Jersey's Liberation Brewery Closes, Moves to UK

To ensure that Liberation award-winning beers can continue to be brewed in a sustainable way, as of October 2025, Butcombe Group will be relocating all brewing operations from Jersey to Somerset in the UK. Pat Dean, Head Brewer Liberation Brewing Co, will also transfer and will be joining Butcombe Group Head Brewer, Mike Jordan. Pat will continue to oversee the production of Liberation Ales, imparting his many years of expertise and heritage, ensuring our range of award-winning Liberation beers can be continued to be brewed to the same high-quality methods and ingredients.  

The costs of brewing beer, operating the brewery and other well documented business expenses have dramatically risen over the last few years. To make sure we can continue to run a viable brewing business, including brewing a range of Liberation beers, we have evaluated the current effectiveness of the brewery in Jersey and made this difficult decision to shut the brewery at Tregear House in October.  

As part of this change, we will also be transferring over some of the small batch brewing equipment across to the UK which will allow the team to continue to innovate and develop our exciting experimental Small Batch Brewing Program, along with our seasonal beers. 

Mike Jordan, Head Brewer says, “I’m really excited about the move to Somerset and the opportunity to help preserve the legacy of Liberation Brewery. This move allows us to continue brewing some of the best ales in the world and to further develop our small batch cask program.” 

The Liberation Wholesale and distribution business remains unchanged and will continue to operate from Tregear House on Longueville Road.