Born in London: Brewed in Leicestershire: Pouring Everywhere.

A microbrewery making modern, interesting and ever-changing beer since 2012

The Beginning.

Our journey began with the end of founder Andy Smith's former career in fine dining. An avid home-brewer, Andy sought to make fresh exciting beer that was difficult to find here in the UK. A move from his home town of Leeds to London soon presented the opportunity to work at Redemption Brewing in Tottenham. Here he studied and learned to ply his trade as a professional brewer whilst making many friends and contacts in the fast growing UK beer scene. In 2012, one of those friends, the Kernel Brewery kindly offered to pass on their original brew kit as they embarked upon expansion. Premises secured just down the railway line, and Kernel and Partizan were established as neighbours; the brewery was born. Four years later with the support of other friends in the industry we moved to a bigger arch, bought a bottling line, and increased production capacity.

Today

Ten years later and much like other small breweries across the UK Partizan has faced tough trading conditions; namely the lasting effects of the pandemic, soaring inflation and increasing rent.  To both protect Partizan and avoid chasing inflation and increasing prices, the brewery moved its production out of London in 2023 to a farm in Market Harborough in rural Leicestershire, locating it at long-time friends, Langton Brewery.

We are now expanding the brewery here, on the farm.  By Spring 2024 we will have a new fermenter hall and a greater capacity than we ever had in London which will allow us to brew exciting new beers and to collaborate with old friends and new.  Despite the draw of the countryside our roots are still in London and we will continue to meet the demands of our customers in the city that we still call home.

The Future.

To truly move forward and progress, it is important to be mindful of the past; this has always formed part of the Partizan ethos. We want to continue to learn from our predecessors and give life and longevity to the beer they made. Learning is so important for development, and we believe that this comes not only through education, but also in seeing things from another angle or through a different prism of thought. This is why we love to work with new people, to share, to guide and to be guided into new avenues of exploration. Our association with other unique and spirited producers, artists and collaborators of all kinds has always been fruitful and we hope to continue to grow and develop relationships within the industry and beyond, refining our process and continue to brew and share beer we love.