The 3 Brewers of St Albans

27/08/2026

I often get asked if there's food available at our wonderful festival, and the answer is a resounding 'yes'. Actually that's an understatement. We've got the very best in local food suppliers ('street food' if you must) at this years festival:

Two Twos Burger Shack
The Rolls Royce of smashed burgers using Aberdeen Angus beef reared at nearby Foxholes Farm

The Brewers Pork Company
Hog roast with pork from piggie winkies raised on the grains used to brew our lovely beers. It doesn't get more circular than that.

Sala Thai Kitchen
The true flavours of Thailand run by the same team as the wonderful Salai Thai Restaurant in St Albans

The Choc Spot
Home made chocolate brownies and other chocolatey treats

Padges Fine Coffee
Ethically sourced coffee served from a tuc tuc with solar panels!

So, we've got a phenomenal Music lineup, awesome food, and the best beers around including our wonderful new lager! And if your preferences aren't so beery we'll also have cider, G&T, wine, prosecco, possibly even vodka & coke!!

Finally, it's become a tradition to have a sale of equipment that we're no longer using - this year we have a wonderful low mileage ironing board open to offers around the £10 mark.

There are no tickets cos it's FREE
There's free overnight parking

Spread the word. Round up your homies, get over to The 3 Brewers at 1pm Saturday 5th September for a solid 10 hours of hedonistic joy.

Finally - this Bank Hols opening:

Saturday 29th August 11.00-5.00
Sunday - 30th August Taproom Closed (but were running the bar at SummerFest 2026 Greenwood Park St Albans - come along!)
Monday 31st August - Open 12 - 5

See y'all soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

Local beer brewed by local beer lovers. We brew the highest quality real ales using the finest ingredients and fresh water straight from our own borehole.

05/08/2026

The 3 Brewers Music Festival 5th Sept 2026

I've been reliably informed this is a genuine conversation that happened at Glasto HQ a few weeks ago:

Michael E: You seen 3 Brewers lineup Em?
Emily E: Yep Dad. Why do we bother - they've cornered the market in top talent yet again.
Michael: I honestly don't know how they do it. Shall we call it another fallow year at Glasto this year?
Emily: Great idea pops. I'll book a minibus and we can all go to 3 Brewers Festival!

They're not wrong. The musical lineup is phenomenal:

The Lettuceheads (best covers band around)
Grace George (local legend with one of those Sheeran loopy things)
The Kopy Katz (Rockabilly)
Kelvin Davies, Chloe Turner & Gary Jones (folky guitars & harmonica)
The Eerie (surf guitar)
Ictus (jazz without the weird bits)

We've also got tremendous street food vendors, a beer festival (including our new Pilsner Lager and Grand Stout!) and the very best vibes around.

How much is this extravaganza? Zilch. Nowt. It's free. No tickets. No 'pre sale'. No 'early bird' discount. Just round up yer homies and get to the farm for 1pm

People often ask why I don't charge an entry fee. Well financially it would make sense, but it also means our slightly wonky festival would have to straighten up. I'd have to be even more bothered about bog roll, and you can't claim 'I thought it was in the ticket price' when I catch you nicking our branded plastic glasses. It isn't slick. Never will be. If you've been before you know what I'm on about. Marketing boffins would call it rustic charm or some such nonsense.

More posts to follow soon, including stage times, food lineup etc.

Roadworks Update: Till end of August Coopers Green Lane (CGL) is shut at the WGC end - you'll need to get on to CGL via the Industrial Estate ie Hatfield Ave. If you're travelling from St A - no probs it's open as normal - ignore signs saying it's closed.

See y'all soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

Ed Sheeran South Herts CAMRA

05/07/2026

Well the Alpha Male of farm machinery is back in the yard and that can only mean one thing - it's harvest time!

For the next several weeks there will be a lot of activity on the farm with big equipment moving big loads.

Please take extra care when visiting the brewery. Make sure you only park in the car park, and please only use the beer garden and the brewery itself, all other parts of the farm are out of bounds. Finally please keep dogs, children and other pets under supervision at all times.

