FILO Brewing Company

Brewpub in Hastings, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: First In Last Out (Filo)

Established in 1985

Contact
Old Town Brewery, Torfield Cottage, Old London Road, Hastings, TN34 3HA, England
Description
Welcome to the FILO Brewing Company. We are located in the Old Town, Hastings in East Sussex on the south coast.

The original brewery consisted of four milk pasteurising tanks that were adapted to become the mash tun, copper and sedimentation tank with a brewing capacity of five brewer’s barrels. The current owners, Mike Bigg and family, bought the pub and brewery in 1988 and have been brewing ever since. In 2000 a radical decision was made to have a comprehensive overhaul of the brewery with the instillation of purpose built brewing plant and also a change of name from St.Clements Brewery to the FILO Brewery.

With a steady increase in demand, the brewery was relocated a few hundred yards up the road, to a grade II listed stable at Torfield Cottage in August 2011. This provided more space, enabling an increase in production and also incorporated a dedicated cold store. We now supply beers to the cask ale market and of course, still at the First In Last Out, in the High Street.

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Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Clear copper with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Rated as a novelty ale. Earthy pungencies and mild gingers in aroma. Controlled ginger in-mouth, and a finish of fruitiness, ginger and earthy maltiness. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium to full body.
Tried from Cask at First In Last Out (Filo) on 06 Apr 2026 at 19:26

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Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Deep sepia black with disappearing pale tan foam and spot lacing. Earthy roastiness in aroma. Cherry fruits and dark chocolate in-mouth, and a finish of both. Smooth mouthfeel and a medium body.
Tried from Cask at First In Last Out (Filo) on 06 Apr 2026 at 19:07

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Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Clear gold with shallow off-white foam and spot lacing. Caramel malt and leafy hop aroma. Sweetish citrus, caramel notes and bitter grasses in-mouth, and a bittersweet finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried from Cask at First In Last Out (Filo) on 06 Apr 2026 at 18:47

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Cask at FILO, Hastings on 6th April 2026. Coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Nutty malts aroma. Bitter and grassy throughout liquid pass and finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Superb.
Tried from Cask at First In Last Out (Filo) on 06 Apr 2026 at 18:42

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Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 3 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As FILO Crofters ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear medium amber yellow colour with a small to average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, caramel, pale malt, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, sharp, hay - straw, pale malt, light caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191011]
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Tried from Cask on 22 Jun 2024 at 08:19

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6/6/2023. Cask at the First In Last Out, Hastings. Pours very dark ruby brown with a small creamy off-white to beige head. Aroma of light roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, vanilla, dark fruits, light coffee. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Decent fruity porter.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jun 2023 at 16:06

12/04/2016. FIRST IN LAST OUT, 14/15 High Street, HASTINGS, East Sussex, England
Tried on 30 Nov 2022 at 07:19

29/04/2010. READING BEER FESTIVAL, King's Meadow, READING, Berkshire, England
Tried on 30 Nov 2022 at 07:17

12/04/2016. FIRST IN LAST OUT, 14/15 High Street, HASTINGS, East Sussex, England
Tried on 30 Nov 2022 at 07:16

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tried at the Nottingham Beer Festival 2019. Lightly gazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are tart, tangy apple. Medium body.
Tried on 12 Oct 2019 at 06:50