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History
Malt the Brewery is a privately owned Micro Brewery founded in 2012 by Nick Watson. It produces a range of handmade Real Ales and Craft Beers. It operates from Collings Hanger Farm in Prestwood, Buckinghamshire and is owned by Nick and his wife Jenny.

The heart of the beer production facility is made from British Steel which was fabricated in Burton-on-Trent. The beer is both bottled and transported in all stainless steel British casks.

The Ales
The ingredients alongside the local Chiltern Water include; British floor malted Barley from Warminster Maltings, the oldest working maltings in the UK and Whole Leaf Hops, carefully sourced from the hop merchant. These deliver a range of ales that are individual and distinctive.

The Ales include:

Voyager a 5.0% ABV classic export style IPA; Starry Nights a dark fruity ale at 4.0% ABV; Dark Ale made with dark roasted malts at 3.9% ABV; Golden Ale made with a lager style hop at 3.9% ABV; Missenden Pale Ale at 3.6% ABV the weakest bitter ale in production

Three seasonal ales:

Summer Daze at 4.0% ABV; Harvest at 4.1% ABV; Winter at 4.4% ABV add variety to the range during the year.

In 2018 the Brewery launched two Craft Beers with an American theme:

Trumped Up an American IPA with 5.5% ABV; SoCal a West Coast US, Pale Ale also at 5.5% ABV

Awards
The Brewery has been awarded a number of prizes for its ales. The first Great Taste Award for its Dark Ale in 2014, followed by the same accolade in 2015 for its Golden Ale and most recently for its Voyager IPA in 2018. These awards in aggregate secured Malt the Brewery a Great Taste Producer Award in 2018. At the SIBA National Cask Beer Competition in 2015 it was awarded a Silver Medal for Standard Mild Ales. The same year at the Buckinghamshire Food & Drink Awards the brewery was a Gold Medal winner. In terms of continuous Quality and Hygiene assurance the brewery holds SIBA Food Safety and Quality rating and 5 Star Hygiene rating from Chiltern District Council. The brewery has achieved the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence in 2017 and 2018.

Community
The brewery is popular amongst local Prestwood and Great Missenden residents with a strong membership group called "Maltsters". Meeting 6 nights a year at organised Brewery Tasting evenings, the members also do considerable amounts for local charities, supported by Nick, Jenny and their Team Malt employees. These have included a number of Cycling Events: the 2016 Grand Canal Cycling Challenge for Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Trust; The Samaritans Cycle 2017 and 2018; the Princes Trust Palace to Palace 2017 and 2018. The Brewery has sponsored the local Prestwood 10k run for the last three years 2016-2018 raising valuable funds for the Chiltern MS Centre. A team of Maltsters completed the National 3 Peaks Challenge for Thames Valley Air Ambulance in 2018 raising over £8000.