Northern Monk Brewing - company research

"This is not about us. This is about US...

This page is titled “About” and not “ About us” for a reason.  We are the product of myriad thoughts, boundless energies and countless contributions from innumerable people.

We are “common” brewers and brew for the love of beer.  However our approach to this task is with the same tangible passion, dedication and community focus of Monks that have brewed ales for thousands of years. In an industry now dominated by mass produced product manufactured by faceless corporations for profit, not taste; we brew beer we love, with love, in the North.  Our beers are brewed to excite, to taste, to remember, to experience and to savour.  We focus on styles of beer that originated in the UK but take an open approach to techniques, ingredients and dispense."

Our principles:

Taste
We brew for the love of beer and brew beers that are designed to be a full flavour experience.
Connection
To produce an experience that we can all interact with, engage with… and enjoy more.
Community
Support the people with which we share our company, our beer

In 1086, the Domesday book records the brewing of almost 70,000 gallons of ale by monks at St. Pauls Cathedral, London - whilst Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire once brewed 60 barrels of strong ale every 10 days.  Monks knew how to brew beer - they had to.  It supported them and their community, it kept them healthier. It revived theirs and their communities spirits. It was life. And so it is with us... And we are coming.

Recently we traveled to India to meet with Mumbai's first Craft Brewery; Gateway Brewing Co, The Yeast India Co and to re-create the old world journey (in our own very 21st century way) of our New World India Pale Ale.

India has a population of 1.23 billion and has around 20 breweries. The majority of the micros are Brewpubs located in Bangalore that do not sell outside of their premises, in contrast to this in the UK there is a population of approximately 63 million and around 1147 breweries (at the time of writing). However, in India the days of ‘Beer festivals’ where the choice is between Kingfisher Premium or Kingfisher Strong are starting to change and there is a burgeoning beer scene driven by enthusiastic brewers inspired by their experiences in both the UK / US and the beer heritage in India.