Palmers Brewery in Bridport (West Dorset - England)
Tours: They welcome visitors to tour the Palmers Brewery from Easter to the end of October. The fascinating guided tour starts at 11.00 am on every weekday (excluding Bank Holidays) and lasts for about two hours. These specialist tours are very popular and they do advise you to pre-book. You’ll go behind the scenes in the historic brewery buildings, to watch every stage of the centuries-old brewing process.
The tour ends with a beer tasting (or a soft drink) in Palmers Wine Store, where you will receive a Palmers glass tankard, commemorating your visit. You can book in person at Palmers Wine Store, which is next to the Old Brewery in Bridport, or call the Wine Store on 01308 427500.
- Heritage: In 1794, Dorset rope and net makers – the Gundry family – built the Old Brewery on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport. Since then, there’s been non-stop brewing on this site. Generations of Palmers have kept the brews bubbling. In the late 19th century, two Palmers brothers – John Cleeves and Robert Henry – bought the brewery and gave it their names: JC & RH Palmer. Today, their great grandsons, John and Cleeves Palmer, work in the company. As Palmers Brewery, it remains among the best of small independent brewers.
Then, the Old Brewery was thatched. Today, parts are still. Outside, the building has changed little in 100 years. The water wheel, forged in 1879 at a Bridport foundry, still turns. The high stone archway, which dominates the front façade, was built for use by traditional horse-drawn Brewery Drays. They delivered Palmers ales until the 1950s, when small lorries took their place. These vehicles could negotiate the archway comfortably. But today’s larger lorries have just inches to spare!
So externally, the Old Brewery looks much the same as it has for 200 years. Inside, the 19th century screening machine is still in place, and used every day. The traditional methods and the brewing process remain. So does the focus on the finest ingredients to achieve distinctive flavours for fine ales. But they move with the times. Their Head Brewer is tasked with implementing significant investment and efficiencies in the brewhouse. They’re constantly blending those surviving values and traditions with 21st century science and systems. Where they use processes and ingredients that have stood the test of time, they do it because they are, quite simply, the best. But to them, they add sparkling new equipment, upgraded production and presentation, and the very latest technologies. They do all this to ensure that fine draught ale continues to be synonymous with the Palmers name.
- Location: Palmers Brewery is situated in Bridport, a charming market town nestling in the hills on the outstanding Jurassic Coast.
Brewing Palmers Dorset Gold in Bridport
How we brew Dorset Gold at Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset.
This short film shows just a few of the processes, with time-lapse shots inside and outside the Brewery, and the brewhouse team enjoying themselves as they craft finest real ale.
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In the 2011 SIBA Business Awards, Palmers were commended for a series of on-line films celebrating its history and people - page 44 of The Publicans Morning Advertiser, 1 December 2011. Overall, Palmers came second in the main national Business Award. SIBA has more than 500 members.
Palmers Brewery Delivery West Bay, Dorset
Palmers Brewery draymen Tim Joy and Barry Knight deliver real ale and cider to three pubs in West Bay, Dorset. This video was made to mark Palmers becoming the first small brewery in the UK to be awarded Cask Marque's Distributor Charter for excellence in the distribution of cask-conditioned ale.
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Palmers Wine Store - Shop in Bridport (West Dorset - England)
- History: Palmers Wine Store is a family owned, independent, leading Wine Merchant in Dorset since 1794. Today, this tradition is as strong as it has ever been. Palmers Wine Store, located on the historic Brewery site, offers a range of over 1000 wines, spirits, fortified wines, liqueurs and real ales.
- Staff: They also have a very well known reputation on their customer service, a team of passionate, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable staff.
The team is led by Mark Banham who is responsible for buying and has 20 years experience in the wine trade.
“Under the direction of Mark Banham, Palmer’s Wine Store has grown and grown to present a range of wine from all regions and for all pockets that rivals that of the best London wine merchants.” Steven Spurrier, Consultant Editor Decanter Magazine, November 2012
Assisting is Luke Machin, whose background as a sommelier, confirms his great interest in food and wine combinations. Ronnie Mace completes their experienced team with over 20 years at Palmers Wine Store.
They actively promote the understanding and enjoyment of wine at their wine shop and tasting events and they believe buying wine should be a pleasurable experience whether in person or online.
Palmers Brewery, Bridport: Sparging Real Ale
The mysteries and pleasures of sparging revealed by Palmers Brewery Head Brewer Darren Batten. Look out too for Paul Smith on the satisfactions of drinking hot wort.
Real Ale Of Britain - Palmers Brewery, TallyHo! 5.5%
A great dark nutty ale
Palmers Brewery People: Maltman Brian Wood
A tribute to one of the unsung heroes of British brewing -- malt deliverer Brian Wood.
Brian has been delivering sacks of malted barley to Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset, for nearly 30 years. By hand, he's loaded and unloaded about 73,000 sacks. That's approximately 3,650 tonnes winched up from the back of his lorry into Palmers' malt loft.
