Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Wye Valley Brewery are pleased to present a cheque for £1,280 to our local branch of Age UK, raised through sales of our Pint Bearer monthly special earlier this year. The money raised will be put to good use throughout Herefordshire.

Age UK does great work promoting the wellbeing of older people and aims to help make later-life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. It comes at a particularly good time of year for the charity as elderly people are often in greater need for care and support during the cold winter months. 

Message in a bottle!

Our head brewer Jimmy Swan is pictured below putting our 'message in a bottle' in the foundations of our new brewhouse! The message is a fantastic poem about the brewery by our poet laureate Steve Harris...

We’d like to send a message full of greetings and good cheer
Assuming in the future that mankind’s still drinking beer
You see, we’re on a mission that can’t afford to fail
A never ending battle to make the finest ale
Despite the huge taxation and duty on our booze
The very place you found this note is rather splendid news
To you it’s simply history, a place to dig and delve
But this, our brand new brew house, began in twenty-twelve
Here, Wye Valley Brewery, continued to expand
As Herefordshire’s finest ales are always in demand
The local hops and choice of taste all add to its appeal
The motto of our brewing team is ‘always keep it real’
As our campaign for real ale continues at a pace
We wonder if our future selves have carried on in space
Whilst dreaming that you’ve made it and now travel to the stars
Despite the lack of atmosphere, we hope you still have bars
On the subject of celestial, well heavenly at least
We have a special expert on barley, hops and yeast
Our Dorothy Goodbody is the drinkers favourite Miss
And from your very distant past, she sends you all a kiss.

P.S if you are reading this in just a few years time
Please ignore this message and the rather hopeful rhyme...