Beavertown Brewery is a British brewery based in Tottenham, London. It was acquired by Heineken in 2022.[1]
Beavertown was founded in 2011 by Logan Plant, the son of Robert Plant, singer with Led Zeppelin.[2] The brewery's name came from the nickname for de Beauvoir Town,[3] the area of London where its first beer was brewed at[4] Duke’s Brew & Que on Downham Road, London N1, and which was unexpectedly closed in 2017.[5]
In June 2018, it was announced that Heineken would be buying a minority stake, so that Beavertown could spend £40 million on a new brewery and visitor site.[2] The new brewery was launched in 2020, with a capacity of 500,000 hectolitres, a ten-fold increase in their previous capacity.[6]
Beavertown currently produce mostly IPAs, with special seasonal beers on rotation.[citation needed]
Ownership
As of June 2019, Heineken UK own 11,196 (49.5%) of the 'A' shares of TP & Munch Ltd,[7] which owns 100% of both Beavertown Brewery Ltd and the dormant Lost Star Ltd.[8] Logan Plant owns 5,833 'A' shares (25.8%) and his wife Bridget owns 5,605 'A' shares (24.8%).[7] Creative Director Nick Dwyer has 105 'B' shares; operations director Nikola Marjanovic Heineken have also made a loan via TP & Munch that is secured on the brewery's assets and trademarks.[8]
On 31 August 2022, Bridget and Logan Plant resigned their directorships of TP & Munch Ltd, leaving Heineken UK Limited with full control of the company.[9]
See also
References
- ^ The Guardian. London craft brewer Beavertown sells up fully to Heineken. Retrieved 7 September 2022
- ^ a b "Heineken takes minority stake in UK's Beavertown Brewery". the Guardian. Reuters. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ McKenna, Owen. "Beyond the Brand: Beavertown Brewery". Beyond Corporate.
- ^ "Duke's Brew and Que: Beavertown closes De Beauvoir pub where its first beer was brewed". Hackney Gazette. 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Beavertown Brewery's sudden decision to axe former Hackney home Duke's Brew & Que leaves drinkers stunned". Hackney Citizen. 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Beavertown launches major new brewing site". the drinks business. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b "TP & Munch Ltd Confirmation statement made on 28 June 2019 with updates". Companies House. 2 July 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b "TP & Munch Ltd Registration of charge 076857440003, created on 20 June 2018". Companies House. 29 June 2018. pp. 30–32. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Change of details for Heineken Uk Limited as a person with significant control on 31 August 2022". Companies House. 16 September 2022. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
