New home for local brewery

Monday 13 August 2018

White Rock Brewery has moved to a state-of-the-art facility as it eyes global distribution.

Now located along 23 St George’s Esplanade in a site twice the size of its former St Sampson’s location, the new brewery and distillery will allow the company to significantly upscale production of its well-known beers, such as Wonky Donkey and Lost Tourist, as well as its award-winning Unit Six Gin.

Managing Director Ross Gledhill said the move was an important and exciting milestone for the company.

“We have come a long way since our small beginnings in 2013, where we started off with a core range of just three beers," he said.

"Our former premises were ideal for the initial growth stage, but with the increase in popularity of beer products, plus the massive interest shown in our new Unit Six gin, we needed new premises to give us the room to up production capacity and meet the significantly increasingly sales growth. 

“The new site will also give us the space for further product development work. We have already set the bar high with our unique vacuum distillation and fractionation process for Unit Six, but with the move to new premises we will have even more room to continue our research work.”

The new facility meets the highest international health and safety standards, enabling global distribution. A new taproom allowing for product demonstrations and functions, plus a retail space will be incorporated. The new space also meets the needs of a full sales team, and better working conditions for all staff.