Beers. In a can! #birminghambeer #craftbeerpics #beerpic #beerstagram #craftbeer #suttoncoldfieldbeer #beerstagram #leviathanbrewing #beersathome #beercan #beercans #drinkathome
Evening all! Hope everyone out there is well, staying safe, and in a good place at the moment, under the circumstances. Just a little update on what I am doing. With 2 beers in tank, I had been looking at how I might still be able to get beer out - by getting small pack out to tap rooms, online retailers that were still delivering. I have decided to forget that for the next 3 weeks as it is now pretty unlikely I'll be able to contract can. If I can bottle a stout that's ready I will (I have the bottles and caps). I will now be following advice and generally staying away from anyone and everyone for a while. I still plan to be at the brewery - I have an office upstairs that I can use to continue with some other work at the moment - but I literally will be taking 5 steps to my car from my door, and 2 steps into the brewery where I work alone. Still not sure what I'll be doing with the 2 beers I have ready, probably siphoning off some for personal use and tipping the rest! With a store full of ingredients, I plan on brewing at some point in the near future, as things become clearer. I should then at least have something fresh and available when normality resumes. In the meantime, look after yourselves and each other, stay safe, and I will see you very soon! Much love Chris
Just a little update. We are, like most, in a position where we are likely to see a huge downturn in our business for the foreseeable future. We are still evaluating what is the best way ahead - switch to production of long lead time beers such as Lager/Pilsners etc? Don’t brew at all and focus on getting the Tap Room in place? Don’t brew at all? Put beers in cans? Essentially we are a month away from having our own premises licence, which means we can’t really do anything to move beer short term. We are looking at a combination of all of the above to reduce risk. Fortunately I have other sources of income so we will be here long term, we are not going anywhere. However, the brewery still has rent etc to pay, and potentially quite an outlay to get beers into cans to keep things ticking over. We do have a bit of merch available. Newly added are our branded glasses, guitar picks, some knitted hats. Please have a look and if you like, try to buy. Your support will help us out hugely with ongoing overheads, meaning less pocket dipping personally. We also have vouchers available. These can be used against merch, our beer (that will be available online within the next month) and in our tap room once it up and running in coming months (once we are all allowed to gather together again!). I can assure you, the tap room opening will be one huge celebration! Thank you for your continued support. X
A few days ago we welcomed Jon from @craftinnbeer Sutton Coldfield to help us brew up a special collab beer for Craft Inn’s birthday celebrations at the end of the month. Jon was an amazing help on the day, so much so that I burnt 500 calories less than normal for a brew day! 😂😂😂 The beer is a big juicy 6.5% IPA with the classic Citra, Mosaic and Simcoe combo🔥🔥🔥. Available at all Craft Inn outlets during the course of their Birthday celebrations at the end of March🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘
** NEW BEER ALERT ** Crusher Destroyer - Citra. Single hop pale 4.9%. Pilsner and wheat base, loaded with Citra 🔥🔥. Seriously crushable 🙌. Available for local drops from Wednesday 11/03 and Eebria Trade Thursday 12/03. Contact sales@leviathanbrewing.co.uk. 👀 #Citra #paleale #craftbeer #beerpics #craftbeerstgram #nocrapontap #craftbrewery #birminghamcraftbeer #craftbeerbirmingham
** New Beer Alert ** The Evil Has Landed - IPA - 6.5% A heavily oat laden grist, a soft water profile, multiple additions of fresh NZ Rakau and Wai-iti hops and fermented with London Ale III to bring a soft, juicy beer with tropical vibes. Expect apricot, peach and hints of lemon, lime and mandarin citrus and a lingering bitter finish. Available from Monday 09/03 for local drops and via Eebria Trade from Tuesday 10/03! Email enquiries to sales@leviathanbrewing.co.uk #IPA #craftbeer #beerpics #craftbeerpics #craftbeerstagram #Qotsa #leviathanbrewing #beerstagram #nocrapontap
A few days ago we brewed CRUSHER DESTROYER. First one of a series of single hop, absolutely CRUSHABLE pales. First up a 4.9% Pilsner and Wheat base with ALL THE CITRA. Looking and smelling stunning right now 🙌🔥 Being packaged in the coming days so keep em peeled 👀👀 #crusherdestroyer #leviathanbrewing #paleale #craftbeer #beerstagram #beerpics #craftbeerpics #beerporn #craftbeerporn #nocrapontap
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Second brew on the new kit today!! One for all the Faith No More fans out there. Cuckoo For Cacao - 5.5% Oatmeal Stout. Dark Malts, loads of oats and, later, liquid cacao for a Smooth AF beer. Should be available in a couple of weeks - will keep you posted! 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘#craftbeer #oatmealstout #craftbeerstagram #beerstagram #beersofinstagram #craftbeerpics #leviathanbrewing
Labelling a few things up while waiting..... 🤘🍻😍🤘🍻😍🤘
First brew on the new kit underway! 🙌🤘🍻🤘🙌
Testing!
