skinner 's is a british brewery founded in 1997 by steve and sarah skinner in truro , cornwall , england , uk .

the company produces cask ales and bottled beers , the names of which often come from cornish folklore .

several recent ales have a connection to surfing culture , such as skin dog cornish lager , which is named after the owner 's son , ben " skindog " skinner who is a surfer .

several beers have won campaign for real ale ( camra ) and siba awards .

the company 's pub , the skinner 's ale house in newquay , was sold , and is now called leadbelly 's .

skinners ' new pub , " the old ale house " in truro , serves their own ales , regular guest beers and ciders , and bar meals .

they run tours of their brewery for individuals or groups .

the company sponsors the skinner 's brewery cornwall cup .

in 2010/11 the company closed two of its sites at chacewater and devoran after purchasing a 10,000 square feet site next to its headquarters for storage and distribution .

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skinner ' s brewery <EOT> tour of skinner ' s brewery with steve skinner followed by betty stogs advert .

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today’s post features skinner’s brewery . located in truro , cornwall they brew award winning ales using whole flower hops and the finest cornish ingredients .

visiting the truro district ? a holiday lettings rental is a great home base to see skinner’s brewery and other great sights .

1 - when our customers see our skinner’s logo we want them to know and feel that’s the sign of top quality cornish ale .

take a guided tour of skinner ' s brewery with steve skinner . learn about our brewing process , ales , the history of the company , cornish knockers and the queen of cornish ales betty stogs .

if you would like to experience a brewery in action , sample our award - winning ales and discover the secrets of our success , book to go on the skinner’s brewery tour . our brewery tours and group brewery visits are popular so must be booked in advance .

not quite as real ale - focused as in the skinner ' s days but still a reasonable range and quality .

the brands now all have their own identity , but you can clearly see they are all part of the skinner’s family .

copyright © 2018 . all rights reserved in the uk . company number 04497014 . telephone 01872 271885 . skinner ' s brewery , newham rd , truro , cornwall , tr1 2dp .

in 1997 steve skinner set out to start up his own community brewery on the banks of the truro river in cornwall . he started brewing his first golden ale – cornish knocker – named after the faeries of local folklore . today , despite its success as one of the best breweries in the uk , skinner’s brewery remains a family business rooted within the local area , whether that means sourcing cornish - grown barley or enjoying some surf between work . skinner’s brewery is part of a thriving beer community in cornwall , with local pubs supporting local craft breweries and a huge number of beer enthusiasts spreading the news about skinner’s across the uk !

loves : working with such an enthusiastic team . everyone at skinner ' s lives for ale and i love to share that passion with our customers .

sharp’s brewery gets my vote . i love there doom bar brew . noticed on our recent uk trip that it’s on tap in a lot of pubs now also .

sharp’s brewery was founded in 1994 when enterprising brewer bill sharp set out on a mission to make exceptional beer on the north cornish coast . sharp’s cornish heritage and coastal location feeds into every drop of beer the brewery produces . sharp’s most iconic beer brand , doom bar , is named after a centuries old sandbank near the brewery in rock .

you are stuck on a desert island , what three things are you taking with you ? definitely my wife lainey , my skindog surf board and skinner’s brewing yeast .

we visited skinner ' s brewery in truro yesterday and did a tour of the brewery to see how they make their various beers from start to finish . afterwards we went into the bar and sampled several drinks so we could compere tastes and flavours . it was . . .

who are you / what do you do ? my name is steve skinner and i’m the founder of skinner’s brewery in truro , cornwall . my official title is director , but for years i have also been chief executive and head taster . tasting our beers and making sure they are in top form has always been my forte – tough job !

tring brewery gets my vote . been enjoying the beer since 1993 , and it’s as good now as it was then .

loves : meeting all our excellent retail buyers , landlords and bar managers who serve our beer so well makes me very happy . as a skinner ' s fan , it ' s an honour to talk about my favourite subject each and every day .

i vote for skinner’s brewery because they are not only professional in alk that they do to produce an excellent range of beers but di so with good humour and a spirit of fun involving their betty stogs character in loads of fundraising for good causes .

copyright 2018 . all rights reserved in the uk . company number 04497014 . registered at bishop fleming llp chy nyverow , newham road , truro tr1 2dp . telephone 01872 271885 . skinner ' s brewery , newham rd , truro , cornwall , tr1 2dp .

everyday : i manage the old ale house , skinner ' s tap room in cornwall . this means training the team , managing the bar and restaurant , and keeping all our customers happy .

visiting cornwall ? book a rental on holiday lettings and you’ll have the perfect base to see sharp’s brewery and other great attractions nearby .

brewed with time - honoured techniques and only the finest ingredients , each beer in sharp’s award - winning range has its own unique style . from wolf rock to sea fury , there’s a sharp’s beer to suit everyone .

lushingtons is a cool , hop - laden pale ale brewed using traditional methods with cornish water ; whole - flower citra , belma and willamette hops ; cornish malted barley and wheat ; and skinner’s unique yeast .

loves : brewing a product that ' s enjoyed by so many people in cornwall and the rest of the country . it ' s a great feeling .

loves : i love meeting the people who champion and sell our beer through various pubs , restaurants , clubs , cafes and shops and also looking for new venues to take our beer and cider . i also really enjoy giving advice and training on all that skinner ' s brewery offer .

the public tasting tours offer a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes and are followed by tutored beer tasting in the brewery’s tap room . all brewery visits and tours are led by experienced guides who’ll teach you about the brewing process , share their stories of the brewery and provide a fascinating insight into our ales .

