It all began when my family moved to the pub, The St George's Tavern in Camberwell, London, I was three. At five the doctor recommended that I should drink a small amount of Guinness each day as a good source of iron which I did pouring it straight from the pump. At seven I told my parents I preferred lager. And so my love of beer began!
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Burke's Beers is named after my family and brewed in the beautiful village of Blockley in the Cotswolds. It is a very small brewery, nano, in fact and I brew, bottle and label everything by hand. The beers are made traditionally with love and care, conditioned in the bottle and are unfined and unfiltered so just the basic ingredient. I use only British malts, hops and yeast and even the bottles are made in Britain. All the grain goes to a local farm and the hops are composted.
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Shin Kickers Pale Ale is named after one of the events in The Cotswold Olimpicks held in Chipping Campden every year at Dover's Hill just down the road from the brewery.
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Blockley Blonde is named after the village I live in, one of the hidden treasures of The Cotswolds and the centre of the silk trade in the 18th and 19th century.
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Local produce, made with knowledge and care, I hope you enjoy the beers. Cheers!
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Sam Burke (Samantha!)
Brewer