{"id":53423,"date":"2021-05-02T21:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T20:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=53423"},"modified":"2021-06-14T09:36:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T08:36:23","slug":"covid-brewers-in-wales-eye-uncertain-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/05\/02\/covid-brewers-in-wales-eye-uncertain-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid: Brewers in Wales eye uncertain future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How breweries in Cardiff, Bridgend and Trefforest survived lockdown<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Neil Randle made \u201cbrewed for pleasure\u201d the slogan of his brewery. But he\u2019s not feeling so free and easy now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His business degree helped him become a founding member of recruitment specialists CPS Group. But it didn\u2019t prepare him for selling beer during a global pandemic. Wales\u2019 winter lockdown was tough.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver this last year we\u2019ve just re-adapted and re-adapted. I\u2019m talking total diversification here. We just rolled up our sleeves, got on with it and sold as much as we could direct to consumer.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 47-year-old\u2019s business is still reeling after cafes, bars and restaurants called to cancel their orders in the run up to Christmas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1111.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Produce from Bang-On Brewery, based in Bridgend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBreweries, in October and November, we make all of the beer based on pre-orders. Anyone outside the industry wouldn\u2019t have even thought about it.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pubs and restaurants in Cardiff reopened indoors for the first time this year on 17th May. But for Welsh breweries, the turnaround does little to make up for the sharp losses seen over the last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many craft brewers, finding creative ways to diversify in the new normal has become a way of life for Neil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He first set up his company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangonbrewery.beer\">Bang-On Brewery<\/a>, in Bridgend back in 2016. Now, he says he\u2019s had to adapt to get by, running deliveries via DHL as far afield as Warwickshire, Manchester and Kent.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as support from local customers, craft brewers in South Wales are also working with other small businesses. 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1117-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/BangOnthumbnail_IMG_1117.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Bohemian Pilsner from Bang-On Brewery, based in Bridgend (image: Neil Randle)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe whole point is that people see the label and they go, \u201cOh I like that artwork. I wonder who the artist is\u201d. But they\u2019re credited on the beer label and people can contact them directly. So we\u2019re hopefully supporting people in the arts.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome people have a romantic notion that brewing is really cool. The reality is that it\u2019s bloody hard work. The last year has tested people\u2019s resolve.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he isn\u2019t the only one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Cardiff, father and son team Duncan and Sam Higgitt have watched their keg sales fall to nothing after the December lockdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe took the view that we would be a bit like the Jurassic rats that stayed up the trees when the meteor struck. But realised that we were in the fight of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivalbrewing.co.uk\">Rival Brewing<\/a> on Theobald Road produces about 4,000 to 5,000 litres a month. But they paired back their outgoings and pushed distribution out as far as Bridgend, delivering door to door in their van.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53429\" width=\"770\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-770x542.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-2048x1443.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-293x206.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1400x986.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53429\" width=\"770\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-770x542.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1536x1082.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-2048x1443.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-293x206.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/04\/Finalrivalportrait07-1400x986.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Duncan and Sam Higgitt, the founders of Rival Brewing (image: Duncan Higgitt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the reopening of pub gardens, Duncan admitted that the scale of demand had been greater than they anticipated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was really nice to get back to delivering kegs again. You could feel a spring unwind inside you, you know, sort of uncoil as it felt a little bit like normality.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that we\u2019re out of the woods yet, because these things can end in recession. Our plan at the moment is to keep things as tight as we can. No major expansions and basically rebuild our customer base.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another survivor was Phil Thomas, whose brewery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twtlol.com\">Bragdy Twt Lol<\/a>, in Trefforest, was hit by floods only a month before the first lockdown. His sales to pubs are only now beginning to improve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For months Phil, 38, has poured his energy into the craft brewery shop that has kept his business afloat. Many of the beers are produced by other Welsh breweries that have been unable to operate, but Mr Thomas is pleased to be supporting businesses which once supported him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With two young children, late nights and early mornings, Phil acknowledges it&#8217;s been tough. But he says talking to publicans again, &#8220;seeing the people and the faces that I know so well for the last six years&#8221;, has been nice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Brewers in Wales eye uncertain future\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHtglE_QWo0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Brewers in Wales eye uncertain future\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHtglE_QWo0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So were there any success stories? Yes, according to Andrew Traynor, one of Wales\u2019 younger craft brewers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flowerhornbrew?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Flowerhorn Brewery<\/a> on Western Avenue in Cardiff, lockdown has done little to halt a steady rise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis month is our busiest month ever since we began in 2019,\u201d said Andrew.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a massive influx of orders on top of all our home deliveries.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flowerhorn, another two-man team, has attracted some new customers, having spent the whole of lockdown growing their brand online. However, Andrew believes&nbsp;that the popularity of the brewery lies in a growing interest in local business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBehaviours have changed. Support local, eat local. It looks like pubs are starting to pop up and notice that. I\u2019ve got five kegs in the car to deliver to the Corporation pub. Mostly it\u2019s local Cardiff pubs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their bestseller is called Yawn, a tropical pale ale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what are the barriers? A question I put to the determined crafts brewers and innovators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They all came up with the same answers: drinking habits and commercial competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the main worry is that people\u2019s drinking habits might have changed,\u201d said Andrew. \u201cMore people choosing to consume their drinks at home than pre-lockdown.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s more, despite the easing of restrictions, many predict a cautious return to pubs and restaurants with the focus on health and safety.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the industry that we\u2019re in, people have had to do what they\u2019ve got to do to survive,\u201d said Neil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut they\u2019ve had to do it within the parameters of keeping health and safety at the forefront of their mind. Pubs are opening up but they\u2019ve got to be very careful how they do it, and they can\u2019t be that busy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to go back to normal. I speak to lots of people that are quite happy to stay at home.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the state of the pandemic in Wales?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales&#8217; case rate is now at 15 per 100,000 people. The figure is the highest since April 16, although still below the other UK nations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 cases were reported in Cardiff, 12 in Conwy county and nine in Swansea.   &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Covid Cases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Covid case numbers per 100,000 population in Cardiff\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/J1boI\/1\/#?secret=mBlcxoLkTZ\" data-secret=\"mBlcxoLkTZ\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Covid case numbers per 100,000 population in Cardiff\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/J1boI\/1\/#?secret=mBlcxoLkTZ\" data-secret=\"mBlcxoLkTZ\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Vaccinations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11,385 more people in Wales have had a first vaccine, bringing the total to 2,213,050. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A further 41,531 people have received their second vaccine, with the total now standing at 1,378,010. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The majority of top priority groups in Wales have received their second vaccine dose\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/n56dH\/1\/#?secret=EtC67dta4y\" data-secret=\"EtC67dta4y\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"477\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The majority of top priority groups in Wales have received their second vaccine dose\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/n56dH\/1\/#?secret=EtC67dta4y\" data-secret=\"EtC67dta4y\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"477\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Randle made \u201cbrewed for pleasure\u201d the slogan of his brewery. 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