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 We have two micro-breweries and a small cider producer in the West Berkshire branch area. They are:

Butts Brewery Ltd.
Northfield Farm
Wantage Road
Great Shefford
HUNGERFORD
Berks RG17 7BY
Tel & Fax: 01488 648133

Proprietor: Chris Butt

Set up in converted farm buildings in 1994 with plant acquired from Butcombe, Butts now supplies 80 outlets, mainly in Berkshire, but also in Oxfordshire, Hampshire & Wiltshire. Barbus Barbus, Golden Brown and Blackguard Porter are now available as bottle-conditioned beers.

Brewery established in 1995 in converted farm buildings in the grounds of The Pot Kiln pub, although the businesses are separate. Began as a five-barrel plant, but has since added a 12-barrel fermentation vessel. In 2000 a second, larger plant was installed in the neighbouring village of Yattendon. Following the demise of Morrell's Brewery in Oxford, West Berks Brewery is producing one of the area's few milds.

                                                                              Proprietor: Roy Bailey

Formed in 1995 to make traditional cider from local culinary apples. Produced several different ciders, which won awards in 1998 and 1999, and also a perry from two ancient local trees. In January 2001 the company planted an orchard of perry pear and cider apple trees at
Shefford Woodlands.

In 2007 it was decided to cease cider production; concentrate on producing perry, which will mostly be bottle-fermented in champagne bottles.

Lambourn Valley Cider has joined with two other local producers to form West Berkshire Cider Makers. They are:

Ciderniks, Kintbury, Hungerford.
Proprietor: Nick Edwards.
Tel: 07885 296789.
E-mail: ciderman@ciderniks.com

Nick started cider making in 2003, using mainly local fruit growing in the Kintbury/Inkpen area, as well as importing some Yarlington Mill apples from Herefordshire. His Yellowleg cider takes its name from the old nickname for Inkpen clay workers.

Wyatt's Cider, Cold Ash, Thatcham.
Proprietor: Rick Wyatt.
Tel: 07775 711356.
E-mail: rick.wyatt@virginmedia.co.uk

Rick made his first batch of cider in 2006, and it went down very well at Reading Beer and Cider Festival in May 2007. He is currently using fruit from some of the orchards to the east of Newbury formerly used by Lambourn Valley Cider, including the cider trees at Douai Abbey.

Tutts Clump Cider, Bishops Road, Tutts Clump, Bradfield, West Berkshire, RG7 6LB 
Proprietor: Tim Wale
Tel 0118 9744649
Website - www.tuttsclumpcider.co.uk

Tim founded Tutts Clump Cider in 2008 in the hamlet of Tutts Clump. Their flagship product, Traditional Farmhouse Cider, can be found in pubs throughout the West Berkshire area.
 

The Campaign for Real Ale
The Campaign's headquarters site.

Arkells
One of our favourite local breweries, from nearby Swindon. They have a number of good tied houses in West Berkshire.

Wadworth
Another fine Wiltshire brewery with a good presence in our area.

Ramsbury Brewery
Produces some wonderful beers from neighbouring Wiltshire.

The Vale of the White Horse
Reading & Mid-Berks
North Hampshire
Aylesbury Vale & Wycombe
Some neighbouring CAMRA branches.

uk.food+drink.real-ale
The Usenet newsgroup devoted to discussion of real ale, pubs, breweries and similar topics. Much frequented by CAMRA members.

Newbury Pub Rambling
A website on short walks or ambles starting and finishing from pubs within about 15 miles of Newbury. All the pubs were chosen as having decent beer.

Beer4Home
A site where you can mail order cask ale online from UK craft breweries in polypins and mini kegs from £1.39 per pint including delivery.

DeeCee's Beer Page
A site specialising in British beer mats and pump clips, but with plenty of links to other beery places in the UK and a list of breweries with web pages.

Pubworld
Beerguide (formerly Real Ale and a Bed)
The Brewery (home-brewing)
A selection of websites likely to be of interest to beer drinkers. Some of these are based in the USA, with an emphasis on American beer.

PubInnGuide.com
Looking for a pub or restaurant in your area? Go here and find out more.