Eden Brewery

The Eden brewery has now moved to Penrith which is in the CAMRA Solway branch. We wish them future success.

Formally the Eden brewery was based at the Old brewery at Brougham Hall, which was a former home of the Tirril Brewery.

The brewery had been set up by enthusiastic home brewers, Jason Hill and Stephen Mitchell. Over 12 months in the planning, initially Jason spent some time at a couple of local breweries to gain knowledge and insight into commercial brewing. These visits indicated that they needed mains sewage which neither had available. A chance call to Brougham Hall found the Old Brewery available at the beginning of December 2011.

The original plan was for a one barrel plant, but this would have been too small for the Old Brewery and they also managed to secure a deal with a local pub which meant larger plant was required. After looking at second hand equipment a visit to Ulverston Brewery with Vincent Johnson from Johnson Brewing convinced Jason to take new equipment. The equipment has all been supplied by Moodys and Johnson Brewing.

After working with brewers locally, and at York and Titanic breweries, Jason is now brewing on the new plant.

Note that Brougham is actually pronounced "broom"

Details

website : edenbrewery.com

facebook : http://www.facebook.com/edenbrewery

email : info@edenbrewery.com

address : Eden Brewery Limited, Hartness Road, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9BD

telephone : 01768 210565

tap : None known, but often found at the Britannia at Elterwater

Main beers:

Eden Best: 3.8%, a classic English Ale using Fuggles and Goldings hops.

Eden Gold: OG 1042, 4.2% abv, brewed in the traditional way using the finest Maris Otter Malt providing a light golden colour, with a distinctive hop character and a very pleasant citrus aroma.

Dark Knight: 3.8%, a dark chestnut ale, brewed using four varieties of malt with traditional English aroma hops.

First Emperor IPA: 4.6%, a full bodied individual ale with an interesting flavour achieved by using floor roasted Maris Otter barley and traditional English aroma hops.

Eden Fuggle: 3.8%, brewed with Maris Otter Pale Ale malt and Fuggles hops.