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Weird Dad Brewery

Newport, Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

ActiveIndependentMicrobrewery
Founded
2021
Archive ID
TB-77M2C4EN
Last checked
2026-08-23
#Wales#UnitedKingdom#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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From the record

Summary

Newport nano-brewery and taproom conceived in 2020 and opened in 2021. CAMRA reports 120-litre weekly onsite production while mainstream beers are also produced at Misfit; both production scales are preserved rather than flattened.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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The Beer Library

Beers

CAMRA man

Year-Round

Session Pale Ale

ABV4.2%
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Welsh Bitter

Year-Round

British Bitter

ABV4.2%
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Socks & Sandals

Year-Round

Session Lager

ABV4.2%
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On the record

Awards

  • 2026

    SILVER — Cask Session Pale Ale — CAMRA man

    SIBA National Independent Beer Awards

  • 2025

    SILVER — Cask British Bitter (up to 4.4%) — Welsh Bitter

    SIBA Indie Beer Cymru

  • 2025

    GOLD / CATEGORY CHAMPION — Cask Session Pale Ale (up to 4.4%) — CAMRA man

    SIBA Indie Beer Cymru

  • 2025

    SILVER — Keg Session Lager (up to 4.4%) — Socks & Sandals

    SIBA Indie Beer Cymru

Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record from Tally's UK master, Pass 147. Newport nano-brewery and taproom conceived in 2020 and opened in 2021. CAMRA reports 120-litre weekly onsite production while mainstream beers are also produced at Misfit; both production scales are preserved rather than flattened.

    Tally's UK master, Pass 147 — Wales public lists, thin beers, photo rights · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-21
    Claim last checked 2026-08-21

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Weird Dad Brewery

Who owns Weird Dad Brewery?
Weird Dad Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.
Is Weird Dad Brewery independent?
Yes. Weird Dad Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
When was Weird Dad Brewery founded?
Weird Dad Brewery was founded in 2021 in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom.
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