St Austell has established a Small Batch Beer Club of 36 pubs to be ambassadors for the products being produced at its micro-brewery.
The small batch brewery can brew 40 barrels, or 3,000 pints at a time, with SMASH#1 being the first beer available to the club.
Brewing team leader Rob Orton said: “We traditionally brew some fantastic beers every year for the St Austell Brewery Beer Festival and other events and wanted to be able to share them with more people than ever before. The Small Batch Brewery gives us the opportunity to build on our brewing skills and create a whole new world of beers for people to enjoy.”
The Small Batch Beer Club comprises:
The Hub - St Ives, Hubbox - Truro, The Falcon Inn - St Mawgan, The Criterion - Weston Super Mare, The Rashleigh – Charlestown, Samuel Jones – Exeter, Old Custom House – Padstow, Prince Maurice – Plymouth, The Globe – Bristol, St Agnes Hotel, Top House Inn - The Lizard, Crown Inn – Goldsithney, Cromwell Arms - Bovey Tracey, New Inn – Tywardreath, Star Inn – Penzance, Queens Arms – Brixham, Exeter Phoenix - Bradninch Place, Clothiers Arms – Stroud, Anchor Inn – Cockwood, Passage House – Topsham, Ship Inn – Teignmouth, RAFA Wings Club – Taunton, Tom Cobley Tavern – Spreyton, Driftwood Spars - St Agnes, Thatched Barn – Croyde, Polgooth Inn – Polgooth, Hewas Inn – Sticker, New Inn – Veryan, Travellers Rest – Trevarrian, Keynsham Conservative Club – Keynsham, Ship Inn – Keynsham, The Red Lion – Cricklade, Chainlocker – Falmouth, The Blue Anchor - Teignmouth, Fountain Inn – Mevagissey, Royal Oak - Perranwell Station.
Roger Ryman, brewing director at St Austell Brewery, said: “All of our leading brands, including Tribute, Proper Job and Korev, started as experimental brews. With the Small Batch Brewery we can produce more limited edition beers, some of which could well be the new brands of the future.”
