Established in 1994, the Darwin Brewery has grown from very humble beginnings at Brewlab at the University of Sunderland, to become one of the most respected small breweries in the country.

It is owned by three micro-biologists - Dr St.John Usher, Dr Keith Thomas and Dr Edward Taylor and currently employs 6 staff in the Brewing, Marketing and Accounts fields... read the full Darwin History Here.

BREWLAB CONNECTIONS

Our sister company, Brewlab Ltd. based at the University of Sunderland still provides the yeast, quality system and technical services to ensure Darwin beers remain at the finest quality possible.

They have also trained many of the new micro-breweries that have been established in the UK and provide them will technical support, yeast services and product analysis.