A visit to Kinver Brewery, for a chat with owner Dave Kelly.

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00:00Welcome to Kimber Brewery here in the South Staffordshire countryside. They have been

00:04around for 20 years brewing some very high-quality beer. This is Dave Kelly, he

00:08is the head honcho here, he's the manager, he's the quality brewer, he goes

00:13around quality controlling the beers. Best part of the job that, yeah. I know, it's a tough job but

00:16someone's got to do it. And so Dave, just tell us about 20 years of this place, what

00:20does it mean to you? Well it's taken over my life basically, it's, you know, it

00:25started off as a home brewer and then it's developed into this now, 20 years

00:29of commercial brewing and yeah, I mean, I love beer and I love making it and

00:34drinking it, so yeah, it means a lot. And what started out as a hobby has become a

00:38full-time thing? It has, yeah, exactly. It's got a bit bigger than what I was hoping for but there you go.

00:45And for people who maybe don't know, tell us about your favourite beers from here.

00:49My favourite beers from here? I only brew beers that I like to drink myself, so I

00:54like all of them to be honest. I mean, it's like having children, you can't

00:57choose a favourite. I know, you're asking about your favourite children still. But yeah, I like a beer that we do called Noble, which we use

01:05citra hops and it gives it a real citrusy, great fruity flavour, but we

01:10only use four ingredients, we don't put any additives in. And another one is Over

01:15the Edge, which is our strong winter ale, 7.5, which has won many awards to be

01:22honest and I like that one, but you can't drink too many of them. That's a

01:26winning endorsement from the head brewer here. This is Kimber Brewery, support your

01:29local breweries.