Tiny Rebel
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| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Brewing |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | , Wales, UK |
| Products | Beer |
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| Website | www |
Tiny Rebel Brewing Co. is a microbrewery located at the Wern Industrial Estate in Rogerstone, in the city of Newport, Wales.
Products
Tiny Rebel beers are available in cask, keg, bottle and can. The company is probably most famous for its Cwtch (rhyming with 'butch', "cuddle" in Welsh), having won the top award in British brewing with it.
Core ranges of each package are available year round, with specials and seasonals released intermittently. In 2016 alone, Tiny Rebel released 30 new beers.
The company's beers are sold throughout the UK, with selected products available in Welsh branches of supermarkets Co-op and M&S Food. Around 15% of the company's beer is exported, with Australia, Japan, Norway and Sweden being the largest overseas markets.
History
Tiny Rebel was founded in Newport in 2012 by brothers-in-law Bradley Cummings and Gareth Williams. Williams had learned to homebrew with his grandfather, and introduced his brother-in-law to the hobby. After brewing in Cumming's father's garage for a number of years, the pair decided to make their hobby their profession. They rented an industrial unit in the Maesglas area of the city. The neighbouring unit was very quickly needed, and the brewery expanded into it just a year after opening.
In 2013, exports to Sweden of the company's pale ale FUBAR were blocked by the Swedish government on the grounds that the beer's label was contrary to Swedish government guidelines on war imagery.[1]
The company opened their first bar in the Cardiff, in late 2013, just after winning the top three places at the Champion Beer of Wales competition. Urban Tap House was the first dedicated craft beer bar in the city, and a branch opened in the company's hometown of Newport in 2015. The Urban Tap House brand was retired in 2016, with the bars being renamed simply 'Tiny Rebel'.
In mid 2016, the company announced significant expansion, unveiling plans for a bespoke 36,000sq/ft brewing facility in the Rogerstone area of Newport. Brewing moved to the new site in January 2017, increasing total capacity five-fold.[2]
The company officially opened their £2.6million bespoke brewery and bar in Rogerstone on 1 July 2017. Prior to the opening, Tiny Rebel ran a competition to find their "Biggest Fan" who would win the chance to cut the ribbon at the opening on the company's behalf. The competition winner was later offered a job in the business.
Community work is an important part of the company's ethos. Charity activities support St. David's Hospice, with sponsorship for local football and roller derby teams, as well as partnerships with BAFTA Cymru and Newport Food Festival.
Awards
In the first year they were eligible to enter, Tiny Rebel took home a clean sweep of Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Great Welsh Beer and Cider Festival 2013. The following year, they also became the first brewery to defend their Champion Beer of Wales title with a different brew at the GWBCF.
2015 saw a national award follow, with the company's Red Ale, Cwtch, being crowned Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 2015[3] - the youngest brewery ever to win the award as well as the first from Wales.
As well as awards for their beers, Tiny Rebel have been the recipients of a number of business awards, including the SIBA Brewery Business of the Year 2016[4] and UK Brewer of the Year at the International Beer Challenge 2016.[5]
References
- ^ "Tiny Rebel Brewery: Grenade logo ends Sweden export bid". BBC News.
- ^ "Microbrewery Tiny Rebel creating 20 new jobs in major expansion". Western Mail. September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Champion Beer of Britain - News - CAMRA". CAMRA. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Welsh Brewery Tiny Rebel win SIBA Brewery Business of the Year «". siba.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "International Beer Challenge 2017 | 2016 Winners". www.internationalbeerchallenge.com. Retrieved 2017-02-15.