Cheers! Upcoming Birmingham brewery wins award

The craft brewery on River Street - the joint venture of Peter Towler of Tipton's world famous Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory- has been invited to brew three new beers on a commercial scale for 70,000 people at a leading Belgian brewery as one of the four winners of this year’s Raise the Bar award.

The prize also includes an invitation for Dig Brew to showcase its beers at some of the UK’s leading craft beer festivals in Edinburgh, Bristol, Birmingham and London.

The competition, run by craft beer festival organisers We are Beer in association with the UK-leading craft beer subscription service, Beer 52, was open to breweries that are less than two years old and attracted more than 65 entries.

Greg Wells, We are Beer founder and one of the judges, said: “Consistently nailing hop-forward pales and IPAs as well as roasting stouts, Dig Brew’s branding isn’t the only thing putting them in the same league as some of the US’s great brewers.”

Oliver Webb, who founded Dig Brew with the support of Peter, said: “This award is thrilling news as we look to establish ourselves within the craft beer movement and export our beers worldwide.

"Credit goes to our brewing team and the support of iZettle in helping us to boost our range, quality and brand presence.”

Dig Brew brews and distributes a constantly changing range of seasonal lagers, stouts, sours and pale ales to pubs, bars and off licences nationally from its converted industrial premises.

Open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays, it also runs a pizzeria on the premises, as well as a bar, and organises a regular programme of food, drink, music and art-based events.

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