Beavertown Brewery
{{Short description|Brewery based in Tottenham, London}}
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Beavertown Brewery is an English brewery based in Tottenham, North London, England. It was acquired by the Dutch company Heineken in 2022.[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/07/london-craft-brewer-beavertown-sells-up-fully-to-heineken The Guardian. London craft brewer Beavertown sells up fully to Heineken.] Retrieved 7 September 2022
Beavertown was founded in 2011 by Logan Plant, the son of Robert Plant, the former lead vocalist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/21/heineken-takes-minority-stake-in-uks-beavertown-brewery|title=Heineken takes minority stake in UK's Beavertown Brewery|agency=Reuters|date=21 June 2018|website=The Guardian|accessdate=21 June 2018}} The brewery's name came from the nickname for De Beauvoir Town,{{Cite web |last=McKenna |first=Owen |title=Beyond the Brand: Beavertown Brewery |url=https://www.beyondcorporate.co.uk/beyond-the-brand-beavertown-brewery/ |website=Beyond Corporate}} the area of London where its first beer was brewed,{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Duke's Brew and Que: Beavertown closes De Beauvoir pub where its first beer was brewed |url=https://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/duke-s-brew-and-que-beavertown-closes-de-beauvoir-pub-3580206 |website=Hackney Gazette}} Duke's Brew & Que on Downham Road, London N1, and which was unexpectedly closed in 2017.{{Cite web |date=8 December 2017 |title=Beavertown Brewery's sudden decision to axe former Hackney home Duke's Brew & Que leaves drinkers stunned |url=https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2017/12/08/dukes-brew-and-que-closed-beavertown-de-beauvoir/ |website=Hackney Citizen}}
In June 2018, it was announced that Heineken would be buying a minority stake, so that Beavertown could spend £40 million on a new brewery and visitor site. The new brewery was launched in 2020, with a capacity of 500,000 hectolitres, a ten-fold increase in their previous capacity.{{cite web |title=Beavertown launches major new brewing site |url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2020/08/beavertown-launches-major-new-brewing-site/ |website=the drinks business |date=26 August 2020 |accessdate=27 August 2020}}
Beavertown currently produce mostly India pale ales (IPAs), with special seasonal beers on rotation.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
Ownership
{{As of|2019|06}}, Heineken UK own 11,196 (49.5%) of the 'A' shares of TP & Munch Ltd,{{cite web | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07685744/filing-history | title=TP & Munch Ltd Confirmation statement made on 28 June 2019 with updates | page=2 | date=2 July 2019 | publisher=Companies House | accessdate=4 March 2021}} which owns 100% of both Beavertown Brewery Ltd and the dormant Lost Star Ltd.{{cite web | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07685744/filing-history | title=TP & Munch Ltd Registration of charge 076857440003, created on 20 June 2018 | date=29 June 2018 | pages=30–32 | publisher=Companies House | accessdate=4 March 2021}} Logan Plant owns 5,833 'A' shares (25.8%) and his wife Bridget owns 5,605 'A' shares (24.8%). Creative Director Nick Dwyer has 105 'B' shares; operations director Nikola Marjanovic Heineken have also made a loan via TP & Munch that is secured on the brewery's assets and trademarks.
On 31 August 2022, Bridget and Logan Plant resigned their directorships of TP & Munch Ltd, leaving Heineken UK Limited with full control of the company.{{cite web | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07685744/filing-history | title=Change of details for Heineken Uk Limited as a person with significant control on 31 August 2022 | date=16 Sep 2022 | pages=1–2 | publisher=Companies House | accessdate=23 February 2023}}
Range
- Neck Oil (4.3% ABV) – Session IPA
- Gamma Ray (5.4% ABV) – American Pale Ale
- Lupuloid (6.7% ABV) – IPA
- Lazer Crush (0.3% ABV) – Alcohol Free Beer IPA
- Bones (4.4% ABV) – Lager
- Satellite (2.8% ABV) – Super Session IPA
- Lunar Haze (4.5% ABV) – Hazy IPA
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.beavertownbrewery.co.uk/home}}
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