Hastings Brewery

It’s almost time for the 2nd Hastings Brewery Club meeting! Once again, it’ll be held in the Seaside Room at the White Rock Hotel, on the seafront in Hastings.

It’s on Wednesday 28th March 2012 – and we’ll be holding a quiz night! With prizes!

Come and test your knowledge of beer, breweries, and pubs – local, national, and international. Make a team of up to 6 people (or be brave and have a go by yourself).

As usual, entrance is free. And we’ll have samples of one of our beers. There’ll also be at least one of our normal ales on at the bar.

You’ll also get the chance to buy one of our fantastic Hastings Brewery pint glasses!

The quiz starts at 8pm. See you there!

Thanks to everyone who came along last night to the first meeting of the Hastings Brewery Club!

You can download a copy of the talk given by Andy Mason:

“That Pernicious Weed the Hop” (PDF)

Here’s the old post, for posterity…

Come along to the first meeting of the Hastings Brewery Club, on Thu 19/01/2012 at the White Rock Hotel!

Sample our forthcoming dark, rich Porter before it hits the pubs.

Listen to Andy Mason of Hastings Brewery giving the presentation “That pernicious weed the hop”. Learn about the history of hop growing in England, how hops & hop gardens have been described since Victorian times, the uses of hops past & present, and hop growing in Hastings.

Touch, smell, and taste the hops we use in the Brewery.

Test your new-found knowledge about all things hops in our quiz!

Buy a pint or two of Hastings ales at the bar.

Free entry – so come down, try some Hastings beer, and meet the people behind Hastings’ newest brewery!

Date: Thursday 19th January 2012
Time: 8pm
Location: Notley Suite, White Rock Hotel, White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JU
Cost: Free entry

See you there!

Just before Christmas we launched our newest regular beer – HSB, or Hastings Special Bitter.

As the name suggests, it’s classed as a “special bitter” – a brewers term which means it’s similar to a normal bitter, but stronger. And it certainly is, at 5.5% ABV!

So, yes, it’s not a session bitter. We imagine that most people would feel a bit funny after drinking six pints of the stuff.

But it is a great antidote against the cold, blustery winter weather. Enjoy a pint or two to warm your cockles.

Here’s what Brett (head brewer) has to say about it:

Three different malts combine to provide this strong bitter with a middling sweetness and medium mouthfeel. The sweet & fruity aroma is complemented by a bitter finish from the local East Kent Goldings hops.

So there you go. Expect to see it in decent freehouses in the local area over the coming months!

Fancy having 35 pints of Hastings Brewery real ale in your home this Christmas & New Year?

For four days only, we can sell direct to the public – from Saturday 17th December to Tuesday 20th.

We’ll deliver the beer to you, or you can pick it up from the brewery directly!

You could be paying as little as £1.71 per pint for proper real ale in your home.

What are you waiting for? Get more details and buy online now!

Fancy trying some Hastings Brewery real ales? Want the opportunity to sample our new and development beers? Want a highly collectible Hastings Brewery pint glass?

Then come to our Sampling Evening on Friday 28th October 2011, at the Assembly Rooms, St Leonards (also known as The Masonic Hall; behind the Royal Victoria Hotel, on East Ascent).

We’re opening at 7.30pm, and will serve ’til 11pm. You’ll be able to drink all three of our regular beers, as well as our in-development ones. Here’s what we’re planning to offer:

Regular Ales

• Hastings Best – 4.1%
• Hastings Blonde (new version) – 3.9%
• Hastings HPA – 4.7%

Development Beers

• Gyle 33: Smoked Ale – 4.6%
• Gyle 34: Blonde variation, Nottingham Yeast – 4.6%
• Gyle 35: Blonde variation, US 05 Yeast – 4.6%
• Gyle 36: Hastings Special Bitter trial 1 – 5.7%
• Gyle 39: Hastings Special Bitter trial 2 – 5.7%

Lager drinkers need not apply! (Although the bar at the Assembly Rooms will be open, and selling a variety of soft drinks, wine, and so on.)

Support Local Charities & Win!

There’ll be a charity raffle, with all proceeds going to the excellent Association of Carers. You’ll have the chance of winning various Hastings Brewery-related prizes, including bottled beer and a brewery tour. More details soon!

We want your feedback

Samples of each ale are free, and it’ll only cost £1 for a half pint of any of the beers. In return for such generosity, we want to know what you think! There’ll be feedback forms you can fill out, or you could just come up and tell us face to face.

Tickets are only £5, which includes a free Hastings Brewery glass and a free pint.

Online ticket sales have now finished – you can buy your tickets on the door.

Needless to say, this event is for adults aged 18 and over. We’ll be checking those IDs!

We’ll be selling our beer this Saturday 15th October at the 59th National Town Criers Championship!

Come along to Queens Square in Priory Meadow, Hastings and grab a pint of Hastings Best, Hastings Blonde, and Hastings Pale Ale. The bar’s open from 10am until 4pm, so there’s plenty of opportunity to enjoy a drink whilst watching the Town Criers competing.

You can find a few more details on the Visit 1066 Country website, although for some reason they’ve neglected to mention the real ales on sale!

Finally, after 10 months of procrastination, we’ve got round to launching a proper website!

It’s still very much a work-in-progress, but we’ll be adding bit and pieces to the site over the coming days, weeks, and months.

Is there anything you’d like to see on here? Feel free to comment below and let us know!