It’s 2019 and we can, if we want to, control our heating when we’re not in the house, view CCTV of our homes or workplaces on our smartphone so what about being able to monitor and control temperature of the brewhouse? As part of the brewery move from the taproom Read more…
I’ve had the pleasure of reading this blog from my good friend and, probably, the person who knows most about craft keg dispense in the UK, Yvan Seth of Jolly Good Beer. His writings have inspired me to write my own blog on the matter because it chimes in with so much Read more…
When Jacqui, Tom and I bought Tom’s Tap and Brewhouse back in June we had a choice of closing for a couple of weeks to “make the place our own” or carry on opening and get to know our customers. Fortunately we chose the latter. We gradually took down the Read more…
We’ve been asked if we’re doing bottles and minikegs for Christmas and we’re glad to say, yes we are. We’ve been beavering away in the brewery all week (we even had some regulars come in for a couple of hours to label 500 bottles on Tuesday) to bring you a Read more…
The nights are drawing in, the days are getting colder and the brewery side of the business is getting busier. We’re now starting to get some of our beers outside the immediate environs of the taproom. You may have noticed this article floating around the interwebs; we’re experiencing quite a bit of Read more…
I’ve know Drew Harris for what must be getting on for seven years or so now. He worked at my local craft beer shop in Canterbury, later became my son’s boss then went to work for Time and Tide in East Kent before landing in Faversham-based Boutilliers last year. I Read more…
Coming from Kent, the home of hops, I’ve been brewing Green Hop (or Wet or Fresh hop) beers for five years or more and thought, when moving to Crewe, that I’d seen the last of them. Then, Johnny Craven, cyclist, beer lover and general bon viveur, mentioned that he had Read more…
Visitors to the Tap will have noticed the Everyone Welcome initiative wording in our menus and also displayed in the bar itself. The wording can be found at the Everyone Welcome Initiative Website I’m not going to repeat it verbatim here, instead I’m going to talk about why it matters to Read more…
So, the question I’ve been asked most in the last couple of weeks is “when’s your own stuff going to be ready”. We’ve had a couple of delays, mainly caused by issues with cooling and the kegs not turning up as early as anticipated but, I’m happy to say that Read more…
We’re very happy to announce our first gig is coming this Friday. As you know, we have agreed to honour all bookings Michelle made while the bar was called Offbeat. We firmly believe that music is a very important part of “the mix” when running a successful brewery tap. The Read more…