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
Downton Brewery Downton Brewery The Downton Brewery is a microbrewery in Downton, Wiltshire, which started brewing in April 2003. It now has a 20 barrel brewing plant, producing up to 60 barrels a week. For its size the brewery has an incredibly large range of ales, with over 30 ale varieties produced annually between bottle and cask. These include core beers, monthly specials, seasonals, four "Chimera 4 Seasons" specials and various one-offs. In making their beers, they regularly use barley, wheat, oat and rye malts; hops from eight countries, along with a variety of herbs, spices, fruits and honey. The brewery currently