Darwin’s first beers were produced on a very small 18 gallon system based at Brewlab at the University of Sunderland.  Three years later the brewery expanded to Crook, County Durham with the acquisition of the Hodge’s Brewery and brewed there until 2002 when two factors resulted in a move back to Sunderland.

Firstly continued growth and popularity of the beers meant space was a problem at the Crook plant with production stretched almost to capacity. Secondly, and perhaps even more important was that the recent closure of Vaux had left the city without a brewery for the first time in well over one hundred years.

Darwin Brewery Ltd
Unit 1 West Quay Court
Sunderland Enterprise Park
Sunderland
SR5 2TE

Phone     0191 549 9450