Braybrooke Beer Co. in Braybooke near Market Harborough is a specialist lager brewer and brewery tap. It is a past GFC Drink Producer of the Year.
The on-site brewery tap opened in 2025, serving Braybrooke lagers, coffee, pastries and more. It is a family friendly venue with a children’s play area. The team have opened a cycle/walking path linking the brewery tap with their pub, The Swan at Braybrooke, and the town of Market Harborough.
Co-founders Luke Wilson, Nick Trower and Cameron Emirali decided to set up a brewery on Luke’s family farm after an inspirational meeting with German brewing legend, Stephan Michel, owner of Mahr’s Bräu of Bamberg, Germany (founded 1670). Today, Stephan remains Braybrooke Beer Co’s consultant and mentor, working with the Northamptonshire brewer’s talented head brewer Mario Canestrelli.
In 2018, the trio transformed a grain store into a brewery, adding state-of-the-art lager-brewing kit from Hungary.
The difference between lager-making and ale-brewing is temperature – with lager, the fermentation & conditioning happen at cooler temperatures. The Braybrooke system is glycol-cooled and fully insulated, which makes a big difference to the quality and authenticity of the final product. Its beers are also naturally carbonated.
The good folks at Braybrooke have decided that it’s time to manage the whole process from grain to glass and have now taken over a pub! They have taken on the management of local Everards-owned The Swan at Braybrooke. You can now sample the full range of Braybrooke brews in comfort only a mile away from the brewery. In time, they are planning to build a mile long cycle path between the brewery and the pub, so it’s probably worth leaving your car at home!
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