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Celebrating 25 Years of Brewing Brilliance: Alex Ratter’s Silver Anniversary

Today we raise a glass (purely for professional reasons, of course) as Alex Ratter celebrates 25 years since his very first commercial brew.

We're on the lookout for a full-time Sales & Customer Relations Coordinator to keep our award-winning brewery buzzing.  You'll be the friendly voice of Bishop Nick - chatting with customers, taking orders and keeping the office ship-shape. 

The results are in.  Thrilled to announce we have been given GREAT TASTE 2025 AWARDS for Latimer, our craft lager and Devout, our 4.5% Stout.

REVELRY DAY 2025 was a huge success.  After a year off, we opened the doors once again on Father's Day to welcome in our community.

So The Compasses, Littley Green has been listed in The Telegraph's Top 500 pubs in England and is placed 142 - we we make that Top 150!!  When you think there are 45000 pubs in Great Britain that is quite a placing. (Though obviously it's our favourite!).

Whether you would like to come and collect your online orders or would prefer to browse in person, do drop in to our Brewery Shop on East Street, Braintree.  Open 6 days a week from 9am - 4.30pm.  See below our opening hours over the festive period.

Bishop Nick brewery took residence in Braintree 10yrs ago this month and to mark this milestone and show a commitment to the next ten years of trading (at least!!) we have given our celebrated range of core beers an exciting new facelift.

We have always had fantastic feedback about our branding, and we felt that, ten years on, our core range of beers – all of which have garnered top industry awards – now deserved a more customised look to celebrate their individuality.

Bishop Nick beer to be reviewed as part of new prime-time Channel 5 show celebrating the very best of the British harvest.

Ex-Strictly Come Dancing contestant Helen Skelton and Escape to the Country’s Jules Hudson will be live from Barleylands Farm in Essex TONIGHT from 8pm.

Hello beer drinkers and happy new year.  Now Christmas has passed and things have quietened down, it’s always a good time of year to reflect and plan for the coming months.

Things haven’t been easy with the cost of living crisis following several years of COVID disruption - inevitably it has influenced drinking habits.