busier. We’re now starting to get some of our beers outside the immediate environs of the taproom. You may have noticed this article floating around the interwebs; we’re experiencing quite a bit of Read more…
I’ve know Drew Harris for what must be getting on for seven years or so now. He worked at my local craft beer shop in Canterbury, later became my son’s boss then went to work for Time and Tide in East Kent before landing in Faversham-based Boutilliers last year. I Read more…
Coming from Kent, the home of hops, I’ve been brewing Green Hop (or Wet or Fresh hop) beers for five years or more and thought, when moving to Crewe, that I’d seen the last of them. Then, Johnny Craven, cyclist, beer lover and general bon viveur, mentioned that he had Read more…