Tap Social Movement

10/06/2026

Come work with us! 👋

With our award-winning bakery and cafe Proof Social Bakehouse growing, and the launch of our new community venue DAY RELEASE at Signal Yard on the horizon, we have several key roles waiting for the right people.

- 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 @ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲
- 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 @ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲
- 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 Proof Social Bakehouse

Interested, or know somebody who might be?

Full job descriptions and info on how to apply are here: https://www.tapsocialmovement.com/pages/jobs

We look forward to hearing from you!

10/06/2026

In this week's newsletter, bookings are now open for World Cup 2026: England Group Stage Matches at the Taproom, plus Open Brewery Day in Kidlington this Saturday and more - https://mailchi.mp/41ad82cafce1/tap-social-world-cup-botley-taproom

08/06/2026

// 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟱𝟬 𝗨𝗞 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗥𝗦 //

We're chuffed to say that two of our year-rounders are in We are Beer's fan-voted "Top 50 UK Beers" competition. 🎉

Up for your consideration are:

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝟱.𝟭% 𝗝𝘂𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗣𝗔)
Hopped with that classic combo of Citra and Mosaic, our best-selling beer earned 2 Stars at The Great Taste Awards 2025 and is now distributed to more than 250 Waitrose & Partners supermarkets across the UK.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁 (𝟱.𝟱% 𝗢𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁)
Rich, roasty, and deliciously balancing dark chocolate and coffee flavours, this all-occasions stout won a Gold Medal at the 2025 Indie Beer Awards (as it also did in 2023) and "Best in Category - South East Region," going on to compete in the nationals earlier this year in Liverpool at BeerX.

The competition is (insanely) stiff, and most of all we're just happy to have been invited to the party... but hey, we wouldn't mind outright crashing the party, too!

If you love what we do, and have enjoyed these beers at some point out at the pub or at home, we'd be so grateful if you showed some love to our Time Better Spent and Inside Out.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 + 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗲
Head to the following link to cast your votes as soon as you have a hot minute -- voting for this round ends Friday, 12 June.

https://wearebeer.com/top-50-uk-beers/

You'll get six dots to allocate as you please, with max three dots going to any single beer; use the search box ("Tap Social") to find our beers.

Vote with your heart, but just saying that 3 + 3 = 6. 😉

The top 50 beers will be announced 24 June, with the countdown to #1 starting 1 July.

05/06/2026

Change is Brewing this Saturday from 2pm - 11pm at the taproom! 🍻

We're so stoked to see everybody and are expecting a full house, or should we say full industrial estate. 😏

Ticket holders check your email later today for the festival programme. Don't have a ticket yet? Jump on it because we're nearing a sell out and are likely to stop advance sales Friday night with only limited walk-ups available.

Tix are £12, with late entry from 7pm tickets also available for £7.

ALL-DAY TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/event/693646
LATE ENTRY TICKETS: https://wegottickets.com/f/21298

A few notes:

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
There will be NO PARKING available at the Curtis Industrial Estate. Please walk, cycle, or use public transportation. The nearest bus stop is at MINNS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, near McDonald's. It's a few minutes' walk from there. Alternately, use the Seacourt Park & Ride for those driving to the festival with a designated driver.

𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥
Some rain is forecasted for Saturday, but it should otherwise be cool and breezy and lovely! We'll have as much cover as possible outdoors, but you might consider bringing a rain jacket and/or umbrella just in case.

Hope y'all have a great time -- see you there!

01/06/2026

Great story up on Ox In A Box on THIS SATURDAY's Change is Brewing indie beer fest -- stoked to see you all there!

The Tap Social beer festival is back with its fifth annual celebration of indie beer taking place at its Taproom in Botley, this time with lots of extras The Tap Social beer festival is back with its fifth annual celebration of indie beer taking place at its Taproom in Botley, this time with lots of...

27/05/2026

// 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗦 //

We've spent the past few months dripping bits and bobs about our Change is Brewing collaboration beer series, and honestly it's a bit surreal to now finally have them ready for y'all... and from such a supportive partner in the good people of Brewser.

From now until 21 June head to Brewser to order our brand-new collection of 10 collaboration beers, which we brewed with the guest breweries who'll pour at our Change is Brewing with Friends Indie Beer Festival on Saturday, 6 June, at the taproom.

We'll pour these beers for the first time on draught at the festival, alongside 50+ fresh and fantastic beers from the guest breweries. Tickets here! https://wegottickets.com/event/693646

𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦: We've sprinkled one can with a gold lid into five different Brewser boxes -- find one and you'll win a Tap Social x Brewser prize pack.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘅

1) Tap Social x Siren Craft Brew: All Day Long - 5% New England IPA
2) Tap Social x Closet Brewing : All In This Together - 7.5% Double Hazy IPA
3) Tap Social x Bluntrock Brewery: Dolce Drift - 4.5% Italian Pils
4) Tap Social x Elusive Brewing: Two Player Mode - 6.2% Export India Porter
5) Tap Social x Indie Rabble Brewing Company: So Many Cs - 6% West Coast IPA
6) Tap Social x Pretty Decent Beer Co: Here for a Nice Time - 5.3% DDH Pale
7) Tap Social x Attic Brew Co.: Black and White - 5.8% Chocolate Coconut Stout
8) Tap Social x Duration Brewing: Happy Coincidence - 4.8% Belgian Pale
9) Tap Social x Sureshot Brewing: The Driving Crooner - 3.4% Pale Ale
10) Tap Social x Drop Project Brewing Co: O-Zone - 4% Blood Orange Sour

Order your box here: https://brewser.beer/products/tap-social-change-is-brewing

Our team and every collaborating brewery put a ton of love and thought into these beers, and we hope you enjoy drinking them as much as we enjoyed brewing them.

Massive thank you to Hopsteiner UK, Pauls Malt, and WHC Lab for co-sponsoring the beers brewed at our place.

27/05/2026

In today's newsletter, our Change is Brewing collaboration box is now available via Brewser, plus a rundown of this week's events: https://mailchi.mp/c8189bdd0986/tap-social-change-brewing-collaborations-brewser