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New Sour beer!
Gooseberry and Elderflower Sour: 3.4%
For the latest release in our Sour Series, we wanted to create a super refreshing, light and drinkable sour with the fresh and seasonal ingredients of Gooseberry and Elderflower to enjoy in what has been an incredible summer so far.
Lip-puckering from the natural tartness of the gooseberries, with added floral and herbal notes from the distinctive flavour of elderflower. Ever in abundance during the month of June across parks, riversides and countryside across the UK, the elderflower was also hand-picked by our brewing team from across South-East London. Inspired by hazy, hedonistic summer days spent in the countryside we insist for this beer to be enjoyed during lazy, long afternoons with friends in the sun.
Meet the Artist: Lauren Vaughan
Working with a new artist for this Sour; we connected with Lauren Vaughan, a current student at Camberwell College of Arts, to create the can artwork. Lauren Vaughan is a freelance designer and printmaker specialising in decorative patterns, composition and colour within brand identity, typography and data visualisation. We have loved working with Lauren who has a modern, fresh and enthusiastic approach to our Sour releases and has encapsulated the beer inside the can into the artwork beautifully.
What is your background and where did you grow up?
I grew up in Hampshire then moved to London when I was 19 to study Graphic Design at London College of Communication and now I’m currently studying a masters in printmaking at Camberwell College of Arts.
What does a typical day look like for you…
Every day is different depending on what projects I’m taking on. My days will range from being in the printmaking workshop at Camberwell College of Arts experimenting and creating new work for my fine art practice to freelancing on a wide scope of projects from branding to data visualisation, working with small independent businesses or larger organisations.
How do you like to work?
I quite like having a varied work schedule as I feel it keeps things diverse and interesting as well as being able to bridge my fine art and design practices together.
What/who inspires you and your work?
I’m mesmerised by Eduardo Paolozzi’s screenprints, I could stare at them for hours! Every time I see his work I discover new elements that inspire me.
Kenneth Martin’s work has always influenced my practice. I’m specifically drawn to his use of the grid as a structural device contrasting with contingent elements; building formal visual aesthetics. Currently my practice has taken me towards the idea of form and I have been continuously inspired by architectural styles and ornamentation such as Brutalism and Islamic geometric patterns.
What’s your favourite spot in South-East London?
Essentially, I’m more of an East Londoner as I’ve worked and lived there for the past four years but whilst studying south of the river, I’ve had the chance to explore some really cool places like The Peckham Pelican and Franklins. I’m a secret foodie.
Check out Lauren’s work on her website: http://laurenvaughan.co.uk/
Enjoy Gooseberry and Elderflower Sour at our Taproom in Peckham now, with cans to be released at various in-store and online venues from next week.
New Beers!
NEW BEERS!
May was an extremely busy month for us all at Brick with loads of tap takeovers, meet the brewers, tastings, collaborations and generally being busy in the brewery to get beer into your hands! In amongst the May madness saw the release of 2 new and one-off beers released at the end of the month.
STRAWBERRY AND CUCUMBER SOUR, 4.5%
The latest in our Sour Series, we aimed to encompass the best flavours of a typical British summertime and throw it into a beer… just in time for this BBQ appropriate weather we are very much enjoying. Inspired by quintessential picnics on the beach, BBQs and countryside adventures and using ingredients synonymous with British summer time, the combination of strawberries and cucumbers evokes memories of sunny afternoons spent with friends and family; just how we want this beer to be enjoyed… (our beer version of that typical summertime drink, most famously drank and Wimbledon).
A sessionable 4.5% makes it perfect to enjoy on a hot, summer’s day; the strawberry adds a fresh sweetness whilst the cucumber adds a refreshing and cooling balance to the tartness of the sour beer.
DIPA, 8.7%
After the success of our Mango DIPA back in February we fancied giving this popular style another go with a straight up, no fuss, hop-packed DIPA. The hop bill of Ekuanot, Mosaic and Simcoe create that bitter marmalade flavour, sweet malts and grapefruit juiciness help to keep this DIPA light. In the finish there is a lingering hoppy and rind bitterness.
Dangerously drinkable despite the 8.7%, this pairs perfectly with the juicy and smoky BBQ meats being served up in your garden.
