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
Leeds Brewery Lucas Radebe. The beer was available in local pubs, with 10p from every pint sold going towards the Leeds United transfer fund. The brewery is located in a trading estate on the outskirts of the city, and uses a 20 barrel brewing plant, capable of delivering 60,000 pints of beer a week; and produces four regular all year brands along with a pilsner style lager and seasonals throughout the year. The regular beers are, "Leeds Best", a 4.3% best bitter, "Leeds Pale". a 3.8% session bitter, "Yorkshire Gold" 4% and "Midnight Bell", a 4.8% mild ale which was awarded "Best