One year on from moving into its new state of the art, innovative brewery at Estuary View, Salcombe Brewery has just introduced its new Salcombe Pale Ale as its first keg product adding to the already outstanding range of craft beers. Pale ale is fast becoming the drink of choice amongst Millennials and Salcombe Pale Ale is deliciously thirst quenching for all on a hot summer's day.  It is available direct from the keg in top pubs, bars and restaurants and in a 330ml bottle to take home*.

The new Salcombe Pale Ale (4.6%) sits alongside the existing beers in the range, which include the highly popular Seahorse, Lifesaver, Devon Amber, Shingle Bay and Salcombe Gold, and is a classic pale ale with a twist.  It has its heritage embedded in the Salcombe citrus fruit trade. Using ingredients that would have been found in Salcombe in the 19th century, it has a bouquet of orange, pink grapefruit and anise.  This dry hopped, full bodied pale ale boasts a robust structure and complex flavour.

Sam Beaman, who joined Salcombe Brewery as one of the two brewers last year following a Masters Degree in Brewing at Nottingham University, comments: “It's been exciting to create a new beer which we know will have a huge following as it's so on trend.” Sam continues: “Part of the great appeal of being a brewer is that you can continually be innovating as well as ensuring that everything made is of the highest possible standard.”

As Devon enters its busiest time of the year with tourists coming from all over the country, Salcombe Brewery is anticipating its on-site bar at Estuary View, during the two-hour brewery tours offered, to be buzzing with beer lovers.  

Commenting on this, owner of Salcombe Brewery, John Tiner says: “We're really proud of our local surroundings, our world class brewery and our much-loved beers and it is a great pleasure to be able to share these with visitors. The brewery tours are a fantastic way to learn about the brewing process and for those keen on getting hands on and actually brewing their own beer, we run a full Brew Day. Both options come with the all-important sampling in our tap room and have proven to make very popular gifts as well as group events.”   

The fabulous 20-barrel brewery with four fermenting vessels is capable of producing 350 casks per week.  Designed in harmony with its surroundings, the innovative brewhouse utilises the natural ambient temperature of the underground facility for storing ales at the optimum conditioning temperature and this has helped to make the site as energy efficient as possible. Another natural benefit of the location is that it has its own borehole which supplies the brewery with its own source of pure Devonian water for the brewing process and is sited on a decommissioned water reservoir.

The site also boasts a Brewery Shop which is open throughout the week from 10am to 4pm and on some Saturdays 10am -4pm (seasonally). Customers are able to purchase their favourite bottled and draught beers from their regular and seasonal range in the on-site shop, which also stocks a selection of gift packs and branded merchandise, perfect presents for any Salcombe beer lover.

The two-hour brewery tours take place from 3 – 5 pm on Thursdays (weekly during high season and monthly during the rest of the year) and cost just £10pp.  Brewery tours can be purchased on the online shop (www.salcombebrewery.com/productcategory/brewerytours/).  For the full Brew Day and Private Brewery Tours for groups, contact Salcombe Brewery direct.  Prices start from £80pp for the full Brew Day and £10pp for the Private Brewery Tours for groups and can include a varied array of food from the brewery's on-site kitchen.

For further information on Salcombe Brewing Co. please visit www.salcombebrewery.com email  contact@salcombebrewery.com or call 01548 854888.  Follow Salcombe Brewery Co. on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  

*Salcombe Pale Ale is available in 30l kegs or 330ml bottles.  It has an RRP of £2.20 per 330ml bottle or can be bought as a case of 12 x 330ml bottles for £25 online at www.salcombebrewery.com

-    ENDS    -

Notes to Editor

• Salcombe Brewery Co. was founded by John and Gerry Tiner in September 2016. After 35 years of fun-filled family holidays nearby, John and Gerry moved to the area and soon discovered that the local area's favourite beer, Shingle Bay, might be under threat, so they decided to set up a new brewery and acquire the recipe.

• John and Gerry had a vision to create a company ethos of an eco-friendly, locally supportive brewery making a rich variety of mouth-watering beer. They secured investment both nationally and internationally by shareholders who shared the same sense of belief in the high quality of the beer.

• The seahorse logo behind the brand of Salcombe Brewery Co. is representative of the fact that the Salcombe estuary is one of the few places in the UK you can find the rarer of the two species of seahorse. Inspired by local surroundings, Salcombe Brewery Co. takes pride in its local roots, which is reflected in the branding. Unique, fresh and contemporary, the seahorse is a seal of high quality represented by the beers.

• Salcombe Pale Ale is a fresh, full-bodied and powerfully hopped pale ale.  Its orange, pink grapefruit and anise flavour raises a glass to Salcombe's 19th century fruit trade.  Dry hopped with Summit and Simcoe for a robust, complex beer that's bursting with flavour (ABV 4.6%, 30l keg).

• Devon Amber is an amber coloured classic best bitter from Devon. This easy drinking malt driven bitter has a dry, yet sweet aftertaste (ABV 3.8%, 9g cask).

• Seahorse is an amber ale with a name which reflects the fact that the Salcombe estuary is a breeding ground for two species of seahorse.  This sweet and smooth ale has a gentle spicy hop character with hints of burnt toffee, caramel and a smoked malty finish (ABV 4.4%, 9g cask).

• Lifesaver is a tasty bronze coloured ale that has a pleasant malty flavour with a smack of citrus and orange peel. The initial citrus flavour gently fades into a subtle liquorice and toffee character with a floral finish (ABV 4.8%, 9g cask).

• Shingle Bay is a delightfully easy drinking golden ale that has a pleasant fruity aroma and a subtle crisp bite. The use of the pacific gem hop adds a complexity to the aroma with notes of blackberry and spiced fruit (ABV 4.2%, 9g cask).

• Salcombe Gold is a light harvest gold ale with a long hoppy finish. Using some of the best hops the USA has to offer in Citra, Amarillo and Chinook. These hops result in a citrus driven aroma and flavour supported by hints of melon, apricot and peach (ABV 4.2%, 9g cask).

For further information, photography or an interview with either John Tiner, owner of Salcombe Brewery Co., or Sam Beaman, one of the two brewers at Salcombe Brewery, please contact:

Hayley Reynolds at RAW Food and Drink PR

Email:hayley@rawfoodanddrinkpr.co.uk  

Telephone: 07887 474 104