What the website says…
Continuing the Tradition – Proud to be brewed and crafted in West Sussex.
Our take on Hurst Brewery…
Hurst is run by a husband and wife couple who seem caught up in the romance of running a piece of Sussex brewing history and keeping alive a piece of Hurspierpoint’s history. Being an older brewery, the brand lends itself well to cask products; and that’s where the brewery focuses currently, with some obvious classic beer styles in its core range: bitter, gold, old, porter and pale.
We’ve never seen them on pumps around and about, but what we’ve tried in bottles so far has been enjoyable.
A bit of history…
The original Hurst Brewery was established in 1862, operating out of Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, a location that was chosen by the founding brewer George Thomas Saltmarsh because it was considered to be the site of the best springwater in the area.
Since its closure the brewery building has been a cheese factory as well as belonging for a while to sports manufacturer Slazenger. The Hurst Brewery name was revived by the Hurstpierpoint Brewing Co. Ltd. in 2012, 150 years after the original brewery opened; then current owners Duncan and Fleur Lane took over the brand in 2017.
In 2020 they revamped the image, giving it some very sleek branding, but they wanted Hurst to remain steeped in the tradition that the age of the brewery deserves. As we found out when we interviewd them, they are desperate to bring the brewing back to Hurstpierpoint when they can.
How local are they?
The brand hails from Hurstpierpoint, and the beer is currently cuckoo brewed in Worthing at Goldmark’s micro-brewery, so all-in-all it is pretty local to Brighton.
Our favourites 🍺
We’re not sure if there is such a thing as a session porter, but if there is, Watchtower fits right into the genre. It’s light, peppery and bitter with burnt toast. But it’s also juicy and refreshing, which smoothes all that bitterness out and leaves you ready for that next sip. The 5.5% gives it a nice alcoholic kick as well. We’re not massive dark beer drinkers at BBB, so for us to find this addictive and approachable is saying something.
Keepers is a lovely example of a golden ale. Easy drinking with low carbonation, it has an auburn, malt and hazelnut body and finishes with subtle toasted bitterness. All-round great flavour given it’s only 4.4%.
Highfields Farm
College Lane
Hurstpierpoint
Hassocks
BN6 9JT
07866 438953
Highfields Farm
College Lane
Hurstpierpoint
Hassocks
BN6 9JT
07866 438953
What the website says…
Continuing the Tradition – Proud to be brewed and crafted in West Sussex.
Our take on Hurst Brewery…
Hurst is run by a husband and wife couple who seem caught up in the romance of running a piece of Sussex brewing history and keeping alive a piece of Hurspierpoint’s history. Being an older brewery, the brand lends itself well to cask products; and that’s where the brewery focuses currently, with some obvious classic beer styles in its core range: bitter, gold, old, porter and pale.
We’ve never seen them on pumps around and about, but what we’ve tried in bottles so far has been enjoyable.
A bit of history…
The original Hurst Brewery was established in 1862, operating out of Cuckfield Road, Hurstpierpoint, a location that was chosen by the founding brewer George Thomas Saltmarsh because it was considered to be the site of the best springwater in the area.
Since its closure the brewery building has been a cheese factory as well as belonging for a while to sports manufacturer Slazenger. The Hurst Brewery name was revived by the Hurstpierpoint Brewing Co. Ltd. in 2012, 150 years after the original brewery opened; then current owners Duncan and Fleur Lane took over the brand in 2017.
In 2020 they revamped the image, giving it some very sleek branding, but they wanted Hurst to remain steeped in the tradition that the age of the brewery deserves. As we found out when we interviewd them, they are desperate to bring the brewing back to Hurstpierpoint when they can.
How local are they?
The brand hails from Hurstpierpoint, and the beer is currently cuckoo brewed in Worthing at Goldmark micro-brewery, so all-in-all it is pretty local to Brighton.
Our favourites 🍺
We’re not sure if there is such a thing as a session porter, but if there is, Watchtower fits right into the genre. It’s light, peppery and bitter with burnt toast. But it’s also juicy and refreshing, which smoothes all that bitterness out and leaves you ready for that next sip. The 5.5% gives it a nice alcoholic kick as well. We’re not massive dark beer drinkers at BBB, so for us to find this addictive and approachable is saying something.
Keepers is a lovely example of a golden ale. Easy drinking with low carbonation, it has an auburn, malt and hazelnut body and finishes with subtle toasted bitterness. All-round great flavour given it’s only 4.4%.
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