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the daily brewery tasting tour lasts around an hour and a half . this is followed by a tutored beer tasting in the tap room , where one of our experts will talk you through each of the skinner’s ales . the tasting lasts for around an hour but we are quite a relaxed bunch and it can last longer .

being situated 350 yards from the four marks steam railway station on the watercress line provides a great way to get to the brewery’s popular shop while seeing the beautiful hampshire countryside . there’s an open day every august where visitors can enjoy a lazy day drinking ales and listening to live music while learning how the brewery makes its award - winning ales .

come along to find out about the brewery and learn about the craft of brewing .

as head taster , steve skinner still loves nothing better than working with our small team of master brewers , experimenting with whole - flower hops and the finest cornish ingredients . it’s an approach that’s produced incredible new hop - forward beers like porthleven and lushingtons . you can taste our brewing experience , pioneer spirit and love of fine ale in every pint .

home to the mischievous hobgoblin , wychwood brewery is one of a kind , located in the idyllic cotswolds town of witney . running tours throughout the year , the oxfordshire - based brewery brews a wide range of award - winning ales . the tour lasts approximately two hours , and customers can expect to learn how the beer is produced as well as the famous folklore surrounding the brewery and mythical hobgoblin . tours are led by the brewery team , who will guide you through an extensive tasting of the wychwood range in the brewery’s very own bar .

as part of the set up and creation of the star and tipsy toad brewery , i was very lucky to employ the services of a brewing consultant who not only taught me to brew , but created our early recipes and has been a constant influence on my brewing career ever since , helping me to set up a second tipsy toad brewpub in jersey in 1994 and the setting up of our first skinner’s brewery site in truro in 1997 and the second and present site in 2003 also in truro . during those days in the early nineties , with dave’s help , i visited and brewed with other small breweries of the time in the north of england : malton brewery , kelham island brewery sheffield and hambleton ales amongst others .

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skinners brewery , fantastic staff & lovely beer , also very active in the local community .

@ samyare89 yes . it ' s in the warehouse and should be online / in store shortly .

everyday : my day - to - day is spent maintaining the hundreds of already great relationships that skinner ' s brewery have made over the last ( almost ) 20 years , telling them all about the current and future beers . at the same time i am always on the lookout for new customers . driving all over cornwall to some stunning places is such a hard life !

in 1997 , armed only with his own surname , a chap called steve skinner dreamed of setting up a community brewery in cornwall . on the banks of the truro river , he and his family brewed a ground - breaking golden ale and named it after the tin - mining faeries of local myth .

staycation staple of uk sunseekers , cornwall’s many attractions are no secret : glorious rural landscapes , breathtaking . . .

loves : cornwall , and seeing the brewery grow and grow . making a positive contribution to the local economy and community through our team ' s shared vision , without taking ourselves too seriously , makes me very happy .

in the heart of hop - growing country , shepherd neame’s award - winning guided tour takes visitors around the home of britain’s oldest brewer to see how beer is made at its traditional home . it’s a sensory experience offering touch , taste and smell and includes a visit to the old brewery store , featuring displays of historic delivery vehicles and a collection of hop picking and brewing memorabilia . it ends with a tutored tasting of their traditional kentish ales and speciality lagers .

as a team , we’re dedicated to making sure that every time you drink one of our ales you know you’re drinking skinner’s . our people are what set us apart , defining our reputation and aspirations . here are just a few of the people who every day come to work to create , brew and deliver the perfect ale .

what is your favourite style of beer ? i love very pale beers where the hops are the prominent influence on your taste buds and i know this is reflected in some of the beers i have created at skinner’s . i also love saisons and sour beers which also really suit my palate . when i was in canada , a couple of years ago , i loved some of the small brewery sour beers i tried – amazing ice cold with a good cigar !

this year , the triple fff brewery celebrates its 20 - year anniversary . all their regular ales have won major camra awards at the great british beer festival , the pinnacle of which was supreme champion beer of britain in 2008 , “alton’s pride” .

sherwood brewery tour was fantastic . hobgoblin is my favourite beer in the world , cracking taste and not overpriced like some .

lovely the best ale ' s in cornwall . i go there very often to pick up real ale for parties and . . .

home of the famous shere drop , the independently owned surrey hills brewery opened in 2005 . located on the denbies wine estate , the brewery is in the heart of the surrey hills area of outstanding natural beauty at the foot of box hill . the brewery shop is open monday to saturday where you can purchase fresh draught beer to drink in and even to take away .

brewery tasting tours run from monday to friday ( booking only from the end of october ( see below for details ) ) .

everyday : i take customers orders for their beer and organise beer deliveries all around the country to our wholesalers as well as all our local pubs , clubs and restaurants . we support local and national charities through donations and i assist with co - ordinating this . i stay in touch with our customers to answer any questions and ensure they are serving our beer at its best . i also make sure our traders have all the skinner ' s brewery materials they need to introduce their customers to our fantastic beer .

wold top brewery is a family - owned and run farm diversification business . they use home - and wolds - grown cereals and chalk - filtered water ( that travels only metres from a borehole to the brewery ) to brew award - winning real ales . fourteen years from launch , they are proud to have become one of the north’s leading breweries , with a growing range of premium ales .

triple fff for me . breweries should be judged on the range & quality of their beers ! ! ( and it’s still independent ! )

as well as our public tasting tours , we offer large groups exclusive access to the brewery for private guided tours , bespoke beer tastings and private parties . we offer these group tours for 10 to 50 people from monday to saturday . our group tours include an exclusive guided brewery tour , beer tasting with our experts , exclusive access to the brewery tap room and a hot cornish pasty .

what was the inspiration for starting the brewery ? we sold the tipsy toad brewpubs in 1996 and due to overstretching ourselves financially and some underhand moves from our business partners we walked away from the jersey business penniless . fortunately my family and i have always had a great passion for surfing , having competed when i was younger , and so on my fortieth birthday we decided to move to cornwall with our four children and our cat called toad , do lots of surfing and look for the best place to start brewing again , setting up our new business again from nothing : skinner’s brewery . truro was always our first choice , it’s such a beautiful city and once we’d found a perfect spot by the river we didn’t look back and cornwall quickly became our home and somewhere we all fell in love with .

tring brewery is fabulous , they get my vote . great brews , wonderful staff , and community oriented . loved their christmas pudding !

we arrived at the brewery at 2pm after a rainy morning in cornwall and following tripadvisor searching . we were greeted by dave who took our payment and poured us a drink . amazing little micro brewery . lots of informative facts and fab ale to taste and . . .

visiting london ? book a rental on holiday lettings and you’ll have the perfect base to see anspach & hobday brewery and other iconic attractions .

countless barrels and hundreds of awards later , our brewery has grown but remains a family business rooted in the area we live and work , whether that’s in sourcing cornish - grown barley , doing our bit for our corner of the planet or enjoying a bit of surfing and shanty - singing .

i vote for wychwood brewery . good products available everywhere ! i particularly like their seasonal specials especially dunkel fester , dry neck and bah humbug .

throughout these years my passion for ale did not subside and i achieved my long time ambition of opening my first brewpub in jersey , the star and tipsy toad brewery , in 1992 . i had attended my first brewing course where i experienced my first brew at pitfield brewery in shoreditch with martin kemp and rob jones , who were known then as the yeastie boys – rob went on to create the superb dark star brewery in brighton .

tring brewery was founded in 1992 , reviving the art of brewing in the picturesque hertfordshire town of tring . currently celebrating their 25th anniversary , many folks consider them one of uk’s best breweries already ! with demand ever increasing , they relocated to a new 30 - barrel brewery in 2010 and have continued to attract new customers and awards ever since . this year brings a whole new range of innovative “small batch beers” thanks to two additional , smaller brew kits .

loves : working with so many people that are genuinely passionate about the brewery . developing such an iconic cornish brand is something that makes me very proud .

everyday : i am driving the business forward with a focus on our biggest asset . the beer . whether it ' s working on new recipes , conducting a brewery tour or serving beer at an event , i ' m always listening to our friends and followers to make sure we ' re the best we can be .

the brewery is just a short walk from truro city centre , five minutes from truro bus station and around 15 minutes from truro train station . there is ample parking for visitors at the brewery . if you are coming in a coach , please let us know in advance so we can reserve you a parking space .

everyday : as national accounts manager , i work closely looking after our wholesalers , retailers and pub co ' s to ensure every cask , pint and bottle they sell is perfect .

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please note : you must be over 14 years old to go on any of our brewery tours or visits . the tour includes several flights of stairs , so those with mobility issues may find the tour challenging . if you have any questions about this , feel free to call us . no open - toed shoes are permitted in the brewery .

our award - winning ales use whole - flower hops and the finest cornish ingredients , along with the south west’s trailblazing spirit , to add zest for life into every pint we brew .

the welcoming brewery bar and visitor centre has benches laid out in the orchard for people to enjoy a pint in the wonderful ( and sometimes sunny ) beer garden , large windows for viewing the brewery , and a selection of bottles for sale . fridays and saturdays offer popular street food options , including wood - fired pizza , indian and spanish cuisine .

with cornish knocker , steve set out his stall for concocting trailblazing ales , following it with another legendary brew , a brazen cornish bitter called betty stogs , which camra named britain’s best bitter .

we are proud to say that our tap house - the old ale house in truro - was named camra’s kernow pub of the year 2017 . find out what makes this pub so great . read more

everyday : i am tirelessly developing recipes for our beer . i source the best raw ingredients , oversee the brewing and , of course , taste all the beer before it leaves the brewery .

storehouse brewery is problably the best beer money can buy its one of those ales that once you tried it you keep coming back to it , as its soooo good and its consistent good and enjoyable .

established in 2007 by aussie shane and his welsh wife alison , stonehouse is a family - run brewery situated next to the old cambrian railway . a range of beers ( from summery pale ales to rich porters ) are brewed on site , as well as a legendary natural cider . it’s tough to narrow down their best beer though , as multiple styles—the cambrian gold ale , witbier , and sunlander pale—have all won awards .

lovely the best ale ' s in cornwall . i go there very often to pick up real ale for parties and have had only good experiences regarding the ale and the service . the initial guided tour was excellent too .

everyday : i support our customers with technical services to make sure everything is working well and they ' re happy . i also take orders , set up new accounts and take people on tours of the brewery .

anarchy brew co is an award - winning craft brewery . their first batch of beer was brewed in january 2012 . some five years later , they supply most of the capitals of europe and scandinavia , as well as russia’s fabulous moscow . they’ve gone from strength to strength and now have around 20 beers to their name , from blondes to stouts , session strength to imperial strength , some of which conquered the world beer awards in 2015 .

everyday : i ' m responsible for the commercial side of the business and help to shape the strategy for the brewery . this means measuring performance , driving the sales and marketing strategy and supporting the development of the team .

hi , well - behaved dogs are allowed in the visitors centre area but not into the actually brewery . someone would have to be with the dog at all times as they cannot be left unattended . hope that helps !

yeovil ales is a family - run brewery which was founded in october 2005 by rob and dave sherwood . their passion for quality , service and developing innovative new brews has led to a host of local and national awards .

triple fff are a gem of a brewery , just a few steps away from a steam railway station . how can you not fall in love with a beer called pressed rat and warthog ? ! deff get my vote .

hi sheila , babies are welcome in pushchairs in the visitors centre area of the tour and shop . babies and children cannot go on the actual tour through the brewery production area . hope that helps - any further questions . . .

founded in 2014 by paul anspach and jack hobday , anspach & hobday is a contemporary microbrewery located in a railway arch in bermondsey , london . they brew a wide variety of beers , ranging from classic london porters and stouts , to innovative styles such as fruit - infused sour beers and barrel - aged saisons . every weekend the brewery tap room opens , and customers are able to try up to nine brewery - fresh beers in the very location that they’re brewed .

skinners brewery for me . all there beers have something different and a taste that makes them stand out from other regions . they are really good at educating the pubs they supply on how to look after and serve a top beer .

brewers of the finest , hoppiest beers in cornwall , we focus all our efforts at our brewery on brewing the best beers we can . we love to share our beer too , so be sure to visit us next time you’re in cornwall .

hi sheila , babies are welcome in pushchairs in the visitors centre area of the tour and shop . babies and children cannot go on the actual tour through the brewery production area . hope that helps - any further questions please feel free to ask .

