Our Story

Where it all began

Crumbs Brewing was founded by Reigate husband and wife Morgan and Elaine Arnell in 2017. After many years working in the corporate world they were keen to create something together with a positive message at it’s heart. Shocked by the amount of wastage bakers had to deal with they set about trying to find a new purpose for one lovingly crafted artisan product by creating a new one….. beer! They are always very willing to come and talk about their beers and their business as a variety of events and conferences (your main issue will be getting Morgan to shut up). If you’d like to talk about ‘Meeting the Crumbers’ drop them a line at [email protected]

Meet Our Bakers

From the start we’ve been passionate about ensuring we source the best quality of unsold loaves we can. It may be ‘waste’ but the consistency and quality are as important as any other ingredient we use. Our original (and still our favourite) partners were the awesome team at our local bakery, Chalk Hills. Their artisan “real” bread set the standard for each of our brews. From the zesty sourdough loaves we use in our Pale Ale to the caraway infused spicy rye bread that goes into our Ruby Ale.

As we’ve grown we’ve built a network of similar, high quality bakers to source surplus bread from. The excellent Hobbs House Bakery in the Cotswolds came on board in 2024 and the family run Punjab Naans provide the wonky naan that are core to our award winning Naan Laager.

As our network of partners grows we will never lose sight of quality. We MAKE WASTE WONDERFUL.

Meet our crafty brew buddies

Although our journey started working with the awesome team at Goddards Brewery on Morgan’s childhood home of the Isle of Wight. We always had a desire to brew closer to our current home in Surrey. A chance meeting at a Birmingham trade show with the team at Crafty Brewing was a happy coincidence. They are based just down the road from us near Cranleigh and, until that meeting, we hadn’t realised they were open to contract partnerships.

We have gradually transitioned our partnership to Crafty through 2023, ensuring we maintain the same high standards we are used to. You shouldn’t have noticed any change in our far from crumby beers.

It has also aided our ambitions for continual sustainability improvements inspired by our B-Corp certification. Being closer means less trucks on the road and less beer miles. We are also working on a move into new formats that will also reduce our carbon footprint further.

Crafty and Crumbs – the perfect match!