First & Last Brewery

14/10/2026

#6: Parallel Flow

Parallel Flow is the 6th release in our project, celebrating 10 years of brewing. Sitting at a proper strong ABV, this Extra Special Bitter (ESB) pours a deep red and has a rich biscuit malt backbone, notes of caramel, toast, dried fruit, and caramelised marmalade, all finished with a satisfyingly bitter edge and a smooth nitro twist!

This release holds a special place in our hearts. We collaborated on this long-awaited recipe with Sandy and Lawrie from Stu Brew (Europe’s first student-run brewery) and Nathan from Newcastle University’s Architecture, Planning and Landscaping department. Stu Brew is where our professional journey began; Red worked alongside Dr Chris O'Malley to help student volunteers to set up the brewery back in 2013 and we cuckoo-brewed our very first batch of Equinox on their kit back in 2016.

More than a throwback, this b**r represents our shared passion for sustainability, innovation, and community. From conducting research into reducing water and energy usage, to boundary-pushing recipe experiments, both teams continue to support each other a decade on. Red, Sandy, and Nathan have been musing over this recipe for years, and it was a real pleasure to finally bring it to life!

Parallel Flow cans are available from our webshop (link in bio), or we’d love it if you can join Red & Sandy at The Free Trade Inn from 3pm this Sunday to be the first to try it on tap!

13/10/2026

Come & join us at The Free Trade Inn this Sunday afternoon, 18th Oct for the first pour of Parallel Flow Nitro Extra Special Bitter, our latest collab with Stu Brew. More news to follow really soon about this smooth and delicious b**r!

We’ve got two brilliant events coming up in the next few weeks, here’s a little info on the first!!

TRAD B**R WEEK
Celebrating traditional and heritage b**rs from the UK and beyond.

This was originally pencilled in to start on Monday 19th August but we’re kicking things off with an early preview and b**r launch the day before.

Local legends & have joined forces to produce a delicious nitro ESB as part of F&L 10th anniversary celebrations.

We’ll be launching it at around 3pm on Sunday 18th October with Red & Sandy both on hand.

Alongside that we’ll have up to 6 UK cask pouring at a time alongside a couple of treats from Belgium and Germany for a bit of variety.

One of the centrepieces of the week is a brand new x **rofsmod Old Ale brewed on Thornbridge’s Union kit.

We’ll have that pouring from Sunday too but if you want to get your hands on that one you’ll have to be quick!

10/10/2026

Another colourful autumn day out picking damsons and bullaces. I'm definitely going back for the sloes we spotted!

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02/10/2026

We're 5 b**rs into our 10B410Y project, celebrating our 10th year as a brewery by brewing 10 unique b**rs. Number 6 is coming really soon, but what b**r styles would you like to see in the following 4 releases??

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02/10/2026

Delighted to find out today that Red has been shortlisted for Brewer of the Year at the Women In B**r UK Awards. Fingers crossed for the award ceremony in Manchester in a few weeks time, but to be on the shortlist of 4 brewsters in the country is amazing! Well done Red!

24/09/2026

Always a privilege and pleasure to support you good folks wherever we can! Thank you for keeping our valleys and hills safer.

16/09/2026

It's that wonderful time of year where we are often found out & about wandering hedgerows and orchards, gathering this year's bounty of autumn fruits.

The damsons are so plentiful this year!

16/08/2026

We've had a belter of a weekend serving up pints at Berwick Food & B**r Festival. What an absolutely fabulous vibe... a chance to catch up with all of our northern friends in the brewing industry, loads of great bands & tons of folks having a great time in the sunshine!

Thanks to everyone who volunteers and works so hard with Berwick Slow Food to make this such a brilliant annual event!

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25/07/2026