2 – when they look at our artwork , they can see a sense of fun , that’s pleasing to the eye , but also has a story behind it . we also want to purvey a sense of humour that also tells you we don’t take ourselves too seriously .

well it blew mine 😀 fantastic brewery and very friendly and helpful staff . at the end of the tour you get to sample their beers and omg do they know how to serve real ale . must be done for real ale / proper beer lovers .

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we took this tour on a very wet day - ideal ! we received a great welcome from the staff of this family run business . the brewery tour is informative and fun - with a great tasting experience . we were encouraged to try different drinks and . . .

stone house brewery has my voice . really nice to be treated as a person in the pub . shane must treat the stuff well as everyone is always upbeat , really happy and friendly and the beer you just need to try it winner in my book all the way .

every member of our team is dedicated to making sure our ales are served perfectly . we ' ll do everything we can to provide you with the support you need whether it ' s taking your orders , getting a delivery to you in super fast time or letting you know about new brews .

booked a tour for my husband ' s birthday 14 . 30hrs . £8 . 50 per adult . 5 of us attended . were attended to by shop dave & emma . both really passionate about their products and very knowledgeable about the brewing process . initially watched a film in the bar , while supping . . .

visit the brewery shop or call us on 01872 271885 from 9 . 30am - 5 . 30pm for more information on the tour and to book your space . daily tours can be booked as a ' drop - in ' but booking is advised in order to avoid disappointment , especially in busy periods . exclusive tours are booking only .

are there any other breweries which have influenced you ? hop back , malton brewery , harviestoun , dark star and oakham . i love the beers from these guys and i’ll always go for them if i see them on the bar . i like the balance and hop combinations of their beers , which is something we have always been conscious of ourselves , when creating any of our own beers .

what was your first drink and where were you when you had it ? bass was my first cask ale that i tasted , as it was the only ale you could get in jersey when i was growing up . in those days it was all keg beers apart from bass . i remember also having sips of my dad’s double diamond when i was little and loving the bitterness that the hops gave you , even then .

stonehouse brewery gets my vote every time ; sometimes several times a week ! a full range of excellent beers to suite all tastes and always well produced . shane , alison & their team run an excellent bar there and early doors beer on a sunny friday evening surrounded by friends is always looked forward to . good luck , you deserve to win , and thank you for the pleasure you bring .

many breweries are experimenting with adding unusual flavours to their beers . are there any you think work well together and are there any you would like to try ? this isn’t really a new trend - it’s been going on for years . i think some of the belgium beers i’ve tasted have amazing complex flavours . i love some of the flavours you can produce from using fruit , heather , honey , wild yeast and other natural ingredients but i don’t like any beers using synthetic flavourings .

now in their 11th year , arbor ales have been at the heart of bristol’s thriving craft beer scene since 2007 . their focus has always been making drinkable and flavoursome beers of all kinds . to date , they’ve created over 300 different brews ( of which several have become successful regulars ) and “too many one - offs to remember” . their flagship favourite is yakima valley , an american ipa , while among their more unusual brews is “breakfast stout” ; a coffee , chocolate and oatmeal concoction .

jen is happiest with a pen in her hand , whether that’s at work ( as a copywriter for tripadvisor rentals ) or in her spare time scribbling stories for her adorable nephews . she feels most at home by the sea or in the lake district , where she can stumble upon a country pub , chat to the locals and sample any real ale on offer . at the weekends , you’ll most likely find her ringing church bells ( no , not a joke ) or mooching around a museum .

it’s said , somewhere way down south , in a cove between st ives and padstow , you’ll find a perfect beach , where you can spend hazy , lazy summer days lying in the warm sun with good friends and not a care in the world . and , as the sun begins to sink into the sea , the only thing that could make life any better would be a glass of cool , hop - laden pale ale . this is the place and the moment that lushingtons was brewed for .

where do you see , or hope to see , the brewery in 5 years time ? we are expanding all the time and constantly re - investing – there are some exciting opportunities in every direction , especially with our bottled and packaged beers . we have just opened a brand new bottling and packaging facility which has allowed us to be total masters of our own destiny and double our production . we are starting to look at export as well , which really does open up so many opportunities .

looking ahead , what new things can we expect from skinners over the coming months ? we have our stout pennycomequick out in october in bottle and then possibly keg . it has had great success in cask , winning lots of competitions and building up a large following . considering how dark it is , it really does drink so light and the hops we are using gives the stout it’s wonderful subtle fruity flavours . we can’t wait to try it in bottle , which it will be in for the first time this year . we have plans to create a saison sometime in the future but this is dependent on our capacity – watch this space !

