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Left Handed Giant

Left Handed Giant

Left Handed Giant St Philips Brewery & Tap Room, Bristol

Left Handed Giant are a Bristol-based brewing company, with six premises across the city. We make a variety of styles from our two brewery sites based in Bristol, one at our taproom in St Philips, and one at our brewpub in the heart of the city. In 2014, a man named Rich Poole walked into Small Bar, Bristol, and handed some beer over to Bruce Gray and Jack Granger. This began a brewing journey that started on a 200L kit through the back of that same bar, before developing into a cuckoo brewery operation known as Left Handed Giant. Our own physical brewery operation began in 2017, before raising more than £1m from the local community via Crowdcube to build the beating heart of our business, a brewpub overlooking the floating harbour in the centre of Bristol, which opened in 2019. We now operate over 2 brewing sites, producing around 4000 hL of beer annually, sold through independent pubs, bars and bottle shops with the majority straight to tap through our Finzels Reach Brewpub, our St Philips Tap Room and still, from where it all began at Small Bar. We are proudly a Founder, Employee and Community owned business. We are owned and operated by the people who work in and use our premises, and drink our beer. We have 1500 shareholders in our small company, with more than 80% of them having BS postcodes.

Find Left Handed Giant at 3 Upcoming Festivals

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All My Friends Beer Festival

Thu 27 - Mon 31 August 2026

Lost Cause Brewing Co | Wakefield, Wakefield

Join us for our very first Wakefield Festival of Modern Beer, bringing together some of the most exciting independent breweries from across the UK for a weekend of brilliant beer, food, music, and right lovely times. We’re bringing in over 30 beers across the weekend, including breweries whose beers have never been poured in Wakefield or West Yorkshire before, alongside Lost Cause favourites, special collaborations, and plenty of cans and bottles to take home. With family-friendly fun during the day, music and merriment into the evening, and free entry all weekend, it’s the perfect excuse to come down, discover something new, and have a proper lovely time with us.

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Six Bells Celebration of Real Ales

Fri 28 - Mon 31 August 2026

The Six Bells Newdigate, Dorking

This August Bank Holiday, we’re bringing together 16 fantastic real ales from breweries across the country for our Celebration of Real Ale. The event is organised by the Six Bells in aid of Harper, and her family. Harper has three major operations coming up at Great Ormond Street and funds are needed to support the family during this time. From traditional bitters, milds and porters to pale ales and modern, hop-forward favourites, we’ve chosen a line-up that shows just how varied and exciting proper cask ale can be. Expect beers from some of the best-known names in British brewing alongside a few discoveries that may be completely new to you. And we’re keeping the pricing simple: every real ale will be £5 a pint, giving you every excuse to work your way through the list and find a new favourite.

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SPA Sessions

Sat 5 September 2026

Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham

Spa Sessions is a thoughtfully curated 1-day, two-session beer festival taking place at Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, on September 5th 2026. During the event, you will have access to a line-up of beers from some of our favourite brewers in the UK. Alongside the beer, we will have a selection of food trucks and outlets serving delicious food. The event is supporting 2 local charities – The National Star Centre and Cheltenham Samaritans.

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