HARVEY'S x BEAK Launch Collaboration Beer
Two independent Lewes breweries, one with over 230 years of brewing heritage and the other one of the UK’s most exciting modern craft breweries, have come together to create a brand new collaborative beer launching this May.
Harvey’s Brewery and Beak Brewery will officially launch Spring, a limited edition 4.5% golden ale, with events at:
Friday 15th May , 4pm, The Royal Oak, London
Saturday 16th May, 3pm, The Brewers Arms, Lewes
Brewed at Beak Brewery in Lewes, Spring brings together elements from both breweries’ brewing traditions and house styles.
The result is a classic golden ale with a juicy, flavoursome edge. Brewed with a blend of Harvey’s and Beak yeast, it opens with fresh grapefruit and bright citrus notes before soft tropical character builds from a generous dry hop of New Zealand Cascade hops.
UK Harlequin and Cascade hops provide a clean, zesty bitterness, while heritage Plumage Archer malt from Warminster lends a light bready sweetness and smooth, rounded body. Slightly hazy and highly drinkable, Spring aims to bridge traditional Sussex brewing with contemporary hop forward character.
The beer’s pump clip also reflects the collaboration between the two breweries, featuring illustrations of Miles Jenner alongside Beak’s distinctive “Beak Man” character.
Harvey’s Brewery Joint Managing Director and Head Brewer Miles Jenner said:
“It has been great fun combining thoughts and resources with Danny, Mark and all the team at Beak. We have broken new ground with our first, intentionally, slightly hazy beer. It contains a wealth of flavours derived from Sussex and New World hops, offset by a marriage of yeasts from both breweries. A heritage Sussex-grown barley forms the backbone of the brew, as is befitting for a beer produced by two County Town brewers.”
Beak Brewery founder Danny Tapper added:
“We’re huge cask beer fans here at Beak and Harvey’s have always been a brewery we’ve looked up to,” says Tapper. “Not just because of their incredible heritage and the consistency and quality of their beers, but because of the role they play in the community around them. They’re woven into the fabric of Lewes life in a way that feels increasingly rare and special, and they’ve been hugely supportive of Beak since the very beginning.
“For us, this collaboration felt genuinely meaningful. It was an opportunity to spend time brewing alongside Miles and the Harvey’s team, sharing ideas, techniques and ingredients, and finding a balance between our two approaches to brewing. The result is a beer that really reflects both breweries, rooted in cask tradition but with a vibrancy that feels very Beak. It’s a real honour to have worked together on something that celebrates both where we come from and the kind of beer we love to drink.”
The collaboration celebrates the growing brewing culture in Lewes, bringing together two breweries from different generations with a shared focus on quality, character and independent brewing.
Spring will be available in selected pubs and at the launch events, where drinkers will have the opportunity to meet members of both brewing teams and try the beer fresh from the cask, and will be heading out to selected pubs from Monday 18th May.