You can buy the DIPA online from our website, just head over to Shop or both of them from loads of great outlets including:
But be quick…once they’re gone they’re gone
Intoart Mural
Some of you might remember back in November 2017 when we announced our Taproom renovations, that one of our main objectives was to create and provide a dedicated exhibition space to support local artists and creatives. We strive to work with local creatives at any opportunity, regularly demonstrated through working with local artists to create can labels for our Sour Series and other special beers. We wanted to take this even further and create a space that will support local artists in being able to exhibit their work for our customers to enjoy.
That’s why we are so excited to announce a long-term collaboration with Intoart providing exhibition space for their many fantastic artists. Intoart is an art and design studio based in Peckham working inclusively with people with learning disabilities. Its vision is for people with learning disabilities to be visible, equal and established artists.
The dedicated wall space will provide Intoart with an opportunity to create murals directly onto our white wall and fill the canvas with their creations. The first artists to fill the space was designed and created by Yoshiko Phillips and Andre Williams, working together in a collaborative project.
Yoshiko Phillips’ works are inspired by traditional Japanese embroidery, textiles and Baroque architecture. Often referencing animals, mythical creatures and beasts, these majestically coloured and enigmatic compositions employ bold confident line-work reminiscent of ancient calligraphy.
Andre Williams’ work focuses on meticulously rendered illustrations often alongside striking typography. In the past his illustrations have depicted collections of robots, classical sculptures and ritual masks. He has also applied his graphic drawing style and striking use of colour to hand screen-printed textiles and painted woodcut reliefs.
We are thrilled to welcome Intoart into the Taproom and invite you to come down and view the fantastic artwork!
Indian Trio
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Welcome to Se London’s version of India! Well, some Indian inspired beer anyway! Inspired by the rich and unique flavours of Indian cuisine, we wanted to use the same spices and ingredients to create a small range of Indian tasting beers in very different styles.
What started out as very initial ideas, soon evolved into 3 very unique tasting beers with some amazing combinations of ingredients. Launched last week at Craft Beer Rising and hitting bottle shops/pubs/bars and restaurants this week (as long as we can get through the snow!) these are not going to be hanging around long!
Tamarind and Lime leaf Sour
Take fresh tamarind and lime leaf, add it to a Berliner Weisse Base and let the kettle do its souring thing and what you have here is a tartness from the Tamarind that enhances the sour base, whilst the lime leaf adds a distinctive citrus flavour and aroma. We have received some amazing reviews – plus the design is pretty special too!
Mango DIPA
Juicy and Tropical. This DIPA packs Citra, Cascade and Summit hops. Fresh Mango adds a distinctive citrus flavour and aroma. Bitterness is medium to allow the fruit notes to shine through; like the Indian sunshine.
Kerala Stout
Rice boats and lazy canal waterways have inspired this Kerala stout. Cumin, cardamom and curry leaves have been bended with the warmth of chillies and cinnamon to create a tingling fragrant finish. Perfectly balanced with the sweet, creamy mouthfeel of toasted coconut.
Here are just a few of the places in which you can get your hands on one:
Bottle Cave Dulwich
Craft Beer Rising here we come!
We are super excited to say that we are going to be at Craft Beer Rising for the first time this year and it starts tomorrow! Running from 22-24 February it is the UK’s biggest craft beer festival and this year it is even bigger and better, and not just because we are there!
It is a place for us to showcase our beers to thousands of people from all over the country plus we are also taking the opportunity of launching some new beers as well exclusively at the event. There are trade shows plus also times when it is open to the general public.
Check out all the details on the event and buy tickets here, and come and see us on stand 15.
Come along to our Open Day!
Since the beginning of 2017 we have been working hard on getting our additional production site up and running and whilst there are always things to do, improvements to be made, we are pretty much there. We thought you may be missing us as the Tap Room is currently closed for renovations and so we thought we would throw open our big red doors and have an Open Day for all to enjoy!
So put the 27th January in your diaries and come along and check out our additional site, we will have our mobile bar serving the freshest of beer on draught alongside cans, there will be hourly brewery tours, tasting sessions running at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm, music from our special playlist and food. If that wasn’t enough, we are also offering the first 50 people a free 1/2 pint on us! So come down and say Hi!
A Big Thank you!
THANK YOU!!
We wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you who pledged funds in our recent crowdfunding campaign in return for rewards to help make our Tap Room a more accessible, cosier and enjoyable environment year round with space for more of you to enjoy our full range of beers plus other fantastic guest breweries.
