brewery update

Things are going exceedingly well. We've settled down to a steady rhythm of supply and sales and have built a core of 15 pubs that regularly, as well as a similar number who we occasionally, buy our beer. Of course this isn't enough and we're constantly striving to increase that number through a variety of methods. If you know, or are, a landlord in Sussex who is free of tie then I'll come out with a sample of our beers for you to try.

The official launch of our second beer, Devils Dyke, is at the Shepherd & Dog Fulking on Friday 2nd Dec. This 5.0% ABV Porter style beer is shaping up to be very special indeed. I've not tasted it since the day it went into a cask so I'm waiting eagerly to be formally introduced. That didn't stop me from pre-selling a quarter of the gyle before I'd even brewed it! It should be full of chocolate, vanilla, and caramel with some subtle hints of marmalade but, like you, I won't know for certain for the next few days.

If you're in the area there is a competition for visitors to the pub that weekend to name our third beer! I've written the recipe, it's going to be a light, hoppy, refreshing, clean, summery ale at 3.7% ABV, so if you want your name to be considered alongside the other suggestions you now know what you have to do.

The time between brews of Ruskin's Ram is diminishing as sales increase and we're looking at having to buy more casks to be able to keep up with rising demand. We definitely won't be buying them from GPS because they're unable to work to their specified delivery dates.