City toasts brewery’s return

THE brewing industry has returned to Bradford City Centre for the first time in more than 50 years.

The new Bradford Brewery has started brewing on site after installing its brewplant in the renovated factory building which has been transformed into the brewery and Brewfactory pub.

Bradford Brewery’s first beer, The Origin, is a 4.2% dry-hopped Pale Ale which will be available when the venue opens to the public next week.

The 10-barrel brewplant was manufactured by Oban Ales in Fort William, Scotland, using components sourced from 19 different countries. It will be capable of producing around 16,000 pints a week.

Managing director Matthew Halliday said: “We can literally taste our dream coming to fruition now – after nearly two years of planning and hard work. Yorkshire has a proud tradition of brewing and we’re now looking forward to putting Bradford on the map once again for producing some of the best beers in the country.”