We'll of course have a fabulous selection of our award winning beers, cider, soft drinks and other stuff available, plus top class bants. It's the perfect setting to get away from it all and chill out for a while.

See y'all soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

M-F 8am - 4pm
Sats 11am - 5pm

29/06/2026

Sorry for radio silence recently. Just a quick note to advise that taproom opening times will be all over the place this week. Matt is having a well earned holiday so I'm juggling too many plates and no doubt mixing metaphors. What I can be fairly sure of is that we'll be open at the following times:

Mon 29th 1.00-4.00
Tue 30th 9.30-1.00
Weds 1st tbc
Thurs 2nd tbc
Friday 2rd 11.00-5.00

Saturday onwards - back to normal (Sats 11-5, weekdays 8-4)
For more info give us a call on 01707 271 636.

Or come along to the St Michaels Folk Festival (St Albans bottom end of Fishpool Street) on Wednesday from 6.30 - we're in the grounds of St Michaels Church - also Hog Roast and Swanvesta Social Club! Bosh!!

Cheers
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

19/05/2026

Great news folks, concrete has dried and after a star studded opening ceremony* the regular entrance to the farm is open again. And boy oh boy it was worth the wait. Combined with the recently resurfaced lane, travelling to the brewery is like being an extra in a Lenor advert, all soft, gentle and fragrant. That's until you get honked at by a Peacock and the illusion is shattered, but it's great while it lasts.

In case I've not mentioned it before, our music, food and beer festival is on Saturday 5th September this year. It's shaping up nicely, with some awesome bands and food vendors lined up. The beer will be half decent too. You know the drill, share this post and tell everyone you know to put the festival in their diaries. More details soon.

Finally in a significant break from tradition, it looks like decent weather this Bank Hols Weekend. The excitement has gone to my head and I've decided to open the taproom all three days. Opening is provisionally:

Saturday 23rd 11.00-5.00 ish
Sunday 24th 12.00 - 5.00
Monday 25th 12.00 - 5.00

That's all for now.
Come on down and inspect the concrete soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

* We were really honoured to have Metallica open the new driveway. Unfortunately I left my phone at home so I've got no pics, but the boys enjoyed their day out and seemed keen to play at our festival as soon as we can fit them in. I'll keep you posted.

Ed Sheeran South Herts CAMRA

13/05/2026

As you probably know by now, we're surrounded by creative, talented people on the farm - none more so than Jude at Blackberry Forge. Jude helped us out of a big hole yesterday. Our grain hopper slide gate, which was fourth hand when we bought it 14 years ago, had worn so thin it wouldn't have survived the next brew. If we can't control the flow of the grains, we can't brew.

I asked Jude if a new one could be fabricated, and 20 mins later the beauty at the bottom of the photo was in place in the hopper. Jude used a piece of kit that's absolute metallurgical wizzardry, I think it's a plasma cutter? What a bit of kit! I promise you, if Nuclear Fusion ever becomes a reality I reckon it'll start in Judes workshop with help from his plasma thingy.

So big thanks to the big man.

Jude also runs courses in knife making.

Taproom open as normal weekdays 8-4 and Saturdays 11-5.
Normal farm entrance will be open again from Monday next week.
Finally - come and see us at the St Albans Spring Festival (St Peters Street) on Sunday - we'll have beer!

See y'all soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

02/05/2026

Well this is maybe a little late given that it's already Bank Hols weekend, but our Bank Hols opening is as follows:

Sat 2 May: Open until 5 ish
Sun 3 May: Mainly closed. I'll be in for a short while so if you pop over you take your chances
Mon 4 May: Open 11 till 5

For those of you who haven't had a go on the temporary track to the farm - don't be shy - it's a blast! Little known fact - the fields around the track are the best spot in the county for birdwatching (seriously) . Currently there are some rare ducks milling about and last year there was an Ospery or two. And of course a whole bunch of Red Kites. Also the guys who have excavated the sand are in the process of creating a pond / lake / lagoon which will be a sanctuary for more wildlife for years to come - so now is a great opportunity to see the land at the start of this exciting transformation.

