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BrewDog hosts world’s biggest brewer collaboration partnering with 16 UK breweries on unique brews
‘CollabFest’ returns, with BrewDog’s 16 UK bar teams each partnering with a local brewery to create unique beer
Scotland’s largest independent brewery and pioneer of the UK craft beer scene, BrewDog is hosting its second annual nationwide craft beer festival on Saturday 25th October, unveiling 16 unique collaboration brews made with the UK’s best craft beer breweries. Following its successful launch in 2013, this year’s ‘CollabFest’ will be bigger and better, showcasing the most exciting and innovative breweries in the UK, such as Five Points, Brodie’s and Pressure Drop.
James Watt, cofounder at BrewDog commented:
“CollabFest is back with a vengeance. Never before have so many collaboration beers been unveiled by one brewery at one time anywhere in the world. This mammoth beer feast is unifying the awesome breweries that are redefining the UK beer scene. From British brewing powerhouses to young mavericks bursting onto the scene, CollabFest will showcase the ingenuity and creativity of the greatest brewers this country has to offer.”
The UK is home to almost 1,300 breweries, more per head than anywhere else in the world. It has seen over 10% growth in breweries for the last two years running.*
James continued:
“Collaboration is the cornerstone of the craft beer industry and this project is the perfect way to celebrate how far the UK beer scene has come. With exciting new craft breweries launching every week, CollabFest is a testament to how craft beer fever has swept the nation, and the growing demand from the Great British public for better beer.”
To instigate the project, teams from each of BrewDog’s 16 participating bars were tasked with joining forces with a local craft brewery to create a limited edition collaboration beer. BrewDog bar staff worked directly with their partner brewery on every aspect of the process from selecting ingredients, to bottling and naming the signature brew.
All 16 limited edition beers will be tapped simultaneously during the weekend-long festival and served in UK BrewDog bars while stocks last. At 6pm, each bar will also be hosting a ‘Meet the Brewer’ event with its CollabFest partner brewery.
The now-legendary, annual ‘CollabFest’ launched in October 2013, with BrewDog’s then 11 bars creating brews with local brewers. Since then, the maverick brewery has opened a further five bars in Cardiff, Dundee, Clapham Junction, Shepherd’s Bush and Sheffield.
BrewDog’s previous collaboration exploits include beers brewed with iconic craft breweries from all around the world including Mikkeller, Stone, Evil Twin and Oskar Blues.
The full list of collaboration breweries:
BrewDog Aberdeen & Cromarty Brewing Co
BrewDog Birmingham & Quantum
BrewDog Bristol & Wild Beer Co
BrewDog Camden & Pressure Drop
BrewDog Cardiff & Celt Experience
BrewDog Clapham Junction & Brodie’s
BrewDog Dundee & Alechemy
BrewDog Edinburgh & Tempest Brewing Co
BrewDog Glasgow & Fyne Ales
BrewDog Leeds & Ilkley Brewery
BrewDog Manchester & Tickety Brew
BrewDog Newcastle & Tyne Bank
BrewDog Nottingham & Buxton Brewery
BrewDog Sheffield & Red Willow
BrewDog Shepherd’s Bush & Lovibonds
BrewDog Shoreditch & Five Points
*Good Beer Guide 2015
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We were bored of the industrially brewed lagers and stuffy ales that dominate the UK market. We decided the best way to fix this undesirable predicament was to brew our own beers. Consequently in April 2007 BrewDog was born. Both only 24 at the time, we leased a building, got some scary bank loans, spent all our money on stainless steel and started making some hardcore beers.
We are dedicated to making cool, contemporary and progressive beers showcasing some of the world’s classic beer styles. All with an innovative twist and customary BrewDog bite.
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