Wold Newton-based Wold Top Brewery has invested in a canning line and launched its first canned beer, Wild Swim, a 4% ABV lager.
Wold Top Brewery director Alex Balchin with the range of new limited edition canned beers
It’s one of a series of six limited edition canned beers that will be launched throughout 2024 to complement the 21-year-old brewery’s range of bottled beers. Wild Swim is a stripped-back, clean, and refreshing lager that was developed by brewer Henry Culpepper.
“Our contract customers have been asking us to provide a canned beer packaging service for quite a while, but we had to weigh up all the options before we invested,” said Wold Top Brewery director, Alex Balchin.
“We have a strong and loyal fan base of bottle drinkers and wanted to ensure that we didn’t marginalise any other area of the business. By introducing cans as a seasonal, limited edition line, we aim to develop strong markets for both forms of packaging.”
The canning line was supplied by British company Micro Can and has the capacity to fill up to 2,000 cans per hour. The £100,000 investment was supported by the Farming Sustainability Fund, which supports rural and farm-based businesses.
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