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closed and converted into a shop . a real loss because it offered something different to the usual tourist pubs in the town .

still a decent selection of skinners and sharps beers . live music regularly on the menu and tends to miss out on a lot of the alco - pop crowd . well worth a look

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we ' ve got the perfect recipe for the summer - beer ice cream ! chef freddy bird has created a recipe using our very own smooth - drinking milk stout pennycomequick for a rich chocolate ice cream with malt flavours . read more

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our creative seasonal ales that are brewed in limited batches for you to enjoy .

with seven distinctive ales in our core range , and even more in the aleblazer list , our ales provide a wealth of different styles and flavours to enjoy . learn how to serve each beer properly and understand their individual flavours .

our group tours are popular and must be booked with as much notice in advance as possible to avoid disappointment . sorry , but we do not currently run tours on sundays or public holidays but can cater for special requests if you are a large group .

adult – public tour £9 . 50 concession – public tour £7 . 50 child + 14 years – public tour £5 . 50 adult – exclusive tour £18 . 50

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as with everything we do , we take care and this means we’re committed to minimising our impact on the environment by minimising water usage , materials and process waste , and by using local ingredients that can be recycled by local farms as feed . our aim is not to use anything we don ' t need , to reduce consumption of what we do need and to recycle wherever we can along the way .

we’re like a busy , bustling family , brewing our ales with care , supporting our fantastic stockists when they need it and working together to get our beer to everyone in perfect condition . and , always with a smile .

everyday : i work closely with the trade everyday . whether i ' m installing a new account , setting up a bar at an event or helping clean equipment , i always love providing assistance to our customers .

loves : taking pride in the fact that i ' m helping our loyal customers to maintain their equipment to a high standard . this means i know they ' re always going to be serving the best possible beer . happy customers make me happy .

everyday : i ' m kept busy organising our weekly brewing schedule , wholesale deliveries and bottling of our beers . reporting on our sales and stock levels is also my domain .

loves : seeing all our beer flying out to our customers everyday is fantastic . beer production is a complicated business and its brilliant when it all goes to plan .

everyday : i make sure our ale gets to our customers in good condition and on time . this means keeping the depot and our fleet of vehicles in pristine condition . we wouldn ' t want our customers to be kept waiting for our precious cargo !

loves : working out the routes for the team so they can get to all our customers as swiftly as possible . knowing i ' m helping the country get their hands on our beer makes me proud and happy .

loves : making a fine product and working with such an excellent , bright team , united by our love for good beer .

loves : seeing our customers happy at the end of the evening is a joy . our tap room provides the perfect atmosphere to enjoy one or two of our ales .

everyday : i am thinking about the business , managing operations and making sure we ' re as efficient as possible . we ' re always developing and learning .

loves : the fact that i ' m surrounded by people who love what they do and how they deliver . it makes me extremely proud of the company and my colleagues .

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in chemistry , a molecular knot , or knotane , is a mechanically-interlocked molecular architecture that is analogous to a macroscopic knot .

a molecular knot in a trefoil knot configuration is chiral , having at least two enantiomers .

examples of naturally formed knotanes are dna and certain proteins .

lactoferrin has an unusual biochemical reactivity compared to its linear analogue .

other synthetic molecular knots have a distinct globular shape and nanometer sized dimensions that make them potential building blocks in nanotechnology .

the first knot was synthesised by jean-pierre sauvage in 1989 .

the term knotane was coined by fritz vögtle et al. in angewandte chemie international edition in 2000 by analogy with rotaxane and catenane .

the term , however , has yet to be adopted by iupac .

several synthetic knotanes have been reported .

a pentafoil knot prepared using dynamic covalent chemistry has been reported .

later in 2016 , a fully organic pentafoil knot was also reported , including the very first use of a molecular knot to allosterically regulate catalysis .

in january 2017 an 8 ₁₉ knot ( the tightest knot yet synthesized ) was reported by david leigh 's group .

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molecular knot <EOT> now leigh and his team have made a knot with eight crossings , making it the most complex molecular knot ever tied .

sauvage ' s knot was the simplest knot possible - a ' trefoil knot ' that looked kind of like a three - leaf clover . but it took scientists another 25 years to achieve another molecular knot .

" the eight - crossings molecular knot is the most complex regular woven molecule yet made by scientists . "

the first molecular knot – one of the most mathematically simple kinds called a trefoil knot – was tied in 1989 . from then until 2011 , chemists only knew how to coax molecules into that one type of knot .

braiding a molecular knot | january 16 , 2017 issue - vol . 95 issue 3 | chemical & engineering news

the first molecular knot was created by chemist jean - pierre sauvage , one of three scientists who won last year ' s nobel prize in chemistry for work in creating parts for future molecular machines .

in 2011 , leigh was part of the first team to create a synthetic pentafoil knot . whereas the strands of a trefoil knot cross over one another three times , those in a pentafoil knot have five crossings .

scientists have successfully manipulated strands of molecules to create the tightest physical knot ever , with eight crossings twisting molecules into a celtic knot - structure .

for the first time , scientists have synthesized a three - stranded molecular braid that twisted into a knot with eight crossings , as in this rendering .

“the eight - crossings molecular knot is the most complex regular woven molecule yet made by scientists , ” professor leigh said in a statement . “we ‘tied’ the molecular knot using a technique called ‘self - assembly’ , in which molecular strands are woven around metal ions , forming crossing points in the right places just like in knitting – and the ends of the strands were then fused together by a chemical catalyst to close the loop and form the complete knot . "

a molecular knot with twelve amide groups - one - step synthesis , crystal structure , chirality extracts were presented during a talk at the universität . . . - pubmed - ncbi

the first molecular knot was tied back in 1989 by chemist jean - pierre sauvage , who went on to win last year ' s nobel prize in chemistry for related work .

scientists have twisted molecules into the tightest knot ever : the two - way this new knot has eight crossings , far more than previous molecular knots . the " rope " is very short — just 192 atoms long , or 500 times smaller than a red blood cell .

molecular knots are common in nature . polymer chains can often form them , and even circular dna and about 1 percent of known proteins show knotted structures . there are more than 6 billion known molecular knots possible and so far only three nontrivial knot topologies have been made by scientists .

this new knot has eight crossings , he says , and what ' s more , it ' s the tightest knot ever , which he says is defined by just " the length of your rope , and then how complex the knot is , how many crossings you have . "

using iron atoms to guide their molecular building blocks , chemists have now constructed the first braided knot ( science 2017 , doi : 10 . 1126 / science . aal1619 ) . this new knot , crafted by david a . leigh and coworkers at the university of manchester , is considerably more complex than previous examples of molecular knots , which were based on just two twisted strands .

