{"id":24371,"date":"2018-02-02T15:08:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T15:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=24371"},"modified":"2018-02-02T15:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T15:08:40","slug":"customers-fund-brewers-open-new-city-centre-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/02\/customers-fund-brewers-open-new-city-centre-pub\/","title":{"rendered":"Customers fund brewers to open new city centre pub"},"content":{"rendered":"

TWO men who started making beer in their garden shed are set to open their own Cardiff pub and brewery thanks to donations from their customers.
\nRhys Watkins, 36, and Adam Edinborough, 35, opened Crafty Devil\u2019s Cellar on Llandaff Road in 2015 but had ambitions to expand and open an independent pub in the city centre.
\nThe pair asked fans of their beers to fund the \u00a315,000 project with donations and now, after almost doubling their target, they are set to open Beelzebubs on High Street next month.
\nRhys said: \u201cWe are the first brewery apart from Brains to be in the city centre, which has always been our aim. We are very proud of this. But it\u2019s not a craft beer pub, it\u2019s our pub, it\u2019s Cardiff\u2019s pub.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s about moving away from niche; it\u2019s about drinking great beer in a great pub. It\u2019s for everyone.\u201d
\nRhys and Adam want to follow the American blueprint, embedding a town\u2019s brewery into the community, and have teamed up with Chris Rowlands, who runs the City Arms in the city centre.
\nThe Cardiff focus is extremely important to the brewers. All craft beer will be brewed by Crafty Devil and they\u2019ve implemented a 50-mile radius for sourcing ciders and spirits.
\nRhys said: \u201cSourcing locally is important but we won\u2019t compromise on quality.
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