This typifies the magical world of British brewing. It tickles the sense buds of all things right about beer (never Lager - quite an insult to our guide for the day) brewed in the very traditional family way.

The Brewery stands in Bridport, as it has since 1794, and even before you go in, the delicious smell entices you in from the mash tun steaming off through the top of a large vent.

Tours start at 1100, as sharp as Dorset speed of life will allow, through the distribution house and thence past the ancient wooden fermentation vessels, only stopping to sample the yeast, the hops, the malt, and a way of doing things that haven’t really changed much for centuries.

I hadn’t heard of Palmers before as they don’t sell much out of the West Country. Lucky West! The USP of this brewery is the secure housing for the Head Brewer and their family, which is slap bang in the middle of the brewery, like a secret garden, sacrosanct, a delight of rose bushes and tended veg patch.

Palmers seem genuinely proud of what they do and what they stand for, including a few wets after! Go, sample, enjoy!

www.palmersbrewery.com 01308 427500

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