Bishop Nick

Bishop Nick Sacred Ales of Essex Essex-based craft brewery

Amazingly we’re on January at Bishop Nick! Brewing our first Limited Edition of 2025 today. Look out for HONOUR…3.8% Amb...
20/12/2024

Amazingly we’re on January at Bishop Nick! Brewing our first Limited Edition of 2025 today. Look out for HONOUR…3.8% Amber. Coming soon. Our amazing elf Rikki deserves a break. Not long now. 🎄 🎅🏻 🍻

🍻 Party beer ready for the off! Can’t fill ‘em fast enough. This polypins and minipins are heading to a home bar near yo...
19/12/2024

🍻 Party beer ready for the off! Can’t fill ‘em fast enough. This polypins and minipins are heading to a home bar near you! 🍻

NEW! E-gift card. Link in bio 👆🏻Can be emailed to an address of your choosing and at a time to suit.
19/12/2024

NEW! E-gift card. Link in bio 👆🏻Can be emailed to an address of your choosing and at a time to suit.

Not stressed at all! Nope! Full of the joys of the season. Glad to be brewing and packing and shunting and racing in the...
17/12/2024

Not stressed at all! Nope! Full of the joys of the season. Glad to be brewing and packing and shunting and racing in these troubled times for the industry. Thank you to all our loyal supporters. Ridley’s Rite on the go today.

Are you Christmas shopping today? Don't forget, beer is better than socks!Our Brewery Shop is open until 4.30pm and we l...
14/12/2024

Are you Christmas shopping today? Don't forget, beer is better than socks!
Our Brewery Shop is open until 4.30pm and we look forward to seeing you
We're delivering as usual next week, so if you're not local, why not browse and order our beers online and we'll send them to you
www.bishopnick.com

BREWERY SHOP OPEN until 4.30 today. Half way between Braintree town centre and Freeport. If you don’t fancy meeting Stor...
07/12/2024

BREWERY SHOP OPEN until 4.30 today. Half way between Braintree town centre and Freeport. If you don’t fancy meeting Storm Darragh half way then shop online at www.bishopnick.com

Christmas beer and gifts are us. 😉

Loading up for Mini-casks-a-go-go! If you’re in the Felsted area pop in to Linsells and grab yourself one to take to y...
05/12/2024

Loading up for Mini-casks-a-go-go! If you’re in the Felsted area pop in to Linsells and grab yourself one to take to your next Christmas bash!

Just a fraction of what’s going out this week. . Thanks guys! We appreciate your support during these difficult times. ...
01/12/2024

Just a fraction of what’s going out this week. . Thanks guys! We appreciate your support during these difficult times. 🍻

Must end midnight TONIGHT. Save now on your Christmas beer and gifts. www.bishopnick.com
01/12/2024

Must end midnight TONIGHT. Save now on your Christmas beer and gifts.

www.bishopnick.com

Best prices of the year 🎄THIS WEEKEND🎄. Multibuy discounts, free shipping AND 15% OFF everything shop now. Link in bio ☝...
29/11/2024

Best prices of the year 🎄THIS WEEKEND🎄. Multibuy discounts, free shipping AND 15% OFF everything shop now. Link in bio ☝️

BLACK FRIDAY CAME EARLY! (In case you hadn’t noticed!). 15% OFF EVERYTHING AND FREE SHIPPING (over £55) from now until m...
27/11/2024

BLACK FRIDAY CAME EARLY! (In case you hadn’t noticed!). 15% OFF EVERYTHING AND FREE SHIPPING (over £55) from now until midnight SUNDAY.

www.bishopnick.com

Shop for your Christmas beer and gifts this weekend and SAVE

BLACK FRIDAY CAME EARLY! (In case you hadn’t noticed!). 15% OFF EVERYTHING AND FREE SHIPPING (over £55) from now until m...
27/11/2024

BLACK FRIDAY CAME EARLY! (In case you hadn’t noticed!). 15% OFF EVERYTHING AND FREE SHIPPING (over £55) from now until midnight SUNDAY. Shop for your Christmas beer and gifts this weekend and SAVE!

Thinking about party beer? If you would like to order minipins (18pt) or polypins (36pt) please call us on 01376 349 605...
27/11/2024

Thinking about party beer? If you would like to order minipins (18pt) or polypins (36pt) please call us on 01376 349 605.

BLACK FRIDAY OFFER THIS WEEKEND TOO! 🎄

Please note Minipins and Polypins are available for local delivery and collection only.

