Bluestone Brewing Company
Burrowed in the depths of North Pembrokeshire near Newport, you’ll find a working farm named Tyriet, better known in recent years at the headquarters of Bluestone Brewing Co. From its early beginnings in 2013 when they produced only a core range of three craft beers, this micro-brewery has grown from strength to strength over the last decade and if you’re a visitor to the area who has a penchant for handcrafted ales and IPA’s, there’s every likelihood you’ve already sampled something from their range.
Bluestone Brewing’s beers are some of the best around, our team can attest to that! But there’s so much more to get excited about with this company than their beers, and you know they must be doing something incredible when a beer drinker says that!
You’ll find their funky bottles and cans throughout stores and delis across the district as well as on tap in various pubs, such as Newport’s The Golden Lion where they had their first-ever pour. In recent years, they launched two incredible venues - the first at home on the farm, where you can attend live music concerts, one-off comedy evenings, regular quiz nights and of course, foodie feasts. They’ve also teamed up with the gang from The Canteen in Newport for a joint venture; Grain in St Davids. Think delicious handmade pizzas and quality pints right in the heart of the city.
Sustainability is at the very core of this business, so much so that they were Green Key Accredited in 2018. Bluestone Brewing have their own bottling plant and canning machine onsite with all bi-products from brewing being reused or fed to their animals. They’re B Corp Certified with wildflower roofs and compost toilets, they generate their own solar power and operate a zero-waste ethos.
Their most recent project is something that could change the brewing industry considerably in terms of greener, more eco-friendly processes. They’ve teamed up with Swansea University and Phytoquest, Aberystwyth to work on finding a way to successfully repurpose the Co2 emissions created naturally during the brewing and bottling process. In a bid to reduce their carbon footprint even further, they’re hoping to repurpose these emissions using microalgae (which is more efficient at capturing Co2 than trees), which Phytoquest will then look to use in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
Check out bluestonebrewing.co.uk to buy beers, order merch, book tickets to their events and to find out more about.
