Thank Brew
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I, part of AB InBev, is part of an industry-wide collaboration to launch a new limited edition beer called Thank Brew for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend (June 2-5), with all profits going to charity.
With pubs and bars across the country expected to have one of their biggest weekends of the year on the Bank Holiday weekend, a total of 34 breweries are delivering the 3.5% ABV single hop Pale Ale made with 100% British malt, hops and Nottingham ale yeast.
Budweiser Brewing Group apprentices play a crucial role in the business and this initiative will be spearheaded by Jack Cavanagh, who began his apprenticeship earlier this year. Jack will be leading a team of four to produce the limited edition Thank Brew at the Group Global Research Pilot Brewery, where he has held the position of Front Line Manager since 2020. The brewery is based at the University of Nottingham and part of AB InBev’s Global Innovation and Technology Centre, which opened in 2011. The beer will be available for consumers to purchase during the Jubilee Weekend.
The special edition beer has been created by social enterprise The Good Beer and will raise funds for the following charities: The Together Coalition; Eden Project communities; and Reset Communities and Refugees (supporting Ukrainian refugees arriving in the UK).
This is the second charity beer that Budweiser Brewing Group has produced this year: the first being Chernigivski, the Ukraine’s most loved beer, which is now brewed in its Samlesbury brewery, Lancashire and available at major retailers, some of the largest pub groups, and online. All Budweiser Brewing Group profits from the sale of Chernigivski will go to the humanitarian relief efforts in the Ukraine and border areas.