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Harvey's Brewery

Sussex's family-run Lewes brewery (1790) — Victorian copper, unmissable from the high street.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–1.5 h
Best time of year
Year-round (indoors)

About

Harvey's of Lewes (1790), the family-run Sussex brewery on the Ouse, brews from Vict­orian-style copper kettles in the Bridge Wharf brewery — visible from the High Street through the Grade II*-listed brewing tower. The Harvey's Best Bitter is the standard Sussex pint; the Lewes Castle Brown Ale ferments slowly in a unique tower.

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From the Wikipedia article

Harvey's Brewery is a brewery in Lewes, East Sussex, England. Harvey's estate includes 45 tied houses, mostly in Sussex, and three in London: Royal Oak, Southwark, The Cat's Back, Wandsworth and The Phoenix, Stockwell. It sells and distributes its main product, Sussex Best Bitter, to other pubs, off-licences and social clubs in south east England. John Harvey established the Bridge Wharf Brewery on its present site by the River Ouse, overlooking Cliffe Bridge.

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Background

History

In 1880, part of the original Georgian brewery was rebuilt: the tower and brew house visible for example from Cliffe Bridge. This is an example of a country brewery with a facade in a rustic neo-Gothic design of the Victorian era, a listed building at Grade II*. Behind it stands another half: the Georgian fermenting room, cellars and vat house. The fermenting room, brew house and cellars have not changed in layout and dimensions, although reinforced and their contents have evolved. The vat house was converted and expanded into the modern bottling process. The current yeast strain was introduced in 1957 from Tadcaster Brewery, now John Smith's Brewery. In 1984, a second brewing line was…

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Coordinates
50.8728, 0.0114
Established
1790

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Harvey's Brewery?
Harvey's Brewery is in South-East England, United Kingdom.
When was Harvey's Brewery built?
Built or established in 1790.
Who owns Harvey's Brewery?
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Is Harvey's Brewery a listed building?
Harvey's Brewery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.