Bare Naked Beer
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Bare Naked Beer (Artisan Brewing Co.) was a Welsh Craft Beer micro-brewery based in Pontcanna, Cardiff.
Products
Bare Naked Beer created a limited range of continental style, vegan friendly, preservative and additive free craft beer. Their range consisted of Helles Lager, Bavarian Wheat, Kolsch, AltBeer and Smoker Lager with special and seasonal beers released intermittently, available on keg and in 500ml bottle.
The company's beers were mainly sold direct from the brewery, with some distribution in independent venues throughout Cardiff and South Wales.
History
Bare Naked Beer was founded by Simon Doherty in 2008. Doherty, originally from Australia, started homebrewing at the age of 16 when his father bought him his first homebrew kit. Next door to his school was a homebrew shop, owned by the town's most prominent homebrewer. Doherty build a friendship with the owner and gained a lot of tips and tricks on how to brew beer.
After his period in education, Doherty searched for a job in the craft beer industry in Melbourne, however jobs in the industry were few and far between at the time. Having a love for artisanal beer he moved on to the next thing he could think of, which was growing increasingly popular in Melbourne, wine.
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