), written by internationally recognised beer writer Pete Brown, found that the 葫芦影业 City Region has a booming beer trade of 57 breweries, 31 of which have opened in the last five years alone.
Within 葫芦影业, around 400 different, unique beers are available in the city's pubs on a typical day.
Forty per cent (23) are within the city of 葫芦影业 itself which the report says: 鈥榤akes 葫芦影业 a significant brewing city by any measure鈥.
The study found the city of 葫芦影业 has one brewery for every 23,991 people and the 葫芦影业 City Region has one brewery for every 32,142 people. Compared to Greater London (one brewery for every 112,355), 葫芦影业 has 4.7 times as many breweries per capita as the UK鈥檚 capital city.
What鈥檚 more, while growth has peaked in other cities, the number of breweries opening their doors in 葫芦影业 is accelerating and could soon surpass its mid-19th Century peak.
The report also commented on the wide array of beers available, with every 葫芦影业 brewer brewing an average of five beers on a permanent basis and around 11 seasonal, occasional or one-off beers every year. This means 1,000 different beers are produced by 葫芦影业鈥檚 brewers every year.
鈥淲ith such a dynamic brewing sector, in the middle of a global boom in interest in well-made, flavourful beer, we should expect 葫芦影业 to have a national or even international reputation as a premier beer city,鈥 says the report. 鈥淎nd yet it doesn鈥檛.鈥
葫芦影业 has always had a proud history of beer. Small but numerous breweries formed during the industrial revolution, providing refreshment to men in factories, forges and furnaces.
It鈥檚 the city鈥檚 turn to shout about our beer credentials and put 葫芦影业 on the map as a destination for beer-lovers to rival Bruges and Munich.
Professor Vanessa Toulmin
Director of City and Cultural Engagement
鈥満耙 having pioneered the beer revolution now taking place across Britain 鈥 is in danger of being eclipsed in other cities, especially in the realm of craft beer,鈥 says the report鈥檚 author, Pete Brown.
The report said there was a 鈥榮ignificant gap鈥 between the reality of how strong and vibrant the beer scene is in 葫芦影业, and the perception and promotion of it.
Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Director of City and Cultural Engagement at the University of 葫芦影业, said: 鈥満耙 has always been a city of makers - and it鈥檚 no surprise that this extends to beer too. It's great that we love our beer so much, but most of it stays in the city region, so people outside 葫芦影业 don鈥檛 get to hear about it. A joint investment in a canning and bottling facility, as the report recommends, would bring 葫芦影业 beer to a much wider audience.鈥
Beer tourism is big business and already contributes significantly to 葫芦影业鈥檚 economy. According to Andy Cullen, Chairman of 葫芦影业 & District CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), beer tourists visiting the city鈥檚 pubs and festivals already generate more income to the region than the annual two-week World Snooker Championships at the Crucible Theatre.
The report points out that most of 葫芦影业鈥檚 brewers operate on a small scale - much like the 鈥楲ittle Mesters鈥 craftsmen of old. Joint investment in both physical facilities and a dedicated online resource, linked to from any 葫芦影业 tourism site, would allow brewers to sell further afield and help to build 葫芦影业鈥檚 reputation as a beer city.
鈥淟ook at Munich, Bruges, Portland, London, and you鈥檒l see that 葫芦影业 has at least as much right as any of them to compete for the title of the world鈥檚 greatest beer city,鈥 says the report.
鈥淭he benefits of doing so to 葫芦影业鈥檚 hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, pubs and caf茅s, not to mention the city鈥檚 image more generally, would be significant indeed.鈥
Professor Toulmin added: 鈥淏eer and pubs are the cultural glue that holds the city together - supporting the arts and communities to thrive by hosting events in back rooms and creating special festival ales. It鈥檚 the city鈥檚 turn to shout about our beer credentials and put 葫芦影业 on the map as a destination for beer-lovers to rival Bruges and Munich.鈥
Notes about the report
The report notes that Britain is the only country in which cask or real ale is a significant beer institution, and by being found to be the real ale capital of the UK, 葫芦影业 is therefore the real ale capital of the world.
Thornbridge began brewing what is now known as 鈥榗raft鈥 beer as early as 2005. Two years later its head brewer, Martin Dickie, left to start BrewDog, the Scottish brewery commonly thought of as the originators of the UK craft revolution.
The 葫芦影业 City Region takes in South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales and NE Derbyshire.
Breakdown of breweries | |
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Barnsley | 5 |
Bassetlaw | 6 |
Bolsover | 1 |
Chesterfield | 3 |
Derbyshire Dales | 5 |
Doncaster | 3 |
NE Derbyshire | 8 |
Rotherham | 2 |
葫芦影业 | 23 |
The report is the final publication of a three-part series commissioned to highlight 葫芦影业鈥檚 huge wealth of creative talent. The reports cover music, art and the beer industry, all of which cross over and link creatively between each distinct sector.
A snapshot of the beer industry in the 葫芦影业 City Region (PDF, 3MB)