Brewdog hope to turn ‘amazing old building’ on River Thames in East London into new microbrewery

An enormous derelict Power Station in East London seems doubtless to turn into the following BrewDog microbrewery.

CEO of BrewDog James Watts yesterday posted an image contained in the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station constructing on his twitter, with the caption: “Excited to hopefully turn this wonderful old constructing in London into a new wonderful BrewDog BrewPub.

“The idea could be referred to as ‘BrewDog & Friends’ & we might invite sensible breweries from all around the world to do brewing residencies in the ability.

“Fingers crossed!”

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The Grade II constructing sits on the Northern financial institution of the Thames, reverse the Brunel museum in Tower Hamlets, East London.

It was constructed in 1890 and initially run as a steam-operated energy station- though it was later transformed to use electrical energy.

Although it is at present empty the crimson brick, Grade II listed constructing is filled with character- with a lot of its authentic hydraulic equipment and gear nonetheless seen.

Once housing the Wapping Project arts programming, the house beforehand had £4 millio funding earlier than being left dormant for a number of years.

In its present state the 2000 sq. foot venue has a standing capability of 400 and a seating capability of 200, and has been employed out for occasions for quite a few years now.

The Wapping Hydraulic Power Station has been employed out for occasions in current years

Brewdog launched their first BrewPub- a bar and brewery hybrid that includes completely brewed beers – in Tower Hill in 2018.

The microbrewery’s success appears to have impressed this subsequent conquest from BrewDog.

The multinational brewery and pub chain was based in 2007 by James Watt and Martin Dickie – it now owns 4 breweries and 100 bars worldwide, with eight bars throughout London.

For the 12 months to September 7, 2019, the model’s Punk IPA was the most effective promoting craft beer in the UK.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, BrewDog has shifted its distillery manufacturing in direction of making free hand sanitizer for native hospitals and charities.

But plainly now the brewing large can see the sunshine on the finish of the tunnel even when nobody else can, with a attainable foot in the door for this new BrewPub.

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