Meanwood Brewery – which is run by brothers Baz and Graeme Phillips – are set to open a new venue on Otley Road in Adel at the end of May following the runaway success of their flagship taproom in Meanwood, The Terminus Taproom and Bottleshop, which opened in November 2018. The new venture will be at the site of the old Cranberries Delicatessen.
Graeme said that they received hundreds of ideas from customers and have settled on one of the names submitted – The Foundation.
The brothers have shared the below pictures showing the progress they’ve made renovating the new space.
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The Foundation will open in the site of what used to be Cranberries Delicatessen. Photo: Meanwood Brewery
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Owners of Meanwood Brewery, Graeme and Baz Phillips, have announced that their new taproom on Otley Road in Adel will be called The Foundation. Photo: Meanwood Brewery
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The owners of Meanwood Brewery asked their followers to send in suggestions of what their new venue should be called. The name 'The Foundation' was sent by email by someone who was inspired by the sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov. Photo: Meanwood Brewery
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Co-owner Graeme Phillips explained that they went with the name 'The Foundation' because they felt it tied in nicely with the name of their flagship taproom, 'The Terminus'. He said: "We have a phrase where we say we are 'Meanwood Brewery-ing things', which means we have done it the completely wrong way around but got the desired outcome." Photo: Meanwood Brewery
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Graeme explained that the new venue in Adel will be a taproom but will also serve food throughout the day, including a "top notch" English breakfast. Photo: Meanwood Brewery
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The new spot in Adel - The Foundation - will be the second taproom opened by Meanwood Brewery, following the runaway success of The Terminus in Meanwood, which opened in November 2018. Photo: Meanwood Brewery