Blessing for the Mashes
19/06/2012
It’s a blessing for the Mashes at a Microbrewery in Bishop Auckland.
In a short ceremony to open the Black Paw Brewery in Bishop Auckland, Bishop Justin gave a short address of welcome and commented on the fact that this was only the ninth Micro Brewery he had been to, the previous eight had all been on the same day many years ago on a trip to Basel in Switzerland whilst he worked in the Oil Industry.
Bishop Justin was given a short tour of the Bishop Auckland brewery and shown how beer is made from the raw ingredients, through the mash tun, aging and final barrel filling.
Bishop Justin said: “It's a delight to support local businesses in any way that I can; it's particularly nice that this one is on my doorstep. In our current troubling economic climate it is really encouraging to see small businesses starting up and making a go of it. There is so much that small businesses can do to get our economy going both locally and nationally and I welcome this opportunity to support them.”
Brewery Owner Phil Whitfield started the business in mid 2011 when he decided that it was time to quit his then day job in the NHS to give his dream of being a micro-brewer a spin. He said: ”It might have seemed like a risky move to start a small business in an economic downturn, but I just felt that I didn’t want to get to retirement age and look back and think what if?
Picture by: Keith Blundy / Aegies Associates
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