Type Tower Website threetunsbrewery.co.uk | Opened 1642 (1642) Phone +44 1588 638392 | |
Location Bishop's Castle, England Owned by John Roberts' Brewing Co. Ltd. Address 16 Market Square, Bishops Castle SY9 5BN, UK Similar The Three Tuns Inn, Six Bells Brewery, Castle Hotel, The Bridges, Enterprise House IT Centre | ||
The Three Tuns Brewery is a brewery in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England, established in 1642 on its current site, making it the oldest licensed brewery site in Britain. While some of the current building dates to the seventeenth century, the main building is a Victorian tower brewery erected about 1888, making it one of only four brewers in the United Kingdom to use such a method to brew beer.
The brewery is Grade Two listed, described as "a rare survival of a small, working rural brewery".
In January 2003, the brewery was sold to the John Roberts' Brewing Co. Ltd. Owners John Russell and Bill Bainbridge refitted the brewery with modern brewing equipment whilst 100 tonnes of steel was used to uphold the structure of the tower.
As of December 2012, the brewery has six regular ales. Emphasis is placed upon pale ale, with Maris Otter Malts being used frequently to achieve the pale-straw, light-tan and golden colours brewed.
During 2013, the Three Tuns plans to expand the brewery to make room to facilitate more fermenting vessels and create more jobs, remaining within its 17th century building and excavating down into the cellar. The new fermenting vessels would raise capacity from about 100 brewers barrels per week to 160.