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Hill Island Microbrewery

Durham city microbrewery at Fowler's Yard

Hill Island Microbrewery is a Durham city microbrewery at Fowler's Yard, producing cask, bottled and mini-cask beers with most production sold through pop-up bar routes.

CAMRA and CAMRA Durham list cask production and brewery tours on request Durham, England
Hill Island Microbrewery

Overview

Hill Island Microbrewery is a long-running Durham city microbrewery at Fowler’s Yard, with current CAMRA evidence for pop-up bar sales and cask/bottle production.

Beers & distribution

Own brands: Peninsula Pint; Dun Cow Bitter; Cathedral Ale; Griffin Irish Stout; Thaipa

Distribution: Mostly pop-up bar at the brewery; Durham Indoor Market and local events noted by CAMRA Durham

History

CAMRA records Hill Island as established in 2002; the name is a translation of Dunholme, from which Durham is derived.