ABOUT US & OUR SUSTAINABILITY
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN DERBY CITY CENTRE
Established in 2012, Shiny began as a small-scale cask brewery operation in the beer garden at the back of the Furnace Inn pub in Derby. This is where our Founder, Pedro, made our first ever brew - Launchpad, a 3.9% pale ale. Find out more about Pedro and how he started Shiny here!
After winning awards and recognition for our beers, we moved to a 5000sq.ft site in 2015 to the beautiful village of Little Eaton, just outside of Derby. Shiny Brewery has continually invested in making better beer and getting more of it to more people. Our great selection of beer is now available nation-wide in cask, keg and cans in all sorts of amazing venues as well as our awesome onsite taproom, The Shiny Tap.
Making Happy People in derbyshire, THE EAST MIDLANDS, and across the UK!
Why is our slogan 'Making Happy People'? We once brewed a beer named 'Happy People' and realised that this is at the heart of our ethos.
Shiny Brewery are proud to be inclusive and have always sought to conduct our business with integrity and honesty. We're always looking for ways to improve the way we work, including our impact on people and the environment.
We are continually developing a large range of wonderful unfined and unfiltered beers shipping across the country! All vegan friendly and some certified gluten-free. We're also regularly involved with our local community and support local events wherever we can!
SUSTAINABILITY & SUPPORTING DERBYSHIRE FARMING
Shiny is proactive when it comes to sustainability, and it's a continuous journey as far as we're concerned. Here are just some of the actions we take to reduce the impact our production has on the environment:
- Shiny keeps its ingredients in the local loop, sending spent grain to a nearby farmer and turning used hops into compost.
- Our house yeast has survived hundreds of brews, and anything extra heads off for biodigestion where it becomes renewable gas.
- We're careful with water too, reusing it wherever possible and running at an efficient 3.77 pints per pint of beer.
- The brewery runs on 100% renewable electricity, lit entirely by long-lasting LEDs.
- We cut waste wherever we can: recycled pump clips, fully recyclable cans already made from 70% recycled material, and an ever-growing range of vegan-friendly beers.
- Deliveries go out directly from Little Eaton to keep road miles low, and we're exploring an electric van to shrink that footprint further.
- Even our events use reusable cups to keep single-use plastic to a minimum.