Taproom focus: Stroud Brewery
Name: Stroud Brewery Founded: 2006 Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Taproom Hours: Mon – Closed Tue 10:00am – 5:00pm Wed 10:00am – 11:00pm Thu 10:00am – 11:00pm Fri 10:00am – 11:00pm Sat 10:00am – 11:00pm Sun 10:00am – 5:00pm
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In the second of our regular features we are focussing once again on one of our members’ amazing taprooms - spaces in breweries across the country that have really come into their own during the pandemic, and where a lot of investment has been made in recent times by independent breweries. The number of UK taprooms is ever-growing, as they offer the perfect opportunity to showcase not only excellent local beers, but also the production site itself and place small independent breweries right at the heart of the local community. In this edition of the magazine we focus on the taproom at Stroud Brewery in Gloucestershire, which opened just before the pandemic with a strong focus on sustainability, an issue close to the heart of the brewery team and evident across the business. If you’d like to see your taproom featured in a future edition, email caroline.nodder@siba.co.uk Stroud Brewery in Stroud, Gloucestershire, brews a range of delicious Organic beers in a variety of styles including German Style Hefeweizen and more traditional British Bitters, Pale Ales, IPAs and Stouts. The brewery has also joined forces with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, of River Cottage fame, to produce a trio of beers to complement the 'Food to inspire change' campaign, shedding light on organic and ethical sources of food and drink. Stroud Brewery’s ‘eco’ taproom continues this planetfriendly approach with the use of sustainable and recycled materials, solar panels, and even a rain-water capture system on the roof used to source water for flushing the taproom toilets. The taproom itself is big, bright and airy thanks to the full-width bi-fold doors which lead out onto the beer garden, which itself overlooks the picturesque canal and railway. Since opening in 2019 the taproom has become a landmark attraction for locals and is well worth a special trip. With an on-site pizza oven and excellent food served throughout the day, it’s a taproom you could easily spend the whole afternoon in. Our recommendation for your first beer? It’s got to be Stroud’s classic Tom Long Organic Session Bitter, a deliciously balanced bitter which combines light caramel malt with a spicy orange hop aroma – a real treat on cask. www.siba.co.uk | SIBA Independent Brewer | Spring 2022
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