Small Bar Competitors

In 2014, a man named Rich Poole walked into Small Bar, Bristol, and handed some beer over to Bruce Gray and Jack Granger. This began a brewing journey that started on a 200L kit through the back of that same bar, before developing into a cuckoo brewery operation known as Left Handed Giant. Our own physical brewery operation began in 2017, before raising more than £1m from the local community via Crowdcube to build the beating heart of our business, a brewpub overlooking the floating harbour in the centre of Bristol, which opened in 2019. We now operate over 2 brewery sites, selling over 60% of our 7000HL per year production through our own venues; our Finzels Reach Brewpub, our St Philips Tap Room and Renatos, The Farside and still, from where it all began, at Small Bar. We are community owned, and aim to execute an employee buy-out within the next 3 years, making us one of the only UK employee-owned breweries. Independence and the freedom to express our creativity is central to our business, and we believe that giving our team ownership and leadership of our company is crucial to ensuring this remains the case throughout our breweries’ long lifetime.

We innovate constantly to inspire people to drink great, independent beer. We exist to make you feel pride in your city and help us make it a better place for all. #StandIndependent

There’s a Wiper and True beer for everyone, from the devoted aficionado to those taking their first tentative steps into the glorious, wide world of craft beer. At our Bristol brewery we obsess over creative recipes, brewing with skill and care for balanced, refined and refreshing drinking. That’s Beautiful Beer. Shop Beautiful Beer on our online shop, discover our taprooms in Bristol, or become a stockist: www.wiperandtrue.com. Also available to buy in selected Waitrose and Sainsbury's stores nationwide.