When
@SunderlandAFC
called us out of the blue it was such a lovely surprise as getting our beer into the SoL is something we’ve wanted since we brought the Vaux brand back to life in 2019. 🧵
20 years ago today Vaux Breweries closed its doors and many local people lost their jobs.
#Sunderland
has had many knocks in its history but this ranks up there with the worst of them. Today we raise a glass to all of those people who worked hard to make
#Vaux
what it was. 1/2
💥Throwback Thursday 💥
Let's have a look at this Sunderland A.F.C. 1991 Away Jersey. The club from the North East of England was sponsored by hummel from 1988-1994 and wore this away jersey from 91-94 - Including the 1992 FA Cup Final.
#TBT
#sharethegame
#hummelsport
DON’T LET THE BASTARDS GRIND YOU DOWN
Not the Monday morning we were hoping for! The brewery was broken into last night by some scumbags who rammed the gates with a vehicle to gain entry. We’re still assessing the damage atm.
🚨BEER ALERT 🚨
So this has been canned and is looking and tasting great. We’ve toned down the bitterness and dialled up the hops to 11. Would make a great train beer en route to Wembley 😎✌️
#vaux
#decentdays
#ipa
#beer
#craftbeer
WHOA!!! Incredible news for Sunderland! Over the last few decades we’ve gotten used to thinking these things won’t happen & that it’s just a pipe dream etc but there are some big things happening here and people are starting to take notice.
Well done to everyone involved! 👏
Lights. Camera. ACTION.
We’re absolutely delighted that the North East’s trailblazer deal announced by the Chancellor in today’s Budget will pave the way for Crown Works Studios in Sunderland to progress. This development will create over 8,450 jobs in the North East, expanding
We’re chuffed to have made it into today’s
@SunderlandEcho
and equally as delighted that the one and only Frank Nicholson wishes us the best - cheers to you Frank! 🍻
#legend
It’s been a big week for us. We finally got the keys to the unit AND this beauty is almost finished and ready to rock. Amazing job by Gary Baxter Autobodies👌👏
Just needs
@dave_parr1
to work his magic and then you’ll start seeing it out and about 🚚🍻
@arghkid
Sunderland isn’t perfect but it has some of the best people around. And a fleeting observation from a passer by is of no concern to us. Carry on.
A while ago we asked
@krillustrates
to collaborate on some Vaux glassware and now here it is in all its glory. We’ve been desperate to show these off for ages! Now available now on our website to buy and that
🎁🎁
@martin_forster_photo
If you haven’t heard... we’ve bought a 1979 Peugeot J7 from France and are busy converting it into a mobile beer van. It’ll be kitted out inside by (ex-Vaux Breweries) Keith Laws from
@LDrinksSystems
and will be serving cold, fresh, hoppy beer in a few months time. 🚚 🙏
#vaux
We don’t often talk about politics on here but this government are a disgrace. We pay taxes to make sure we are looked after by the state, that’s the deal mate. Quid pro quo.
Also, you can’t shirk policing onto bus drivers ffs. Not fit to run a tuck shop never mind a country.
Listen to Sajid Javid explain that the state is, apparently, not responsible for health and social care.
If you're one of the 5.6m people on the NHS waiting list, you should try to get a hip replacement from an aunt, cousin or a neighbour. THEN you can try the gov't. 😱
#CPC21
It’s FA Cup time! 🙏
Our taproom will be open from 5:30pm for pre & post-match pints and showing the game on TV 🎥🍻
This photo by
@RJXMEDIA
says it all ⚪️🔴⚫️
@RokerReport
We’ve got a lot of time for this kind of journalism - fair play 👏
#factsnotfiction
P.S. There’s no angst from our side - we’re just trying to make Sunderland’s beer scene as good as it can be and keep the Vaux name alive 🙏
Our website has been thoroughly cleaned and is now back up and running. So if you want a pint glass or a t-shirt or some beer and that then that would be bloody marvellous...
👉👉 👈👈
This is something we've wanted to do for years and we're very excited that it's now happening. It's about time
#sunlun
had a craft beer festival!
Read all about it here👇
Our online shop will be open again this week so you can pick up one of our
@krillustrates
pint glasses amongst other things of course.
We’ll send another tweet when it’s back online.
As ever, thanks for your support 🙌
Wow 1,000 followers in 3 days! Thanks for the support and for all of your queries about our plans. We can’t wait to fill you in on the details. In the meantime, find out more here 👉 ✌️🍻
Huge shoutout to
@mynameisged
for putting in a lot of hard work on these keg badges and also on the can labels. Can’t wait to show those off next 👌 Also, kudos to
@rossgpalmer
for nailing that title font and for his overall knowledge of design and that 👍
Whoa... 3000 followers! 🙉
We've only really scratched the surface of what we plan to do so thank you for your support so far. Can't wait to tell you all what we've got planned for next month (hint: it involves us pulling pints)
#vaux
#sunderland
#beer
#CraftBeer
🚨MERCH ALERT 🚨
This cool af beanie will soon be available to pre-order on our website along with some t-shirts, caps and more.
