Bestens Brewery was founded by Paul Swaffield, with over 20 years experience as an amateur brewer he finally took the step up to commercial brewing. Having grown up in Mid-Sussex, Paul then spent years travelling, living & working overseas. Inspired by their travels and experiences abroad Paul & his wife Kristina set about building the brewery into what it is today.

In early 2017 a tiny brewery was assembled, housed in a picturesque barn loft in Cuckfield and comprising of a 1/2 barrel (80-litre) brewhouse with pro-specification fermentation and conditioning tanks so that Bestens beers could start to be perfected.

The summer of 2018 saw the move to Bestens HQ, housing our brewery, shop and taproom. Nestled at the back of the Church Lane Estate in Lower Beeding, West Sussex, a 1 barrel brewhouse was being worked hard to share our beers across Sussex. Then in the Spring of 2020 the brewery capacity was increased to 4 barrels, allowing us to meet the rapidly growing demand.

In the Summer of 2022 we left our Lower Beeding home, to spread our wings and increase our brewing capacity.

Our taproom is in the centre of Haywards Heath. In 2024 the brewery moved to the KBF House in Burgess Hill. A location which we share with our best brewing buddies, North Garden Brewery.