" we ' tied ' the molecular knot using a technique called ' self - assembly ' , in which molecular strands are woven around metal ions , forming crossing points in the right places just like in knitting - and the ends of the strands were then fused together by a chemical catalyst to close the loop and form the complete knot , " explained leigh in a press release .

for the first time , scientists have synthesized a three - stranded molecular braid that twisted into a knot with eight crossings , as in this rendering . stuart jantzen / biocinematics . com / science hide caption

molecular orbital conformational analysis of prototypical organic systems . 1 . ethylene glycol and 1 , 2 - dimethoxyethane

to form these crossings , the team wrapped the molecular strands around metal ions to manipulate their formation .

his knot had loops that made it look a bit like a three - leaf clover . this " trefoil knot " is the simplest kind of knot possible , leigh says , " and then for the next 25 years , chemists weren ' t able to make any more - complicated knots than that . "

this latest knot is the tightest and most intricate yet . it looks a lot like a celtic knot , with three strands , and eight crossings holding it together . here it is in all its glory :

it looks a lot like a celtic knot and is designed to effectively tie itself in a test tube . molecular strands wrap around metal ions that act like knitting needles and set up strand crossings in just the right spots .

over the past few years , leigh and his colleagues , along with several other teams , have managed to produce a few more molecular knots - but they ' ve been limited to two molecular strands , and little more than three crossings .

molecular knots , held taut by zinc ions , can capture bromide by cleavage of carbon - bromine bonds and thereby promote catalysis .

over the past decade , chemists have used metal ion templating to prepare a wide variety of knotted molecular strands . marcos et al . now show that one such pentafoil knot can be applied to catalysis . when held taut by zinc ions , the knot can capture a chloride or bromide ion from a halocarbon , thereby unleashing the reactivity of the residual cation for applications such as lewis acid catalysis . removing the zinc ions lowers the knot ' s affinity for the halides , offering a reversible modulation mechanism for the catalysis .

a molecular knot with twelve amide groups - one - step synthesis , crystal structure , chirality extracts were presented during a talk at the universität düsseldorf on january 11 , 2000 . we thank dr . christian seel and dr . rudolf hartmann for suggestions and measurements .

molecular knots occur in dna , proteins , and other macromolecules . however , the benefits that can potentially arise from tying molecules in knots are , for the most part , unclear . here , we report on a synthetic molecular pentafoil knot that allosterically initiates or regulates catalyzed chemical reactions by controlling the in situ generation of a carbocation formed through the knot - promoted cleavage of a carbon - halogen bond . the knot architecture is crucial to this function because it restricts the conformations that the molecular chain can adopt and prevents the formation of catalytically inactive species upon metal ion binding . unknotted analogs are not catalytically active . our results suggest that knotting molecules may be a useful strategy for reducing the degrees of freedom of flexible chains , enabling them to adopt what are otherwise thermodynamically inaccessible functional conformations .

knots are being discovered with increasing frequency in both biological and synthetic macromolecules and have been fundamental topological targets for chemical synthesis for the past two decades . here , we report on the synthesis of the most complex non - dna molecular knot prepared to date : the self - assembly of five bis - aldehyde and five bis - amine building blocks about five metal cations and one chloride anion to form a 160 - atom - loop molecular pentafoil knot ( five crossing points ) . the structure and topology of the knot is established by nmr spectroscopy , mass spectrometry and x - ray crystallography , revealing a symmetrical closed - loop double helicate with the chloride anion held at the centre of the pentafoil knot by ten ch···cl – hydrogen bonds . the one - pot self - assembly reaction features an exceptional number of different design elements—some well precedented and others less well known within the context of directing the formation of ( supra ) molecular species . we anticipate that the strategies and tactics used here can be applied to the rational synthesis of other higher - order interlocked molecular architectures .

a crystal structure of the leigh group’s braided knot with ions . gray = c , blue = n , red = o , purple = fe , green = cl , turquoise shows one repeat unit of the knot . counter ions and hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity .

the ' rope ' that they used was just 192 atoms long - or 500 times smaller than a red blood cell - and yet , they were able to put an unheard - of eight crossings in it , knitting the structure together into the tightest molecular knot ever created .

the tightest knot ever is also one of the tiniest . made of strings of molecules braided together , the knot is only 20 nanometres long , and its properties are as yet unknown . but researchers hope that these tied - up molecules could lead to lighter body armour or more flexible surgical sutures .

now , in the journal science , a team of chemists says it has made a huge advance — manipulating molecules to create the tightest knot ever .

the researchers created the knot using a technique called “self - assembly , ” wherein molecular strands are woven around metal ions , forming crossing points in the right places — in this case , eight places . the ends of the strands were then fused together by a chemical catalyst to close the loop .

three molecular strands get braided together in this knot , he adds , " and being able to braid , like you braid a girl ' s hair in elementary school , allows you to make much , much more complicated knots and ultimately opens the door for weaving as well , which will be very exciting . "

knots may ultimately prove just as versatile and useful at the nanoscale as at the macroscale . however , the lack of synthetic routes to all but the simplest molecular knots currently prevents systematic investigation of the influence of knotting at the molecular level . we found that it is possible to assemble four building blocks into three braided ligand strands . octahedral iron ( ii ) ions control the relative positions of the three strands at each crossing point in a circular triple helicate , while structural constraints on the ligands determine the braiding connections . this approach enables two - step assembly of a molecular 8 19 knot featuring eight nonalternating crossings in a 192 - atom closed loop ~ 20 nanometers in length . the resolved metal - free 8 19 knot enantiomers have pronounced features in their circular dichroism spectra resulting solely from topological chirality .

it is not uncommon when braiding hair or bread to intertwine three different strands . at the molecular level , however , synthetic knots have thus far been restricted to architectures accessible from two - strand braids . danon et al . used iron ion coordination to guide three organic ligand strands to form a knot geometry with eight separate crossings .

tying a knot can be tricky . just ask any kid struggling with shoelaces . and scientists have it even harder when they try to make knots using tiny molecules .

they knew it was possible - mathematicians have predicted billions of possible molecular knots - but it ' s much harder to get chemicals to weave together than it sounds .

knots are extremely useful in everyday life , even at the nanoscale level . now , researchers from the university of manchester have just created the first three - strand molecular braid .

