175 – A History of St Austell Brewery

A book revealing the stories behind one of the UK’s most successful and longstanding breweries

We worked with St Austell brewery to design and edit an in-depth exploration of the independent, family-owned company. The result is a beautiful book which reveals the trials and tribulations of an innovative brewery.

The brewery’s inhouse historian Paul Holden did months of painstaking research to gather numerous tales, along with pieces of ancient advertising materials, family stories, and brewing facts and figures from its 175-year history.

We took his copy and created a visual style – in line with the brewery’s new brand look and logo – to bring it alive and help reveal the characters who shaped the business.

Packed with fascinating details, the book unpicks how pivotal cultural moments influenced both the brewery and the nation’s beer-drinking habits.