Brew York Brewery

ABOUT BREW YORK BREWERY BEERS
Brew York was born out of two friends passion (some would say obsession) for beer and brewing. Creating Brew York was the realisation of a long lived dream to build a brewery in the centre of York where the experience and location is as enjoyable as the beer itself. The brewery consists of a 20 hl Brewhouse and over 260 HL in Fermenting and Conditioning capacity. This gives us the ability to produce a core range of 6 beers and the flexibility to produce the more ‘out there’ seasonal and one-off beers that really excites us. Our beer is produced in Cask, Keg & Can and sold throughout the UK.

It all began over a beer….. or maybe a few beers!
Having met on a friend’s stag do, Wayne & Lee had a lot in common and a healthy taste for beer was top of the list. Several years later at the same friend’s BBQ, the quality of Wayne’s home-brew, produced using the ‘all grain method,’ sparked Lee’s 20 year old hobby back into life, and a budding partnership was formed. Before you knew it they were brewing together at every opportunity. A few homebrew competitions and a debut at a friend’s wedding, gave the guys the right amount of confidence. Eventually the regularly occurring pub conversation of ‘what if we were to build our own brewery?!?!?’ became more than just a drunken pipe dream, with the creation of Brew York.

In July 2015 we began the long journey to acquiring planning permission to convert a large warehouse just off Walmgate into a brewery. Believe it or not, only the second brewery within York City walls. Several months later, in March 2016, the first beer was brewed on the premises, a beer that has gone on to win several awards, Viking DNA. This beer was a nod to the heritage of the brewery, which was the location where the Jorvik Viking centre was originally built. The first twelve months since brewing the first beer have been a whirlwind. Fermentation capacity has quadrupled from 60hl to 260hl and production has moved from Cask & Bottle, to Cask, Keg & Can. Several successful events have been hosted at the Brewery and a handful of beer awards have been won.