We have now started our renovations and even though we didn’t meet our target we will do our utmost to make sure that the space realises as much of our initial plans as possible. We will be expanding our bar and moving it inside with 20 taps for you to enjoy lots more craft beer from us and other great breweries, there will be more toilets (yay I hear you cry!), a space for experimental brewing with opportunities for you to get involved, a better cold room to look after the beer, space for exhibitions for local artists plus a dedicated food area.
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We will be closed until the end of January 2018 to complete the refurbishments and so please follow us on social media for full updates and our opening date. We have been in touch with all of you lovely people who pledged and your rewards will be winging their way to you very soon. Any queries regarding our crowdfunding, please contact Nadia on nadia@brickbrewery.co.uk
We are turning 4!
Can you believe that 4 years ago, our tap Room opened and we served our first beers? It has been such a whirlwind and since day 1 we have been overwhelmed by the support of our community and beyond. This last year has been crazy, we have worked really hard to bring you all better beer, more beer and more experimental and special beers. We have started to build a really great team of people who are passionate about Brick and we have a solid bunch of bars/pubs/restaurants/bottle shops and customers, like you, who continue to be passionate about what we do as well. So in celebration of everything over the past 4 years we are throwing a party to which you are all invited!!
This Saturday 9th December, the Tap Room will be hosting our 4th Birthday Party and we have some treats in store. We have not 1, but 2 very special beers for the occasion. Brewed especially for the party, we have a New England Pale Ale which has heavy grapefruit and tropical notes. Naturally hazy, it has a satisfyingly sessionable bitterness that keeps it refreshing with a smooth finish. We also have the launch of the 3rd in our Sour Series, Clementine and Cranberry Sour (yes we know on the poster it is the other way round!). Tasting it last night it is a light cranberry colour, zesty and refreshing from the clementines with a hint of warmth from the fresh ginger. These are exclusives and won’t be on general release until next week. There will also be a host of other Brick beers on offer as well.
We have extended opening hours from 12noon – 12midnight, with DJ’s from 3pm and food from Slow Richie’s with a special birthday burger to boot! We will also be giving away a case of beer on the hour, every hour from 3pm to 11pm. To be in with a chance of winning you just show your pledge to our crowdfunding campaign and be entered into the hourly draws for free beer! Please click here for more info and to pledge.
We have indoor and outdoor seating with heaters plus we are setting up our mobile bar inside! There are no tickets, it is free entry and everyone is welcome! So please come down and help us celebrate a wonderful 4 years!
Building Brick’s Social Beer Hub!
This year has been a good year for Brick, thanks to the support of the local community who have supported us since day 1, we have just completed our 4th expansion of the brewery by taking on an additional production site in Deptford to increase our capacity and have started building an amazing team of people. During this expansion we have moved some of our bigger tanks from our Peckham site and that now means we have some space to internally expand our Tap Room and provide a more accessible space in which to enjoy our beers.
We are so proud that our taproom is already a great place to drink great beer, but we want to build on this solid foundation and through much needed renovations and internal expansion provide a social beer hub for our customers and community to enable you to enjoy more beer in a more enjoyable space.
We have some great plans and we want you, our amazing supporters to be a part of it. We are looking to expand our bar with 20 plus taps for you to enjoy lots more craft beer from us and other great breweries, more toilets (yay I hear you cry!), an inside bar, a space for experimental brewing with opportunities for you to get involved, a better Cold Room to look after the beer, space for exhibitions for local artists and a dedicated food area.
So we have launched a Crowdfunding campaign that allows you to become part of allowing us to realise the vision and get something in return! There are some fantastic rewards to say thank you for pledging and for being a part of our Brick community.
Check out the full details here and get pledging – the campaign runs until 18th December but some of the rewards are limited and we don’t want you to miss out!
Brick x Kanpai
This is Mottainai, a brand new collaborative beer brewed using Kasu, the result of the primary fermentation of sake from our good friends, Kanpai London. Kasu is packed with amino acids, enzymes and made up of a tonne of complex flavours. It really is a sought after ingredient in the restaurant trade and beauty industry. This beer contains rice, live yeast and koji and brings a unique umami (savoury) and citrus notes. Unfiltered, this beer has an orange hue and a dry finish. This beer truly is a blend of two different brewing methods and is one not to be missed.
Launched just this week, you can get your hands on it from numerous places across London, a few of which are listed below:
Bottle Cave, East Dulwich
Four Quarters, Peckham
Plus you can always buy it from the Tap Room. Limited edition and a great partnership from two local Peckham businesses, this is something special.