Well, Sara Barton started into the brewing industry 20 years ago by taking a Masters degree in Brewing at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. She spent several years working for Courage mainly in the Berkshire Brewery  as a Production Manager. Following an MBA she took to drugs with Eli Lilly, the makers of Prozac. She returned to her first love - beer and started the brewery up in January 1998.

Likes: Morning snuggles with my little girl

Dislikes: Style over substance

Favourite Beer: Westveletren

Favourite Brewsters Beer: Rutterkin

Best meal: Crab and Salmon in Tofino, Vancouver Island.

Beer hero: Mother Bunch, an original Brewster

Sean McArdle, having had his mind numbed by watching grass grow as a trainee maltster, he was able to find the change to accountancy, pulse quickening and mentally stimulating. However, after many years he was eventually overcome by the intoxicating thrill of the propelling pencil and spreadsheets and needed to move on to the sanctuary of the brewery. Rehabilitation followed where he developed his problem solving and  engineering skills with a big hammer.

Likes: Sunday Papers

Dislikes: Call centres

Favourite Beer: Little Creatures Pale Ale

Favourite Brewsters Beer: Hophead

Best meal: Mum’s Christmas dinner

Beer Heroes: Little Creatures Brewery, Freemantle

Richard  Chamberlin works as Sara’s Assistant Brewer and acts as Head Brewer in her absence. Started cask washing during University summer holidays, ended up brewing and then never went back to college

He completed the Brewlab Diploma at Sunderland in 2006 and is currently studying for the last stage of the IBD diploma

Likes: Heavy metal and tattoos

Dislikes: Buying new tyres for his car

Favourite Beer: Still looking

Favourite Brewsters Beer: Hophead

Best meal: At Olive Branch Clipsham

Beer Hero: Garrett Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery