This week Nick the MD from Otley Brewing Company has very kindly filled in our Meet The Brewer feature, They were also kind enough to send me a couple of bottles of their ales so watch out for the reviews soon.
What is your brewery capacity?
60 Barrels
What is different about your brewery?
We offer beers that are fresh light on the palate and full of flavours and aromas that keep you coming back for more.
Our packaging is modern, young and appealing to new real ale drinking audience.
How long have you been brewing?
5 Years
How did you get into brewing?
We ran pubs before we began brewing and always championed real ales. It seemed a natural progression.
What beers do you brew regularly?
- Otley O1 4%
- Otley Dark O 4.1%
- Otley O3 Boss 4.4%
- Otley O2 4.2%
- Otley O4 Colombo 4%
- Otley O5 Gold 5%
- Otley O8 8%
What seasonal beers do you brew?
- Otley O-Garden 4.8%
- Otley O6 Porter 6.6%
- Otley O-Mai 4.5%
- Otley Motley Brew 5.5%
- Otley 11038 4.5%
- Otley O Ho Ho 5%
- Otley Croeso 4.2%
- Otley O Rosie 4.3%
- Otley Shad O 4.3%
- Otley Amarillo 4.5%
Where do you think the future of brewing lies?
In the hands of skilled brewers and small free thinking breweries.
What is your proudest moment in brewing?
Winning our first gold medal for one of our beers.
Do you have any brewing regrets?
Not starting earlier
What is your brewing ambition?
To have Otley beers talked about and drunk in pubs around the land.
What was the last beer you drank?
Otley Croeso
What is your favourite hop?
North American Colombus
Do you have a brewing hero/inspiration?
Yes but I am not telling as it will make their head swell
Which beer do you wish you had brewed?
The old Burton Union Bass
Favourite hobby outside of brewing?
Photography
If you could have one superpower what would it be?
A belly that didn’t swell up no matter how much beer I drank. (Note I like this one, I could do with it too)
Anything else you want to tell us?
The girl working in the corner shop has a crush on our head brewer.
Thanks to Nick for filling this in, some great answers, you can visit the Otley website at www.otleybrewing.co.uk you can follow them on Facebook here or visit their tiwtter twitter page here.
If anyone knows any brewers who would like to take part then please tell them to get in touch!
Driving over the Bwlch in the mist searching out Cilfynydd Albion
Industrial site Unit 35 meeting with staff visit to the BEER BOX
Welsh brews display OTLEY , BRECONSHIRE , NEATH ! BRAGDY’R GOGARTH etc
Excellent O brews Particularly O1 OGARDEN and O8(take it slowly)
ONLY concern driving through mist over BWLCH then Treherbert Treorci
Treleaw Porth Ponypridd !!!!
POSTAGE prohibitive SO……