National Trust Launches First Ever Beer Club in Partnership with Delavals Brewery Ltd
The National Trust has launched its first ever beer club, a concept developed in partnership with Delavals Brewers Ltd, with membership to the club starting from as little as £40 a year. Members will benefit from the expertise of the Delavals Brewers, who will hand pick a selection of independent craft beers from around the UK.
With every subscription helping to raise awareness of the National Trust and generating valuable income for the Trust's charitable work, all memberships and beer sales will directly be helping the Trust look after special places in its care.
With over 1,000 breweries in the UK collectively making over 4,000 brands of beer, the National Trust Beer Club will aim to make as many of these available to its members.
"There has been a real explosion in craft beers in the UK. According to the Good Beer Guide, Britain now has more small breweries per head than any other major industrialised nation, which is great news for beer drinkers. With the National Trust Beer Club we'll be able to connect many of the independent craft breweries to beer connoisseurs throughout the UK.
Craft beers pack more flavour and are made by entrepreneurs and enthusiasts, so they tap into the growing demand for quality, niche products. Our National Trust beers are made using hops from one of the last remaining traditional hop gardens in the country; the National Trust's Little Scotney Farm."
John Gilfillan, Managing Director of Delavals and Chairman of the National Trust Beer Club
Delavals (Brewers)Ltd became an official licensee of the National Trust in 2012 and the company is operated by brothers, John and David Gilfillan. Based in the North East of England, the company produces eight National Trust beers under license at present.
There are four different memberships available:
- Club membership £40 per year - 1 case per year, bottle opener and discounts
- Bronze membership £80 per year - 2 cases per year, bottle opener and discounts
- Silver membership £160 per year - 4 cases per year, bottle opener plus beer festival ticket
- Gold membership £480 per year - 12 cases per year, bottle opener, book + VIP beer festival ticket
On joining, each member will receive a case of 12 bottles of beer from the National Trust Great British Beer Collection, an engraved beer club bottle opener plus the associated membership level of on-going benefits. Over 100 beers will be available at launch and can be ordered from www.nationaltrustbeerclub.co.uk