Blue Monkey Brewery Blue Monkey Brewery Blue Monkey Brewery is a 20 barrel microbrewery located on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Founded in Ilkeston in 2008, the company doubled its capacity and moved to Giltbrook in 2010. It produces award-winning beers, including Ape Ale and Guerrilla Porter. It currently has four outlets; The Organ Grinder Nottingham, The Organ Grinder Loughborough, The Organ Grinder Newark and The Coffee Grinder Arnold Blue Monkey Brewery was founded in the Manners Industrial Estate, Ilkeston on 8 October 2008 by John Hickling, with a capacity of ten barrels. Prior to the brewery venture, Hickling worked in a
Duvel Moortgat Brewery of the association between Moortgat and cheese factory Campina (which produces Passendale cheese). This product has since been discontinued. In 2001, they acquired 50% of the Czech brewery Bernard. In 2003, they acquired Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York. In, 2013, it was announced that Duvel Moortgat would acquire Kansas City, Missouri craft brewer Boulevard Brewing Company. In 2015, Paso Robles, California-based craft brewer Firestone Walker Brewing Company was acquired by Duvel Moortgat. In 2018, Duvel Single Fermented Belgian Golden Ale, a 6.8% Belgian Golden Ale that is fermented only once and packaged in 500ml cans, was introduced. Duvel Moortgat