Pilgrim Brewery

What Pilgrim Brewery does

Pilgrim Brewery is a single-location craft brewery based at 11 West Street, Reigate RH2 9BL in Surrey, producing ales and beers for the South East England market. Its commercial activity is concentrated in direct-to-consumer takeaway and collection sales from the brewery premises during published trading hours of 10:00 to 17:00, Monday through Saturday. No wholesale, on-trade (pub/restaurant), or off-trade retail partnerships are disclosed, meaning the company's customer interactions are entirely walk-in retail at the brewery site. Contact channels are traditional: a landline (01737 222 651) and email ([email protected]), with office hours of 9:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday.

The business model is straightforward physical retail. The company produces beer on site and sells it directly to visitors who collect from the premises. There is no published price list, SKU catalogue, or product range detail in the available data, nor any disclosed production capacity, headcount, or unit volume. The company's stated positioning is "bringing quality ales and beers to the South East," indicating an intent to serve a regional geography broader than its immediate Reigate catchment, but the infrastructure to reach that wider market is not currently operational.

The business is in an early digital-build-out phase. Its website is described as under development, and an online shop is indicated as forthcoming. Once launched, this online channel would represent the company's first non-physical sales route and would meaningfully expand its addressable market beyond walk-in trade. Until then, the entire revenue base is dependent on footfall at the single Reigate site during limited trading hours, with no disclosed diversification across customer segments, pricing tiers, or distribution channels.

Name

Pilgrim Brewery

Legal name

Pilgrim Brewery

Website

https://pilgrim.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pilgrim Brewery is a single-location craft brewery in Reigate, Surrey, producing ales and beers for South East England consumers through direct on-site takeaway sales, with an online shop under development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Brewing

NAICS

Breweries (31212), Breweries (312120)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Craft Beer Retail & Bottle Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Beer, Brewery & Craft Beverage Tastings (THAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Craft brewery production
• Ales and beers
• Brewery direct sales
• Craft beer takeaway
• Local beer brewing

Headquarters

HQ city

England

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beer and Ale Sales: Direct sales of brewed ales and beers to consumers through on-site collections and take-aways at the brewery location. Future online shop will expand direct-to-consumer sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pilgrim Brewery is a regional craft brewery that brews and sells ales and beers from its single production site in Reigate, Surrey. The company distributes its self-manufactured beers directly to consumers through on-site collections and takeaways, with an online shop being developed to enable future direct e-commerce sales to the South East England market.

Product overview

Pilgrim Brewery is a regional brewery producing ales and beers for the South East of England. The company operates from a single location in Reigate, Surrey, and appears to offer a straightforward product portfolio of alcoholic beverages without a modular or multi-product platform architecture. No specific named product SKUs or product variants are detailed on the current website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ales and Beers (Pilgrim Brewery product range) A range of traditionally brewed ales and beers produced at Pilgrim Brewery's Reigate site, sold directly to adult consumers via on-site collections and takeaways (and, once launched, via the planned online shop). The product is intended for individual consumers in the South East England market seeking locally produced craft beer.
• Pilgrim Brewery Online Shop (upcoming) An e-commerce online shop being developed by Pilgrim Brewery to enable direct online sales of its ales and beers to consumers. As of the source date the shop is not yet live and is being built as part of the new website.
• Brewery Collections and Takeaways Service An on-site, direct-to-consumer service at Pilgrim Brewery's Reigate location where customers collect or take away the brewery's ales and beers during opening hours. Intended for adult consumers in the South East England area purchasing locally brewed beer for off-premises consumption.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Greene King: One of the UK's largest regional brewers with extensive pub estate and mainstream ale brands; an incumbent benchmark for scale, distribution, and trade access relevant to Pilgrim's growth path.
• Adnams: Long-established Suffolk brewer with broad beer portfolio, on-site brewery stores, and large hospitality/retail footprint; a broader incumbent operating at greater scale across multiple channels.
• Marston's: Major UK brewer and pub operator with multi-brand portfolio and national distribution; serves as a large-scale reference point for brewing economics and UK ale retailing.

Direct peers

• BrewDog: Large UK craft brewery with strong direct-to-consumer e-commerce, brewery bars, and wide distribution; represents a scaled version of the same craft-beer DTC proposition Pilgrim is building toward.
• Thornbridge Brewery: Derbyshire-based UK craft brewery producing ales and barrel-aged beers with own-brand direct sales and regional hospitality accounts; comparable as an independently-positioned regional craft brewery.
• Camden Town Brewery: London-based craft lager and ale producer with on-site brewery operations, direct sales, and retail distribution; comparable to Pilgrim on craft brewery model and direct-to-consumer channels.
• The Kernel Brewery: London craft brewery producing a rotating lineup of ales and lagers sold primarily direct-to-trade and direct-to-consumer; comparable to Pilgrim on producer-retailer model and small-batch craft positioning.
• Harvey's Brewery: Long-established Sussex-based regional brewery selling cask and bottled ales through its own tied estate and direct channels; highly comparable to Pilgrim as a similarly rooted South East England craft brewer with on-site and regional distribution.
• Siren Craft Brew: Berkshire-based craft brewery known for seasonal and experimental ales with brewery taproom and online sales; mirrors Pilgrim's craft-ale focus and South East England orientation.
• Dark Star Brewery: Sussex craft brewery producing ales and running a brewery shop and taproom; comparable as a South East England craft brewer with direct-to-consumer retail.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PilgrimBrew

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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