In 2004 whilst on business trips to Belgium and the US, I sampled some beers which were like nothing I’d had before. I was inspired to try and make my own versions and brewing began shortly afterwards in the kitchen using malt extract. It was not long before this progressed to brewing from scratch using malted grains. 

In 2011 a move out to the garage and a step up to a shiny 50 litre brewery enabled making enough beer to fill a cask and in 2015 I applied for a commercial brewing licence so that I could try and get my beer out into the wild. The following year I won runner-up Beer Of The Festival at the CAMRA Maidenhead Beer & Cider Festival with “Gold”; a hoppy pale ale made with plenty of American hops. It was at this time that I ordered a new 160 litre (1 BBL) micro brewery from Elite Stainless Fabrications in Swindon.

Ashton brewery was founded in 2018 in the Wiltshire village of Ashton Keynes where brewing began in earnest and provided a supply for local pubs and beer festivals.

The brewery moved in October 2020 to its current home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire where I will continue to make beers that I am happy to drink myself.