South London’s By The Horns Brewing expands its brewery into Surrey.
Founded in 2011 by Alex Bull and Chris Mills, By The Horns Brewing Company has been brewing beer inspired by their love for both American craft beer and British real ales.
Today, the award-winning brewery brewed up to 20,000 pints of beer every week and operates a busy taproom on site in south west London. Their range has evolved over the past ten years, reflecting the changing palate of today’s beer drinker. Their tagline, ‘All beer no bull’, reflects their commitment to brewing the highest-quality beer possible without any pretences.
They are passionate that the quality of their beer should speak for itself and they challenge the image of independent beer. When they started brewing in 2011, craft beer was an emerging concept in the UK and there was little choice on the market. Today, things have evolved and more customers are looking for bold, flavoursome choices everywhere they drink—whether it’s a taproom or their local pub.
By The Horns is doing things differently. They aim to bring beer lovers together, bridging the gap between traditional and modern styles. They believe that good beer is for everyone and that by spreading their passion for well-made, yet intensely drinkable beer, they can cater to a wide range of drinkers— whether they happen to be a seasoned craft beer lover or just looking for a quality pint.
With ten years of brewing under their belt, they have now outgrown their current site in South London and will be expanding their operation to new premises. The new brewery will be located in Redhill, 40 mins south from their current home in SW17. They have chosen to locate in Redhill so they were able to build and maintain a sustainable business. This was not achievable in the current location due to current buildings and environment constraints. On a chance cycle through the Surrey Hills they discovered the perfect location where they would be able to create their own custom made brewery to their specification.
As well as brewing beer on site they will be looking forward to welcoming the local community into the brewery for tours and sampling once Covid restrictions are lifted and it is safe to do so
By The Horns will commence brewing on the site in early 2021
At the new site in Salfords (near Redhill) a custom made brewery with a semi-automated 30HL 3 Vessel Brewhouse has been installed on their 5000 sq ft site. Instead of heating using electricity, the brewery will use a steam boiler. This will streamline the brewing process and increase efficiency reducing overall energy consumption. Instead of pre crushed malt being delivered twice weekly in 25kg bags, By The Horns have invested in malt silos and a milling system so they will only need to take one delivery monthly heavily reducing delivery volumes and miles on the road. Alongside the existing fleet of fermentation vessels that have been kept (4x20HL) additional capacity has been added consisting of 6 x 60HL & 5 x 90HL vessels, which increases the overall capacity by nearly 400%.
The new brewery will allow them easy access to their existing market in London whilst also opening up to a new community further south.
