Breweries that are brewing real ale in our branch area
Buxton
Set up in 2009 as a 5 barrel brewery, currently a 20BBL brewery. Has a brewery tap in the town and a tasting room at the brewery with views of the brewery and Derbyshire countryside. Very wide range of small run brews throughout the year.
Chapel-en-le-Frith Brewing Company.
Opened in 2016, this small brewery is located at the rear of Chapel-en-le-Frith Post Office. The brewing kit consists of a single 200-litre capacity integrated system supplemented by a 20-litre trial kit. Bottles and five-litre mini casks are available from the post office. Cask ales are available from a limited number of local outlets including The Old Cell in Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Globe
Globe was established in 2006 by Ron Brookes on a 2.5-barrel plant in an old stable behind the Globe pub. Grandson Toby now has a major role in the brewery under the watchful eye of Ron. The beers are mainly for the pub but special one-off brews are produced for beer festivals.
Green Mill
Green Mill started brewing in 2007 on a 2.5-barrel plant and moved in 2010 to the Cask & Feather in Rochdale. The brewery relocated again in 2013 to the Harewood Arms in Broadbottom. A number of occasional beers are brewed. Around 40 outlets are supplied.
P-Noot / Lowes Arms
Single-barrel brewery located in the cellar of the Lowes Arms, brewing a core range of 4 beers exclusively for the pub, based on traditional recipes with a modern twist. Traditional stillages are used, together with cellar craft management.
Millstone
Established in 2003 by Nick Boughton and Jon Hunt, the brewery is located in an 18th-century textile mill and uses an eight-barrel plant. More than 30 regular outlets are supplied.
Rising Sun
Brewing since 2016 using a two-barrel plant at the side of the Rising Sun. The beers are only available for sale in the pub. Various beers of differing styles and strengths are available throughout the year.
Thornsett
Is located on Thornsett Fields Farm in Thornsett, High Peak. They currently brew off a one barrel system alongside a couple of fermenters. The brewery itself is off grid and relie on gas and solar panels. They brew 6 ales which range from IPA, Dark Mild, Blonde Ale, Best Bitter, Wheat ale & a Stout which are all linked to parts of New Mills. Also, There are tap house opening days at the brewery where ale lovers come along and enjoy themselves with local food stalls also coming. Alongside the brewery, we have our very own organic hop yard which has over 250 hop plants and has 8 different varies of hops which are all used for brewing & decor use.
Torrside
Established by three friends in 2015, Torrside brews a wide range of beers on a 10-barrel plant, under the tagline Hops, Smoke, Monsters. A changing line-up of largely hop-driven, smoked and strong beers are sold to pubs, bars and bottle shops within a 50-mile radius. All beers are unfined. Brewery tap events usually take place one weekend each month (April-September) and there's a smoked beer festival in early November.
No Longer In Our Branch Area.
Neighbourhood
The Poynton Brewery was established in 2015 by Colin Bavins and Andy King, located at the Poynton Legion Club. Around 20 pubs, clubs and bars are supplied in the Stockport, Altrincham, East Cheshire and Macclesfield areas. Dre Scuglia joined in May 2019 to replace Andy King, who retired. The brewery is now called Neighbourhood.
Closed Breweries
Big Stone
This small operation started brewing on a 2.5 barrel kit in 2019 in large out-buildings connected to a private house on the outskirts of Chinley in the heart of the Peak District. Beers are available in bottles from local outlets. Casks are supplied to a limited number of local pubs. An onsite spring provides all the water used in production.
Brewing is currently suspended until sometime in 2024, for health reasons.
The brewery closed in June 2025.
Bridge Beers Brewery
Production commenced July 2021 supplying casks and bottles to the local area. A 2.5BBL plant is used. The brewery moved to the premises of Four Kings Brewery. Brewing ceased in April 2025. The premises were taken over by The Crafty Keg Brewery.
The Bridge Beers bar in Stalybridge is still trading.
Chadkirk
Brewing stopped in August 2023. We understand the cost of brewing alongside a significant rise in rent meant the business was not longer viable.
Brewing commenced in September 2020 at an industrial unit in Romiley. The brewery focuses on a core range of two 'hop forward' beers using a rotating selection of American 'C' hops. At present they are a session pale ' CCC' at 4.3% and an American pale 'Citra'at 4.7%. A 'mosiac' hopped beer has also been trialled others my follow in due course
Distant Hills
Ceased brewing in summer 2023 due to energy costs. The brewery tap is still operating serving food and other local beers.
Established in 2005 as Howard Town Brewery, this award-winning brewery moved to its current location in 2007. In 2019 it moved into the premises next door, increasing the capacity of the brewery from eight-barrel to 15-barrels. Six core beers are brewed for the free trade, along with seasonal beers. An on-site bar caters for members evenings and open days. The name changed to Distant Hills in 2022.
Four Kings
Four Kings was a six-barrel brewery opened in Hyde by friends with a mutual love of beer, which has been brewing since 2016. The brewery’s on-site bar is open most Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons, and is also available for private functions (check website for details). Their beers can typically be found in pubs across Tameside and High Peak and at beer festivals held in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.
Rock Mill
Closed in 2023 due to the landlord evicting the brewery... seeking alternative accomodation.
Rock Mill is a microbrewery established by Ray Barton, a former homebrewer, in 2016.
Mouselow
Mouselow Farm began brewing in 2013 and stopped in 2022, using a 2.5-barrel plant housed in a converted barn. Brewing is on a part-time basis. In recent times the products brewed have evolved, with more emphasis now on brewing darker and traditional beers, rather than extremely hoppy beers. Local free houses, clubs and beer festivals are supplied.
Stockport Brewing
The brewery closed in early 2024 following retirement of the owner.
A former cuckoo brewery, Stockport Brewing installed its own eight-barrel plant initially under the iconic Stockport Viaduct in 2014. It then moved to a larger, modern facility in the Bredbury Industrial Estate north of Stockport. The beers are widely available throughout the UK through a trading agreement with other breweries.