Abbeydale Brewery receives award of recognition to celebrate 30th anniversary
The award was presented in their new taproom on Abbeydale Road which opened in May of this year
Abbeydale Brewery’s founders Patrick and Sue Morton have been presented with a special award in recognition of the positive difference they have made to the Sheffield beer scene over the past 30 years years.
It was awarded by from the Sheffield & District branch of real ale campaign group CAMRA.
When receiving the award, Sue said: "Thank you Sheffield CAMRA. This is really a lovely thing. We've had a wonderful ride in this business for the last 30 years. It's been an exciting time.
“We owe it to so many people. It's not just us. It's everybody. Starting with Pat's family who supported us in the very early days with his Dad doing his thing and his mum doing the selling from the kitchen table for quite a long time until I took over.
“We’ve had fantastic support from all sorts of people, from our wonderful customers to the many of whom now are as much friends as customers and to Sheffield CAMRA and Rotherham CAMRA as well, both very supportive of us throughout our time.
“We have to thank our wonderful team and, for us, I think probably the proudest thing about this whole thing is the legacy. It's being able to pass it on to a group of people who are as passionate about it as we were.
“I think the thing that's made us proudest is the way that the people in the brewery have stepped up and taken over and really genuinely owned the business. That's been a source of incredible pride and I think this award really is for all of us.”
The independent brewery was founded in 1996 and has been employee owned since 2024.
They pride themselves on blending creativity and innovation with heritage and tradition.
Their brewery has grown steadily throughout the past 30 years and they now produce over 220 brewers’ barrels per week of up to 15 different beers at any one time.
This special award cements their place in both Sheffield and the wider beer industry and as Pat put it when receiving the award: “This will hopefully mean Abbeydale Brewery is around for another 30 years.”