Driftwood Spars Brewery Bolsters Blood

Rich dark porter with strong roast flavours and filled with spicy fruity hops.<br> <br> The name comes from a legend about the Giant Bolster who terrorised St Agnes. When slain his blood was jet black.<br> <br> **Tested Gluten Free - below 10ppm gluten.<br> <br> The Driftwood Spars Brewery was founded in 2000 and is joined with The Driftwood Spars – a unique and characterful pub loved by locals and visitors alike, which overlooks the dramatic and beautiful Cornish coastline at Trevaunance Cove in St Agnes. The story really begins with a serendipitous meeting between Louise Treseder, Landlady of The Driftwood Spars, and Pete Martin - a brewer without a brewery. Recognising Pete’s freewheeling talents, Louise gave him license to experiment in the pub’s microbrewery. The resulting beers, ‘crafted in the cove’ and made with the finest ingredients, quickly became known for their quality, diversity, and drinkability. Pete won over 30 major awards. Pete was also one of the pioneers of gluten-free brewing in the West Country and, after some experimentation, successfully converted all his beers to gluten free, becoming the first brewery in Cornwall to do so. Sadly, Pete passed away in January 2020 after a short illness. Louise and her team pledged to continue his work by ensuring consistent future production of these unique and award-winning ales, made to Pete’s original recipes. In Spring 2020, with new Head Brewer Mike Mason at the helm, a new range of contemporary craft beers was launched. The brewery is a five-barrel plant, brewing in small batches to control over the quality and consistency of the beers. The Brewery uses premium British malts and source the finest hops; and the team is increasingly using new-wave English hops as new varieties are developed and perfected.