2023–2024: Laying the Foundation for a Movement
✅ Future-Proofing the Farm
We transformed Oakridge into the future home of Allkin, re-landscaping the entire site to support a world-class brewery, roastery, and events space.
Key upgrades include:
• Borehole network for sustainable water sourcing
• Solar infrastructure for renewable power
• Storm drain system for site resilience
• Hydro turbines capturing natural energy
✅ Infrastructure Built for Scale
From a new HQ office to a large-scale pole barn and expanded parking, we built the operational backbone for a scalable, experience-first business.
✅ Validating the Vision Through Investment
We raised £420,000 via a successful community crowdfund, confirming market belief in our model and our mission.
✅ Proving the Concept with Our Flagship Venue
Our Tap Bar in Tunbridge Wells opened with 14 taps and has grown in traction every week. More than a bar, it’s our blueprint. It’s where we honed our customer experience, refined our business model, and brought Allkin to life.
✅ Brewery Construction Underway
With foundations laid and oak framing complete, our brewhouse is well on its way to becoming one of the UK’s most inspiring hospitality and production destinations.
✅ A Next-Generation Sustainable Brewery
Our energy ecosystem is not just green, it’s revolutionary:
• 160kW of solar
• On-site battery storage
• Mini rooftop wind turbines
• Heat recovery & CO₂ recapture
• Reed bed filtration
• Electro-methanogenic biogas conversion
• Borehole-sourced water
100% self driven energy, right from our own site.
✅ Site Completion & Readiness for Launch
Landscaping, access roads, and final structures are complete, ready to open as both a production powerhouse and a destination for connection, creativity, and culture.
✅ Board-Led Raise Unlocks Next Phase
A further £300,000 was raised by our Board of Advisors, all original community investors who increased their stake due to their belief in Allkin’s vision and performance.
✅ Major Construction Milestones Achieved
With the roof and main frame finalised, we’re now installing cabling, systems, and preparing for full-scale activation.
✅ 80% Complete — Opening Summer 2025
We’re nearly there. By Summer 2025, Allkin’s flagship site will be fully operational: one of the UK’s most advanced, sustainable brewhouses, ready to lead the industry forward.
🚀 Game-Changing Innovation — Two World Firsts Launching
✅ V2: Spent Grain Dehydrator
A world-first invention turning our spent grain into nutrient-rich “super flour” for use across our venues and local bakeries, closing the loop, eliminating waste, and opening a new revenue stream.
✅ Solar Battery Delivery System
Fully charged solar farm batteries delivered with our weekly beer runs, massively cutting venue energy costs while using surplus energy from non-brewing days. Sustainable. Scalable. Genius.
The Allkin Model: Direct, Profitable, and Community-First
🏢 Owning Our Venues = Greater Margins, Stronger Impact
We don’t just sell products, we create places.
Owning the full experience means:
• Wholesale profit per keg: £40 VS
• Direct-to-consumer profit per keg: £250–£300
That’s the power of vertical integration.
✅ This Isn’t Theory, It’s Working Now
• Our Tunbridge Wells venue proves the model.
• With every new venue, event, and online sale, we grow stronger.
• We’re not another brewery chasing shelf space, we’re building destinations.
📍 Strategic, Data-Led Expansion
We scale smart. Every move is intentional:
1️⃣ Wholesale Entry: Build presence through trade.
2️⃣ Wider Distribution: Expand into as many venues as possible.
3️⃣ Consumer Demand Tracking: Use online sales and ads to spot hotspots.
4️⃣ Venue Launch: Open with a built-in audience ready to walk through the doors.
🚀 The Path to Scalable, Profitable Growth
🔹 High-margin venues, powered by data
🔹 Fully integrated product + experience model
🔹 Community at the core of everything we build
We’re not just launching a brewery, we’re launching a movement. A new kind of business.
Purpose-led. People-powered. Built to scale.