True craftsmanship demands absolute dedication. Step inside BBA Brewery, where eight master brewers turn raw elements into refined masterpieces. No shortcuts. No mass production. Just the pure expression of exceptional ale.
Dave Hemingway
Co-Founder & Cellar Master
Dave oversees maturation, conditioning, and the slow, patient processes that define BBA’s house character.
Where others rush, Dave waits.
His BBA N° 2 – The Amber Solstice is proof that warmth and complexity are worth every hour of aging.
Paul Heaton
Head Brewer & Co-Founder
The creative and philosophical engine behind BBA.
Paul established the brewery’s founding principle: that ale, brewed with intention, can stand in any room alongside the world’s finest wines.
His ale — BBA N° 1 – The Obsidian Vigil — is the purest expression of that belief.
Sean Welch
Bass Brewer & Lagering Specialist
Sean is the backbone of the operation — methodical, precise, and quietly essential.
His mastery of the Altbier tradition, a style demanding absolute technical discipline, earned him the title Bass Brewer.
His ale: BBA N° 3 – The Velvet Conductor.
David Rotheray
Head of Fermentation & Recipe Architect
The most analytically gifted member of the team.
David designs the fermentation profiles and yeast strategies that give BBA ales their unmistakable texture.
His BBA N° 4 – The Golden Manuscript is a Weizenbier of rare luminosity.
Briana Corrigan
Guest Brewer, First Edition
Briana joined the BBA family as the first of three celebrated guest brewers
Three new brewers – each invited to contribute a signature ale to the permanent collection.
Her BBA N° 5 – The Copper Reverie — a bold, floral IPA — brought a new energy to the range and set the standard for all guest editions that followed.
Jacqui Abbott
Guest Brewer, Second Edition
Jacqui’s contribution to the collection is its most contemplative chapter.
BBA N° 6 – The Midnight Hymn, an Imperial Stout of extraordinary depth, reflects her instinct for intensity and restraint in equal measure.
Alison Wheeler
Guest Brewer, Third Edition
The most recent addition to the BBA story, Alison brought the lightness and precision of a trained palate to the summer range.
Her BBA N° 7 – The White Solstice — a Berliner Weiße with Woodruff.
It is the ale that has drawn the most attention from the fine dining world.
David Stead
Head of Operations & Brewery Engineer
The man who keeps the machine running.
David oversees the technical infrastructure of the brewery — from vessel calibration to packaging line integrity — ensuring that every bottle leaving Hull meets BBA’s uncompromising quality standard.
Behind every beautiful ale is an engineer who made it possible.
His ale: BBA N° 8 · The Gilded Latitude.
