HOW IT ALL STARTED
Artefact Brewing is an artisan microbrewery run by husband and wife team, James and Kat.Â
Based in a converted shipping container in Ixworth, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, James is a self-taught home brewer who’s hobby, essentially, got ‘out of control’! Seeing James’ talent / obsession for great-tasting craft beer growing, Kat encouraged James to move his brewing from their kitchen to a shipping container on her family farm, with hopes of future diversification.
After a lengthy DIY conversion in 2019, the ‘test brewery’ (technically a nanobrewery) was ready to see if James could create something worth selling, before the pair took the plunge on a larger brewery setup.Â
With a combination of hard work, beer geekery and luck, since then Artefact has built up a large, seasonal range, solid customer base and industry recognition – winning multiple awards and working with some great partners.
WHERE WE'RE AT NOW
Hugely passionate about creating good quality beers – of all different styles – we aim to have a core range of seven different beers available all year round, including favourites such as the Ixworth Blonde and Dark Mild, with seasonal releases, like our Jasmine Blonde and Heritage Ruby Ale, in stock only at certain times of year. So you have to keep an eye out for them!
Four years in, Artefact Brewing continues to be a part-time passion project with potential, navigating what has been a rough time in the craft brewing industry and for start-up businesses in general. It’s safe to say that starting a brewery has been much harder than we anticipated! But we consistently get good feedback on our product, which keeps us going.Â
Still brewing in the original container space, we are searching for the right way to grow (before James does himself an injury). We have hopes to increase production, so that we can sustainably supply more pubs, and offer more for our customers at the farm. Fingers crossed we get there!Â
In the meantime, we have a busy calendar of events and collabs which get our beers in front of lots of different people.Â
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COLLABORATION & NEW LAUNCHES
Obsessed with experimenting with different beers, we have released more than 40 different small-batch, seasonal and/or limited edition brews so far. We are always collaborating and trying out new things! Follow us to be the first to hear about new and seasonal releases throughout the year.
wOULD YOU LIKE TO SERVE OUR BEER?
Our best-selling beers, such as our Ixworth Blonde, Session Pale and Extra Special Bitter, work well in restaurants seeking to offer something different, artisan and good quality. We are proud to supply the Leaping Hare, Ickworth Hotel, Folk Cafe and Roots Cafe with our bottled beers.Â
RECENT AWARDS
