Breweries · North West England
Cloudwater Brew Co
Manchester's RateBeer top-10 craft brewery (2014); Saturday taproom only.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Manchester Piccadilly · 0.6 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cloudwater at Piccadilly Trading Estate in Manchester (2014) is one of the UK's most decorated craft brewers — repeatedly ranked top 10 in the world by RateBeer. Limited-release DDH IPAs and barrel-aged stouts. Saturday taproom only.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cloudwater Brew Co is an independent craft brewery based in Manchester, England. Established in 2014, the brewery began making beer the following year and quickly gained a reputation for the quality of its products. In 2017 and 2018, Cloudwater was ranked among the ten best breweries in the world by beer scoring website RateBeer, becoming the only UK brewery ever to be featured. Several Cloudwater beers have also received accolades at the same awards. Besides beer, the brewery also produces its own range of non-alcoholic sodas, as well as operating brewery tap rooms in Manchester and London and organising an annual beer festival, Friends & Family & Beer. Cloudwater Brew Co is a member of the Society of Independent Brewers.
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Background
History
Cloudwater Brew Co was founded in 2014 by Paul Jones, who had no prior experience in the brewing industry, and James Campbell, formerly the head brewer at fellow Manchester brewery Marble. The pair secured premises in the Piccadilly Trading Estate, which they furnished with a 20 US barrel (roughly 14.3 UK barrels) brewing kit imported from the United States. The size of the operation, relatively large for a new UK brewery, attracted considerable anticipation in the British beer press and on social media. The name "Cloudwater" was chosen as it combined two simple English words in a novel way. The brewery's minimalist logo was inspired by the branding used by wine producers; Jones…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4711, -2.2367
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M1 2NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- Established
- 2014
- Nearest railway station
- Manchester Piccadilly — 0.6 km
- Official site
- cloudwaterbrew.co
Sources
- wikidata: Q104869040 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cloudwater Brew Co (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cloudwater Brew Co?
- Cloudwater Brew Co is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode M1 2NP), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- When was Cloudwater Brew Co built?
- Built or established in 2014.
- Who owns Cloudwater Brew Co?
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- How do I get to Cloudwater Brew Co?
- The nearest railway station is Manchester Piccadilly, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M1 2NP.