{"id":22591,"date":"2017-11-21T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=22591"},"modified":"2017-11-21T17:26:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:26:46","slug":"brains-brewery-move-iconic-site-central-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/11\/21\/brains-brewery-move-iconic-site-central-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Brains Brewery to leave iconic Cardiff site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_22600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22600\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Brains-Feature-Image--1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Brains-Feature-Image--1024x633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"593\" \/><\/noscript> The chimney and brew-house in the current Brains brewery site. Credit: Jon Candy, Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTHE iconic Brains brewery site, which has been a landmark in the city centre for 135 years, is to become part of a waterfront regeneration scheme as the company moves to a new home.<br \/>\nThe brew-house and chimney will stay and be converted into a pub, visitors centre and microbrewery which will remain owned by Brains.<br \/>\nBut the rest of the site on Crawshay Street will be redeveloped as part of a partnership between Brains and Rightacres, a property development company, for an undisclosed sum.<br \/>\nA hotel is planned for the site, along with a 12-story office block, a multi-story car park and an area which could become a university campus.<br \/>\nMeanwhile, Brains will continue brewing beer at their new site on the Pacific Business Park, in Tremorfa.<br \/>\nTim Lewis, Communications Manager for Brains said, \u201cWe\u2019ll have a bit more flexibility to come up with a lot more things, we\u2019ll have a bottling plant and a facility to cask the beer on site.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ll be experimenting with a new craft beer range, and we\u2019ll try smaller batches of different types of drinks on the new site.&#8221;<br \/>\nJohn Rhys, the Chairman of Brains, said, \u201cWe are delighted to have secured our new home, which represents an exciting new chapter in our 135-year history of brewing and hospitality retailing from our Cardiff base.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22601\" style=\"width: 916px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22601\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House.jpg 916w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22601\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House.jpg 916w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/11\/Courtney-House-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/noscript> Courtney House in the Pacific Business Park, where Brains will set up their new site. Credit: S. A. Brain<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhile the move &#8211; and the redevelopment opportunities it brings &#8211; will have a significant impact on the city centre, it caused less of a stir among pub-goers today.<br \/>\nMartin Holland, 66 from Splott said, \u201cIf it brings jobs to Tremorfa, then that\u2019s great.&#8221;<br \/>\nIsaac Lewis, 60, said \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make a difference to me. It\u2019s a brewery not a pub, so I wouldn\u2019t drink there. Just as long as they\u2019re not sacking people.\u201d<br \/>\nBrains are planning to move the head office and support centre to the Pacific Business Park in May or June next year, with the brewery and production beginning there in early 2019.<br \/>\nThe Chief Executive of Brains, Scott Waddington said, \u201cCourtney House offers us the ideal facility to construct a modern, fit-for-purpose new brewery.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE iconic Brains brewery site, which has been a landmark in the city centre for 135 years, is to become part of a waterfront regeneration scheme as the company moves to a new home. The brew-house and chimney will stay and be converted into a pub, visitors centre and microbrewery which will remain owned by Brains. 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