Jersey & Tipsy Toad Breweries

They say every brewery produces beer with its own unique flavour and that means Jersey Best and Jersey Special are real “Genuine Jersey” products that you simply won’t find anywhere else. They are both produced in Jersey using local expertise and have been satisfying local drinkers for more than 30 years.

They are currently produced under the watchful eye of the head brewer Paul Hurley at a brand new micro-brewery at Longueville in St Saviour, after Jersey Brewery moved from its traditional home in Ann Street in late 2004. The main challenge for Paul and his team was making sure the beer brewed in the new brewery tasted exactly the same as that produced in the old building.

Paul has used his brewing expertise to produce two beers which have won a succession of Gold Medals at the International Beer Industry Awards. In total he has won seven medals for his beers since he became Head Brewer in 1994.

Jersey Best is a 3.6% ABV dark coloured beer which is known for its distinctive “hoppy” flavours. In contrast, Jersey Special is a 4.5% light coloured beer which is less hoppy, and perhaps slightly sweeter. Brewing the beer locally means it always tastes fresher than the barrels imported from the UK.

Jersey Brewery has been brewing locally since 1871 and is now producing up to five thousand barrels of Jersey Best and Jersey Special every year; that works out at a considerable 1,440,000 pints of Genuine Jersey beer every year!

La Mare Wine Estate

La Mare Wine Estate is the ideal place to experience the real taste of Genuine Jersey. Enjoy a stroll through the vineyards, orchards and beautiful gardens before joining a guided tour of the estate winery where you will taste La Mare’s Jersey wines during an informative audio-visual show. You will also visit the new cognac style distillery and discover the traditional art of distilling and oak ageing of the famous Jersey Apple Brandy. Finally, Then is on to the Chocolate Factory where La Mare’s own Chocolateire makes a delicious range of hand made luxury Chocolates. The Vineyard Restaurant & Terrace is located in a beautiful oak and glass building overlooking the rows of vines and is the most perfect place to relax and enjoy a delicious lunch or freshly made Jersey Cream Tea. New for 2008 is La Mare Picque Nique’s where you can pre-order a picnic and find your own idyllic spot amount the vines or orchards to enjoy it. The Estate also produces a wonderful range of Jersey Black Butter, preserves, mustards and delicious fudge, all ‘genuine Jersey’ and hand-made and available in the estate shop. Children will love the Chocolate factory, enjoy meeting the miniature ponies ‘Bubbles’ and ‘Fizz’ and the resident cheeky but loveable goat called Barney.

The Liberation Group

The Liberation Group is the market leading pub, restaurant and drinks business across the Channel Islands with 66 predominantly freehold pubs located in Jersey (42 pubs), Guernsey (22 pubs) and Alderney (2 pubs).

The Liberation Group also own and operate the Jersey Brewery - home of Mary Ann beers and the two major Channel Islands drinks distribution businesses; Victor Hugo Wines in Jersey, and Bucktrout & Company Ltd. in Guernsey plus associated wholesale and retail outlets.