H E L L O
C L A P T O N C R A F T
F A N S !
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It's great to be back in your inboxes once more after a pretty frantic week all in the name of great booze. Last weekend gone there were a few sore heads about these parts with a whole bunch of Clapton Craft-ers attending Tom (Socials & Online) and Hannah's (ex-Finsbury Park Manager) beautiful wedding, so a big congrats to those two! We're not at all jealous of them topping up that tan in Tenerife right now...

To the beery matters at hand, and it's been far too long since we shone the spotlight on some of our nearest and dearest brewing buds, Signature! And, with the release of a huge collab with none other than US craft beer legends Dogfish Head, what better time to feature them as our Brewery Of The Week? Next, there's a sneaky lil' preview of our Daiquiri Dreaming part two with Sour sorcerers Brick. Hold tight its release in just over a fortnight, somehow we might be even more excited for this than our inaugural effort.

Back to ex-CC Legends and we're also delighted to introduce Ophie's (ex-Clapton Manager) hand-blended, hand-packaged, and hand-delivered mulled wine blend, Mulled! Landing just in time for Bonfire night this is ridiculously tasty, and pairs perfectly with our Clapton Craft Garnacha. Finally, we have a round-up of the latest and greatest on our Online Shop including fresh brews from Northern Monk, Sureshot, Vault City, and DEYA. Don't miss out on that! Now onto those headlining heroes...

B R E W E R Y
O F T H E
W E E K
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Since 2011 Signature have helped revolutionise beer at live events by bringing their music-inspired offerings to the best bars, venues, and festivals in the UK and beyond. As well as being the only brewery to have won SIBA's (Society Of Independent Brewers) prestigious Brewery Of The Year Award twice in 2018 and 2021, they've also led the way for artist collaborations, having brewed with the likes of Idles, alt-J, Slaves, Mogwai, Enter Shikari and more.

But, that's not to say they haven't also been a slam dunk for bottle shops like us. In time they've honed an impeccable core range, featuring the all-day and all-night drinking Studio Lager, the dependable and dangerously drinkable SIPA Roadie, as well as the citric and pine party Backstage IPA. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a better selection so suited to filling that fridge week-in, week-out. And, to celebrate their achievements we've got a huge drop landing live and direct across all the sites, the first of its kind in quite a while.

Of course, we've also got a dose of some super specials this week, most notably Piercing Pils, their collaboration with one of the forerunners of craft beer in the US, Dogfish Head. Quite possibly their first ever UK collab, despite being founded over 27 years ago, this is a suitably innovative Czech Style Pilsner brewed with white pear tea and juice. Here, fruity complexity melds wonderfully with spicy noble Saaz hops, while Amarillo adds citrus acidity depths, to form the ultimate crisp crusher.

Hazy Sour Polyphonic Peach is also not to be missed, emitting a vivid spectrum of peach flavours that blends with honey and grape aromas from darjeeling tea. Thankfully, favourites like juicy NEIPA Equaliser, or Gluten Free great Rewind and AF banger Lo-Fi can also be found dotted across the shops, along with plenty of other fresh favourites alongside.

As always, there's 10% off 6 or more online, with double loyalty points in-store across their range until next Friday. Get involved!

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D R E A M I N G
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The eagle-eyed amongst you on social media might have noticed our latest journey down Deptford way just over two weeks ago, when we were thrilled to work with one of our besties Brick on that difficult second album of Daiquiri Dreaming! With the combo of mango and passionfruit going down an absolute storm the first time around, we decided to mix it up again with another cocktail-inspired cracker.

We'll leave this edition as a mystery for now, but safe to say this blend of red and orange fruit is bound to transport you to more tropical times with the same saturated smoothie-like, juicy, jammy fruit fun. And, now everyone can join in with absolutely no Lactose meaning this is completely Vegan-friendly!

Hold tight for more details, which will debut over on our socials, and expect a release date (plus a whole load of fanfare) week commencing the 14th November...

📸 BEHIND THE SCENES 📸

I T ' S O N L Y
M U L L E D W I N E
S E A S O N !
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Spooky season may be over and done with for another year, but mulling season is right around the corner! And, whilst we love getting dressed up and drinking a good old fashioned pumpkin beer, we don’t think you can beat a winter-warming glass of perfectly mulled wine or cider. And, with our brand new mulling spice blend from Mulled!, courtesy of Clapton Craft alumni Ophie, it’s easier than ever to fill your home with all the gorgeous smells you all know and love.

Featuring Cinnamon, Cloves, Star Anise, Orange peel, Crystallised Ginger, and Allspice Berries, this is a hearty, comforting blend of all the best spices. Perfectly suited to a rich, buttery, keeved or Breton cider like the Kerisac, or a juicy medium to full bodied red like our Clapton Craft Garnacha just add a sachet (and 1L of Cider or 750ml Wine) and simmer for 20-30 minutes. And, if you prefer a sweeter touch then simply add 2-4 tablespoons of sugar or honey, agave, maple syrup etc. We've been looking for an excuse to ditch those pre-made bottles for the real thing over the years, and now here's the answer!

🛒 BUY THE BLEND 🛒

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It would be remiss of us not to give the Webshop a little shout-out this weekend, with an absolute host of A-List Stars landing. Check out the rundown below, for a who's who of Untappd-approved greats including some mega collabs, but there's plenty more where that came from with fresh drops each and every week!

Don't forget you can snag Free Express delivery over £50, with deliveries in London now serviced by the exceptional Packfleet, meaning free Saturday delivery (when placed before 12pm Friday) as well as better tracking. Of course, you can also use code 'COLLECTION' for Free P&P to pick up from one of our eight locations the following week. Just shoot us an email at info@claptoncraft.co.uk along with your order. Now feast your eyes on these:

🙏 NORTHERN MONK 🙏
Ethel w/ Stigbergets & Garage Beer - Mammoth comeback Milkshake IPA!
Once Twice Three Times w/ Finback - Juicy birthday NEIPA collab w/ US stars.

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Where's That Cue Ball Going w/ Baron - Ripe mango & grape-laden NEIPA.
Even Tim The Human Shark Needs Water w/ Verdant - DIPA to end all DIPAs!

🍹 VAULT CITY 🍹
Blackberry Lemon Meringue Drizzle - Lip-smacking, rich & creamy pastry Sour.
Gosebumps Lemon & Slime - Zingy, BRIGHT GREEN Gose. Spookily slurpable.
Double Cinnamon Cherry Caramel Biscuit - Wild Biscoff dessert Sour.

🐊 DEYA 🐊
We'll Take It Off The Zombies - Mouth-coating NEIPA, think luscious citrus-lychee.
Soul Searching - Super Session Pale, w/ sherbety pineapple & dank lemon aplenty.
Steady Rolling Man - Uber fresh batch of one of the finest UK Pales!