New brewery launches in Sheffield
THE burgeoning independent real ale sector in South Yorkshire has been boosted with the arrival of a new brewery.
The Stancill Brewery, which uses equipment bought from the historic Oakwell Brewery, is based at Parkwood Industrial Estate in Neepsend.
Kane Yeardley, founder of the fast-expanding Forum Café Bar group, is one of four investors in the new venture, along with business partners Adam Hague, Thomas Gill and the brewer Johnny Stancill.
Within six months of visiting the site, and after set-up, the inaugural pint was pulled and it has already earned plaudits from real ale fans. The Stancill Barnsley Bitter brewed on the site won the Champion Bitter of Yorkshire award at the Rotherham Camra Magna Real Ale Festival last week against tough competition from 250 beers from around the UK.
The Knight Frank Sheffield office found the site and acted on behalf of landlord, Aviva.
Rebecca Schofield, partner at the Sheffield office of Knight Frank, who acted on behalf of Aviva, said: “The on-going refurbishment of the units means they offer flexible manufacturing and warehousing space which is proving attractive to a variety of businesses. Let’s all raise a glass to the success of the brewery on the site.”
The brewery joins a variety of local and national companies located at Parkwood Industrial estate following the success of recent lettings including Steel City Cars, GB Eye, Plumbase, Tool Station and Antiquity, where Knight Frank and Campbell and Co have advised the landlord.
