Rotherham’s Beatson Clark bottles up Spanish brewery

Three Americans involved in the craft brewing movement in Spain have chosen Beatson Clark bottles for the new beers they are brewing in San Sebastián.

Kevin Patricio, Ben Matz and Benjamin Rozzi founded the Basqueland Brewing Project (BPP) to supply high-quality beers to the growing craft beer market in northern Spain.

Launched earlier this year, the trio’s brewery’s beers have been bottled in Beatson Clark’s standard 330ml amber beer bottles with a standard crown neck finish.

Benjamin said: “We chose Beatson Clark’s bottle because of its quality. It was an easy decision because there is a night and day difference in the quality of Beatson Clark’s bottles and those of its competitors.

“At BBP we strive to make the freshest and highest quality beers available in our marketplace, and these bottles will help us to achieve that.”

BBP came into fruition after Kevin Patricio, a chef who runs La Madame restaurant in San Sebastián, commented to his wine supplier Benjamin Rozzi on the lack of high-quality beer available to his customers.

When a craft beer list was added to the menu sales rapidly increased, and as a result, Patricio and Rozzi were joined by brewer Ben Matz in Spain to create a new brewery.

Matz, who was previously Senior Brewer at Stone Brewing in San Diego and Wendlandt Cerveceria in Mexico, is now Head Brewer and Co-owner at BBP.

Charlotte Taylor, Marketing Manager at Beatson Clark, added: “The craft brewing sector is a big growth area for us, not just in the UK but all over the world. We now supply our beer bottles across Europe and to the United States – wherever the craft beer revolution is taking hold.

“Now that our new amber furnace is in full production we have additional capacity to meet the demand from this rapidly growing sector.

“We’re known in the industry for combining quality products and service with the flexibility that small breweries need. The craft beer sector is a perfect fit for our small production runs and flexible approach.”