Breweries around East Lancashire

A four-barrel brewery in a gastro-pub, situated in the Trough of Bowland. View

Brewpub opened in 2020. A five-barrel plant is used. View

This brewery first brewing in 2022, and is based above the Beer Shack. View

Brewing commenced at the iconic Grants Pub and Brewhouse, just off Accrington town centre, in 2014. The specially-commissioned brewery can be viewed from the bar area. A new, smaller brewery has been... View

Founded in 2003, this family-run business uses a 30-barrel plant, together with a nanobrewery for experimental brews, and serves 250+ outlets. The site features a beer shop and beer hall with 42 handp... View

Brewsmith is a 10-barrel microbrewery established in 2014 by the Smith family - James, Jennifer and Ted. It produces a range of cask and bottle-conditioned ales in traditional British beer styles. View

Hopstar first brewed in 2004 on a 2.5-barrel plant and expanded in 2010 to a new unit with a six-barrel plant. More than 100 outlets are supplied around Lancashire and the Greater Manchester area. The... View

Established in 1865 as a soft drinks manufacturer, the brewery started producing cask-conditioned ale in 1978. A new brewhouse and visitor centre opened in 2012. Beers from the former Squawk Brewery a... View

First brewing in 2017, the brewery's beers are widely available in East Lancashire and northern Greater Manchester. View

Originally based in Preston, the brewery was taken over in 2017 by the Lancashire Beer Co, a pub supplies wholesaler in Nelson. In 2018 the brewery name was changed to Oscars and a new range of beers... View

Patrons Tap is a new brewery that first brewed in the summer of 2023. View

Brewing began in 2020 initially based in Ramsbottom. The brewery relocated to Darwen at the beginning of 2024. View

Brewing started on this four-barrel plant in 2012. Having moved to larger premises, the brewery now has nine fermenters to cope with demand. View

The brewery acquired the brew plant previously used by Porter Brewing Co in 2007 and is based in the cellar of the Griffin Inn in Haslingden. The Sportsman in Hyde and many other local outlets are als... View

Snaggletooth was established in 2012 by three beer geeks with a passion for crafting ales. A 2.5-barrel plant is used at the Hopstar Brewery (qv) in Darwen, Lancashire. Beers are available throughout... View

A new brewery launched in spring 2024. View

Robert Bell acquired the Black Bull in 2011 and the brewpub now supplies 50 outlets. View

Named after the three Yorkshire Dales mountains and established in 2006, owners Chris and Jennifer Holt moved the five-barrel plant to new modern premises while retaining the services of previous owne... View

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Founded in 1807, Thwaites moved from Blackburn to a rural site in the Ribble Valley in 2018. Brewing is exclusively for the company's 210 tenanted pubs, 13 managed Inns of Character, eight hotels and... View