Yattendon brewery joins multi-national brewing institution

West Berkshire Brewery triumph

A YATTENDON brewery has joined the membership of a prestigious, multi-national Livery company, established centuries ago by royal charter.

The West Berkshire Brewery, founded in 1995, has joined The Worshipful Company Of Brewers, which has a membership of 48 international brewing companies established by a royal charter granted by Henry VI in 1438, although its origins as a guild can be traced back to 1292.

David Bruce, chairman of The West Berkshire Brewery, said: “I am delighted to be invited, with Simon Robertson-Macleod, to become a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Brewers.

“This enables our 20-year-old brewery to become a corporate member of an ancient brewing institution whose origins as a guild stretch back over seven centuries.”