Back in July 2022 BusinessLive caught up with Michael Wiper, co-founder of the popular Bristol-based brewery, Wiper and True. Mr Wiper described how, after the "gruelling" two years of the pandemic, the company had come out on top and managed to open its second venue in a huge industrial unit in Old Market.
Less than a year on and Mr Wiper, alongside his team and co-founder Alexander True, already has big new plans for the company, which aims to “become the best brewery in the South West by 2027”. Mr Wiper praised his team for their excellent work and told BusinessLive what is next in store for the brewery; from two new venues, to hitting environmental targets and investing in non-alcoholic production.
The independent company, which now supplies its beer to more than 100 pubs in the city and retailers including Waitrose, was founded in 2012, initially making cider with surplus apples from the orchards of Somerset. Wiper and True recently celebrated its 10th birthday, which was pushed back for the opening of the Old Market site, and not only did the team hold a rave inside the brewery to celebrate alongside Bristol’s Bianchi's group and AlFresco Disco, but it created six collaboration beers.
