Abyss Brewing

ABYSS Brewing was founded in Lewes in 2016 by art school friends Andy Bridge and Andrew Mellor. Born from a shared enthusiasm for hop-forward beer, bold visual identity and the culture surrounding independent brewing, ABYSS began producing beer from the cellar beneath The Pelham Arms in Lewes.

From those small beginnings, ABYSS developed an identity built around expressive, modern beers and the intersection of brewing with art, music and culture. Its range now spans established core beers, returning favourites and experimental releases, giving the brewery space to explore different styles, ingredients and techniques while continuing to produce beers including SUPER PALE, GONZO, SUPERFUZZ and DANK MARVIN.

After meeting and building relationships with more of its customers during the pandemic, ABYSS successfully crowdfunded a permanent brewery and taproom in Lewes. The new brewery opened in October 2021 inside a former 18th-century maltings on Davey's Lane, a building with its own connection to the town's long brewing history. Today, every ABYSS beer is brewed there, from hop-forward hazy beers and crisp lagers to imperial stouts, seasonal releases and collaborations.

Collaboration remains central to ABYSS, whether working with other independent breweries, local producers, artists and musicians or supporting community projects. The brewery describes itself as an evolving creative project, rooted in Sussex and driven by curiosity, using beer alongside events and shared spaces to bring people together.