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"Malt & hops in perfect
harmony"
A chance encounter with an ex-teaching colleague at a Christmas party brought the final spur when Andy Bolton – then a science post-graduate student, asked if I wanted a business partner.… the die was cast and after some frantic planning meetings we arrived at “Spire Brewery” with a proposed start date in April 2006. The microbrewery will be based in Staveley, near Chesterfield and we are installing a custom-built 10-barrel plant. The plan is to brew a range of real ales (including seasonal beers) which include a regular stock of 3 beers: a best bitter called “Spire Bitter” (4.8%), a session bitter called “Encore” (4%), and a Golden Ale (4%). Look out for our musically-themed beers which reflect our background as musicians, and we are also looking into offering organic beers and a low-carb. beer as part of our speciality beer range. Andy and I are both keen CAMRA members and have shared a passion for beer for more years than we are prepared to admit to. Our aim (in common with most microbrewers) is to brew excellent tasting, locally produced beers, and to trade with a strong sense of local identity. Anyone wishing to find out more information can contact us now by email on spirebrewery@lycos.co.uk, although we will have our own website up and running in the near future under www.spirebrewery.co.uk. We hope to be welcoming local members to the brewery soon after production starts, and most of all we are looking forward to seeing our beer behind the bars of our local hostelries. Cheers! Contact Details
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The notion of starting a
microbrewery first came to me whilst at last year’s Sheffield Beer Festival.
Having brewed at home on and off for some 30 years I suddenly thought that
this might be the career change I was looking for!