Pizza and Pickles This week we've been busy behind the scenes beavering away to bring a few beers to life. Tomatoes, basil, cucumber and dill are going into our collabs with Slice Culture/Chain House and Port Street Beer House. 🍅 🥒 🍻

🥳 🍻 What a weekend! 🍻 🥳 Thank you to everyone who came down to the taproom over the weekend to wish us a Happy Birthday and celebrate with us. We had such a good time sharing beers old and new with friends old and new!

It’s not easy to make a railway arch seem homely, but Balance Taproom come as close as anyone. A very relaxed taproom with special, barrel fermented beers from @balancebrew.bsky.social, this is a great addition to #Manchester #craftbeer #taproom #ilovemcr #manchesterpubs #bskybeer

Our Birthday Beers are out now! We’ve got Birthday Blend 2025, Saison de Maison Blend 12 and Currant Affairs, our collab. with Dolphin Brewery. These are available online now and will be on draught and in bottle at the taproom from 5pm this evening! 🎂🍻🎉 balancebrewing.co/collections/...

🎂 Triple Birthday Release This Thursday! 🎂 It's coming up to our fifth birthday and this Thursday we're releasing three beers to celebrate!

🍑 Fools Gold & Chamson Out Now! 🍒 We’ve got a hard hitting fruity one-two today: Fools Gold and Chamson. That’s right it’s the return of fan favourite apricot wild ale, Fools Gold and it’s bringing along a chum-son. So…what is a Chamson?

Fruity Release This Thursday This Thursday we bring you a brace of fruity little numbers sure to tantalise the tastebuds!

We’re turning five! It seems like only yesterday we were putting our first brew into barrel as young, fresh faced lads. It's a joy that we've still got that same passion and drive to create the best beers we possibly can as we did then and we're incredibly proud to be able to share them with you.

🍻 Block Party Tasting 🍻 As part of Block Party on May 16th we’ll be welcoming Dan Wye, Head Brewer @origins.brewing, to guide us through a selection of his finest beers from Foraged Saisons to Wine Chimeras and beyond.

🍻 Block Party Tasting 🍻 As part of Block Party on May 16th we’ll be welcoming Dan Wye, Head Brewer @origins.brewing, to guide us through a selection of his finest beers from Foraged Saisons to Wine Chimeras and beyond.

On Saturday May 16th Block Party returns for 2026! This time we're going to be welcoming @fyneales.bsky.social Origins Head Brewer Dan, who’ll be leading a guided tasting from 1pm & we'll have a smorgasbord of funky delights from them including some rare beers that you won't find anywhere else!

On Saturday May 16th Block Party returns for 2026! This time we're going to be welcoming @fyneales.bsky.social Origins Head Brewer Dan, who’ll be leading a guided tasting from 1pm & we'll have a smorgasbord of funky delights from them including some rare beers that you won't find anywhere else!

The Gaia Launch, brewed for International Women's Day, is tomorrow! Very excited to try the chocolate ginger tiffin stout, plus 20p from every can/pint sold goes to Women's Night Safe Space bus run by Women Friendly Leeds.

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We are part of the Launch Party for Gaia, brewed at Tartarus Brewery, on Friday 17th of April!

Today’s releases are starkly different but represent our approach to beer. Both utilise British ingredients throughout, from the malt to the hops and most importantly the ingredients used to flavour the finished beer; one commercially grown, the other foraged from the wild.

🍻 Double Release This Thursday 🍻 This Thursday we’re releasing two beautiful small batch beers that we cannot wait for you to try! We’re showcasing two very different ingredients in these beers.

Vinyl Party This Saturday! This Saturday we welcome our eggsteemed colleague DJ Phil for a one off solo set where he'll be going back to back with himself spinning an eggclectic mix of all vinyl tunes from 5pm!

This Wednesday @balancebrew.bsky.social taproom. FREE. Just RSVP.

Gallery Night On Thursday March 19th we invite you to join us and Daniel Cox for an evening of art appreciation at the taproom. Daniel is a Manchester based fine artist exploring colour and texture to create evocative pieces that draw the eye, morph and change the longer you spend with them.

🌱🪏Seed & Plant Swap 🪏🌱 On Sunday the 29th of March, as the evenings suddenly get a little bit brighter a little bit later, we’ll be celebrating by getting together to share seeds, plants, tips, recipes and more over a delicious beverage or two throughout the day.

Ever been trapped by the indecision of opening a beer or wine to share with a friend, enjoy on a Friday night or take to a dinner party? Well we have the answer to your prayers! Veer walks the line between beer and wine, showcasing the best features of each, creating something unique & delicious.

We're always experimenting with ingredients, flavours and methods that introduce complexity, depth and character to our beers and in this latest release we've taken a running dive into the deep end.

We're excited to be pouring at this year's Craft Beer Expo! Very cool to be at the North-West's longest running beer fest, hosted by the excellent Black Lodge. We'll be bringing big hitting mixed ferm & our delightful selves to Liverpool. Tickets available now, come say hello on 12th or 13th June!

Mushroom For Improvement…? After a few months of prep. and planning, yesterday we began an exciting project with Fungall down at Forever Fields in Whalley Range.

🥳 First Funky Double Drop of the Year 🥳 Here they are! We've got the latest iteration of Saison de Maison and our collaboration with Skof for you today and my are they tasting good! You can pick these up online now and at the taproom, where we'll have both beers on draft from 5pm.

Next Thursday. Quoc are in the building with their Manchester sample sale! A full range of styles and sizes at up to 60% off!!! It’s a free event but if you fancy coming along please sign up to the Eventbrite link below so we get an idea of numbers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quoc-sampl...