“tying knots is a similar process to weaving so the techniques being developed to tie knots in molecules should also be applicable to the weaving of molecular strands , ” leigh added .

molecular knots like this are probably more analogous with the knots in mathematics , which are closed loops twisted into different shapes , than with the knots in your phone charger’s cord .

but in just the past few years , scientists including leigh have managed to produce a few more complex knots . his team ' s latest knot is the most intricate yet .

in order to create it , the researchers actually had to take three molecular braids , and get them to self - assemble in a test tube and tie themselves up into the structure .

once the knot structure is assembled , the chemists remove the iron ions , as well as a chloride ion the structure sequesters at its center , to generate a metal - free knot . this molecule , leigh points out , is chiral . despite having no chiral centers , it can be made in two distinct forms that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of one another that can be separated using chiral chromatography .

“the strands that we’re knotting are so small that you can’t grab the ends and mechanically tie them like you would a shoelace , ” leigh , who was part of the first team that created a synthetic pentafoil knot in 2011 , told new scientist . “unlike tying your shoelaces , where you do them one at a time , with self - assembly we can tie many billions of molecular knots at the same time . ”

that might not sound too impressive , but researchers have only ever managed to tie a few , very simple molecular knots to date . and figuring out how to make these braided formations will be the key to unlocking powerful new materials .

" knots should be just as important at the molecular level , but we can ' t exploit that until we learn how to make them , and that ' s really what we ' re beginning to do , " added leigh .

“this is the long - awaited step into totally new molecular knots , ” adds amar flood , an expert in self - assembly at indiana university bloomington . “the design with circular helicates is elegant and expedient , and the execution masterful . ”

trying to knot tiny molecules together is a task that is exactly as difficult as it sounds . however , manipulating molecules into ever tighter knots is a goal that many researchers eagerly pursue , and not just for the daunting challenge it provides .

leigh and his team used a precise mix of ions under controlled conditions to braid the strands of molecules together in a process called self - assembly . the final knot is made up of 192 atoms and includes chlorine , hydrogen and nitrogen , among other elements .

leigh hopes to use what his group learned from making the braided knot to create even more complex braided knots and possibly even woven polymers . “what we’re really interested in doing is finding general ways that could be used to make whatever sort of knot that you want . there are six billion knots that have been tabulated by mathematicians , and chemists have only been able to make three of them up to now . this is the fourth , ” he says . “clearly there’s a huge unexplored area of chemical space out there . ”

leigh’s group made the 192 - atom knot with eight different crossing points by first assembling a circular triple helicate . helicates are helical complexes that contain metal ions . in this case , four iron ions were used to coordinate three bipyridine moieties on four identical ligand strands .

scientists believe that making different types of molecular knots can be used as a method to probe how knotting affects strength and elasticity of materials . this , in turn , can lead to the creation of polymer strands that can be used to build stronger and more flexible materials .

the team , led by professor david leigh , have developed a technique that uses iron ions to carefully direct and braid 192 atoms that intersect at eight distinct points . the breakthrough , published this week in science , represents the most complex knot synthesized in a lab so far .

a team of researchers from the university of manchester has now created a record - breaking knot . it contains eight crossings in a 192 - atom closed loop , and is roughly 10 , 000 times thinner than a human hair — the most tightly knotted physical structure ever created .

a team of researchers from the university of manchester has created a record - breaking knot . the structure contains eight crossings in a 192 - atom closed loop , and is roughly 10 , 000 times thinner than a human hair — making it the most tightly knotted physical structure ever created .

“in our everyday world , we know the benefits of weaving fabrics , ” he says . “you get materials that can stretch in different directions , hold their shape , they’re light and strong and flexible – hopefully we can use the same principles and get related effects at the molecular level . ”

“tying knots is a similar process to weaving , so the techniques being developed to tie knots in molecules should also be applicable to the weaving of molecular strands , ” david leigh from the university of manchester , one of the authors of the a study detailing the achievement , said in a statement . “for example , bullet - proof vests and body armor are made of kevlar , a plastic that consists of rigid molecular rods aligned in a parallel structure — however , interweaving polymer strands have the potential to create much tougher , lighter and more flexible materials in the same way that weaving threads does in our everyday world . ”

“the strands that we’re knotting are so small that you can’t grab the ends and mechanically tie them like you would a shoelace , ” says leigh . “unlike tying your shoelaces , where you do them one at a time , with self - assembly we can tie many billions of molecular knots at the same time . ”

" bullet - proof vests and body armour are made of kevlar , a plastic that consists of rigid molecular rods aligned in a parallel structure - however , interweaving polymer strands have the potential to create much tougher , lighter and more flexible materials in the same way that weaving threads does in our everyday world , " said leigh .

the chemists heated the metal - ligand mixture , allowing it to arrive at its thermodynamic minimum , which corresponds to the braided structure . they then used metathesis chemistry to link olefins at the ends of the ligand strands together to produce the knot . the tough part , leigh says , is designing the ligand strand so that it will coordinate the iron ions and so that the strand ends will meet up in just the right way .