Keep an 👁 out for emails next week
#vaux
#sunderland
#beanie
#merch
#gerrin
Brilliant to meet
@JulieElliottMP
and to discuss not only the history but the future of VAUX brewery. This is really something that belongs to the people of Sunderland and we're committed to doing all we can to honour the legacy and give as much back to the city as we can.
A few of our friends are under the assumption that the Budget has been good for breweries. It has not.
Not unless you sell mass produced lager in 50L kegs.
Also, even if it did benefit us, 3p off a pint is kind of pointless given the rise in cost of utilities and co2 etc 🤷🏼♂️
📰 VAUX’S 1899 STOUT 📰
Yesterday we brewed an original Vaux’s Stout recipe from 1899 that we’ve been sitting on for a while waiting for the right time.
Brewed using heritage malts from
@CrispMalt
to get as close to the original recipe as possible (tricky for such an old beer)
What a day! It’s been soooo good having people into our little unit enjoying some damn fine beverages. The room is still in full swing and we can’t wait to crack on again tomorrow.
#sunlun
🙌
Not gonna lie, we are pretty excited about how this latest batch of kölsch is tasting.
It’s the first time we’ve brewed it on our own kit and we can’t wait to get it out there 🔜 🍻
Ok, so the results are pretty conclusive. You want an IPA so badly we’ve decided to brew not just one, but two! The first will be a session IPA and the second will be a New England style ‘NEIPA’ - or should that be North East IPA? 😉
#VAUX
#Sunderland
#brewery
#CraftBeer
#Brewers
Our taproom is now open for bookings! It’s been a long time coming and we can’t wait 🙌
You can make a booking via the link on our website 👉
We’ll share more info on the beers, ciders, wines and spirits we’ll be serving soon
It’s sign-writing time for the van 🙌 We can’t wait to start taking our beer to events and festivals in this🍻🚚
P.S. if you’d like to hire the van for a private event then slide into those DM’s
We’d like to thank all of our family, friends, customers, suppliers and everyone else that has helped us this year in breathing new life into Vaux.
It’s been a wild ride so far & we can’t wait to show you what we have planned for 2020.
Happy new year! 🥳
#vaux
#sunderland
Thank you to everyone who has ordered beer and/or merch over the last few days. We are incredibly grateful for your support and are working hard to ship all of the items out. 🙏🙌👏
One of our customers donated this to us today which will definitely be going into our new brewery and taproom. Sure we’ll find a good use for it somewhere. Cheers Rich! 🙏
We’re delighted to say that the amazing
@fansmuseum
is now selling our Decent Days And Nights cans 🙏
Also, if you didn’t already know, you can also buy those limited edition vintage Vaux bottles at the Fans Museum signed by the one and only Frank Nicholson. 👌
#Vaux
Cans! 🍻👀
We should be brewing and canning soon so keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks.
We’ll be doing click & collect as well as delivery - whatever it takes to get through the madness.
#supportlocal
#sunderland
#northeast
Here’s hoping KLD invites his cousin Julia Louis Dreyfus over to see
@SunderlandAFC
play. She can even wear an Orioles cap in the owners box without fear of reprisal 😏
(Granted, this is a niche tweet but hopefully we have at least one Seinfeld fan following us 😬)
A few days ago we saw a post by the
@thefutureheads
talking about
@suit_ability
and we thought it was such a great idea so we had to get involved and donate some suits.
Please take a look at what they’re doing and follow/share if you think it’s worthwhile. We certainly do.
20 years ago today Vaux Breweries closed its doors and many local people lost their jobs.
#Sunderland
has had many knocks in its history but this ranks up there with the worst of them. Today we raise a glass to all of those people who worked hard to make
#Vaux
what it was. 1/2
We’re delighted to have scooped £820,000 Coastal Communities Funding to convert the old Tram Shelter and former Bay Shelter at Seaburn and a former toilet block at Roker into cafes/restaurants.This is how the Bay Shelter at Seaburn and former toilet block at Roker could look.
Alreet! The beer is fermenting nicely and we have this beaut of a mug from
@poprecsltd
to keep us warm.
Have a good weekend whatever you’re up to and look after yourselves!
#sunlun
We’ve been working hard on recipe development during lockdown. Specifically experimenting with different NEIPA recipes and tweaking our kölsch recipe amongst other things. On the hop forward beers we’ve been dialling in different water profiles and experimenting with different...
This week we took delivery of these two beasts. These are twice the size of our existing tanks so will increase our capacity significantly... just in time for the pubs opening and the nicer weather🍻🌞
Enjoying the good vibes
@DisappearinChin
with
@NomadicBeers
. This is what it’s all about; sharing our passion for great beer with like minded people. Long may it continue! 🤘
Feels like we’ve been trying to get into this unit all year. One setback after another but hopefully it’ll happen now (see we’ve already waited too long)
#howsoonisnow
We want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has ordered beer from us or bought one from one of our stockists this last week. It’s been manic but in a good way. 🙌
Stay classy and stay safe x