Our install is almost complete and we are excitedly thinking about our impending first brew on the new, bigger kit. Or first 5 or 6 in fact! Yes, we’ve been very busy over recent weeks finalising recipes, going over water profiles, ordering ingredients etc and have our first 6 brews down. Any guesses on what’s going to be first up? Is it a Saison? An Impy Stout? Something fruity? What’s the abv? Why not have a guess? Head on over to our Facebook post below and have a go! https://www.facebook.com/126218854717164/posts/472664320072614/?d=n The closest person when we come to officially announce our first beer on the new kit in a couple of weeks will win some Leviathan goodies!! 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘 #craftbeer #beerstagram #craftbeerpics #nocrapontap #beer #cerveza #beersofinstagram #brewerylife #birminghambeer
** Incoming Merch Alert ** Being heavily influenced by rock and metal, we thought these Leviathan Picks would be a pretty cool addition to our range of merch!! Available in size 71, these will be available in the next week or so via our website!! Beers. Guitars. Love. ❤️🎸🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘🎸❤️ #picks #customguitarpicks #craftbeer #leviathan #leviathancross #leviathanbrewing #craftbeerstagram #beersofinstagram #instabeer #metalhead #metalmusic
Electrician’s in at the min. Big fucking cake incoming 😂😂
So, that’s Xmas completed, new year navigated successfully and time for our first blog post of 2020! With all the new year, new start stuff flying around, I thought it a great time to provide an update on how things are progressing with the brewery expansion. I started off over a year ago now with a 1/2 BBL Mashtun, a Braumeister (that pretty quickly just became an expensive Kettle) and some SS Brewtech Conical Fermenters, in a small unit that had been converted into a number of offices. I brewed as and when I had the time, around my other job as a self-employed Management Consultant implementing large IT systems for, typically, manufacturing companies and hospital treatment. A few months ago I began gutting the place in preparation for the new 5BBL kit I had purchased from Hoplex Ltd. This has been the source of much frustration as it’s allowed very little time to brew! I ripped out all of the offices, had a new resin floor and drainage installed, painted much of the interior and just have a few messy areas to tidy up in coming weeks. Late in December, the new kit was despatched and arrived a couple of days before Xmas. Cue large scale panic, with me having to run around neighbouring units to see who would lend me a forklift and driver. With the kit safely unloaded, and with the help of family getting the 2.3m tall Unitanks under a 2m high beam, the kit was in the building. I have spent a few days between Xmas and New Year getting the kit in place, the brew block all plumbed together, the Unitanks all fully assembled and am pretty much now sick of the sight of triclamp fittings! Today my Dad came along and plumbed in the brew block from the mains water supply and I had a meeting with the electrician, who has now gone away to work out exactly what’s needed to connect up the various heating elements, temperature probes, pump, auger/hydrator and Mashtun agitator to the control panel. The good news is that I hope to have the electicals sorted some time next week and then I can do a thorough clean and test / commission the new kit in readiness for the first ‘proper’ brewday. A huge thanks to everyone who has supported me on this journey so far!
A very Merry Xmas from Leviathan Brewing. Whatever you are doing we hope you all have a fantastic time. Stay safe, have fun, hopefully see you for lots of beery fun in 2020. Peace. 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘#merryxmas #brewerylife #craftbeer #2020 #leviathanbrewing #beer #happynewyear
You can now buy Leviathan Brewing gift cards in our online store. Available in various £££ amounts, these can be redeemed against any products online and, once it’s open in 2020, against all Leviathan and guest beers, wines and ciders in our tap room! More details can be found at https://www.leviathanbrewing.co.uk/shop/gift-cards/gift-card/ #craftbeergifts #giftvouchers #beervouchers #buybeeronline #craftbeerstagram #nocrapintap #brewerytap #beer #beers #craftbeer
Shiny 😍
On the way! 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘
After months of waiting we can finally announce that our 5BBL Brewhouse and 3 Unitanks” will be delivered Thursday. We’ve spent recent months brewing the odd beer, but mostly ripping out our unit, installing new floors, painting and generally working towards this day. We’ve spent hours developing lots of new beers and scaling up the odd past favourite. We’ve ordered ingredients and packaging and put in place hop contracts for the majority of 2020’s plans. We have a lot of good beer planned. Bear with us a little longer as we install and commission our new kit, build a cold store, sort our premises licence for a little taproom and shop onsite. We’ll keep you posted along the way. We will see you in early 2020. It’s coming...... #craftbeer #beer #brewery #brewerylife #nocrapontap #beerstagram #leviathanbrewing #birminghambeer #craftbeerpics #craftbeerlife #craftbeerlover