" historically , knotting and weaving have led to all kinds of breakthrough technologies , " says david leigh at the university of manchester in the u . k . , who notes that knots led to prehistoric innovations such as fishing nets and clothes . " knots should be just as important at the molecular level , but we can ' t exploit that until we learn how to make them , and that ' s really what we ' re beginning to do . "

“some polymers , such as spider silk , can be twice as strong as steel so braiding polymer strands may lead to new generations of light , super - strong and flexible materials for fabrication and construction , ” continued leigh . “for example , bullet - proof vests and body armour are made of kevlar , a plastic that consists of rigid molecular rods aligned in a parallel structure – however , interweaving polymer strands have the potential to create much tougher , lighter and more flexible materials in the same way that weaving threads does in our everyday world . ”

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braiding—the interlacing of three or more strands—seems fairly straightforward , but as any parent of a long - haired child will tell you , it takes skilled hands to master the technique . braiding a molecule poses an even greater challenge because no hands are nimble enough to entwine structures on such a small scale .

“it looks like magic , but it’s not , ” says alberto credi , an expert in supramolecular chemistry at the university of bologna , of the synthesis . “this work is an impressive demonstration that sophisticated structural programs can be executed by self - assembly through a careful design . ”

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dear colleagues , the principle of the construction around the metal in octahedral complexes had been proposed by myself in 1973 ( russ . chem . revs ) and then within my book " introduction to theoretical stereochemistry " , russian version , moscow , 1979 , updated english translation , gordon @ breach , london , 1991 . this has been recognised by j - p . sauvage in the first publications leading to nobel prize . in one of previous papers david leigh referred to my work , but not here where his team reached the big success . probably , he did not expect that i am still acting scientist . viacheslav i . sokolov , institute of organoelement compounds , moscow , russia

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your idea however original , is not something that any skilled chemist wouldn ' t be able to come up with . ideas are cheap , it is the execution that should be prized . a little modesty mr . sokolov .

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the ability to weave complex molecules together can open the door to many applications for nano - knotted materials , from textiles to electronics .

this technology has potential applications in the production of many different types of knots and might soon be in a breakthrough material near you .

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“there are over 6 million different sorts of knots known to mathematicians , and chemists had been able to make just one , which was pretty pathetic , ” says david leigh at the university of manchester , uk .

“this is a synthetic masterpiece , formed in a very simple and extraordinarily elegant manner , ” says thorfinnur gunnlaugsson at trinity college dublin , ireland .

the method may enable chemists to synthesise more types of knotted molecules in large batches .

“it is quite likely that these knotted molecules will show properties different from un - knotted ones , but nobody’s done the research yet to show what those might be , ” says sophie jackson at the university of cambridge .

leigh says the practical applications of knotted molecules will probably only be discovered when chemists try to weave them together , a process that is similar to knotting . he imagines these woven materials could be used to make anything from lighter bulletproof vests to more flexible surgical sutures .

that ' s surprising , he says , considering that mathematicians have come up with billions of possible knots .

" you can ' t tie the knots by grabbing the ends and mechanically tying them like you would a shoelace in our everyday world , " leigh says . " instead , you have to use chemistry . "

" it ' s fantastic , " says edward fenlon , a chemist at pennsylvania ' s franklin & marshall college who has a special interest in knots but was not part of this research team . " it ' s really impressive that they ' ve been able to go beyond some of the more simple knots with just three crossings . "

in this case , the " rope " is very short — just 192 atoms long , or 500 times smaller than a red blood cell , leigh says .

" knots are really fascinating objects or geometric shapes . they have always been around ; you observe them in art , in nature . as a boy scout you learn how to tie knots , " says rigoberto advincula , a chemist at cleveland ' s case western reserve university , who notes that knots also are found in dna and proteins . " it ' s one of the fascinating things to stretch chemistry in terms of your ability to make synthetic objects . "

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the authors thank the diamond light source ( uk ) for synchrotron beamtime on i19 ( xr029 ) , the engineering and physical sciences research council ( epsrc ) national crystallography service for data collection , and the epsrc national mass spectrometry service centre ( swansea , uk ) and c . l . mackay ( sircams , university of edinburgh ) for high - resolution mass spectrometry . j . e . b . and d . s . are swiss national science foundation postdoctoral fellows . this research was funded by the epsrc and the academy of finland ( k . r . , projects 212588 and 218325 ) .

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j - f . a . , j . e . b . , r . t . m . and d . s . carried out the synthesis and characterization studies , helped plan the experiments , and participated in the preparation of the manuscript . k . r . solved the crystal structure . d . a . l . helped plan the experiments and prepare the manuscript .

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just picture bullet - proof material that ' s as light and flexible as cotton .

" historically , knotting and weaving have led to all kinds of breakthrough technologies , " one of the researchers , david leigh , from the university of manchester in the uk , told nell greenfieldboyce at npr .

just think about clothes , fishing nets , even shoe laces - all inventions that came about thanks to our ability to tie knots .

you can ' t just grab two molecules like shoelaces and wrap them around each other - you actually need to nudge chemicals to bond with each other in specific ways .

the fact that the team is now able to take regular molecules and braid them together means we could be on the verge of creating materials with fascinating new properties .

for example , if we could learn to weave together the molecules in bullet - proof vests , we could develop materials that are lighter , more flexible , but even stronger than kevlar .

" some polymers , such as spider silk , can be twice as strong as steel so braiding polymer strands may lead to new generations of light , super - strong and flexible materials for fabrication and construction . "

it could also lead to applications beyond what we can picture at the moment , seeing as knots also play an important role in the formation of dna and proteins .

" knots are really fascinating objects or geometric shapes . they have always been around ; you observe them in art , in nature . as a boy scout , you learn how to tie knots , " chemist rigoberto advincula from case western reserve university , who wasn ' t involved in the study , told npr .

" it ' s one of the fascinating things to stretch chemistry in terms of your ability to make synthetic objects . "

the end product contained , among other elements , chlorine , hydrogen and nitrogen atoms , and its structure was confirmed using x - ray crystallography .