HIVER BEERS LTD

What HIVER BEERS LTD does

Hiver Beers Ltd is a London-based craft beverage company founded in 2013 by Hannah Rhodes, specializing in honey-based beers, craft lager, and honey cider produced using British honey as the primary fermentable sugar in place of conventional brewing sugars. The company's core technology is its brewing process, in which honey is introduced at the start of fermentation to produce beers that avoid the cloying sweetness typically associated with honey-infused drinks; each beer variant is paired with a specifically selected honey varietal to define its flavor profile. The product portfolio includes the flagship Honey Beers range (Honey Blonde, Honey Amber Ale, Honey IPA), the Fabal Lager line, and an all-honey, no-added-sugar Hiver Cider, alongside specialty honey products (Hot Honey, Smoked Honey, London Urban Honey) and branded merchandise.

The business operates across three revenue streams: direct product sales via a Shopify e-commerce storefront with next-day UK-wide delivery and same-day urban delivery through Deliveroo and Slurp; on-premise venue sales across two Bermondsey Beer Mile locations — the flagship Hiver Taproom (Arch 56 Stanworth Street) with capacity for 110 seated/120 standing, and the Fabal Beerhall (88 Druid Street), the first fully lager-focused venue on the Beer Mile; and a ticketed experiences business covering beekeeping sessions (£62.50–£125), beer and cider tastings (£19–£25.50), cider making, honey harvesting, and corporate team-building events booked through FareHarbor and Design My Night. The company also sells gift vouchers in £10–£100 denominations, including wedding-specific variants, and offers Build-a-Box custom curation. All ingredients and packaging are sourced from UK suppliers, and 10% of profits are pledged to pollinator charities — a positioning that anchors the brand's ESG narrative. Distribution is UK-only (excluding Shetlands, Isle of Man, and Orkney), and the company remains privately held with no disclosed institutional funding. The business has been recognized with Great Taste Awards, International Beer Challenge, European Beer Star, and listings in Time Out's Top 20 London taprooms and breweries.

Name

HIVER BEERS LTD

Legal name

Hiver Beers Ltd

Website

https://hiverbeers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hiver Beers Ltd is a London-based craft beverage company founded in 2013, producing honey-based beers, craft lager, and cider for UK consumers via two Bermondsey Beer Mile venues, e-commerce, and beekeeping and tasting experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Beer

NAICS

Breweries (312120), Apiculture (112910)

SIC

Malt Beverages (2082), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Mead Producers & Brands (CRADAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cideries & Meadery Tasting Rooms (THAFALAI), Honey & Apiculture Sweeteners (Honey, Honey Powders) (AFAJAAAL), Value-Added Bee Products Manufacturing (Candles, Cosmetics, Supplements, Mead Ingredients) (AFAEAHAM), Honey Packaging, Bottling & Private Labeling (AFAEAHAL)

Keywords

• Craft beer production
• Honey-based beverages
• Craft cider making
• Brewery taproom operations
• Beekeeping experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct sales of craft beers, ciders, honey products, and branded merchandise through e-commerce and physical venues. Next-day delivery available across UK.
2. Venue Operations: Revenue from Hiver Taproom and Fabal Beerhall serving craft beers and lagers on-site. Includes private hire, karaoke room rental, and event space bookings.
3. Experiences and Events: Paid experiences including beekeeping, honey harvesting, cider making workshops, beer and cider tastings, and corporate team-building events. Ticketed events through Design My Night.
4. Gift Vouchers: Digital gift vouchers available in various denominations (£10-£100) for beers, merchandise, and experiences. Wedding gift E-vouchers also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hiver Beers Ltd produces award-winning honey-based craft beers (Honey Blonde, Honey Amber Ale, Honey IPA), craft lagers under the Fabal brand, and an all-honey no-added-sugar Hiver Cider, all brewed with British honey added at the start of fermentation. The company sells these beverages directly through a Shopify online shop with next-day UK delivery and through two wholly owned Bermondsey venues (Hiver Taproom and Fabal Beerhall), while also operating paid beekeeping experiences, beer and cider tastings, honey harvesting and cider making workshops, private karaoke hire, and full venue hire for weddings and corporate events.

