We set up Crumbs Brewing in 2017 after having spent many years working in the corporate world helping brands create ideas for new products. We wanted to do something for ourselves in our local community that had a positive, sustainable purpose at the heart of it.

I've had a life long love of beer and worked for several alcohol companies in my career so it was a good place to start. In researching ideas, we came across a brewery in Belgium that had made a name for themselves exploring and rediscovering old brewing techniques - one of which was brewing with beer (something that has been around since pre-Egyptian times). At the same time, we came across the shocking statistic that 44% of bread made in the UK never gets eaten. It’s the second most wasted household food item and also suffers from high levels of wastage in the production process.  An idea was born - use leftover bread to brew beer!

Turning it into beer retains the value of the bread. Indeed, one of the things that sets us apart from some of the other brewers that have started brewing with bread is that we really care about the quality of the bread that goes into our brews. Each beer is made with one variety of loaf - that way the style of the beer reflects the style of the bread that makes it. It might be waste but that doesn’t mean quality isn’t important

We’ve saved over 35,000 loaves from being wasted through our work with Chalk Hills alone. That’s not only reducing food waste but also reducing our need for newly grown malts in our brews. As food production is one of the biggest contributors to climate change we are definitely trying to do our bit!

We’ve just finished a round of crowdfunding which will help us start to partner with other bakeries all across the country. We realise the value of ‘local’ as well as our sustainability message so we hope that by building a network of ‘local’ bakers across the country we don’t lose sight of that.”

What a positive story behind this wonderful small business here in Surrey. 

Nothing beats a seasonal hand tie made with 100% British flowers. Spend a morning learning how to put together a lovely arrangement to enjoy at home. This creative and fun morning will include locally roasted coffee and some of our favourite cakes & treats for you to enjoy.

When: Wednesday 28th June from 10am-12pm

Where: Kingfisher Flower Shop, Find Us

Cost: £40 Per Person

Important: At checkout please select ‘COLLECTION’ and enter the collection date ‘28/6/2023’. You will receive an email order confirmation shortly after. If you have booked multiple tickets please let us know in the notes section who will be attending.