Beavertown Brewery Explained

Beavertown Brewery is a British brewery based in Tottenham, London. It was acquired by Heineken in 2022.[1]

Beavertown was founded in 2011 by Logan Plant, the son of Robert Plant, singer with Led Zeppelin.[2] The brewery's name came from the nickname for de Beauvoir Town,[3] the area of London where its first beer was brewed,[4] Duke's Brew & Que on Downham Road, London N1, and which was unexpectedly closed in 2017.[5]

In June 2018, it was announced that Heineken would be buying a minority stake, so that Beavertown could spend £40 million on a new brewery and visitor site.[2] The new brewery was launched in 2020, with a capacity of 500,000 hectolitres, a ten-fold increase in their previous capacity.[6]

Beavertown currently produce mostly IPAs, with special seasonal beers on rotation.

Ownership

, Heineken UK own 11,196 (49.5%) of the 'A' shares of TP & Munch Ltd,[7] which owns 100% of both Beavertown Brewery Ltd and the dormant Lost Star Ltd.[8] Logan Plant owns 5,833 'A' shares (25.8%) and his wife Bridget owns 5,605 'A' shares (24.8%). Creative Director Nick Dwyer has 105 'B' shares; operations director Nikola Marjanovic Heineken have also made a loan via TP & Munch that is secured on the brewery's assets and trademarks.

On 31 August 2022, Bridget and Logan Plant resigned their directorships of TP & Munch Ltd, leaving Heineken UK Limited with full control of the company.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/07/london-craft-brewer-beavertown-sells-up-fully-to-heineken The Guardian. London craft brewer Beavertown sells up fully to Heineken.
  2. Web site: Heineken takes minority stake in UK's Beavertown Brewery. Reuters. 21 June 2018. the Guardian. 21 June 2018.
  3. Web site: McKenna . Owen . Beyond the Brand: Beavertown Brewery . Beyond Corporate.
  4. Web site: December 5, 2017 . Duke's Brew and Que: Beavertown closes De Beauvoir pub where its first beer was brewed . Hackney Gazette.
  5. Web site: 8 December 2017 . Beavertown Brewery's sudden decision to axe former Hackney home Duke's Brew & Que leaves drinkers stunned . Hackney Citizen.
  6. Web site: Beavertown launches major new brewing site . the drinks business . 26 August 2020 . 27 August 2020.
  7. Web site: TP & Munch Ltd Confirmation statement made on 28 June 2019 with updates . 2 . 2 July 2019 . Companies House . 4 March 2021.
  8. Web site: TP & Munch Ltd Registration of charge 076857440003, created on 20 June 2018 . 29 June 2018 . 30–32 . Companies House . 4 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Change of details for Heineken Uk Limited as a person with significant control on 31 August 2022 . 16 Sep 2022 . 1–2 . Companies House . 23 February 2023.