XT Brewing Company
Microbrewery | |
Location | Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England |
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Coordinates | 51°46′37″N 0°58′09″W / 51.777°N 0.9691°W |
Opened | 2011 |
Annual production volume | 80 barrels per week |
Employees | 12 |
Website | xtbrewing |
The XT Brewing Company is a
History
The brewery was founded in 2011 by Russell Taylor and Gareth Xifaras, the company is based on the
The XT brewery produces a core range of beers which are mainly numbered from XT1 through to XT9, which follow a pattern of increasing darkness.[4] A range of seasonal beers are also produced. The Animal-branded beers are named after animals, animal sounds, or animal slang terms.[5] Speciality beers have been produced to mark local celebrations, or Magna Carta,[6] or as collaborations with other breweries or food specialists such as Will Torrent and the Roast Cacao Beer.[7] XT has also been involved as a partner brewer in the development of new English hop varieties,[8] working alongside the British Hop Association and Charles Faram's hop breeding programme.[9] The programme aims to bring new hop varieties to the market and offers a wider range of flavour profiles as an alternative to imported varieties. One of the experimental beers, named Brit Hop, was released at the 2017 Great British Beer Festival.[10] Such beers are available across the south, west, and midlands of England.[11][12]
Community
XT is a founding member of the Alliance of Oxford Brewers and the Oxford Beer Week.[13]
Beers are occasionally made for national charitable causes such as The Lest We Forget project, which was initiated by XT to produce a nationwide collaboration beer to support the appeal,[14][15] and for local charities such as the Florence Nightingale Hospice appeal.[16]
The brewery sponsors Wheatley Rugby Club,[17] Long Crendon Football Club,[18] and Thame Town Cricket Club.[19]
See also
References
- ^ Roger Protz, Farm Brewery With X Factor [1]Roger Protz 25 July 2013
- ^ Tim Sheahan, XT Brewery Expansion [2] Brewers Journal, 6 May 2016
- ^ Darren Norbury, XT's Craft Lager Trial [3] Beer Today, 31 July 2017
- ^ Tim Hampson, Britain's Best Beers [4]The Telegraph 14 August 2014
- ^ Nick Moyle, Top Ten Beers 2017 [5] The Independent 24 July 2017
- ^ Neil Shefferd, Long Crendon 1215 Beer [6]Bucks Herald 19 June 2015
- ^ Graham Hicks, Will Torrent & XT Brewing Launch New Chocolate Beer [7] Will Torrent, 28 June 2013
- ^ Phil Mellows, Prototype hops get rare reveal during GBBF [8] Brewery Manual, 18 August 2017
- ^ XT Releases Pale Ale with Prototype Hops [9]Morning Advertiser 26 July 2017
- ^ Darren Norbury, GBBF Brit Hop Launch [10] Beer Today, 20 May 2017
- ^ Mike Clarke, Cross Keys in Thame [11]The Daily Telegraph 1 July 2017
- ^ Tony Naylor, Oxford Craft Beer [12] The Guardian 19 January 2016
- ^ Georgina Campbell, Beer lovers raise tankard for inaugural Oxford Beer Week [13] 17 April 2017
- ^ Iwan Berry, Breweries Team Up for Porry Appeal [14] The Leader, 19 October 2015
- ^ Darren Norbury, RBL Collaboration [15] Beer Today, 13 October 2015
- ^ Special Hospice Beer [16] Thame Gazette, 18 October 2013
- ^ Wheatley RUFC WebSite
- ^ Long Crendon FC WebSite
- ^ Thame Town Cricket WebSite