Vessel Beer Shop

Vessel is an independent beer shop located a few minutes’ walk from Plymouth city centre. We stock over 350 different beers from some of the best breweries in Britain and around the world, as well as a range of fine ciders and perries from some of the best UK producers. We sell bottles, cans and draught beer for take away using growlers.

In normal times we hold events to enable our customers to try new beers, meet brewers, taste and learn about different beer styles, meet food producers and pair their food with our beer selection. We’ve tried to continue with these as far as possible since March, holding online events, and collaborating with local businesses such as Hangry on takeout food events. We also have a Nook houseplant pop-up in the shop.

We’re both from the South West (Sam is from Plymstock and Katie is from Probus in Cornwall) but we met in Leeds in 2010, where the beer scene was already flourishing. Over the next six years we became increasingly interested in beer, and trying the vast range of beer styles from across the world.

We have been lucky during this time to benefit from a renaissance in UK brewing, with new and interesting beers being produced across the country by a proliferation of independent breweries. We travelled the length of the UK as well as heading to Belgium, Germany and both coasts of the US to visit the best breweries, bars and beer shops we could find.

We both decided that we wanted to bring our love and knowledge of great beer, and our enthusiasm about supporting small independent producers, back to the South West. So we moved back home, and set up Vessel.

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