THE TEAM

A CHANCE MEETING IN A LOCAL, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS PUB CREATED THE CATALYST REQUIRED TO BRING BREWING BACK TO THE LOCAL AREA. SIMON LEWIS, WHO HAS LIVED IN ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS FOR OVER 20 YEARS, MET WITH IAN DORMON THE LAST PERSON TO RUN A BREWERY IN THE TOWN. THIS MEETING WAS ALL THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BRING TO LIFE SIMON’S AMBITION TO OPEN A BREWERY IN HIS LOCAL TOWN. NOW 2 YEARS LATER THE BREWERY IS OPENING AND WILL BE SERVING DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUE CASK CONDITIONED AND BOTTLED BEERS TO THE TOWN.

SIMON BIO: SIMON HAS WORKED IN THE DRINKS INDUSTRY FOR OVER 20 YEARS DOING EVERYTHING FROM RUNNING WEST END BARS TO SELLING ENERGY DRINKS. HE WORKED FOR BASS AND COORS FOR MANY YEARS AND OWNING THE BREWERY IS LIKE COMING HOME. IAN BIO: IAN DORMON WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE IDEA OF BRING BREWING BACK TO ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS HAS COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO WORK WITH SIMON AND HIS TEAM TO RE-OPEN THE ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS BREWING COMPANY. IAN WAS THE LAST PERSON TO BREW BEER IN THE TOWN, CLOSING THE DOORS IN 1983. MARK BIO: MARK GARDNER HAS JOINED AS BREWER TO OVERSEE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BEER RANGE FOR ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS BREWING CO. MARK IS A LOCAL KENTISH MAN LIVING IN THE HEART OF HOP GROWING KENT. MARK BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN BREWING TO THE BUSINESS AND IS KEEN TO BRING AWARD WINNING BEER TO OUR STABLE. WATCH THIS SPACE. JAMIE BIO: BREWERY ASSISTANT. JAMIE HOLDS THE HONOUR OF BEING THE FIRST MAN TO POUR A PINT OF OUR BEER IN A PUB. JAMIE MANAGED THE SUSSEX ARMS IN THE PANTILES WHERE WE HELD OUR ELECTION NIGHT TASTINGS. JUMPING ACROSS THE BAR TO JOIN US, JAMIE IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE BREWERY.