Free gift pack of beer for the winner of each Bedlam Brewery Starman award in 2022-23
There will be an added incentive for Hassocks players to win the Man-of-the-Match this season thanks to new sponsors Bedlam Brewery.
The winner of the Bedlam Brewery Starman award from each game in 2022-23 will receive a three pack of selected Bedlam Beer for their efforts.
Alex Bygraves and Harvey Blake have claimed the first two awards for their performances against Peacehaven & Telscombe and Midhurst & Easebourne respectively.
Bedlam has been served at the Beacon since the start of the 2020-21 season, when the Robins took the decision to start stocking local craft beers to support brewers from Mid Sussex as the first Covid-19 lockdown came to an end.
Their selection has proven hugely popular with Hassocks fans, visiting supporters and groundhoppers and helped the Robins Bar take record levels of income last season. Now, Hassocks players can benefit from the partnership between the club and brewery.
Based in Plumpton Green, the idea for Bedlam Brewery was born in 2011 by a group of friends whilst enjoying Bedfest in the picturesque Albourne Estate Winery in Sussex.
Over a few beers, they discussed their frustrations at not being able to find local beers that not only tasted great, but were also better for the environment too.
Their passion was ignited and they built a small brewery on Bedlam Street with a mission to brew better beer for a better planet and our local community.
By 2015 Bedlam Beers had gained such a strong local following that they were encouraged to start brewing commercially.
This meant they had outgrown their brewhouse, so a new eco-brewery – which coincidentally is also on the original Bedlam Street – was built in the shadow of the picturesque South Downs National Park.
From their new base, Bedlam have produced a number of award-winning beers. Bedlam Pilsner won double gold at the European Beer Challenge 2021 and Wilde East Coast Pale Ale was also a gold winner.
Wilde was brewed in celebration of Oscar Wilde, the colourful writer and poet who loved Sussex and is a celebrated icon in the LGBTQ community.
Bedlam Phoenix Extra American Pale Ale meanwhile picked up national keg winner gold at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2022.
As well as the Robins, Bedlam support numerous other community clubs, projects and initiatives. They work with charities including City Angels, Hospices of Hope, the MS Centre and Only a Pavement Away and launched Bedlam Kelp to raise awareness and money for the Sussex Kelp Restoration Project, donating 5 percent of all sales.
Their beers can be found at some of the biggest venues and events in Sussex (as well as the Beacon). Everyone at Hassocks is delighted to have further extended the club’s relationship with Bedlam and we thank them for their support of the Robins.