Directions to the track are in my last post, plus there are more directions at the normal (currently closed) farm entrance.

We've got a load of beers on cask, on 'craft' keg and our new and very popular Pilsner is on tap too.

So, don your deerstalker, pick up your bins and head over the 3 Brewers pronto.

See y'all soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

20/04/2026

Temporary Farm Entrance

Listen up concrete fans, the entrance to the farm is getting a brand new driveway to seamlessly dovetail with the nearly new surface on Symondshyde Lane.

The work will take place over the next few weeks and there will be no access to the farm from the normal entrance on Symondshyde Lane. So, to get to the farm and to the brewery we're setting you a challenge worthy of Top Gear back in its heyday.

This will sound worse than it actually is, but bear with us, we think you'll grow to love it.

Basically you need to take a track off Coopers Green Lane. It's probably best to approach from the Welwyn Garden City end of Coopers Green Lane. Coming from the other end (St Albans) it's a pretty tight left double back, probably OK in a car going extra slow, probably not doable in an 18 ton truck. So we'd suggest approaching from the WGC end.

More details to help locate the start of the track:

The postcode is AL10 9BQ.
What 3 Words is hung.labs.short
On Google Maps the lane almost opposite is marked as White Gate Cottages
On Apple Maps the lane almost opposite is marked as Great Braitch Lane
On Waze the lane almost opposite is unmarked

Travelling from the Green Lanes / Coopers Green Lane roundabout travel towards St Albans you need to go around 500-600 metres. You will see a brick house on the right (pictured above) and the track is immediately after that. Approach slowly, be mindful of quick traffic coming in the opposite direction, turn right onto the track and you've done the tricky bit. It's recently been gravelled so it's fine for most vehicles. Carry on along the track for about 1.5km and you're at the farm. There's a dog leg in the middle, and the views are awesome. It's mainly single track but broadens out in several places for passing traffic.

The first photo is the turning (and the house for reference) when approaching from WGC.

The second photo is the turning (and house) when approaching from St A

Don't be put off! We're open as normal and with the weather getting better it's the most beautiful spot to enjoy a beer or two. And we've got a very special offer on a nearly new ironing board!

Godspeed beer lovers.

15/04/2026

Sorry for the short notice, but we're hosting a 'Meet the Brewer' evening at the fabulous Lower Red Lion Beer Festival on Thursday 16th April from 7.30. Head Brewer Matt will be on hand to field your trickiest brewing questions, and I'll bluster my way through other stuff, but to be honest we'd love to talk about Drum & Bass and Math rock too. All you need to do is tear yourselves away from MAFS Oz for one evening and head over to the Lower Red Lion, Fishpool St., St Albans for an unforgettable evening.

And for those who missed out on our celebratory brew of Grand Stout - one cask of this beauty will be on tap! Get there early - it'll sell out quickly. What's more - the entire flippin range of 3 Brewers beers will be on tap - including one we haven't even launched yet. Epic!

Keep your eyes peeled for exciting news about more concrete being laid at the farm - and a whole new way to get to the brewery!

See y'all soon
The 3 Brewers of St Albans

02/04/2026

So, what's this amber nectar, I hear you ask? Well, the trainspotters amongst you will have worked it out already. We've only gone and brewed a blimmin' lager. And it's really very good. It's a crisp and full flavoured pilsner, perfect for the longer evenings and possibly even a pint or two at the taproom.

Speaking of which, we've got a lineup and a half at the taproom this Easter weekend. Not only have we got our Pilsner on tap, we've also got Golden, IPA, Classic and Special English Ale on draught, in mini kegs and in take home pouches. And, as a special treat, we've got a limited (very very limited...) number of mini kegs of our gorgeous and very popular Grand Stout. No pre orders. First come first served.

Opening this weekend is:
Friday 3 April. 11 - 5
Saturday 4 April 11-4ish
Sunday Closed
Monday 11-4ish

And we've got brownies!

See ya'll soon
The 3 lager swigging yobbos of St Albans