New tanks help brewery growth

CRAFT brewer Tiny Rebel Brewery is eyeing significant growth with investment in new fermentation tanks to ramp up production.

The brewery, based in Newport, used a six-figure finance package from Lloyds Bank for five new tanks to increase production capacity by 25%, or 225,000 extra cans, and meet increasing demand from a growing customer base.

The fermentation tanks will be powered by energy generated from more than 400 solar panels installed at the brewery to reduce its carbon footprint and costs.

Last year, Tiny Rebel produced 60,000 hectolitres of beer and invested in a new canning line which increased its production capacity from 15,000 cans per day to 15,000 cans in an hour.

The expansion allowed the business to roll out 12-packs of its popular Clwb Tropica and Cali Pale ales in Sainsbury’s stores, which was key to its impressive growth. Hannah Williams, chief financial officer at Tiny Rebel Brewery, said: “We’ve been growing rapidly over the past decade and last year helped us to kick on to another level.

“The new fermentation tanks will help us to accelerate that growth and put us in a position to establish ourselves as one of the key players in the craft beer category.”

She added: “We worked closely with the Lloyds team to create a sustainability plan that would enable us to continue growing while being kind to the planet and that lies at the heart of everything we do.”

David Williams, relationship manager at Lloyds Bank, said: “Tiny Rebel Brewery is a fantastic example of what is possible when you bring together ambition, hard work and great products.

“Food and drinks firms are helping to lead the way when it comes to sustainable practices.”