Product overview

Hiver Beers Ltd is a craft beer brand founded in 2013, specializing in honey-based craft beers, craft lagers, and ciders made with British honey. The company operates a portfolio of venues including the Hiver Taproom and Fabal Beerhall on Bermondsey Beer Mile, offering both retail products and experiential services. The core product line consists of Honey Beers (Honey Blonde, Honey Ale, IPA), Fabal Lager, and all-honey Hiver Cider. Beyond beverages, Hiver sells specialty honey products (Hot Honey, Smoked Honey, London Urban Honey) and branded merchandise. The company generates revenue through e-commerce (Shopify), in-venue sales, and experience bookings via FareHarbor. With 10% of profits pledged to pollinator charities, Hiver positions itself at the intersection of craft brewing and bee conservation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fabal Lager: Craft lager brand, the first fully lager-focused offering on Bermondsey Beer Mile
• Hiver Cider
• Hiver Honey Beers

Products and services

• Honey Beers

Quantifiable outcome

• Next working day delivery to UK addresses for orders placed by noon
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• DeliveroominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSame-day delivery partnership for specific postcodes. Deliveroo manages its own returns and customer service portals. Orders fulfilled through third-party platform.
• SlurpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSame-day delivery partnership for specific postcodes. Platform manages own returns and customer service. Third-party ordering channel.
• Design My NightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary event ticketing partner for experiences, tastings, quizzes, karaoke nights, and venue bookings. Manages event reservations and ticket sales for both Hiver Taproom and Fabal Beerhall events.
• Yard Sale PizzaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFood delivery partnership offering discounted delivery for pizza orders during events. Guests can order in while enjoying beers and attending quizzes or karaoke.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Beavertown Brewery: London craft brewery (now Heineken-owned) with taproom and wide UK on-trade presence; comparable on craft brewing, own-venue operation, and UK D2C ambition, though far larger in scale.
• Camden Town Brewery: Major London craft brewery with multiple taprooms and wide UK distribution; overlaps on craft brewing, owned-venue strategy, and experiential brand, but operates at significantly larger scale post AB InBev minority.
• BrewDog: Largest UK craft brewery and global bar chain; overlaps with Hiver on craft beer production, owned taproom network, and D2C e-commerce, but at vastly greater scale with broad portfolio well beyond honey-led niche.

Direct peers

• Partizan Brewing: Bermondsey Beer Mile craft brewery with adjacent taproom; comparable on geography, scale (1-10 employee indie brewer), on-premise-led GTM, and D2C e-commerce model.
• Hackney Brewery: East London craft brewery with own taproom, events, and direct e-commerce; comparable on indie scale, venue-led model, and London craft D2C distribution.
• Five Points Brewing: London craft brewery with taproom and direct online sales; comparable on independent craft scale, UK D2C e-commerce, and on-premise experience-led brand.
• Anspach & Hobday: Independent Bermondsey-based craft brewery operating a railway-arch taproom on the same Bermondsey Beer Mile corridor; directly comparable on craft beer production, on-site venue operation, and London D2C positioning.
• The Kernel Brewery: Pioneering Bermondsey craft brewery with taproom and direct bottle sales; comparable on craft beer manufacturing, Bermondsey Beer Mile venue, and indie-scale operations similar to Hiver.

Emerging players

• Toast Brewing: UK independent craft brewery with a values-led, charitable give-back model and direct online sales; comparable on indie scale, mission-driven branding (similar to Hiver's pollinator pledge), and D2C e-commerce.
• Gosnells London Mead: UK craft mead producer using honey as primary fermentable; closely comparable on the honey-led alcoholic beverage proposition that anchors Hiver's beers, though production volume and channel mix differ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hiverbeers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiver-beers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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