Brews & Eats
Calling all hop-heads and home brewers to The Tuppenny!

By Ed Dyer

Top Swindon craft beer bar The Tuppenny has pulled off a major coup this September by attracting one of the most highly rated breweries in the country to pitch up in Old Town to hold a Meet the Brewer and Tap Takeover.

Cheltenham based Deya Brewing are simply put, one of the biggest noises in UK craft brewing right now, winning numerous awards and critical acclaim for their soft, intense and hoppy beers and constantly occupying a top 5 position in the Untapped beer rating app brewery charts. Their focus on fresh, clean and intense flavours has won them a legion of beer drinking fans and has certainly gone down outrageously well when it has been on the bar at The Tuppenny.  On September 6th, Deya will be bringing 6 keg, 1 cask and some special cans of their beer for the thirsty hordes, and will be on hand to talk through them, outline how they make them and the stories behind them. Expect some of their regular favourites plus some rarities and special brews. But, this won’t just be your normal Meet the Brewer, because alongside will be running a home brewing competition. 

The Tuppenny are usually to be found supplying you with beer, but now feel it is high time the tables were turned. So, now it’s your turn. Their challenge to you, should you choose to accept it, is to brew them a beer, and to have the bravery to put it into completion. 

Of course, beer has many styles, so to make it easier for you and to level the playing field slightly, they are asking you to brew a pale ale. 

That’s it. It’s a pretty broad remit but you are free to interpret the brief however you see fit.

So be creative, go for flavours that you think will wow the judging panel. This judging panel will comprise of Will Twomey, head brewer at West Berkshire Brewery / Renegade who brews the Tuppenny’s core range of beers, Ruth Mitchell, one of the most respected beer sommeliers in the country, and of course Theo Freyne, head brewer at Deya Brewing. 

A competition wouldn’t be a competition without prizes of course. So on offer as top prize, a day with Will at WBB, brewing your winning beer, on their 100 litre pilot kit, and have the prestige of seeing your beer on draught in The Tuppenny. The winner will also receive a brewery tour for them and three friends with Theo at Deya, and a craft beer goodie bag. 2nd prize is a brewery tour for four at Deya and a craft beer goodie bag and 3rd prize is a craft beer goodie bag. There will also be prizes for “best beer name” and “best artwork/label design” .

For full event details, competition entry details and rules go and check out the blog at www.thetuppenny.com or the event on their facebook page.