{"id":133421,"date":"2023-11-07T00:31:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=133421"},"modified":"2023-11-07T00:31:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:31:25","slug":"drinks-giant-closes-brewing-site-on-iconic-beer-mile-permanently-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/drinks-giant-closes-brewing-site-on-iconic-beer-mile-permanently-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinks giant closes brewing site on iconic beer mile permanently | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A DRINKS giant has permanently closed a brewing site on an iconic beer mile.<\/p>\n<p>BrewDog has called time on its Hawkes cidery and taproom in Bermondsey, London.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/trp42f-hawkes-cidery-taproom-railway-857760509.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Production of Hawkes\u2019 ciders has been moved to BrewDog\u2019s main brewery up in Ellon, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to its \u201cequity punk\u201d investors, the craft brewer put the closure down to \u201crampant inflation, soaring utilities costs and relentless cost of living pressures\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet which served 16 ciders was based on Druid St in the capital, famed for being the location of the \u201cBermondsey beer mile\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>BrewDog added: \u201cUnfortunately, the slowdown in trade on the Bermondsey beer mile, combined with exorbitant rent increases, has meant we have had to permanently close the much-loved Hawkes taproom.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on BrewDog<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tp-composite-beer-1.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tp-composite-beer-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tp-composite-beer-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>THE 0% CLUB <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#x27;ve tested best alcohol free beers &#8211; the winner tastes like the real thing<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/newspress-collage-22662160-1686519826989.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/newspress-collage-22662160-1686519826989.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/newspress-collage-22662160-1686519826989.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BEER WE GO <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>BrewDog unveil beer-scented deodorant for Father&#x27;s Day &#8211; would your dad love it?<\/h3>\n<p>The brewery though reassured fans that the brand was still \u201csteadfastly part of the BrewDog family\u201d and would continue to be available in its bars, across the on-trade and online.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cWe hope to relaunch a cider-focused venue at another location in the city in the future, but in the meantime, you can find it in all the usual places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon Wright founded Hawkes in 2013 and sold it to BrewDog in 2018 for an undisclosed sum.<\/p>\n<p>Wright then left BrewDog in October 2020.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-24651667-1699303218720.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CHOC HORROR <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Cadbury discontinues Christmas chocolate &#8211; 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