Pheasantry Brewery

Pheasantry Brewery was founded at High Brecks Farm in 2012, but brewing on the site has much deeper roots. The farm was owned by the Kirke family from the late 17th century and records show that its original buildings included a brewhouse. The surrounding area also has a long connection with hops, with nearby Tuxford once hosting its own Hop Fair and a field below the brewery still known historically as the Hopyard.

The farm has been connected with Mary Easterbrook's family for generations. In 2012, Mary and Mark Easterbrook converted its original buildings into a modern microbrewery, reviving a brewing tradition that had disappeared from the farm centuries earlier. The Pheasantry name itself comes from a neighbouring cottage shown on old maps as a place used for breeding and rearing game birds.

Today the brewery combines traditional brewing methods with modern equipment, producing cask ale alongside bottled beer and mini kegs. The farm even grows malting barley supplied to its maltsters, while an automated bottling line allows Pheasantry to bottle beer for other breweries.

Sustainability has increasingly become part of the brewery's approach. A 70kW solar array installed in 2022 helps power brewing and an electric delivery van, while heat and yeast are reused and brewing waste is returned to local agriculture. The farm is also planting five acres of trees as part of its work to improve wildlife and carbon capture.