Once upon a time there was a young-ish man having a pint of ale in Winchcombe, Cheltenham; complaining bitterly about how bad it was and how he could do better.

His friend said that there was no way he could make a better beer as these guys know what they are doing and you don’t. Not being one to walk away from a challenge, a wager was made and the man bought some homebrew kit and started practising making beer.

Six months later, the same man was lucky enough to walk into a pub where the Landlord was selling his brewery equipment, a few pints later a deal had been struck to purchase said kit but on the condition he taught the man how to brew.

After an exhaustive search, Silhill Brewery moved into its current premises at Oak farm

We brew our first beer at Oak Farm.

A range of bottle beers from Silhill are now available.