Thinking of Tryanuary so brewing something a bit different today - a Belgian Tripel. Candied orange and lemon peel, fresh root ginger and juniper berries in the boil. Fresh cranberries to go in secondary. 10% of tasty, warming goodness to get you through the cold January and February evenings 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘#tripel #beersofinstagram #beerstagram #craftbeer #beerpics #craftbeerpics #belgiantripel #craftbeerstagram #nocrapintap #beer #beers #beertography #beerlover #brewing #leviathanbrewing #tryanuary
It’s brewday!! 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘#stout #stoutseason #craftbeerpics #beerstagram #craftbeer #beerpics #beersofinstagram #beersofinsta #nocrapontap #breakfaststout #leviathanbrewing
Electrician in today to make sense of the wiring that remained from us ripping the inside of the place out, fit new sockets and bring light and heat to the place. Sorted a man with a forklift to unload the kit when it arrives. Dry hopped a BIPA. In the words of Ice Cube, today was a good day. 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘#brewerylife #brewery #breweryinplanning #craftbeer #nocrapontap #craftbeerstagram #birminghambeerscene
Today was the first brew in a while. I spent a lot of time back in September and early October ripping out the pretty much the entire insides of my little unit, had a new floor and drainage put in and painted the whole place in readiness for the new kit which, thankfully, is now only a couple of weeks away. This has been a long time in the making. After 20 years of working in IT and 15 years of brewing as a hobby, various life events were the driving force behind the decision to flip that on its head and the birth of Leviathan. Many things have conspired to delay this further but we are nearly there. After 4-6 weeks of darkness, today’s brew was an immeasurable lift, the dispelling of various clouds. It served as confirmation that my decision was the right one. Brewing has given me such joy in times of darkness and I cannot wait to spread this joy on a much bigger scale. Today’s brew was a Black IPA. Pale Malt, a hefty dose of oats, flaked barley, Carafa III and a little chocolate rye form the robust backbone. Centennial bittering hops were followed by a big whirlpool of Mosaic, Simcoe, Amarillo and Azacca. The same will follow in dry hop. Coming soon, a big juicy IPA that happens to be black.... “The Darkness Within”
Black IPA Incoming! 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘#BIPACOMEBACK #IPA #CRAFTBEER #BEER #CRAFTBEERPICS #BEERSTAGRAM #CRAFTBEERPORN #LEVIATHANBREWING #NOCTURNAL #BEERPICS
Cheeky little chillers delivery 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘
** NEW MERCH ALERT ** Leviathan Brewing heavy duty 7" steel bar blade with Leviathan Brewing logo!! Available now from our webstore at www.leviathanbrewing.co.uk/shop #brewerymerchandise #brewerymerch #barberblades #leviathanbrewing #craftbeermerch #bottleopeners #craftbeer
More Winter headgear available from Leviathan Brewing! Knitted ‘Fair Isle’ pattern beanies, available in 3 colours. Available now from our webstore at www.leviathanbrewing.co.uk 🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘#knitwear #hats #brewerymerch #beermerch #beanies #leviathanbrewing #craftbeer #beerpics #craftbeerpics
Looks like summer is well and truly over. Keep warm with Leviathan Brewing knitted beanies, complete with embroidered Leviathan Brewing logo! Available at https://www.leviathanbrewing.co.uk/shop/clothing/caps-hats/leviathan-brewing-beanie/ 🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘#LeviathanBrewing #craftbeermerch #brewerymerch #beanie #winterwear #hats #clothing #beerclothing #beerhat #beerbeanie #craftbeerhats #heavymetalmerch #metalmerch #metalmerchandise
Not our usual kind of delivery on a Monday morning! 🤘
The offices have gone and we’re all ready for our nice shiny new floor and drainage work next week. General tidy up and painting the week after, then our new kit can be installed! The excitement levels are starting to build! 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘 #brewery #birmingham #craftbeer #beer #beerpics #craftbeerpics #brewerylife
Not a lot of brewing happening right now, but full on prep for our big kit arrival is going on! We’re coming for you 🤘🍻🤘🍻🤘
Just off to deliver a little birthday pressie for @hoptimismbeers Birthday later. A (Rob) Manic Street Preachers inspired Bretted Damson Saison. If I don’t see videos of people singing this loudly later you can all GTFO. 🤘
Cheeky little one off cask version of our Chocolate Ice Cream Stout “The Number Of The Feast” 6.66% abv. Catch this at the Tamworth Beer Festival Sep 5-7 at the Masonic Rooms, Tamworth! #tamworthbeerfestival #craftbeer #caskbeer #numberofthefeast #leviathanbrewing #caskbeerstagram #craftbeerstagram #beer #stout #beers #beerstagram #nocrapontap
Back to business today after an amazing time @generationcraft over this Bank Holiday weekend. Just adding a load of cacao nibs to the rebrew of “The Number of Feast”, our 6.66% Chocolate Ice Cream Stout. Bit special this one though as it’s going in to be available in cask for the Tamworth Beer Festival September 5-7th September. Hell yeah! 🤘🍻🍻🍻🤘