STROUD BREWERY make great tasting, ethical and organic beer and create welcoming, fun social spaces.

WORDS FROM STROUD BREWERY:

Why Organic? For People and Planet

Our beers are brewed to organic standards and are certified by the Soil Association. These standards support our ambition to produce the highest quality beers with care for people and planet. Sustainability is at the core of the organic approach. The standards we have to adhere to include not only the ingredients, but also how organic beer is made, packaged and traded.

Organic farming restricts the use of artificial chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Instead, organic farmers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops. No system of farming has higher wildlife benefits.

OUR VALUES

We have created a range of organic beers that we are really proud of, because they taste great and their production supports the local farmers and the ecosystems they manage. The standards we must adhere to for organic certification support our ambition to be a business that cares for people and planet.

We are mindful of our environmental impact and take steps to be sustainable wherever possible. We prefer to use craft and small scale suppliers. Our biggest raw ingredient is malt, which we buy from Warminster Maltings, a traditional small craft maltster. Spent grain is fed to local and organic cattle, including pigs and cows at Stroud Community Agriculture. Our spent hops go for compost. Some of our packaging goes to the Scrapstore for schools to use. And our beer bottles are lightweight, about 30% lighter than a standard beer bottle saving on glass and transport weight. All things that you would probably expect from a dedicated brewery, but there is even more to us than that.

Community has always been central to Greg’s vision for Stroud Brewery. We make every effort to help and engage our community where possible. The way in which our business, and in particular the Stroud Brewery Tap, has brought our community together is what motivates us the most.

The Stroud Brewery Tap is one of the top destinations for a night out in Stroud. It’s a welcoming and friendly place that brings people together. Plenty of new friendships have been created over a pint or two of Budding on shared tables. We have an organic and local food policy, championing local suppliers.

One of our most popular initiatives is the Community Hop Club that grow hops in their own gardens and allotments to contribute to our green hop beer, Brewer’s Garden.

We are pleased to help local charities by supplying discounted beer and raffle prizes for their fundraising events and we hold monthly charity fundraisers. We welcome community groups to use our premises for meetings.

Website: https://www.stroudbrewery.co.uk/

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WHAT YOU CAN FIND AT STROUD BREWERY: DRAUGHT, GIFTS & MERCH, BUDDING, NELSON, BIG CAT, TOM LONG, ALDERFLOWER, HOP DROP, LOL, PREMIUM ORGANIC LAGER & HOPFUL.