Balance Brewing & Blending

Balance Brewing & Blending Mixed-culture, barrel fermented beer made in Manchester. Funky. Local. Vegan.
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05/06/2026

🌶️ We’re turning up the heat 🌶️

It’s time to blend our next chilli beers and Will is on hand to give you a run down of the chillies we’re using, some tasting notes and a sense of what’s to come from the third year of making these spicy Wild Ales 🥵

🍑 Fools Gold & Chamson Out Now! 🍒 We’ve got a hard hitting fruity one-two today: Fools Gold and Chamson. That’s right it...
28/05/2026

🍑 Fools Gold & Chamson Out Now! 🍒

We’ve got a hard hitting fruity one-two today: Fools Gold and Chamson. That’s right it’s the return of fan favourite apricot wild ale, Fools Gold and it’s bringing along a chum-son. So…what is a Chamson? It started as a daft nickname for a cherry and damson beer in our barrel store and stuck because it just WORKS. Don’t be fooled by the silly name, this beer is deeply complex and delicious with both fruits coming together to create something greater than the sum of their parts.

This batch of Fools Gold is one of the sharper fruited beers we’ve released, the tart apricots are really singing in this one! We thought these two beers would be the perfect pairing for all the summery weather we’re having.

Grab yours online now or pop on down to from 5pm this evening to sample our delightful wares! 🎉 🍻

🍒 Fruity Release This Thursday 🍑This Thursday we bring you a brace of fruity little numbers sure to tantalise the tasteb...
26/05/2026

🍒 Fruity Release This Thursday 🍑

This Thursday we bring you a brace of fruity little numbers sure to tantalise the tastebuds!

First, we have the second iteration of Fools Gold, our ode to the apricot. Fools Gold 2024 is a blend of barrels with an average age of 16 months which was then aged for 12 months on British apricots. It’s complex, vibrant and full of summery deliciousness!

The second beer we have for you is Chamson. Chamson showcases beer from a single 18 month old barrel, aged for a further 24 months on British cherries and damsons. The long ageing on fruit has produced a superbly complex and nuanced beer with allspice and marzipan notes alongside woody tannins and fluffy effervescence.

Both of these beers will be available online from 11am this Thursday and you can enjoy them on draught or in bottle from 5pm this Thursday too! Look forward to seeing you there!!! 🍻 🍾

🎂 We’re Turning Five!!! 🎂Where does the time go!? It seems like only yesterday we were putting our first brew into barre...
22/05/2026

🎂 We’re Turning Five!!! 🎂

Where does the time go!? It seems like only yesterday we were putting our first brew into barrel as young, fresh faced lads. It’s a joy to say that we’ve still got that same passion and drive to create the best beers we possibly can as we did then and we’re incredibly proud to be able to share them with you.

For our fifth birthday we’re going to be hosting some ticketed events. The first is a cellar tasting of old and rare bottles from our stash on Friday the 19th of June. There are limited tickets so grab yours while you can!

Secondly, we’re going to be holding our annual Birthday Blending Session on Sunday the 21st of June where you’ll be able to have a hand in blending the 2026 iteration of the BIrthday Blend. You’ll get a pour of the 2025 blend to kick things off and then we’ll dive into all things Wild Ale and mixed fermentation as we blend barrel beers, rub some hops, sniff some foraged herbs and get real nerdy.

You can pickup tickets via our webshop now, follow the linkinbio to secure yours now!

As part of the celebrations we’ll also be going on a birthday ride out with Balance Cycling Club on Thursday the 18th of June and we’ll be having a big old party on Saturday the 20th with a bottle share from 12pm and DJs from 5pm - we’ll have more on the lineup for saturday beers wise and beyond for you next week! 🍻 👀

21/05/2026

It’s Nearly Our Birthday…👀

We’re turning five (!) in June and we’re going to be putting on a weekend of Birthday fun, kicking off with a Cycling Club Birthday ride on Thursday the 18th, our first Cellar Tasting on Friday 19th, Bottle Share and Birthday Bash on Saturday 20th and our annual Birthday Blending Session on Sunday 21st!

More info and tickets will be coming out tomorrow so keep your eyes peeled! 🥳

🍻 What a Block Party! 🍻Thank you to everyone who came down to the taproom on Saturday, we had an absolute blast! Our tas...
18/05/2026

🍻 What a Block Party! 🍻

Thank you to everyone who came down to the taproom on Saturday, we had an absolute blast! Our tasting with Dan from .brewing was a triumph - it was so good to taste the incredible range of beers and hear about Dan’s inspiration, process and ethos. We’ll still have some draft and bottle available this weekend if you didn’t get a chance to try them too. 👀

absolutely smashed it out the park as well with their delicious range of tacos and if you didn’t try the garlic butter fries then you need to seek those out! 🤤

brought the thunder as the evening progressed, providing tunes for boogieing the night away to and maintaining vibez. 💃🪩🕺

See you at the bar again soon! 🍻

🍻 Woohoo! Only a few days until Block Party! 🍻This Saturday 16th May, it’s one of our favourite events, as all five tapr...
13/05/2026

🍻 Woohoo! Only a few days until Block Party! 🍻

This Saturday 16th May, it’s one of our favourite events, as all five taprooms come together to bring great beer, great food and great vibes. We’re stoked to have Dan from .brewing with us for a TTO and tasting at 1pm: tickets still available! We’ll be pouring our foraged collab, wine chimeras and more from one of the most exciting wild ale projects in the UK. There’s a fulsome list of beers on tap and in bottle for you to enjoy... more on that later this week!

We also have Block Party favourites in the house serving epic tacos and burritos and big tunes from the legends ! We’re proper excited! See you Saturday?

07/05/2026

🍻 The French Amber Blend Release 🍻

We’re very excited to release The French Amber Blend today. A beer produced in collaboration with Adam Reid at The French, this beer was blended and bottled without any further additions, only a touch of sugar, in an attempt to capture the unique complexity of the more malt-forward and deeper coloured beers in our barrel store.

In late 2025, Adam and Blaise from The French joined us in the barrel store and together we came up with a blend of amber and rye wild ales designed to pair perfectly with their menu.

The French Amber Blend and Squidge, a new redcurrant sour, will be on draught at the taproom from 5pm tonight. We also have 750ml bottles available of The French collab and all our latest releases!

🍻 Block Party Tasting 🍻As part of Block Party on May 16th we’ll be welcoming Dan Wye, Head Brewer .brewing, to guide us ...
05/05/2026

🍻 Block Party Tasting 🍻

As part of Block Party on May 16th we’ll be welcoming Dan Wye, Head Brewer .brewing, to guide us through a selection of his finest beers from Foraged Saisons to Wine Chimeras and beyond.

We’ve got a limited number of tickets available for the 1pm tasting so make sure you don’t miss out on this fantastic chance to try some of the best Wild Ales in the UK! You can pick up your tickets via the Linkinbio, through our webshop or over the bar.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Something very exciting coming next week…
30/04/2026

Something very exciting coming next week…

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