Long dark evenings call for decadent dark ales. Have you tried our Dark Mild - CHALICE 4% dark ruby? It’s quite a specia...
26/11/2024

Long dark evenings call for decadent dark ales. Have you tried our Dark Mild - CHALICE 4% dark ruby? It’s quite a special beer. WITCH HUNT is a devilishly dark Porter at 4.2% and DIVINE, our premium ale with a dense creamy head. Add to that our figgy pudding of a beer - REJOICE brewed for the Christmas season. What’s not to love?

Perhaps try a mixed case and specify in the notes section which you’d like unless you’re happy for us to choose! Stock up for Christmas and keep an eye out for our Black Friday offer…..

www.bishopnick.com

Long dark evenings call for decadent dark ales. Have you tried our Dark Mild? CHALICE 4% dark ruby. It’s quite a special...
26/11/2024

Long dark evenings call for decadent dark ales. Have you tried our Dark Mild? CHALICE 4% dark ruby. It’s quite a special beer. WITCH HUNT is a devilishly dark Porter at 4.2% and DIVINE, our premium ale with a dense creamy head. Add to that our figgy pudding of a beer - REJOICE brewed for the Christmas season. What’s not to love? Perhaps try a mixed case and specify in the notes section which you’d like unless you’re happy for us to choose! Stock up for Christmas and keep an eye out for our Black Friday offer….. OR BUY NOW see link in bio ☝️

Brewing HALO today so we are all breathing in the zesty spiciness of Willamette and Centennial hops. This is a super ref...
12/11/2024

Brewing HALO today so we are all breathing in the zesty spiciness of Willamette and Centennial hops. This is a super refreshing aperitif of a beer which we brew at Christmas time. We reckon it complements a smoked salmon blini. (Or a bowl of nuts!). Our Festive Beers are now available in cask and bottle. Stock up now for the festivities. https://bishopnick.com/collections/limited-edition-beers

Beef and Ale Stew coming up. Just because! Have you chucked any of our ales into the cooking pot recently? Tell us about...
11/11/2024

Beef and Ale Stew coming up. Just because! Have you chucked any of our ales into the cooking pot recently? Tell us about it. 😃. Recipe says 400ml. Excellent. Bit left over! 😋

Address

33 East Street
Braintree
CM73JJ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441376349605

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These are our opening times over the holiday period. Come see us and pick up any last minute gifts or party beer. #shoplocal #beers

Here is Nick brewing 1555 with us today. Savouring the hop aromas, sampling the wort and testing for gravity… great to have you with us today. Hope you had fun. Don’t forget to come back for cask of the beer your brewed hands on! 👏 🍺 #cheers

Alan is half way through his brew day experience with Alex. Smells pretty good to me! 😋 When we brew our American IPA the whole street knows it. In a good way! 🍃

Congratulations @robbyde Thanks for taking part and spreading the word about Bishop Nick. Enjoy your beer. 🍺 #heresy #beer #realale #minikeg

Alex is on his own today. Plenty of steam facials for him! #cantseethroughmyglasses #cleanlinessisnexttogodliness #caskaleweek #brewday

Introducing ANTHEM our latest Limited Edition Amber Ale. NOW ON SALE with £5 OFF!!! See link in bio ☝️ BUY NOW #newbeer #amberale #beer #bargain #introductoryoffer

New brew in the kettles today. Coming up for the Autumn. CHARTER. 4.4% Ruby Ale. It’s a gorgeous colour and smells fantastic. Watch out for it. Coming to a pump near you and in bottle later in September.

Had a brilliant day with friends Gino & Matthew from #saffronwalden who brewed 18 brewers barrels of Heresy our award-winning #goldenale with @alexanderratter and the team. Really got stuck into the science of the process and were rewarded with tastings in the afternoon. Good to have you on board guys. #brewdayexperience

NEW SUMMER BEER. HAZY PALE (4.2%) American Pale. Chock full of US hops delivering tropical fruit flavours and a crisp citrus finish. AVAILABLE IN MINI-CASK NOW. (Not bottling this one). Come grab yours the #heatwave link ☝️ to BUY ONLINE

Meet REGALE - our new Limited Edition golden ale available now in bottle. Perfect for a summer weekend. Buy now… https://bishopnick.com/collections/regale/products/regale

#fathersdaygifts #fathersday #giftsforhim #dad #father #beergifts #beer #localbrewery

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Essex-based craft brewery. Six generations of Ridley brewing. Way back in Tudor times Bishop Nicholas Ridley burned his name into history by being martyred for sticking to his beliefs. Three centuries on in 1842 the Ridleys made history again, only this time firing-up the kettles to create the finest brews in Essex. And so here we are with six generations of brewing in our blood and fire in our bellies peddling ales and tales of Bishop Nick.