Month: December 2018

2018 marked four years since we first started brewing in Merz Court and what a year it has been. Stu Brew gave over 40 different people the opportunity to experience a brew day, brewing 33 full scale brews and 13 different prototypes. Highlights include trebling capacity and going into cans. 22,000 pints later, here’s a recap of what we’ve been busy with the year:

January:

• Our first brew of the year was during exam season, students were hard at work  but that didn’t stop Paulius and four sabbatical officers knocking up a prototype.
• To celebrate end of exams we ran a pop up bar in the SU.

February:

• One of our first February brews was an adaptation on VMS, creating 9:00AM Lecture, to celebrate the Town Mouse’s first birthday.

March:

• First brewery bash of the year with the food delights of Sghetti Monster.
• First pub quiz of the year at Errant Brewery.
• Celebrated St Patrick’s Day with green Lab Session.

April:

• Chris headed over to Flash House and brewed the ‘About Time’ collaboration.
• Additionally, collabed with Errant to make ‘Combustible Lemons’.
• Second pub quiz of the year held in Luther’s after our AGM.
• AGM and new committee elected.

May:

• First brewery bash held by the new team. Sylvia provided some gorgeous Gyros to accompany the beer.
• The team won the Community Impact Sustainability award from NUSU.
• Emily and Jack gave a Pint of Science talk about ‘Yeast in Brewing’.
• We packed up the 400l kit and TRIPLED in size!!
• Ran a pop-up bar outside the Student’s Union.

June:

• Won ‘The Siemens Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability and the Environment’ at the ‘Pride of Newcastle University Awards’.
• We got a swanky new electric delivery van.
• Another brewery bash saw the big revealed of the new kit.

July:

• Ran a Graduation 2018 bar and launched our newest Saison in the Graduation Saison series.

August:

• Shot some footage with Thumb Design for our nomination for the 2018 Green Gown awards.

September:

• Finally put beer on Eebria Trade.
• Teamed up with Tyn CAMRA and made a cider.
• Fresher’s Week stall and bar.
• Pizza and Pint night at Newcastle Tap.

October:

• First brewery bash of the academic year.
• Launch of Core Curriculum at the Town Mouse, followed by a bar crawl showing the new students the Newcastle scene.
• Our first batch of cans arrived!

November:

• Green Gown Awards – finalist in enterprise category.
• Final brewery bash of the year.
• Second batch of cans arrived.
• Collaboration with Rob from Two by Two.

December:

• Last pub quiz of the year, at Errant Brewery.
• Return of our third batch of cans.
• Our final brew of the year is something not destined to be a beer. Keep an eye out in 2019 for more details!

We’ve had a blast this year and hope you’ve enjoyed it too. All the best to our customers, pubs, brewing friends and members this New Year.

Cheers,

The Stu Brew Team x

Hi everyone! It’s finally the last week of term before the Christmas holidays and we’ve got our weekly update for you.

Paulius and Suzanne brewed a Vienna Lager over the weekend which we’re excited to taste soon. Members –  we’re brewing a whiskey wash on Sunday! If you’re interested in participating in a brew day later this week please drop our secretary, Harry, an email.

Fancy a bit of festive fun before the Christmas break? Come and join us at Errant Brewery on Friday for our Pub Quiz! We’ll be starting the quiz at 8pm but we’ll be heading down for 7.30pm to indulge in some of Errant’s beer beforehand. To reserve a table for you and your friends, drop Tom an email! Check out our facebook event for more details.

We’ll be in Luthers Bar this week selling bottle packs, cans and a selection of our merchandise which all make perfect Christmas presents. Come and see us from 12-2pm to get your hands on some last minute Christmas presents.

That’s all from us! We hope you have a very merry Christmas and hopefully you’ll find some Stu Brew under your tree this year… if you’ve been nice.

Cheers!

The Stu Brew Team x

Hello everyone.

Thanks to those of you who came along to the Heineken on Campus event. There was a brilliant turn out and we’d like to thank Heineken for coming along to give students an insight into the brewing industry!

This week we have some exciting news. We’ve made Non Linear Regression and Maillot Blanc (Saison) available in can form! You can pick these up from CentrAle in Newcastle Central Station, Coppers at Gosforth or by messaging Harry and Lucy at sales@stubrew.com. We’ve also had the privilege of brewing a Berliner Weisse in collaboration with Rob from Two by Two Brewing. Keep an eye out for our latest collab brew which should be ready in the next two weeks!

On Tuesday Harry, Tom and Carey had a great night at the PwC Opportunity Challenge Quiz at Tyneside Cinema. It was a great opportunity to meet other societies from Newcastle University and Northumbria University. Speaking of pub quizzes, we’ve got a great event lined up next week. We love quizzing here at Stu Brew and we’ve organised a pub quiz at Errant Brewery. You don’t need to be a member to attend and you can find out more details by checking out our facebook event.

We’ve had a delivery of some merchandise! Just in time for Christmas and the colder weather, we’ve received a first batch of some beanies with our own lovely lion on the logo. Carey and Liam could not WAIT to show you these. To pick these up you can pop along to the Student’s Union Shop. These would make a great Christmas present or simply a great addition to your A/W 2018 winter wardrobe.

We hope you have a great week.

Cheers!

The Stu Brew Team x