Pastore (Pas-tor-ray) is a family-run brewery located in Waterbeach just north of Cambridge, UK, founded in 2019 by father and son team Chris and Ben Shepherd. The brewery was born out of a shared love for mixed fermentation beers both old world (Belgian) and new world (American). Chris used to brew a popular cask Belgian Dubbel under the name Kilderkin Brewery on a 50L kit in his garage and Ben grew up home-brewing with his father before studying brewing at Heriot Watt and writing a thesis on Brettanomyces (wild yeast). In 2021 Dan Wye and Will Phoenix joined the team allowing us to expand production and bringing fresh ideas and energy to the project.

At Pastore we want to help make the UK a centre of modern, innovative sour and mixed fermentation brewing. We aim to showcase the full depth and breadth of what this style of brewing can be. All of our beer is mixed fermentation but by using different cultures we achieve a range of flavour profiles, from our fresh fruited Berliner Weisses to our hazy New England sour IPAs to our oak-aged wild ales.