Aldwark Artisan Ales

Aldwark Artisan Ales Brewers of Artisan craft beer, made using water from our own bore hole, this makes our beer unique. Limestone filtered in the hills of the peak district.

Welcome to our quirky world of sheep, cows, brewing beer and generally trying to sustain a life with our kids on the farm
we invite you through the farm gates to experience a little of our random life and to taste our scrummy ales. In the southern hills of the peak district, on a working beef and sheep farm, Ian is converting the old milking parlour into his very own ale producing laboratory. Ian

is a pharmacist by trade, a self taught builder, plumber, electrician and farmer. Jen is 3rd generation farmer on Lydgate farm, meal producer, washer woman and a generally disorganized mess. Fran and Max are instigators of trouble, mess and mayhem. (children)
and Dips the dog is just hungry. Wish us luck and enjoy following our story.

OMG.. beer fest starts tomorrow! How did it come round so fast?The beers are tapped and vented, tested and approved!The ...
22/08/2025

OMG.. beer fest starts tomorrow! How did it come round so fast?
The beers are tapped and vented, tested and approved!
The ciders are ready to be turned and served.. and the food prep is done. Even squoze in the youngest 16th birthday today… time flies when you’re having fun!
See you all tomorrow and Sundays for beer, music, food and good times!

Sundays lineup..
20/08/2025

Sundays lineup..

Saturdays Beerfest line up..
20/08/2025

Saturdays Beerfest line up..

Just over a week to go.. our annual beer fest. And our last weekend of the summer! Over 20 real ales and ciders, music, ...
13/08/2025

Just over a week to go.. our annual beer fest. And our last weekend of the summer! Over 20 real ales and ciders, music, food, camping!
Always the best weekend!
Cannot flipping wait! Let’s Finnish this brilliant summer off in style!

At wirksworth today till 1pm. We’ve got a great selection of pop down and re stock or pop up to the brewery open t...
02/08/2025

At wirksworth today till 1pm. We’ve got a great selection of pop down and re stock or pop up to the brewery open today and tomorrow from mid day!

A fabulous day was had by all at this years Aldwark Beer and Shear. Huge crowd, loads of shearers and it didn’t rain! Hu...
29/07/2025

A fabulous day was had by all at this years Aldwark Beer and Shear. Huge crowd, loads of shearers and it didn’t rain!
Huge thank you to our amazing team, bar staff, food, sheep pen fillers, judges, timers, wrappers, car parking, glass collectors, admin, emotional support! You were as always superb and we couldn’t achieve this without you.
Thanks to the equipment rental, trailers from Dan and David up the road, and the shearing box and machines from ._tomlinson
Thanks to the lovely lads who helped prep the lambs and sheep.. .mauura
The shearers who turned up were an absolute pleasure back stage. Polite and full of fun. Thank you for that!
The music from Wuzzalele and was brilliant, thanks guys!
Thanks to our sponsors this year Derbyshire concrete, Toucan scaffolding,

Takes a fair bit of organising and stress to pull this one off but it’s well worth it to see the smiles and laughter, on a day where we celebrate the awesome art form and tradition of sheep shearing!
Thank you all for coming! ###

This time tomorrow!
26/07/2025

This time tomorrow!

Eeeek this time next week! Don’t know about you but we cannot wait for this! Aldwark beer and shear 2025!
20/07/2025

Eeeek this time next week! Don’t know about you but we cannot wait for this! Aldwark beer and shear 2025!

£5 entry includes a vest,Competition starts at 3pm. Follow signs for Aldwark Brewery tap.Lydgate farm, DE4 4HWShearing a...
16/07/2025

£5 entry includes a vest,
Competition starts at 3pm. Follow signs for Aldwark Brewery tap.
Lydgate farm, DE4 4HW
Shearing a mix of lambs and texel x ewes.
To enter or for any questions please message Jen on 07834353807 before the day, or entries on the day before 2pm.

Wow! Such a perfect day yesterday! Sunshine, dancing and smiles.. thank you to all that came and made another brilliant ...
29/06/2025

Wow! Such a perfect day yesterday! Sunshine, dancing and smiles.. thank you to all that came and made another brilliant memory for us all! Huge thanks again to our brilliant team.. long hours of solid graft with a big smile on their faces.. you are all epic!

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Lydgate Farm, Aldwark
Matlock
DE44HW

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