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This project successfully funded on 19th April 2024, you can still support them with a donation.
Bring Firkin Beers to a Pub Near You!
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim: Firkin Brewery, brought to you by the team behind Lewisham's Fox & Firkin pub, is fundraising to bring Firkin Beer to a pub near you!
Firkin Brewery needs your help!
We're Firkin Brewery, a brand new brewing project brought to you by the team behind Lewisham's iconic Fox & Firkin Pub! We want to create fun, modern, and great quality beers that capture all the joy and merrymaking you'll find at the Fox & Firkin pub on any given weekend.
We started brewing in late 2023, and have spent the last 6 months refining our core range of beers, with the help of the Fox & Firkin community. Now, we're need to grow our operations and expand our distribution to other local pubs in order to make our brewery sustainable in the long run, and we need your help to do it!
(The Fox & Firkin beer garden in full swing)
The history of Firkin Brewery
The original Firkin Brewery was established in 1979 as a chain of brewpubs, of which the Fox & Firkin was one! Famous for their Dogbolter strong ale, the chain of brew pubs was ultimately sold off and by 2003, the Firkin Brewing brand has disappeared. 17 years later (give or take) the trademark for Firkin Breweries expired, and the team at Fox & Firkin decided it was time for Firkin Brewery to be reborn.
Our Brewery
The new firkin brewery now resides in the old Sainsbury's depository warehouse which is situated to the rear of the Fox & Firkin pub and has direct access from the Fox & Firkin beer garden. Our brewery boasts a brand new, British made, stainless steel PureWeld brewing kit (which we're very proud of).
(Our brew kit in situ)
Our Beers
Our core range includes 5 classic brews...
Firkin Lager: german style 4% with german hops
Hifi Lager: 5% stronger, deeper in colour with german hops
Ladywell Pale: english pale ale, english hops olicana and jester 4.2%
Big Top: A big juicy New England style IPA, using cascade and chinook hops, and coming in at 5.2%
Turntable: Our lower ABV session Pale Ale, coming in at 3.2% again using english hops, olicana and jester
As Firkin Brewery expands, we'll be able to branch out into brewing seasonal & one off beers which we're already thinking about. Head Brewer Elliot is particularly keen to get experimenting with Sour & Fruited Beers, so expect lots of exciting things to come!
Why we need your help
Setting up a brewery doesn't come cheap, and we've put every penny we have into getting Firkin Brewery up and running. We're really proud to have got this far, but now we need your help to keep us going.
If we're going to make Firkin Brewery sustainable in the long run, we need to grow our sales significantly, and we plan to do this in two key ways:
• Firstly, by using the funds we raise to cover the costs of the infrastructure we need to distribute Firkin Beers to other Pubs!
• and secondly (if we hit our stretch target), by installing 3 giant serving tanks behind the Fox & Firkin bar, which will be piped directly in to the Firkin Brewery warehouse. Not only is this a more cost effective way for us to deliver beer to the pub, it will also mean that Fox & Firkin customers will get the freshest, best quality beer.
That's why we're reaching out to you, our community of beer lovers in South London & beyond, to ask for your help. Please chip in if you can, and let's get our great quality, independently brewed beer out into the world, and into a pint glass for your enjoyment!
Rewards
We've got some great rewards on offer for those of you who chip in to support our campaign.
A £5 Pledge can see this lovely glass in your hand!
Add an extra £5 and have your own T-shirt to match!
Just select your reward on the right-hand side of the page.
For Fox Sake... Help Firkin Brewery!