Meet The Team
We’d like to say something poignant or emotional, along the lines of – ‘we have as much fun producing the beers as you have drinking them’ – but that might possibly cause offence to some of our drinkers and certainly the lads and lasses at the brewery.
Crack of dawn starts – shift brews – cask washing – mash tun cleaning – deliveries in the driving rain. All good fun, but not quite the same as savouring a pint of the latest IPA in the Old No 7.That doesn’t mean to say that we don’t enjoy ourselves doing what we do down here in the depths of South Yorkshire, after all laughter is an essential ingredient in brewing great beers. We’ve a terrific bunch of hard working people all proud to be producing Acorn’s finest.
Say hello to the team!
Andy Ingham
Drayman
Favourite Acorn beer: Yorkshire Pride
Favourite non-Acorn beer: My Own
Top Tune: St Elmo's Eire - John Parr
Bruce Woodcock
Assistant Brewer
Favourite Acorn beer: Tarnlife
Favourite non-Acorn beer: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Top Tune: Warpig - Black Sabbath
Christy Hughes
Director of Business Development
Favourite Acorn beer: Blonde
Favourite non-Acorn beer: Timmermans Strawberry
Top Tune: Mr Brightside - The Killers
DAN BARTRAM
ASSISTANT BREWER
Favourite Acorn beer: GORLOVKA
Favourite non-Acorn beer: LERVIG THREE BEAN STOUT
Top Tune: PROOF - I AM KLOOT
Dave Hughes
Brewer/Managing Director
Favourite Acorn beer: Barnsley Bitter
Favourite non-Acorn beer: Hawkshead Bitter
Top Tune: LA Woman - The Doors
Ian Darvill
Assistant Brewer
Favourite Acorn beer: Gorlovka
Favourite non-Acorn beer: schneider-weisse TAP5 Meine Hopfenweisse
Top Tune: Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
PHIL TAYLOR
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Favourite Acorn beer: GORLOVKA
Favourite non-Acorn beer: VERDANT HOWL
Top Tune: LET DOWN -RADIOHEAD
Steve Bunting
Brewer
Favourite Acorn beer: Barnsley Gold
Favourite non-Acorn beer: Bass
Top Tune: Green & Grey – New Model Army