McColl’s Brewery first opened its taproom back in 2018, and now looks to the future and a Crowdfunder campaign to make the Evenwood-based brewery space even better. Read on for an update from Co-owner and Head Brewer, Danny…

The Grand Plan

We want to make your time at the taproom better than ever before, and make it a great place for everyone to visit and enjoy. We’ll make the taproom a much more comfortable space, we’ll give you a much better offering of food, drink, and events, plus we’ll open more often! The aim is to complete all of this work by the end of August.

The Tap Room

The taproom will become a much nicer and more comfortable place to enjoy a beer, meet up with friends and family, or just chill out in. From the toilets and décor, to the bar, cellar, and furnishings, we hope you’ll find your time in the tap a lot more pleasurable.

If you’ve visited before, the taproom as you know it will be transformed. We’ll be installing a new cellar to keep your beer in even better condition, with brand new beer lines and taps offering permanent keg and cask. The toilets, the seating, and the bar area will all become a lot more comfortable. It’s time to make the place a lot more welcoming beyond the expected jovial cheer and hospitality.

The Offering

There will still be a great selection of our own beers but we want to support other great local producers too. We’ll have regular guest beers, a great selection of cans and bottles, plus wine, gin, and soft drinks. There will also be permanent low alcohol and gluten-free beers available.

As for food, we’ll be looking to bring in local street food vendors plus a permanent paired back ‘in-house cold cuts’ selection. But don’t fret we won’t lose the good old bar snacks!!

Eventually, when the circumstances allow, we’ll be offering a wider range of regular events, including brewery tours, a taproom quiz night, music and so much more.

Opening Hours

**IMPORTANT** We are NOT opening the taproom at the end of July. We will open at the end of August with social distancing, government guidelines, and hygiene measures in place.

In the current circumstances we don’t feel that would be sensible to commit to set regular days and times. This is new to us and with the current restrictions likely to be in place for some time we feel it necessary to remain flexible for the meantime. That said, we’ll definitely be open more than the ‘end of the month’ we used to. Dates and times will be plastered all over social media once confirmed and we’ll look to commit asap to fixed times and days of the month. Thanks for your understanding.

Crowdfunder rewards are all listed here and include sharer bottles of brand new barrel-aged beers, beer tasting sessions, bar tabs, and brew day experiences. Terms and conditions for Crowdfunder campaigns can be viewed here.

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