Toast Brewing (made with leftover bread)

Toast Brewing replaces 25% of brewing yeast with surplus sandwich loaves and ‘heel ends’ from bakeries. So far saving 3 million slices of bread from going to landfill, other malt is bought from regenerative farmers, with spent grains collected by local farmers. Also read about no and local artisan beers.

The company also gives 100% of profits (after costs and staff salaries) to good causes, mostly to a food waste charity. Volunteers for its Gleaning Network turn surplus farm produce into free meals, and once even cooked a dinner to ‘feed the 5000’. Jesus would be proud! Tristram is Toast Brewing’s ‘Golden Shareholder’, to ensure it never ‘sells out’.

Although beers use bread without seeds, nuts, fruits or vegetables (to avoid flavour contamination), upcycled ingredients means there are no allergy guarantees. The company also does not use oily bread – so no focaccia beer!)

Before recycling, pop the ring-pulls back over the cans, to help avoid wildlife getting caught inside. Set up a can recycling program to raise money for your community! Never buy beers wrapped in plastic rings, they harm wildlife (if you see any, rip the holes and securely bin).

Choose from:

• Grassroots Pale Ale  (peaches, passionfruit & pineapple)
• Rise Up Lager (an English Helles-style beer)
• New Dawn Session IPA (punchy citrus & floral notes)
• Changing Tides (0.5% low-alcohol citrus-spice lager)

Toast Brewing uses upcycled bread at the heart of their recipes. Each slice replaces some of the barley that would usually go into beer. By rescuing bread, they reduce food waste and give new life to what others throw away. This lowers demand for extra crops, cuts greenhouse gas emissions and keeps our bins a little emptier.

Surplus bread doesn’t mean lower quality or odd flavours. Toast beers taste crisp and fresh. The bread brings gentle notes, adding to the depth of the drink. You’ll find the same quality and finish you’d expect from any top beer. Every pint is proof that no taste is lost by making use of good leftover bread.

Supporting a Circular Economy

Toast Brewing backs the idea of using resources again and again. When you buy their beer, you support a system that makes more from what already exists. The company works closely with bakeries and charities, turning extra bread into something enjoyable and worthwhile.

Toast Brewing stands for more than just flavour. They’re a certified B Corp, putting purpose before profits. They give all their profits (after costs) to charities fixing the food system.

The Power of Community

Toast Brewing works with local bakers, pubs and shops. This builds strong links in the community, keeping jobs and money where they’re needed most. Buying Toast means joining a group effort to make waste a thing of the past, one beer at a time.