This Thursday! Two mega releases! Saison de Maison Blend 11 and Skof 108, our collaboration with Skof. They’ll be going live at 11am online and available at the taproom in bottle and on draft. 🍻

🍾 15% Off All Bottles In January 🍾 Just a little reminder that you can pick up bottles online or at the taproom with 15% off during January. Spend £50 or more to get free shipping too. 🍻

🍾 15% Off All Bottles In January 🍾 Just a little reminder that you can pick up bottles online or at the taproom with 15% off during January. Spend £50 or more to get free shipping too. 🍻

Happy New Year one and all! We hope that you’ve had a wonderful festive few weeks and are feeling rested, recuperated and ready for whatever this year brings. On that note, this January we’re bringing you a little late Christmas gift.

Pick up tickets for the tastings on Saturday to guarantee a pour of an amazing selection of beers and ciders from the fantastic @nightingalecider.bsky.social and Dolphin Brewery too! balancebrewing.co/products/fes...

We've got marigolds, merch and free shipping (over £50)! Our final release of the year is out: Under the Tomatoes - Marigold Saison. This collab with Cinderwood Market Gwrden is one of the most stunning aromas we’ve ever captured in a beer, it’s uniquely floral and very pretty.

Beer Today’s rundown of new brews, brewing projects, and collaborations, in a slightly longer form than the home page news in brief beertoday.co.uk/2025/11/26/r... #beer #beernews #beerreleases @balancebrew.bsky.social @indierabble.bsky.social @neonraptor.bsky.social

Next up, Funk Club faves... @balancebrew.bsky.social, the mixed-ferm geniuses from Manc. Will & James brew with intent, blending beer & yeast cultures into something quite profound. Their mixed-ferm creations capture the beauty of time & technique. Tickets: bit.ly/ChesterBeerExpo26

We've been stepping up our production this year and we're really happy to be starting to release more in keg out to trade. You should be able to see Balance on taps more and more over the next twelve months starting with these two stunners: New Moon & Spectral Diffusion.

🍅 Under The Tomatoes 🍅 Together with Conderwood Market Garden and Higher Ground we’ve produced an incredibly unique beer very much of a moment. You can try this collaboration at Higher Ground, Bar Shrimp and Flawd this week before it goes onto our webshop next week.

Looking for inspiration for Christmas gifts? Look no further! We have a trio of funky delights that will have the beer fan in your life jumping for joy. We’ve got creak 2024, Ripple 2024 & Spectral Diffusion, our collab. with Barth Haas X. Pick them up through our webshop or from the taproom. 🍻

🎄 Festive Block Party 🎄 On Saturday December 13th we’re going to be feeling festive and putting on a day full of winter cheer and merriment for the final Block Party of 2025. We have three guests at the taproom in Dolphin Brewery, @kernelbrewery.bsky.social and @nightingalecider.bsky.social too!

This Thursday we will be releasing three beers in bottle for your pleasure and in good time to ensure those stockings are filled and the tree is adorned with festive funky bottles come Christmas.

We're pleased as punch to have been nominated again this year for Independent Drinks Producer of the Year MCR Food Fest! We're incredibly proud to just be nominated for this award amongst such esteemed company. If you'd like to vote for us then please go to foodanddrinkfestival.com

🐐 Hail The Goat 🐐 Phwoar! What a night we had on Friday with Johnny from Holy Goat. An absolute behemoth of a lineup, each one unique, flavourful and of such high quality. We’re lucky to have Holy Goat in our lives.

We've teamed up with Holly Pickles and Magic Lantern Film Club and we invite you to an evening at the "Balance Bistro" on Wednesday the 10th of December. We’ll be serving up a French bistro style dinner to accompany a truly magnificant, animated film, Belleville Rendezvous by Sylvain Chomet.

🤫 Keep it quiet 🤫 Today we’re over at Silent Brew Co. and we’re brewing something outside our usual funky stuff…together we’ve come up with a recipe of all British malt and hops to create a Golden Rye Ale. The grist is actually quite similar to our Amber Saison, with Maris Otter, rye, Cara & wheat.

🐐 🍻 Holy Goat at Balance Taproom 🍻 🐐 On Friday November 7th we'll have a fresh drop of Holy Goat beers available on draft and in bottle. We will also have Johnny from Holy Goat with us for a tasting in the barrel store! balancebrewing.co/products/hol...

🎄 Festive Bookings at Balance Taproom 🎄 Needing somewhere for an office Christmas party? To catch up with some pals or for a right old knees up? Look no further! If you want to reserve a table for two or book the whole place out for a big shin dig we’ve got you covered.

😈 Seitanic Block Party Scran 😈 If you happen to be feeling peckish tomorrow at the taproom then look no further than the devilish Seitanic Kebabs! They'll be firing out kebabs and loaded fries all day long for your pleasure.

What a lineup for Block Party this Saturday! We'll be pouring these absolute beauties from @millsbrewing.bsky.social, @burningskybeer.bsky.social & Pastore. We'll also have a fine selection of bottles and cans in our fridges from all of the above including two brand new collaborations!

This week we have the amazing @balancebrew.bsky.social turning up to talk through their new cider range. Come along and see what happens when brilliant brewers turn their hands to the art of cider making! Weds 8th from 7pm.

On Saturday October 11th at 1pm we’re going to be hosting a @millsbrewing.bsky.social tasting at the Taproom. Jonny from Mills will be up here with us and he’ll be guiding you through four of their most recent releases including a collaboration that we brewed together in October 2023. 🍻