'Brian Wood is a legend in his own lifetime,' says Palmers' head brewer Darren Batten. 'He's a good, honest, nice guy and he comes in and he gives us a brilliant service.'
Over the last three decades Brian has worked for breweries nationwide. Nowadays, from his home in Chelmsford, Essex, he delivers mostly to Palmers, Arkells in Swindon, Felinfoel near Llanelli, Harveys in Lewes, Elgoods in Wisbech, and Fullers in Chiswick.
'I absolutely love them,' says Brian.
'I've always been proud to be involved with the malt; I just enjoy my work.'
Brian is known for taking exceptional care of things. His lorry, for example, a DAF 1900, has done more than 1.5 million miles since he bought it new in 1988. It's specially fitted with an aluminium floor for the superior transport of malt.
Brian, his lorry and the whole process of malt delivery can be seen in this videdo.
One of Palmers' aims is to show what an extraordinary amount of often-unseen love and care goes into the making of quality real ale.
Darren says: 'People don't realise the love and care that goes into brewing a pint of beer and it's one of our greatest pleasures that so many people are sustained by the brewing industry. There are people that we've worked with 20, 30, 40 years, some of them, and it's great that we all appreciate that we are making a product our customers like and that all our suppliers are passionate about as well.'
Taking malt in sacks enhances quality. Darren says: 'We haven't got to blow malt across the brewery or put it up conveyor belts. All those handlings of malt damage the husk and the husk is very important in a traditional brewing mash tun like ours.
'Long may it continue' is Darren's wish -- and Brian's too.
'I don't ever see myself retiring,' says Brian. 'I feel good, I look after myself, I just want to keep on working.'
The other voice you can hear in the video is that of Jonathan Hudston, of Watershed PR, who shot and edited this piece.
Note: not all of the words quoted above are in the piece. People always say more than can be used in a short film!
Palmers Brewery GBBF bar 2017
A short timelapse of the construction of our stand for the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2017 - made in house with printing by CreativeSolutions.
palmers brewery tour by aligav
Palmers brewery established 1794
The Old Brewery Bridport
Palmers Training Partnerships Anchor Inn Seatown
A short video covering our relationship with local training partners and a day visit from the Hix Academy to one of our flagship pubs, the Anchor Inn at Seatown.
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Real Ale Of Britain - Palmers Brewery, 200
A Malty hoppy brew
Palmers Wine Store and Cellar in Bridport
Palmers Wine Store is a family owned, independent, leading Wine Merchant since 1794. They are located in a historic Brewery site in Bridport (Dorset). Offering a range of over 1.000 wines, spirits, fortified wines, liqueurs and real ales.
Bridport Food & Drink
Bridport Food & Drink is a celebration of the abundant variety of food and drink grown and made in and around Bridport and West Bay in West Dorset.
For more information about Bridport Food & Drink please visit
This Video features Bridport Food Festival, Bridport Beer Festival, The Melplash Show, Bridport Farmers' Market and the WI Country Market. There are revellers at the Bridport Hat Festival enjoying cocktails at The Bull Hotel, cows being milked at Modbury Farm, apples picked at Elwell Fruit Farm, potatoes harvested at Washingpool Farm, carrots for everyone from Bothen Hill Produce, fish from Samways Fish Merchants, oysters for breakfast and seafood for lunch at The Riverside Restaurant in West Bay. The West Milton Cider Company and the Marshwood Vale Cider Company show their wares and there's a glimpse inside the historic brewhouse at Palmers Brewery.
The film is set to 'Hearts & Minds' by Bridport band The Gravity Drive, (copyright 2013 Elijah Wolf Music all rights reserved; used in this video with The Garvity Drive's permission). See
Food & Drink is one of three videos filmed and edited by Bridport-based Watershed PR for The Spirit of Bridport group ( The other two videos are Bridport Landscape & Seascape and Bridport Art & Culture. All three were filmed by Jonathan Hudston, Stephen Banks and Nick Gilbey, and directed and edited by Stephen and Jonathan. The producer was Sara Hudston. See The project was part financed by the European Agricultural Fund for European Development 2007- 2013: Europe Investing in Rural Areas and delivered through the Chalk & Cheese Local Action Group with Defra as the managing authority.
Bothenhampton, Bridport
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AUSA 2014 IHS Jane's speaks to Amsafe Bridport about their Tarian RPG Armour
AUSA 2014 IHS Jane's speaks to Amsafe Bridport about their Tarian RPG Armour
Palmers Copper Ale
On the go? With friends? Working out? Drink Palmers.
Getting a bit hairy in Bridport!
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Handford Wine Shop in London (South Kensington)
For me is the best place to buy wine in South Kensington!!
The staff is is very helpful, knowledgeable and guides you through the choices with a very friendly approach.
They have an excellent and varied tastings events, with an interesting wine club subscription.
On top of that is one of the few wine shop were I had my wines recommended by a Master of Wine.
They have 2 Masters of Wine working here!! Which is very impresive an remarkable for a relatively small or cousy wine shop.
There are 369 MWs in the world, living in 29 countries. Very impressive and recommended.