Rebellion Beer Company

The Rebellion Beer Company in Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire, England is a microbrewery^[2] that produces regular and seasonal beers. It uses the chalky water of the local Chiltern Hills, which has high levels of minerals and salts.^[3]

Rebellion Beer Company

Logo, featuring Marlow Bridge
Type	Microbrewery
Location	Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire, England
Coordinates	51.5862°N 0.7681°W / 51.5862; -0.7681
Opened	1993 (1993)
Annual production volume	125 barrels per week
Website	rebellionbeer.co.uk
Active beers
Name Type IPA IPA Overthrow Pale ale Roasted Nuts Ale Smuggler Amber ale Blonde Blonde Red Ale 24 Carat Pale ale Lager Lager
Seasonal beers
Name Type Winter Royal Amber ale Monthly Various
Other beers
Name Type Development Brew Various[1]

History

It was founded in 1993 by two former students of Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, and is now brewing around 125 barrels per week, serving over 200 pubs in a 30-mile radius of Marlow.^[4][5] In 1998 it bought Courage's former Pilot Brewery, and in 2003 acquired a pub lease, the Three Horseshoes in Marlow.^[6] The brewery hosts open evenings coupled with a tour every first Tuesday of each month for visitors and every second Tuesday of each month for the 2000 members of its beer club.

Beer varieties

The Rebellion brewery produces four fresh all-year ales; IPA (India Pale Ale; 3.4% ABV),^[7] 'Smuggler' (4.2% ABV), 'Overthrow' (4.3% ABV) and 'Roasted Nuts' (4.6% ABV). These names follow in a tradition of giving beers subversive or rebellious names.^[8] In addition, there are six bottled ales also available all year; 'Lager' (4.4% ABV), 'Red' (4.5% ABV), 'Blonde' (4.3% ABV), '24 Carat' (5% ABV), 'Roasted Nuts Extra' (5.8% ABV) and 'Black' (5.2% ABV). The brewery also produces various seasonal beers such as their 'Monthly' range which releases every month, or special one-off beers for certain events such as sporting events^[9] or Christmas.^[10][11]

These beers are available in many local pubs, as well as from the Rebellion Brewery Shop. Rebellion beer is also sold in Waitrose.^[12] The company specializes in beer made with all-natural ingredients that are designed to be flavourful, as part of a marketing strategy to increase sales through supermarkets offering a greater selection of artisan beers.^[12]

Awards

The Rebellion Beer Company has won numerous awards from the Society of Independent Brewers at both a local and national level.^[13][14] Its Rebellion White won the supreme champion award in the wheat beer challenge of the Society of Independent Brewers in 2003.^[6]

Award nominations for Beer Products

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards	Bottle/Can British Premium Bitter (4.5% to 6.4%)	Red	Bronze	[15]
2019	SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards	Bottle/Can Premium PAs (4.4 to 5.4%)	24 Carat	Gold	[16]
		Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners	Lager	Gold	[16]
		Bottle/Can Speciality Light Beers	White	Gold	[16]
	SIBA National Independent Beer Awards	Keg Session Lager & Pilsners	Lager	Bronze	[17]
	World Beer Awards	UK Lager	Lager	Silver	[18]
	World Beer Awards	UK Stout & Porter	Black	Gold	[19]
	International Beer Challenge	Lagers	Lager	Bronze	[20]
2020	SIBA National Independent Beer Awards	Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners	Rebellion Lager	Gold	[21]
2021	SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards	Cask British Bitters (up to 4.4%)	Overthrow	Gold	[22]
	SIBA Midlands Bottle & Can Beer Awards	British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)	Roasted Nuts Extra	Silver	[23]
2022	SIBA Midlands Independent Beer Awards	Keg Lager	Rebellion Lager	Gold	[24]
		Cask British Bitter	Overthrow	Silver	[24]
		Keg Pale Ale	24 Carat	Bronze	[24]
		Keg Stout & Porter	Black	Bronze	[24]
	SIBA National Independent Beer Awards	Cask British Bitters (up to 4.4%)	Overthrow	Bronze	[25]
		Bottle/Can Session Lager & Pilsners	Rebellion Lager	Bronze	[25]
		Keg British Dark Beers (4.5 to 6.4%)	Black	Silver	[25]

See also

• Beer portal

• Brewery
• List of microbreweries