Who We Are
We’re a small team who really love good quality, craft beer. The ethos behind our business has always been about producing great tasting beer, with as little impact on the planet as possible.
Our team is made up of Simon, Kerry, Amy, Tom, Emily, Rob, Jack, Martyn, Dai & Daniel. Plus, Etta the dog!
Our Brewery is situated on the working family farm, Tyriet. We take pride in the fact that our brewery is incredibly environmentally friendly. All of the bi-products from brewing are re-used on the farm or fed back to our animals. The water that we use to make our beer comes from our own well and we even generate our own solar power! In 2018, we were the first Brewery in the world to be given the Green Key Accreditation, which is an international award that recognises environmentally sustainable businesses. In 2023, we were named Sustainable Business of the Year at the SIBA Business Awards.
We brew a wide range of beers, something for everyone to enjoy. We focus on consistency and quality, and make beers that we enjoy drinking ourselves.
On the Farm
Our Brewery is based in the front yard of Tyriet Farm, Pembrokeshire. What used to be the stables and dairy is now where we brew our craft beer. About 5 months prior to us opening our doors to the public, we had new born calves and lambs being reared in them! Kerry still farms the land here and you’ll often see her flying past on her quadbike whilst you sit and enjoy a pint at the Brewery.
The name Bluestone Brewing Company comes from the local stone that the buildings were built from many years ago. Bluestone is somewhat famous for being mysteriously transported over 250 miles to become Stonehenge, over 5000 years ago.
Brewed & Packaged on site
In 2018, we were fortunate to receive funding from The Coastal Communities Fund and we installed our very own bottling plant at the farm. In 2021, we installed a canning machine.
We’re now able to keep all of our production on-site, which reduces our carbon footprint and provides job opportunities for people in the local area. We tend to bottle or can 3-4 times a week and it means that we have complete control over the quality of our product.
The Coastal Communities Fund is funded by the Government with income from the Crown Estate’s marine assets. It’s delivered by the Big Lottery Fund on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Pizza & Beer, a new venture!
In 2020, we joined forces with Ben at The Canteen, Newport and opened our first ever restaurant. We always liked the idea of having our own place and somewhere that we could really showcase our beers and pizza seemed like the perfect pairing! An opportunity came up in St Davids and Grain was born. In December 2023, we expanded again and opened our second restaurant in Carmarthen.
Our Journey so far...
October 2013
Bluestone Brewing Co was born!
Bluestone Brewing Co was incorporated in October 2013. It was just Simon & Amy to begin with, Simon was in charge of brewing and Amy managed sales. We started with a core range of three beers: Bedrock Blonde, Rocketeer & Rockhopper.
November 2013
Our first pint was poured!
Our first beer was poured in the Golden Lion, Newport. They are one of our best customers and you can still enjoy a pint of our beer there today!
June 2015
We opened our doors
We opened our visitor facility so that all of our lovely customers could come and visit us on the farm and see how the beer is made.
July 2015
Our Driver, Rob, came on board
To keep up with our ever-expanding business, Rob joined our team. You can regularly spot Rob around Wales delivering our beer.
March 2016
A New Brewer!
Our team grew again when Emily and Tom joined us. Tom is now our Head Brewer and Emily manages the office & marketing side of things.
Along with their dog, Ned, they’re now part of the furniture at Bluestone.
January 2017
Our beer is proving popular!
We added three fermenters to the Brewery to increase capacity so that we could make even more beer and keep up with demand.
August 2017
Music & beer, what could be better?
We sold out our first ever gig with Kanda Bongo Man for the August Bank Holiday 2017. We had 450 people dancing the night away in the Brewery yard. The beer was flowing, the tunes were playing while the toes were tapping. We couldn’t have had a better night!
August 2018
Our very own bottling plant!
We installed our own bottling plant on site to help us keep up with demand and to reduce our carbon footprint. We now bottle 3-4 times a week.
October 2018
A Proud Moment
We won the Outstanding Rural Diversification Project at the Rural Business Awards. We were shortlisted for the Rural Drinks business award too!
December 2018
A Huge Green Achievement
We became the first brewery in the world to be given the Green Key Accreditation. It’s an award that recognises sustainable businesses, it’s definitely the award that we are the most proud of.
October 2020
Pizza & beer, an exciting new venture!
We acquired another venue in St David’s, Grain, a partnership with The Canteen. Right in the heart of the smallest city in the UK – grab a pint of Bluestone and a pizza.
March 2021
Rebrand
July 2021
Welcome to the family, Jack!
Jack joined our team! Jack joined us on the Jobs Growth Wales Scheme back in July 2021 and has quickly become a valuable member of the production team. He joined us just a few days after his 18th birthday, not a bad job for your first one!
December 2021
Cans!
Our Canning machine arrived just in time for Christmas and we released our first ever beer in a can, Saint Croix.
January 2022
An exciting Algae project
We embarked on our most ambitious project to date, using Microalgae to capture our waste Co2! A research project with Swansea University.
April 2022
Can range launch
More cans! We launched our first can range in April 2022. Al Fresco and Saint Croix were joined by new beers, Pyjama Republic & Engelberg. Engelberg sold out in less than 3 weeks!
March 2023
Winners!
We WON! Best Sustainable Business at the SIBA National Brewing Awards in Liverpool.
April 2023
More hands on deck
Our team keeps growing – Dai and Martyn joined us in production.
December 2023
More pizza please!
Grain is expanding! We opened our second Craft Beer and Pizza Venue, this time in Carmarthen. We were open just in time for Christmas and the venue is proving a welcome new addition to Carmarthen town centre, another spot to grab a pint of Bluestone!
