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UnBarred x The Milk Shed: Bock
Bock Beer. Iconic, with an esteemed legacy spanning hundreds of years. The style originated in Einbeck, Germany and has seen many variations experimenting with the effects of certain ingredients, yeast strains on a wort of high gravity. This beer is...
UnBarred x Bird & Blend: Raspberry Tea Sour
We’ve teamed up with local tea mixologists, Bird & Blend, to bring both worlds of brewing together in this collaboration. Using our knowledge of beer & their knowledge of tea, we've created an exciting fusion between both brewing worlds! Bird...
Faye Fillingham NEIPA Series #09.21
We are happy to feature this dramatic and beautiful shot by the super talented Faye Fillingham for this month’s NEIPA.   Faye is a freelance artist, director and screenwriter from Brighton. She works in several different disciplines including film, photography, animation,...
UnBarred x Siren Craft Brew: Imperial Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout
Siren Craft Brew came to visit the sunny shores of Brighton to produce a unique beer together for your enjoyment. Siren Craft Brew was born in 2013 with a simple idea in mind: to introduce exciting, full-flavoured and forward-thinking beers...
Andrew Small NEIPA Series #08.21
We are so happy to have the amazing work of Andrew Smalls feature on this month’s NEIPA.  Andrew is an East Sussex based photographer with a deep passion for picking up his camera, getting outside and making beautiful images. Self-taught,...
UnBarred x Tru Thoughts Records: Liner Notes
UnBarred & Tru Thoughts Records are both Brighton based with a synergy between us. UnBarred started brewing from a shed in Hove while Tru Thoughts started their journey from beneath a staircase. We have worked hard to find an opportunity...
UnBarred x Full Circle Brew Co: Sticky Toffee Pudding White Stout
UnBarred are super excited about our collaboration with Full Circle Brew Co. Full Circle’s owner, Ben Cleary, always knew he wanted to follow in the footsteps of a family legacy working in the drink industry. Having run the successful ‘Pip...
UnBarred x Elusive Brewing: Ginger Beer
We caught up with the fantastic Andy and Ruth of Elusive Brewing ahead of our collab release to deep dive behind their story. Elusive Brewing is a 5BBL brewery based in Finchampstead, Berkshire. Made up of a small team of...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: In Conversation with Jonnie
As part of our support of Heads On and raising awareness of Mental Health Awareness Week, we’ve teamed up with Jonnie from @centuriescc (Instagram) to talk about Mental Health. Jonnie was kind enough to share his story to highlight the...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week  Here at UnBarred, we are all too aware of the toll the pandemic has had on people. For that reason, we are promoting Mental Health Awareness Week and raising funds for local Mental Health Charity, Heads...
Roger Bamber NEIPA Series #04.21
What makes Brighton? Brighton! This is not an ordinary place. It has the Magic of the Sea. The Southern Light. The Free Thinking Creative, Free Spirited people who bring Weird and Wonderful things to the town that make it into...
3B's Is Back!
We are super excited to have 3B’s return for you all. What started as a concept created by Jordan, our head brewer whilst having the mantle as Hove’s first nano brewery and great friend Soundwaves, a passion piece celebrating both...
Kevin Meredith NEIPA Series #03.21
Kevin is not what most people would consider to be an average photographer. Armed with a selection of compact film cameras wherever he goes, he is always ready to capture anything that happens around him. As well as appearing on...
Jerry Webb NEIPA Series #.21
What makes Brighton? After 20+ enjoyable years in South London I moved to Brighton and found it open, surprisingly friendly and cheery. It was a breath of fresh air, a city with a shamelessly positive mind-set and a contrast to...
Be UnBarred January
2021 Has Landed On top of your weekly mailer we will do a little summary of what’s been happening this month and what’s coming up! This January, we participated in @Tryanuary a campaign set up to support independent breweries in...
The NEIPA Series
New England IPA; an American IPA that is known for its intense, tropical fruit centric, hop aroma and flavour. Dry Hopped, hazy and full bodied, the distinctive traits of a NEIPA are smooth flavours and less perceived bitterness than a...
Goodbye 2020... Whats happening 2021?
Well, it’s been emotional right? It has been trying but it hasn’t been all doom and gloom thanks to you! Without your support we wouldn’t be able to do what we love! With that in mind, we wanted to take this...
NEW BEER RELEASE - SINGLE HOP SINGLE FRUIT SERIES - ARTWORK FROM WILL BLOOD
19 September 2020 : This series has been designed to express the power of flavour and aroma achieved from the combination of a single hop and a single fruit. We’ve carefully selected different styles to really showcase the best of each combo. Artwork from Will Blood.
A HEARTFELT LETTER...

8 April 2020 : I hope you’re all as well as can be during the pandemic. It’s been a trying time for everyone. We’ve been hearing lots of people’s stories and wanted to update you on our plans and how we're continuing to adapt to the situation.

DIP LE DONUT
12 March 2020 :  We’ve been looking to hook up with the team over at Portsmouth’s Staggeringly Good Brewery for a long time now. Turns out that this was a collaboration worth waiting for. 
MAPLE MILD
16 February 2020 : Visitors to our Brighton Taproom enjoy being able to choose not only from 16-tap wall of keg beers but also from the super fresh cask beer on offer. And for February that means you can sink a pint of our super sessionable 3.5% Table Beer and also our brand-new 4.5% Maple Mild.