Chew Valley Brewery Explained

Chew Valley Brewery
Location City:	Pensford, Somerset
Location Country:	England
Foundation:	2014
Industry:	Alcoholic beverage
Products:	Beer

The Chew Valley Brewery is a microbrewery based in Pensford, Somerset, England.

The brewery was opened in 2014 by Dom Lowe and Matt Stalker, after training at Masters Brewery in Wellington.^{[1] [2]} The company logo uses an illustration of the Pensford Viaduct.

First sales of their Pagan bitter were at the Stoke Inn in Chew Stoke,^[3] and are now available at several pubs in the Chew Valley including The Stoke Inn Chew Stoke, Druids Arms Stanton Drew, Rising Sun and George & Dragon in Pensford and The Old Bank in Keynsham.

Currently two beers are brewed:

• Pagan (3.9% abv) brewed with Maris Otter barley and hopped with Fuggles and Golding hops. The pump clips show a tree on Pagan's Hill, Chew Stoke close to the site of the Pagans Hill Roman Temple.
• Druid (4.4% abv). The pump clips depict the Stanton Drew stone circles.^[4]

References

51.3678°N -2.5472°W

Notes and References

1. News: Bridle. Pete. Summer 2014. More breweries opening in local area!. 3. Pints West. CAMRA. 102. 27 September 2014.
2. New brewery launched. Mendip Times. October 2014. 10. 8. 18.
3. News: Chew Valley rolling out the barrel. 27 September 2014. Pints West. 103. CAMRA. Autumn 2014. 7.
4. Web site: Beers. Chew Valley Brewery. 27 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006183124/http://chewvalleybrewery.co.uk/beers.php. 6 October 2014. dead.