Jenny Chamberlain's family have owned the Countryman pub in Ingoldmells since 1960 and Barry Good has been there since 1974. The idea for a brewery came in the summer of 2007. He and Scott Colebourne (who was working at the Countryman at the time and became head brewer) decided to experiment with a "hobby" brewery and were easily persuaded by the manufacturer who also supplied a simple recipe and brewing kit. Fortunately, the pub had previously stocked beers from the Fugelestou Brewery (Louth) and Phil Ellis provided free and friendly advice to the Countryman team. Taking away what he learnt from Phil and a single-hop ale recipe, Scott went to work producing his first brew.

Success bred success and Barry purchased a 2.5 barrel plant from Poacher's Brewery in Lincoln which had downsized production. A stable on the Countryman site had become vacant and this was converted and the plant installed between December 2008 and March 2009. By summer 2010, brewing was sufficiently advanced to have all three beers permanently on tap and as bottle-conditioned "carry-outs". However, as the latter are still hand-filled, they may not always be available.