Marston’s is inviting local home brewers into its brewery to form a home brewing club.
The DE14 Home Brew Club will be for those in and around Burton-on-Trent who want to share their passion for brewing, experiment with new styles and flavours, and tap into the knowledge of master brewers. The group has already attracted 22 members to its private Facebook group.
There are no entry requirements, other than that members should be currently home brewing or looking to start. Attendees are encouraged to bring samples of their home-brewed beers for a tasting session with Marston’s master brewers.
On December, from 7.30pm, for a couple of hours, there will be a meet and greet session with Marston’s master brewers, including head brewer, Patrick McGinty. Afterwards, the group will spend the evening tasting home brews and some of the new beers brewed on Marston’s nano kit. Beer snacks will be provided by local delicatessen Abbots Deli.
Patrick McGinty said: “We are pleased to say that more than 15 brewers have confirmed their attendance so far, but given that women were the original home brewers before the industrialisation of brewing we are surprised that none have expressed any interest. We have three female brewers here at Marston’s so we would welcome the presence of some enthusiastic home brewsters to the club.”
