After just having put their financial year to bed, Loddon Brewery in Oxfordshire are celebrating their sixth record year in a row. Since establishing the brewery in 2002, turnover and volume have increased above budget year on year, and 2009 was certainly no exception. Turnover increased by 24% and volume by 23%; December saw over 100,000 pints of ale leave the brewery!

The last 12 months have seen extensive building work take place. Renovations of old barns created new office space, extra malt and hop storage, bottled beer storage and extended the existing cask store. This will allow the company to continue to grow over the next decade.

Directors Chris and Vanessa Hearn said, “We are delighted with the company’s results, which exceeded both our budget and objectives. We will, of course, continue to push the brewery forward and are currently working on a number of exciting initiatives for 2010.